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Legume Seed | Alfalfa | Alsike Clover | Birdsfoot Trefoil | Crownvetch | Hairyvetch |
Ladino Clover | Korean Lespedeza | Red Clover | Sweetclover | White Dutch Clove
Grass
Grass Seed | Orchardgrass | Tall Fescue | Perennial Ryegrass | K. Bluegrass | Timothy | Reed Canarygrass
Smooth Bromegrass | Big Bluestem | Switchgrass | Indiangrass | Sorghum X Sudan | Sudangrass
Smooth BromegrassBromus inermis Leyss.
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Longevity:
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Perennial |
Palatability:
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Very High |
Winter Hardiness:
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Good |
Growth Habit:
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Sod, Rhizomatous. |
Drought Tolerance:
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Good |
Cool or Warm Season:
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Cool |
Use and Comments:
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Medium to high-yielding, cool season pasture and hay (no more than 3 cut system when legume included), soil conservation. |
Distribution in U.S.:
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Northern half; most prevalent in upper Midwest. |
Height: |
20-40 inches. |
Culm: |
Round. |
Leaves:
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Slight constriction about midway from tip to collar forming M or W shape (not always present); no auricles present; round-edged ligule; cross section of leaf flat. |
Inflorescence: |
Open panicle; 5 to 11 florets per spikelet. |
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| Soil | Drainage:
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Somewhat Poorly Drained |
Fertility:
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High | |
pH:
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5.8-6.5 | |
| Seed | Color:
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Grayish-tan lemma and palea tightly adheres to brown to purple caryopsis. |
Shape:
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Flat and oblong with brodest area toward one end. | |
Other Characteristics:
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Pounds Per Bushel:
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14 | |
Seeds Per Pound:
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138,000 | |
Seeding Rate:
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10-15 pounds PLS per acre. | |
Seeding Date (Indiana):
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Feb 1-May1 or Aug 1-Sept 1 | |
Emergence Time (Days):
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14 | |
Optimum Germ. Temp. (F):
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70-85 |
For more forage information contact Dr. Keith Johnson: johnsonk@purdue.edu
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