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Legume
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
Sorghum-Sudangrass HybridSorghum bicolor (L.) Moench
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Longevity:
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Summer Annual |
Palatability:
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Medium-High |
Winter Hardiness:
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None |
Growth Habit:
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Bunchgrass |
Drought Tolerance:
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Good |
Cool or Warm Season:
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Warm |
Use and Comments:
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Supplemental warm season pasture; AY-196. |
Distribution in U.S.:
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Height:
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Maximum of 7 feet. |
Culm: |
Coarse and erect. |
Leaves:
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Corn-shaped leaves but shorter and generally not as wide; blades waxy and glabrous. |
Inflorescence: |
Open panicle. |
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Soil |
Drainage: |
Moderately Well Drained |
Fertility:
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Medium-High | |
pH: |
6.0-6.5 | |
Seed |
Color:
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Dark brown-purple; glossy black glumes. |
Shape:
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Oblong; pointed on one end. | |
Other Characteristics:
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Pounds Per Bushel:
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56 | |
Seeds Per Pound:
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28,000 | |
Seeding Rate:
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20 pounds PLS per acre. | |
Seeding Date (Indiana):
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May 1-July 15 | |
Emergence Time (Days):
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10 | |
Optimum Germ. Temp. (F):
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60-85 |
For more forage information contact Dr. Keith Johnson: johnsonk@purdue.edu
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