BRACHIARIA - BRIZANTHA MARANDU

Dense tussock-forming, highly robust grass with initially prostrate stems that produce predominantly erect tillers.

SOIL FERTILITY REQUIREMENT:

Medium to high

GROWTH HABIT:

Semi-erect tussock

HEIGHT:

1 to 1.5 m under unrestricted growth

UTILIZATION:

Direct grazing, silage, hay, high-digestibility crop residue

DIGESTIBILITY:

Good

ACCEPTABILITY:

Good

ANNUAL RAINFALL:

Above 800 mm annually

DROUGHT TOLERANCE:

Moderate

COLD TOLERANCE:

Moderate

PROTEIN CONTENT:

11% (dry matter basis)

PLANTING DEPTH:

1–2 cm

VEGETATIVE CYCLE:

Perennial

FORAGE PRODUCTION:

10–14 tons of dry matter per hectare annually

PASTURE SPITTLEBUG TOLERANCE:

Tolerant

INTERCROPPING:

Forage peanut (Arachis pintoi), puero (Pueraria phaseoloides), calopo (Calopogonium mucunoides)

WATERLOGGED SOILS:

Low tolerance

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