BRACHIARIA - HUMIDICOLA LLANERO

Perennial grass with semi-erect to prostrate growth, stoloniferous and rhizomatous.

SOIL FERTILITY REQUIREMENT:

Medium to High

GROWTH HABIT:

Stoloniferous plant

HEIGHT:

Up to 1.0 m

UTILIZATION:

Direct grazing and hay production

DIGESTIBILITY:

Good

ACCEPTABILITY:

Good

ANNUAL RAINFALL:

Above 700 mm

DROUGHT TOLERANCE:

Good

COLD TOLERANCE:

Moderate

PROTEIN CONTENT:

4-7% (dry matter basis)

PLANTING DEPTH:

1-2 cm

VEGETATIVE CYCLE:

Perennial

FORAGE PRODUCTION:

8-10 tons of dry matter per hectare annually

PASTURE SPITTLEBUG RESISTANCE:

Tolerant

INTERCROPPING:

Forage peanut (Arachis pintoi) and puero (Pueraria phaseoloides)

WATERLOGGED SOIL TOLERANCE:

Moderate tolerance

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