PANICUM - MAXIMUM MASSAI

A tussock-forming plant with non-waxy leaves measuring 9 mm in width.

SOIL FERTILITY REQUIREMENT:

Medium to High

GROWTH HABIT:

Tussock-forming

HEIGHT:

Up to 80 cm

UTILIZATION:

Direct grazing, rotational grazing, and hay production

DIGESTIBILITY:

Good

ACCEPTABILITY:

Excellent

ANNUAL RAINFALL:

Above 800 mm

DROUGHT TOLERANCE:

Moderate

COLD TOLERANCE:

Moderate

PROTEIN CONTENT:

8-9% (dry matter basis)

PLANTING DEPTH:

1 cm

VEGETATIVE CYCLE:

Perennial

FORAGE PRODUCTION:

10-18 tons of dry matter per hectare annually

PASTURE SPITTLEBUG RESISTANCE:

Tolerant

INTERCROPPING:

All legume species

WATERLOGGED SOIL TOLERANCE:

Low tolerance

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