PANICUM MAXIMUM - MIYAGUI

Tussock-forming perennial grass with upright growth, medium to tall stature, intense basal tillering, and waxy stems.

SOIL FERTILITY REQUIREMENT:

Medium to high

GROWTH HABIT:

Upright tussock-forming growth

HEIGHT:

2.50 m

UTILIZATION:

Direct grazing, silage, hay, crop residue

DIGESTIBILITY:

Good

ACCEPTABILITY:

Good

ANNUAL RAINFALL:

Above 800 mm

DROUGHT TOLERANCE:

Moderate

COLD TOLERANCE:

Moderate

PROTEIN CONTENT:

8–14% (dry matter basis)

PLANTING DEPTH:

1 cm

VEGETATIVE CYCLE:

Perennial

FORAGE PRODUCTION:

25–30 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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