Characteristics:
- A drought tolerant perennial forage sorghum.
- Can be grazed with cattle from a height of 550mm.
- Can cause prusicacid poisoning if wilted or frosted slightly, when grazed, caution should be taken if you are in doubt.
- Makes good quality foggage and can be used to make silage, add molasses or silage additives for best results. It is sensitive to frost.
- Carrying capacity is roughly 1.5 MLU per ha and a DM of 6 tons per ha can be obtained dryland.
| CROP/SPECIE | CULTIVARS *PBR # EXCL |
SEEDING KG/HA |
RAINFALL MM/YEAR |
SUITED REGIONS |
PLANTING MONTHS |
SOIL |
| Perennial Sorghum (Sorghum spp) |
Silk *Jaffa |
Drilled 5-10 Broadcast 10-15 Irrigated 15-20 |
400+ or irrigated |
Warm summer rainfall areas |
Oct-Nov Jan-Feb |
Good adaptability to wide range of soil types |