Characteristics:
- Prairie grass (Bromus) has good drought tolerance. Prairie grass also have good winter production and heat tolerance.
- Prairie grass will not tolerate water logging.
- Sowing rate: 25-30kg/ha
- This is a biannual grass but produces large amounts of seed which fall to the ground and germinate. Thus giving a perennial effect.
- Does not like heavy grazing, needs time to recover.
| CROP/SPECIE | CULTIVARS |
SEEDING KG/HA |
RAINFALL MM/YEAR |
SUITED REGIONS |
PLANTING MONTHS |
SOIL |
| Prairie Grass | Matua | 20-30kg/ha | 750mm+ per year | Western Cape Eastern Cape Eastern Free State North West Province Mpumalanga KZN |
Autumn(Mar-May) | Adapted to well drained soil, not clay soils. |