Characteristics:
- A perennial summer growing grass, produces good quality hay.
- Cut before it gets too high and old.
- Good spring and early summer grazing DM production varies between 6 and 14 tons/ha.
- Easy to establish, does not foggage well.
- Carrying capacity is between 1.5 to 4 MLU during the summer and moisture conditions.
| CROP/SPECIE | CULTIVARS *PBR # EXCL |
SEEDING KG/HA |
RAINFALL MM/YEAR |
SUITED REGIONS |
PLANTING MONTHS |
SOIL |
| Weeping Lovegrass (Eragrostis curvula) |
Ermelo # Agpal |
Drilled 2-4 Broadcast 4-6 High rainfall or Irrigation 5-8 |
650+ or irrigation |
Cooler high rainfall areas |
Oct-Nov Jan-Feb |
Adapted to all soils except water logged soils |