CELSUZY

FODDER PLANTS / A HYBRID OF BICOLOR SORGHUM AND SORGHUM

Sorghum bicolor / Sorghum sudanense L.

A mid-early, high-green mass-producing and drought-tolerant bicolor sorghum-sudangrass hybrid for forage production

A rapidly developing and intensively shoot growing plant

Green mass yield - 65-90 t/ha

Dry matter yield - 20-25 t/ha

Plants about 2-2.6 m high

Stems are stable

Very leafy

Excellent leaf/stem ratio (9/10)

Grows in 72-75 days. from germination

With intensive cultivation, 2-3 harvests are possible

Very drought tolerant in summer (July - August)

The sugar content of the harvested mass is 15-16%

Can be grown in all types of soil

Used for haying, grazing, green fodder, silage

Before sowing, take good care of the soil preparation

Sow in soil warmed to a minimum of 12°C, i.e., about 15 days after corn sowing

It can also be sown in summer as intermediate crops.

Fertilization depends on yield potential and soil availability, about 70-80 kg/ha N at sowing or at 3-4 leaves and 30-40 kg/ha after each harvest

Under different growing conditions than those found in these studies, cultivar parameters may differ from those given here.

SOWING RATE

Recommended seeding rate for biomass production: 45-55 plants/m², would be 15 kg/ha, row spacing 25-30 cm

Recommended seeding rate when grown as a catch crop for N fixation: 90-110 plants/m², would be 30 kg/ha