PANICUM - MAXIMUM TANZANIA

Perennial tussock-forming plant with decumbent leaves, average width of 2.6 cm.

SOIL FERTILITY REQUIREMENT:

High

GROWTH HABIT:

Upright tussock

HEIGHT:

Up to 1.6 m

UTILIZATION:

Direct grazing, rotational grazing, and silage

DIGESTIBILITY:

Excellent

ACCEPTABILITY:

Excellent

ANNUAL RAINFALL:

Above 800 mm

DROUGHT TOLERANCE:

Moderate

COLD TOLERANCE:

Moderate

PROTEIN CONTENT:

12–16% (dry matter basis)

PLANTING DEPTH:

1 cm

VEGETATIVE CYCLE:

Perennial

FORAGE PRODUCTION:

20–26 tons of dry matter per hectare annually

PASTURE SPITTLEBUG TOLERANCE:

Tolerant

INTERCROPPING:

All legume species

WATERLOGGED SOILS:

Low tolerance

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