Previous scientific name(s): Dichanthium ischaemum
Warm-season, long-lived perennial bunch grass that occurs on a wide variety of sites but prefers medium to fine textured soils. Highly productive and nutritious, often planted in pure stands for hay production. Also used in pasture and range blends.
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Bunchgrass
Native or Introduced:Introduced
Season:Warm
ft.
Precipitation:14 in.
Marginal
Moderately Coarse:Average
Medium:Best
Moderately Fine:Best
Fine:Marginal
Marginal
Neutral:Best
Basic:Marginal
Seeding Rate:2 PLS lbs/Acre
6.60 lbs.
Seeds per Pound:479,000
Germination Time:Days
Yes
Planting Season:Summer
Productive, persistent, and highly palatable. Desirable in pastures or conservation seedings throughout the short grass plains and into the Southwest. (Released 1970, source of ecotype: Mideast countries)
Performs well on a wide range of soil types. Good cold hardiness and drought tolerance. Produces abundant, high quality forage. (Released 1979, source of ecotype: former USSR)
Later maturing and darker green leaf coor than WW Spar. More robust and leafier than Ganada. Less indeterminate flowering habit than other cultivars. Valuable for forage and soil stabilization on iron-deficient, calcareous soils with high pH. (Released 1976, source of ecotype: Afghanistan)
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