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Sorghum x drummondii

Authority (Steudel) Millsp. & Chase Family Liliopsida:Commelinidae:Cyperales:Gramineae Synonyms Common names Editor Ecocrop code 9970

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A tall, erect, leafy, medium coarse grass with many stems reaching 1-3 m in height. The root system is fibrous, deep, and very extensive. USES Used for fodder, hay, and summer pasture. GROWING PERIOD Fast-growing annual growing in the summer. COMMON NAMES Sudan grass, Garawi, Pasto Sudan, Batag, Bukakau, Layagah, Ya-sudan. FURTHER INF Scientific synonyms: Sorghum arundinaceum v. sudanense, S. vulgare v. sudanensis, S. sudanense, S. bicolor ssp. drummondii. Sudan grass originated in southern Egypt and Sudan. It can be found at elevations between sea level and 300 m in Australia. Sudan grass is well adapted to warm conditions with low humidity, but under these conditions it respond well to irrigation. Hay yields in humid areas may be 3.5-16 t/ha while yields in semiarid regions vary between 2-8 t/ha. In the United States the grass can under irrigation yield up to 20-40 t/ha of green fodder. Seed yield is about 0.5 t/ha.
Sources
Grassland Index Skerman P 1990 pp 690-694 [TEMP, KTMP, RAIN, FER, TEXT, SAL] Duke J 1975 pp 27 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Duke J 1979 pp 96 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Bogdan A 1977 pp 275-280 [RAIN, TEMP, KTMP, FER, SAL] Mannetje L 1992 pp 206-208 [RAIN, DRA, SAL] Ahlgreen G 1956 pp 257-262 [USE, FER, KTMP, TEMP] Roecklein J 1987 pp 183 [USE]