Barsweet | Sweet Sorghum
(Sorghum Vulgare)
Barsweet is a sweet sorghum x sweet sorghum hybrid which is perfectly suited for making silage and hay. It is also suitable for grazing at a mature stage, being leafy with an excellent palatability. It is an excellent stand over feed for late grazing into autumn and winter.
Key features
• Stand over feed: Very Good
• Stand Over: Excellent
• Hay Making: Good
• Green Chop: Excellent
• Silage – Pit: Excellent
• Silage – Plastic Wrap: Excellent
• Its late flowering reduces ergot risk
General comments
• Establish: Spring to Summer - when soil temperatures rise above 16°C
• Planting depth: 20 – 40 mm
• Roll the area after seeding/planting – this ensures good seed-soil contact
• Fertilise according to a soil analysis
• First cut when plants reach a height of 750 – 1000 mm
Sweet Sorghum
Sweet sorghum x sweet sorghum hybrid which is perfectly suited for making silage and hay.
Specifications
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Seeding rate (good dryland) | 8-12kg/ha |
| Seeding rate (irrigation) | 15-25kg/ha |
| Seeding rate (marginal dryland): | 4-7kg/ha |
Barsweet | Sweet Sorghum