Features

Shrub,grows up to 1.5 m tall

Suited as hedge row in alley farming

Tolerant to heavy grazing

Persistent in low rainfall environments

Combines well with grass pastures

Tolerant to alkaline,sodic,saline and heavy clay soils

Suitable for small ruminants

Method to grow

Soil : Grows in a range of soil types from sandy and gravely soils to calcareous soils and rocky clays

Establishment : By seeds

Seed rate : 2-4 kg/ha

Cuts : 2 - 3 cuts

Green fodder yield : 20 - 30 t/ha in 3 cuts

Nutritive value : Crude protein 10.5 - 15.5 %