Features

Grows over 2-3 m tall

Suitable for high rainfall zone (1000-3000 mm)

Tolerant to flodding and water logging

Suitable for cut and carry and for grazing

Can be used as silage and hay

Method to grow

Soil : Sandy,clay loam and light clay

Establishment : By seed,stem cuttings or root slips

Seed rate : 2-5 kg/ha or 66,000 slips/ha at 50 x 30 cm

Cuts : 3-4 cuts in a year

Green fodder yield : 30-40 t/ha/year

Nutritive value : Crude protein 4.8 - 18.4 %