Lush
A highly productive, leafy forage that responds well to intensive management.
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Makes excellent hay due to high leaf ratio and regrowth ability
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Low prussic acid levels
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Suits intensive grazing and high stocking rates
Lush is one of the most popular forage sorghums in Australia. It is a fine stemmed, leafy, highly productive, quick forage, that responds to intensive management.
Livestock producers looking for quick feed, and a lot of it can't go past Lush, which lends itself to intensive grazing, and high inputs. It is reliable and proven across all summer forage areas of Australia.
Key Features
- Sorghum x sudan grass
- Low prussic acid levels
- Fine stemmed, especially at higher planting rates
- Very leafy forage with excellent leaf to stem ratio
- Suits intensive grazing and high stocking rates
- Ideal for early grazing
- Makes excellent hay due to high leaf ratio and regrowth ability
- Agronomy and Management
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Specifications
| Name | Value |
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| Sowing rates | Good dryland: 8 – 10 kg/ha |
| Sowing rates | Irrigated: 15 – 25 kg/ha |
| Rainfall requirement (min) | 350mm |
| pH | 4.8-7.6 |
| Sowing rates | Marginal dryland: 3 – 5 kg/ha |