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    Rhodesgrass

    Species: Rhodesgrass
    Scientific Name: Chloris gayana
    Cultivars:Callide
    Growth Habit:Soloniferous creeping or occasionally tufted perennial grass. Presents hairy nodes
    Life Cycle:Perennial
    Origin:Africa
    Production Season:April-October
    Nutritive Value:
    Use:Grazing, green chop, haylage

    Adaptation

    Soil:Moist Sandy soils, moderate to poor drainage
    pH:
    Rainfall:Humid to semiarid
    Temperature:Regrows quickly after frost in South Florida

    Management

    Planting Date:June-August
    Planting Depth:
    Seeding Rate:10 lb/acre of seed
    Seed Cost:
    Fertilization:For fertilization info click this link
    Production:

    Notes

  • Affected by Rhodesgrass scale.
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