RECOMMENDATION
Scientific name: Brachiaria brizantha
Cultivar: Marandu
Vegetative Cycle: Perennial
Plant Height: 1.0 to 1.5 meters
Digestibility: Good
Palatability: Excellent
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Cold Tolerance: Medium
Crude Protein in Dry Matter: 9 to 11%
Forage production: 12 to 16 tons/hectare/year of dry matter (D.M.)
Annual Rainfall: Above 800mm
Use: for direct grazing and silage
Soil Fertility: Medium / Fertile
Planting depth: 1 to 2 cm
Planting: 6.0 kg/hectare
Grasshoppers: Highly tolerant
