RECOMMENDATION
Scientific name: Panicum maximum
Cultivar: MG12 Paredao
Vegetative Cycle: Perennial
Plant Height: from 1.80m to 2.00m
Digestibility: 55 to 59%
Palatability: Excellent
Drought Tolerance: High
Cold Tolerance: Medium
Crude Protein in Dry Matter: 10 to 16%
Forage production: 30 to 35 t/ha/year of dry matter (D.M.)
Annual Rainfall: Above 800mm
Use: for direct grazing and silage
Soil Fertility: High / Fertile
Planting depth: 1 to 2 cm
Planting: 6.0 kg/hectare
Grasshoppers: Highly tolerant, due to antibiosis and the presence of grass at the base