MARANDU
Bread Grass / Broodgras
Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu
MARANDU
Bread Grass / Broodgras
Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu
Marandu is an ancient species of brizantha that was originally collected during the 1960s. It is a ready to use ecotype which produces many fertile seeds. It is a perennial tropical grass of short days that blooms in the winter (June – July). It is an erect grass with decumbent tillers that is very aggressive in medium to fertile soils. The main characteristic of this cultivar is its natural resistance to spittlebug
Product Details
| Origin: | Africa |
| Scientific name: | Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu |
| Common name: | Bread grass / Marandu |
| Vegetative cycle: | Perennial |
| Soil fertility: | Medium – High |
| Growth habit: | Decumbent tussocks |
| Height: | 1 – 1.2 m |
| Utilisation: | Direct grazing, Hay-making & Silage |
| Type of animal: | Cattle, Sheep, Goats, Game |
| Digestibility: | Good |
| Palatability: | Good |
| Rainfall requirements: | > 400 mm/year |
| Drought tolerance: | Medium |
| Cold tolerance: | Medium |
| Crude protein content: | 9 – 12% |
| Plant date: | October – February |
| Planting equipment: | Hand, Fine seed sower, Fert. spreader |
| Sowing depth: | 10 – 20 mm |
| Seeds per hectare: | 8 kg/Ha |
| Growth point above soil: | 20 – 25 cm |
| Forage production: | 10 – 14 ton DM/ha/year |