Miyagui
Wit buffel / wit buffel gras
MIYAGUI
White Buffalo Grass / Witbuffel Gras
Panicum maximum cv. Miyagui
MIYAGUI
White Buffalo Grass / Witbuffel Gras / Wit Buffel
Panicum maximum cv. Miyagui
Miyagui is a perennial forage grass with a high palatability and digestibility. It has wide dark green leaves, a high forage production and good nutritional quality. Miyagui is suitable for a wide variety of grazing animals including cattle, sheep, goats, horses and game.
Product Details
| Origin: | Africa |
| Scientific name: | Panicum maximum cv. Miyagui |
| Common name: | White buffalo grass |
| Vegetative cycle: | Perennial |
| Soil fertility: | Medium – High |
| Growth habit: | Decumbent tussocks |
| Height: | 2.5 m |
| Utilisation: | Direct grazing, Hay-making & Silage |
| Type of animal: | Cattle, Sheep, Horses, Goats, Game |
| Digestibility: | High |
| Palatability: | Excellent |
| Rainfall requirements: | > 500 mm/year |
| Drought tolerance: | Medium |
| Cold tolerance: | Medium |
| Crude protein content: | 12 – 14% |
| Plant date: | October – February |
| Planting equipment: | Hand, Fine seed sower, Fert. spreader |
| Sowing depth: | 10 – 15 mm |
| Seeds per hectare: | 6 kg/Ha |
| Growth point above soil: | 20 – 30cm |
| Forage production: | 25 – 30 ton DM/ha/year |