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research article

Sudangrass and sudan hybrids for pasture and green chop

authors

D. C. Sumner, University of California

publication information

California Agriculture 17(7):11-11. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v017n07p11. July 1963.

author affiliations

D. C. Sumner is Specialist in the Experiment Station, Department of Agronomy, University of California, Davis.

abstract

Abstract Not Available – First paragraph follows:

INITIAL TRIALS in 1961 comparing Piper sudan, SX-11 (a sudan x grain sorghum cross) and NK-300 (a forage sorghum) showed that there was no significant difference in total seasonal yield in dry matter production when used as pasture, although Piper outyielded the other two. When used as green chop there was no significant difference between Piper and SX-11, and both significantly outyielded NK-300. These trials were grown in 12-inch rows and harvested throughout the season as each variety reached 24 inches in height as pasture or 50% late boot stage as green chop.

author notes

A progress report of Project No. 2024, Department of Agronomy, U.C., Davis.