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DeLange Seed
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NUTRI+PLUS BMR Sorghum/Sudangrass Nutri+Plus BMR is a breakthrough product with exceptional palatability. The brown mid-rib trait results in marked reductions of lignin content in the plant. Lignin is the component of the plant cells that is generally regarded as the primary factor limiting the extent of forage fiber digestion. Nuti+Plus has consistently demonstrated a nearly 19% average increase in feed value when compared to traditional sorghum/sudans. This increased feed value can net the producer an additional $40.00 plus per acre (based upon feed at $60.00 per ton). The brown mid-rib trait is perhaps the biggest technological event of recent forage breeding. Notes: Seeding Rate: 25 to 40 Lbs. Per acre Planting Date: May (when soil temperature exceeds 65o) Prussic Acid Poisoning: Possible - Manage to avoid Nitrate Poisoning: Possible - Manage to avoid Harvest Frequency: 1st cutting 45 to 55 days after emergence, subsequent cuttings every 30 to 40 days. DO NOT FEED OR ALLOW HORSES TO GRAZE ANY SORGHUM PRODUCT! Comments on Hybrid Sorghum/Sudans The hybrid sorghum/sudans and sorgo/sudans are versatile, high yielding forages. These products are best utilized by haying, silage, or ensilage, or by greenchopping. They produce greater yields of dry matter per acre than other sudan-type crops. However, the forage produced is generally of lesser quality. Daily gains of livestock grazing the sorghum/sudans have been disappointing when compared to the other summer annuals. This is due in large measure to the thick stems, which translate into high crude fiber and low palatability. Large stem diameters can be tempered somewhat by high plant populations. When managing sorghum/sudan for pasture or hay production, fertilize with 40 to 60 lbs. actual nitrogen preplant. Then apply 20 to 30 lbs. nitrogen after each cutting or grazing. If managing for silage 50 to 70 lbs. nitrogen should be applied preplant. Potash and phosphate materials should be supplied as determined by soil tests. The sorgo/sudans are generally sweeter and juicier stalked than the sorghum/sudan crosses. The sorgo/sudans are also smaller seeded and thus are more economical as a given weight of seed will plant a larger area. |
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