ADV-6218
Sorghum Sudangrass
Relative Maturity: Medium-Early
Days to Boot Stage: 65 days
Mid-RIb Type: BMR-6
Additional Trait: Dry Stalk
Benefits
● Medium early maturity
● BMR-6 provides exceptional palatibiliy and quality.
● Dry stalk for quicker dry-down
● Game-changing blend of maturity and yield advantages
● Excellent multi-cut regrowth potential
● Season-long high tonnage production
Description
ADV S6218 brings a new approach to the sorghum sudangrass lineup, with dry stalk for less moisture, a shorter maturity to help shorten the season and the yield potential to fit every geography. Southern environments will benefit from the advantages of dry stalk and the versatility of a grazing option as well as dry hay production. Northern and short season scenarios will find an advantage as a haylage and baleage option for high-quality, high-moisture feed.
Crop USe
Silage
Dry Hay
Continuous Grazing
Rotational
Gtazing
Planting Information:
Harvest Information:
• Harvest schedules vary on the basis planting date, geographic location and weather.
• For the best quality and yield under a multicut program, harvest at 40 days or 40” of growth, whichever comes first.
• Protein will decline as harvest is delayed. Energy will increase upon heading due to continued sugar formation in the sorghum stalks and leaves, and carbohydrate deposition in the developing grain.
• Careful attention should be paid to the cutting height. For regrowth, two nodes or 6” of stubble is optimal. Sharp blades provide for a clean cut and enhance regrowth.
• Sorghum species dry slowly because of their drought tolerance. One method of managing dry-down in silage is to swath the crop, allow it to wilt to the desired moisture level, and then pick up the windrows with a silage chopper.
Characteristics
Field Position
AVOIDING NITRATE AND PRUSSIC ACID POISONING FROM SORGHUM
• Avoid large nitrogen applications prior to expected drought periods which can increase prussic acid concentration for several weeks after application.
• Do not harvest drought-damaged plants within four days following a good rain.
• Do not greenchop within seven days of a killing frost.
• Cut at a higher stubble height — nitrates tend to accumulate in the lower stalk.
• Wait one month before feeding silage to give prussic acid enough time to escape