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Mung Beans

Life Cycle: Annual
Introduced/ Native: Introduced
Growth Habit: Bush
Plant Height:  24-30 inches

Benefits

● Small Seeded
● Good Forage Production
● 16-23% Crude Protein
● Provides High Protein Forage Suitable ofr Livestock and Wildlife
● Excellent for cover crop and or green manure crop
● Excellent Nitrogen Fixation

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Description

Mung beans are a warm season annual legume. It provides outstanding forage for both livestock and wildlife as welll as provides an excelllent option for cover crop plantings. Mung beans have excellent drought tolerance and adapted to well drained sandy-loam - clay-loam soils.

Crop USe

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Dry Hay 

Fair-Good

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Continuous Grazing

Poor-Fair

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Rotational
Gtazing 

Good

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Wildlife
USe

Excellent

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Cover
Crop 

Excellent

Planting Information:

Planting Rate 
   Drill/Row
20-25 lbs/acre
   Broadcast:
25-30 Lbs/ acre
Planting Depth:
1  inch
Perfered Soil Type:
Sandy -Caly Loam
Perfered Soil pH
5.5 -7.5

Characteristics

Yield Potenital
Excellent
Digestibility
Good
Palatability
Good
Seedling Vigor
Excellent
Recovery After Cutting
Fair-Good
Nirogen Fixation
Good
Toxicity Issues
None

Field Position

Dryland
Suitable
Irrigated
 Suitable
Poorly Drained Soils
Good
Drought Tolerance
 Good
Cold Tolerance
Poor