Components:

  • White buffalo grass (Panicum maximum)
  • Smutsfinger grass (Digitaria eriantha)
  • Rhodesgrass (Chloris Gayana)
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Benefits of cover crops:

  • Adapted to most soil types.
  • Can produce as much as 10-20 tons/ha dry matter under favourable conditions.
  • Best suited for cattle and game grazing.
  • The mixture produces best in areas with little frost.

Rainfall:

  • ±500mm annually

Sowing density:

  • Rows: 8-10kg/ha; Broadcast: 15-18kg/ha

Planting time:

  • October to February