Origin: | ||
Use: | Perennial, warm season, introduced grass that provides fair grazing for wildlife and livestock. | |
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Plant Description: | ||
General | Characteristics of Rhodesgrass | |
Life Span | Perennial | |
Growth Form | tall, erect, multiple stem plant | |
Management: | ||
Seeding Rate 40" Rows: Broadcast: |
0.4 pound pure live seed per acre 1.0 pound pure live seed per acre |
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Planting Date | March-May | |
Planting Depth | less than 0.25 inch | |
pH requirement | 5.0 to 7.0 | |
Rainfall requirement | 30 to 60 inches | |
Soil texture Sandy: Loam: Clay: |
Moderate High High |
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Cold Tolerance: | Low | |
General | Provides fair grazing for wildlife and livestock. | |
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Regional Adaptation |
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Variety |
Coast Saline Prairie |
Coast Prairie |
East Texas Timberlands |
Claypan Area |
Blackland Prairie |
East Cross Timbers |
West Cross Timbers |
Grand Prairie |
North Central Prairies |
Central Basin |
Edwards Plateau |
Northern Rio Grande Plain |
Western Rio Grande Plain |
Central Rio Grande Plain |
Lower Rio Grande Valley |
Rolling Plains |
High Plains |
Trans-Pecos |
Bell | X |
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