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Sorghum (Sorghum plumosum)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This datasheet is pending revision and updating; its contents are currently derived from FAO's Animal Feed Resources Information System (1991-2002) and from Bo Göhl's Tropical Feeds (1976-1982).

Datasheet

Description
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Species 

Sorghum plumosum (R. Br.) P. Beauv. [Poaceae]

Feed categories 
Related feed(s) 
Description 
Native pastures of dry grasslands in northern Australia. S. plumosum is tufted perennial 60-120 cm tall. Common and often co-dominant throughout N Australia. Burning produces little effect on the grass.
Distribution 
Northern Australia
Nutritional aspects
Ruminants 
The stems are hard and the herbage is of moderate quality but well grazed when not too old.
Nutritional tables
Tables of chemical composition and nutritional value 
References
References 
Bogdan, A. V., 1977. Tropical pasture and fodder plants. Longman, 475 pp. web icon
Eggington, A. R., 1986. Chemical composition of monsoon tallgrass pastures on the Marrakai land system of the Northern Territory. Technical Bulletin, Department of Primary Production, Northern Territory. 1986, No. 91
McCosker, T. H. ; O'Rourke, P. K. ; Eggington, A. R. ; Doyle, F. W., 1988. Soil and plant relationships with cattle production on a property scale in the monsoonal tallgrass tropics. Aust. Rangel. J., 10 (1): 18-29 web icon
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Datasheet citation 

DATASHEET UNDER CONSTRUCTION. DO NOT QUOTE. https://www.feedipedia.org/node/651 Last updated on March 16, 2010, 17:13

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