COW PEA
BROWN MIXED
PASTURE SEED
Dual purpose cow pea with high forage production potential.
Brown Mixed is an annual sub-tropical summer legume suitable for grazing, hay, silage, green manure and rotation crop.
Ideal planting time ranges from October to December.
ANNUAL
SUMMER
PASTURE
LEGUME
SUB-TROPICAL
TYPE
7-12 000
SEEDS
PER KG
- Sub-tropical, legume type
- Annual, summer production period
- Dual purpose legume
- Drought tolerance once established
- High forage production potential with good quality
- Crude protein: 13 - 18 %
- Digestibility: 50 - 60 %
- Dry matter production: 5 - 15 t/ha/annum
- Used for grazing, hay, silage, green manure and rotation crop
- Adapted to most soil types, tolerates sandy, wet and acid soils
- Plant during October - November
- Seeding rate: 15 - 20 kg/ha dryland
- Seeding rate: 20 - 25 kg/ha irrigation