PS 210 BMR Sorghum Sundangrass (Sorghum bicolor x Sorghum bicolor)
Photoperiod sensitive brown midrib
High yield potential with high
quality
Wide harvest window
PS 210 BMR is a new brown midrib sorghum sudangrass hybrid with the
photoperiod sensitive trait. This prod-uct should be planted after the
daylight period is greater than 12 hours and 20 minutes. Even though
PS 210 BMR will not head out until late in the fall, we rec ommend harvesting
at 60 days. If harvest is delayed, the product will not lose quality.
The extended harvest window means that you will have a wider harvest
window that may reach 45 days after a normal harvest of non-photoperiod
sensitive products. PS 210 BMR will wait until harvest is possible.
Disease/Insect/Nematode Ratings:
Anthracnose:
MR
Downy Mildew:
MR
Agronomic Traits:
Early Seedling Vigor:
Excellent
Growth Habit:
Upright
Recovery After Cutting:
Very Good
Maturity:
63 days to Harvest
Uniformity:
Excellent
Plant Color:
Purple
Midrib Type:
Brown
Planting Rates:
Bushel Weight:
56 lbs.
Seeds Per Pound:
15,000
Rate (Lbs.)
Dryland
Irrigated
Pounds/Acre
8-35
10-40
Seeds/Sq. Ft.:
5-14
17-48
Adaptation Ratings:
Photosynthetic Type:
C4 - Warm Season
Photoperiod:
sensitive
Soil Temperature:
Warm (60 F)
Water Requirement:
Very Low
Seeding:
Soil temperature should be at least
60 F
PS 210 BMR
is usually planted between June 10 and July 10
in the northern states.
Can be no-tilled into the stubble of
winter and
spring
crops.
Planting
depth should be 1”.
Do not plant in soils with pH greater
than 7.5 to 8.0. Chlorosis will be a severe
problem.
Harvest:
PS 210 BMR is usually harvested 65 days after
seeding.
Crop Use Information:
Life Cycle:
Annual
Ease of Establishment:
Good
Shade Tolerance:
Poor - Fair
Drought Stress:
Good
Wet Soil:
Fair
Low pH Tolerance:
Moderate
Minimum pH:
6.0
Saline Soils (White Alkali):
Fair
Saline – Sodic Soils (Black Alkali):
Poor - Fair
Hay:
Excellent
Silage:
Excellent
Continuous Grazing:
Do not Continuous Graze
Rotational Grazing:
Excellent
Palatability:
Excellent
Anti-Quality:
Prussic Acid and Nitrates
Strengths
High yield potential
Photoperiod sensitive brown midrib
hybrid.
Wide harvest window.
Dark green plant
color.
Sweet, juicy midrib.
New genetics.
Avoid Nitrate and Prussic Acid Poisoning from
sorghum:
Avoid large nitrogen applications
prior to expected drought periods. 2,4-D
can increase Prussic Acid concentration for several
weeks after application. Do not harvest drought-damaged
plants within 4 days following a good
rain. Do not green chop within 7 days of a killing
frost. Cut at a higher stubble height, nitrates
tend to accumulate in the lower stalk. Wait
1 month before feeding silage to
give Prussic Acid enough
time to escape.
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