Shirohie millet is a fast growing, high yielding, leafy plant used for grazing, hay or silage. Millet provides a quick high quality feed and shows very good regrowth following grazing. They can be sown early allowing for quick feed soon after soil temperatures reach 14 ÁC. Shirohie millet provides good quality safe feed and is safe to graze at all stages of development. No toxicity issues safe to feed at all stages of development Fast growing and able to be sown early Seed agronomy table Seeding Rate Kg/Ha Dryland 15-25 Enterprises this seed is being used for Sheep Beef Cattle Shirohie Millet | 2 Horse Hay & Silage Strengths Annual Summer grass. Can be drilled into moist soil. Good emergence from depth, to 50 mm. Relatively easy to establish on black cracking-clay soils. Vigorous seedlings. High growth rate. Salt tolerant. Suitable for silage or hay. Does not contain prussic acid (HCN). Limitations Needs moderate to high fertility. Sowing should occur once soil temps are >14ÁC and rising. Seedlings slow in early stage below 20ÁC. Intolerant of waterlogging. Does not tolerate frosts. Plant Description Plant: A robust, multi-stemmed annual grass. Stems: Stems erect, 150-300 cm long, 10-20 mm diameter. Nodes are bearded and slightly swollen. Leaves: Ligule is a fringe of hairs. Leaf-blades are flat, 50-100 cm long and 8-70 mm wide. Seedhead: Seedhead is a compact, cylindrical spike-like panicle. Seeds: Wedge-shaped seeds are 3-4 mm long and colour depends on variety. About 187,000 seeds/kg. Pasture type and use It is used as an annual summer forage crop for cattle or sheep
