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Sorghums
Sorghum
is a semi-tropical, DWARF SORGHUM Sorghum has a short, sturdy, broad-leaved stem and non-cob producing, maize-like Dwarf a substantial seed-head, providing birds with warm cover plant which will provide cover throughout the shooting season. Often sown as a companion maize with the bulkier, shorter sorghum plants giving throughout the shooting season. toprotection to the birds below the taller growing maize plants It thrives best in warm, sunny (see Four Ten on p35). growing conditions and therefore Average height 1 - 1.25m under favourable conditions. is suited to the more southerly Sowing rate 20kg/ha Pack size 10kg regions of the UK. Sorghum is Treatment Untreated a very slow establishing plant that does not begin to flourish until late July.
Dwarf Sorghum
INTERMEDIATE SORGHUM
OVER N’ UNDER SORGHUM MIXTURE
Intermediate Sorghum is useful as a windbreak around other game cover crops, providing pheasant and partridge with protection from overhead predators. Earlier sown crops have the potential to produce large attractive seed-head with excellent standing ability.
A combination of two types of sorghum. The shorter sorghum gives the birds cover and protection from predators whilst the crop’s excellent standing ability acts as an effective windbreak.
Average height up 1.25m under favourable conditions. Sowing rate 20kg/ha Pack size 10kg Treatment Untreated
90% Dwarf Sorghum 10% Piper Sorghum Sudangrass 100% Sowing rate 20 - 25kg/ha Pack size 10kg Treatment Untreated
Intermediate Sorghum
Over n’ Under Sorghum Mixture
