SSH 421
| BOTANICAL NAME | Avena sativa | |
| TYPE | Temperate, Forage cereal | |
| PRODUCTION PERIOD | Annual, Spring & winter | |
| MORPHOLOGICAL
DESCRIPTION |
Erect, tufted grass, 1.0 – 1,5m tall | |
| Leaf blade is flat, narrow and veined; taper to a fine point; rolled in bud; 15 -30cm x 0.6 – 1.2cm | ||
| Long, narrow yellow, brown seeds; 0.6 – 1cm; 35 000 – 75 000 seeds/kg | ||
| CROP | Strengths: | Highly palatable grazing |
| Dual purpose crop | ||
| Feeding value: | Crude protein: 7 – 8%
Digestibility: 70% |
|
| Production potential: | Dry matter production: 5 – 8t/ha/annum | |
| Uses: | Grazing, hay, silage, companion crop & winter cover crop | |
| Soil requirements: | Widely adapted to most soil conditions, avoid waterlogged soils | |
| pH range of 5.5 – 7.0 | ||
| Establishment: | Plant during January-April; April – May | |
| Seeding rate at 40 – 50kg/ha dryland and 75 -100kg/ha Irrigated | ||
