HYBRID PEARL MILLET
Summary
珍珠粟是一种高大,直立的小颗粒草,从一个中心点产生几个茎. 珍珠粟原产于非洲,在那里种植了4000多年. 珍珠粟可以长到六英尺或更高的高度,但最适合放牧的高度大约是两英尺. 如果收获在2到3英尺高之间或在“启动”阶段之前,可以实现最佳的干草产量和质量. 珍珠粟不产生普鲁士酸,因此,更安全的马干草或放牧. However, 珍珠粟可能含有高硝酸盐,所以一定要控制这种情况,并在放牧或打包前对饲料进行测试. 杂交珍珠粟是指为了提高粮食或饲料产量而在不同品种之间杂交的珍珠粟. 杂交珍珠粟的建立和成熟相对较快,因此通常可以在相对较短的时间内提供有价值的饲料. 它是相对耐旱和适应各种各样的土壤类型,包括沙质土壤. 珍珠粟粒是许多鸟类,特别是地面喂养的野禽高度追捧,因此可以成为野生动物食物地块的优秀组成部分.
Plant Characteristics
Taxonomy
Zone
- Regional Growing Zone
- 1 - Northwest Coastal, 2 - California Coastal, 3 - Southern Mountain, 4 - Mountain, 5 - Midwest, 6 - Northeast Lakes, 7 - Great Lakes South, 8 - Appalacia, 9 - Southeast, 10 - South Florida, 11 - South Texas, 12 - Southwest
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
- 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Temperature Zone
- Warm, Cool, Transitional
Plant Characteristics
- Height
- 24" - 60"
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Growing Cycle
- Annual
- Sun Requirement
- Full Sun
Plant Information
- Planting Season
- Summer
- Plant Depth
- 0.5" - 1"
- 发芽的最低土壤温度
- 65° F
- Establishment
- Easy
Seed Information
- Seeds Per Pound
- 60,000
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Subkingdom
- Tracheobionta
- Super Division
- Spermatophyta
- Division
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- LILIOPSIDA
- Subclass
- COMMELINIDAE
- Order
- CYPERALES
- Family
- POACEAE
- Genus
- PENNEISETUM
- Species
- Pennisetum glaucum