Seeds of the Sudanese grass Kinelskaya 100

· Variety type

An annual grass of the genus Sorghum, the plant family Poeceae

Average yield

Up to 42.0 tonnes/hectare of green matter, up to 14.0 tonnes/hectare of hay, up to 3.1 tonnes/hectare of seeds

State Register of Plant Breeding Achievements

Central Black Soil, Middle Volga, Ural, West Siberian, East Siberian, Far East regions

Development features

The plant stands 170–187 cm high, with a superior tillering capacity (3–28 shoots). It is characterised by a speedy early development and high yield potential. The variety produces from 2 to 3 cuts per year. Due to excellent performance, it is indispensable a backup crop in very arid years

· Sowing time

It should be seeded as soon as the soil has warmed up to 10–12°С. If planted early into cold soil, the emergence of the sowing material will go down to 40%

· Sowing rate (viable seeds/m²)

25–30 kg/ha in areas with a precipitation level >500 mm;
12–14 kg/ha in dry steppe areas;
wide - row sowing — 12–16 kg/ha

· TKW

13.5–14. 5 g

· Time to maturity

An ultra - early ripening variety, ready to be harvested for seeds in 75–85 days

· Plant nutrition

Application of N 80 kg/ha active substance, P 60 kg/ha and K 45 kg/ha ensures the green matter yield gain of 32%

· Harvesting

For green crop, the sudan grass is cut 10–12 days prior to the heading of panicles once the plants have reached a height of over 50 cm. The crop is cut 12–15 cm from the ground. The stand is cut for hay at the beginning of heading stage, for silage – at early milky ripeness stage on the main shoots, when the green matter is at its maximum. The crop is harvested for seeds once the kernels on the central panicles have matured, when they and the stalk are dry and the seeds are still hard