Abstract
The new sudangrass cultivar [Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf.] was developed by the method of selection of individual plants with progeny testing. The most important traits are high biomass yield with high grain yield.
Highlights
The diversification of annual summer crops for forage production is highly desirable, since production costs of conventional crops, such as maize (Zea mays L.) and sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] are high (Neumann et al.2010)
According to Neumann et al (2004), the use of dual-purpose sorghum to replace maize in confined animal feeding does not alter the consumption of the dry matter, the weight gain and the feed conversion
Forage sorghum and/or sudangrass are of great importance for animal production, evidencing the high productive potential
Summary
The diversification of annual summer crops for forage production is highly desirable, since production costs of conventional crops, such as maize (Zea mays L.) and sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] are high (Neumann et al.2010). Cultivation of sorghum or sudangrass evidences lower costs with seeds; lower production cost; high biomass yield, and the nutrition value of the produced forage is equivalent to 85 to 90% of maize silage, without the need of any additive to improve fermentation (Von Pinho et al 2007). Forage sorghum and/or sudangrass are of great importance for animal production, evidencing the high productive potential. Their quality is recognized as a source of energy for animal feeding, either as silage, cutting or direct grazing (Montagner et al 2005). It has been verified that the inclusion of dual-purpose sorghum silage with high participation of grains in the ensiled mass in animal’s diet has provided greater net income per confined animal (Neumann et al 2004)
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