Description
Sudan grass (scientific name: Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf.) is an annual herbaceous plant belonging to the family Gramineae and sorghum; its fibrous roots are strong. The culm is thin, up to 2.5 meters high, the base of the leaf sheath is longer than the internodes, and the upper part is shorter than the internodes. The lingual is dura mater, brown, and the leaf blades are linear or linear-lanceolate, tapering and sharp toward the apex, in the middle. The bottom is gradually narrowed, the back is raised, and both sides are hairless. The panicles are elongated ovate to tower-shaped, relatively loose, the main axis is ribbed, the anthers are oblong, and the styles, stigmas, and broom-shaped. Caryopsis ellipse to obovate ellipse, flowering and fruiting from July to September.
It is native to Africa and is introduced and cultivated in various countries in the world.
Sudan grass is a kind of green fodder. Because of its low dry matter content, it can only be used as a compound feed ingredient in feed. Sudan grass has high nutritional value and good palatability. It is generally cut 2-3 times a year. It is suitable for green forage, and can also be used for silage and hay preparation.
