Profile
PONANT is a sorghum hybrid with a high yield potential. Approximately 85 to 95 days after sowing, the early hybrid starts to flowering. The half-open risp has orange to light-brown grains with a low tannin content. Furthermore, the variety has a good health status and is stable. The grain sorghum PONANT is used as fodder as well as for biogas or animal nutrition.
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Early-ripening grain sorghum
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Orange-brownish grains
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Low tannin content
Usage
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Sowing
| Sowing rate | 25 - 35 Plants/m² | |
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| Seed distance | 30 - 70 cm | |
| Sowing rate | 25 - 35 Plants/m² | |
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| Seed distance | 30 - 70 cm | |
Sowing date
At a soil temperature of 12 - 14°C (mid-May - early June).
Seedbed
An optimal seed bed for quick warming and emergence of the sorghum plants.
Seeding procedure
Sorghum is sown in rows with an beet or corn sowing machine with sorghum discs. As an alternative sorghum can also be broadcast-sown.
When selecting your sowing machine, please take in mind that seed sizes might vary greatly amongst varieties.
Sowing depth
2-4 cm
Fertilization
- Nitrogen: 60 - 80 kg/ha
- Phosphate: 35 - 45 kg/ha
- Potassium: 120 - 150 kg/ha
Plant protection
A preparation of a false seed bed before sowing reduces weed pressure during initial development. A combination of mechanical and chemical weed control, whenever possible, is also recommended.