Brachiaria decumbens cultivar Basilisk

Brachiaria decumbens cultivar Basilisk is a highly hardy forage grass, ideal for low-fertility soils and warm climates. It offers good ground cover, pest resistance, and excellent adaptation to sloping areas. It is an efficient option for continuous grazing and the recovery of degraded pastures.

Technical Information:

Digestibility: Average

Suitability: Average

Drought tolerance: High

Cold tolerance: Medium

Tolerance to flooding: Low

Fertility requirement: Low

Resistance to Spittlebug: Low

Agronomic Characteristics:

Growth Habit: Decumbent

Average height: 0.30 to 0.60 m

Minimum annual rainfall: 800 mm

Protein by dry matter: 10 to 16% per ton.

Dry matter production/ha/year: 8 to 20 tons.

Pure seeds per gram: 180 to 200 seeds

Desirable plants/m2: 20 to 40 plants

Average establishment time: 120 days