Indication
Recommended for high-fertility soils, it produces a large quantity of forage with good nutritional quality. It is suitable for breeding, rearing, and fattening of cattle, milk production, as well as for horses and sheep. It can be used for direct grazing, as a cut pasture, and also for silage."
Megathyrsus maximus cv. Tobiatã
Panicum maximum cv. Tobiatã
High fertility
Direct grazing and silage
18 to 25 t/ha/year of dry matter (DM)
12 to 14%
2.50m
65 to 70%
Good
High
Medium
Perennial
Origin
The cultivar originated from the K-187-B lineage, originating from the Ivory Coast/Africa, in 1977. It was described, evaluated, and commercially released by IAC - Agronomic Institute of Campinas.
Agronomic Characteristics
It is a forage species demanding in soil fertility, presenting high forage production with good nutritional quality.
Use and Management
Tobiata is a cultivar recommended for high-fertility, corrected, and fertilized soils. It has a good potential for forage production with good nutritional quality, suitable for breeding, rearing, and fattening of cattle, milk production, as well as for sheep and goats. It can be used for direct grazing, as a cut pasture, and also for silage. Management should focus on intensifying grazing, especially during the rainy season, with an average rest interval of 25 days, maintaining a sward height of up to 15 cm to avoid the production of lignified stems and plant maturity.
Morphological Characteristics
It has broad leaves, measuring on average 4.5 cm wide by 80 cm long, with a dark green color. It has a tufted growth habit, reaching a height between 2 to 3 cm. The leaves have little or no hairiness, while the sheaths or ligules are densely hairy.
