# SWEETLEAF II VARIETY

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Channel
- **Crop:** Sorghum
- **Release year:** 2000
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/sorghum/channel/channel-sweetleaf-ii-sorghum
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Strengths & management

- A versatile, dependable and highly palatable summer forage
- Best use for hay, haylage, green chop and grazing
- Moderate planting rates with smaller seed size and tillering
- Fast early growth makes it ready for grazing in six weeks
- Sorgo/Sudangrass

## Maturity

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| MATURITY GROUP | Medium |

## Agronomic Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| MATURITY GROUP | Medium |
| YIELD POTENTIAL FOR MATURITY | 1 |
| SILAGE | - |
| HAY | 1 |
| GREEN CHOP | 1 |
| PASTURE | 1 |
| STANDABILITY | - |
| REGROWTH | 1 |
| MALE STERILITY | Sterile |
| PLANT HEALTH | 3 |
| APPROXIMATE SEEDS PER POUND | - |
| IRRIGATED | 1 |
| NON-IRRIGATED | 1 |
| MID-RIB TYPE | Normal |
| PLANT HEIGHT (FT.) | - |
| TYPE | Sorghum / Sudangrass |

## Other

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| NEW | No |