SWEET BEE® STERILE II
MALE-STERILE HYBRID FORAGE SORGHUM | MEDIUM MATURITY
Sweet, highly palatable stalks
Good re-growth
Strengths:
Smaller planting seed size
Longer maturing & taller than Sweet Bee Sterile
| Plant Characteristics: |
| Days to boot |
57-62 |
| Days to soft dough |
N/A |
| Plant height at boot |
5-6’ |
| Plant height at full maturity |
6-7’ |
| Planting seed color |
Red |
| Average seed count per pound |
20-22 K |
Suggested Uses:
Hay
Late-season graze out
Green chop |
Areas of Concern:
Silage lacks high top-end yield potential in comparison to other silage types
Outside pollen sources can set seed
Susceptible to sorghum ergot
Areas of Adaptation:
Any area where forages are produced
| General Agronomic Ratings: |
| Silage yield |
7 |
| Hay yield |
8 |
| Nutritional value |
8 |
| Seedling vigor |
8 |
| Drought tolerance |
8 |
| Lodging resistance |
8 |
| Regrowth |
7 |
| General disease resistance |
8 |
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All ratings are general. Different pathotypes, races, and biotypes of diseases and insects can cause ratings to change.
All ratings are based on Warner field screenings and university screenings.
HR = High Resistance, HT = Highly Tolerant, T = Tolerant, MT = Moderately Tolerant, S = Susceptible, 1 = Poor, 10 = Excellent
Management Notes:
Sweet Bee Sterile II is an improved version of our popular sweet bee sterile. Taller plant height and higher yielding, this hybrid
still gives you all the advantages of male-sterility. Sweet Bee Sterile II can be used for a wide variety of production practices. |
