Stylo Seed is a perennial/multi-cut legume fodder crop, like shrubby up to 2 meter tall, well adapted to tropical climate (which normally stay above 18 °C) & drought resistant.
Stylo Seed requires for line sowing (30 x 15 cm) the seed rate is 3 kg/acre & for Broadcasting 4 kg/acre (Good seed germination).
Stylo can be planted very densely at the rate of 3000 plants per ha.The tree provides FORAGE, pulp and paper, FOOD, GREEN MANURE and LANDSCAPE DECORATION.
Stylo seed First harvest for 75-80 days after sowing (when the flowers show up) & subsequent harvest are 40 days once.
Stylo Green fodder yield is 13-15 t/acre/year in 6-7 cuts; it comes up to 3-3.5 years.
Stylo seed Used for Green fodder, Silage, Natural protein mix, part of hay to increase body weight of RABBIT, GOAT & SHEEP & increase yield of milk in COW & BUFFALO.