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Species Selection and Development:  Grasses:  Warm-season Annual Table 1. Seeding rates, soil texture, estimated seed cost, estimated dry matter (DM) production, possible livestock disorders, and regions adapted to Texas of warm-season annual grasses. Warm-Season Annual Grasses Seeding Rate lbs PLS/A Soil Texture1 Estimated Seed Cost $/A Estimated DM Production/A Remarks: Possible Disorders2 Regions Adapted3 Hay Crabgrass 4 s.l. 20 3000-5000   N 1-9 Pearl millet 12 s.l. 7 3000-6000   3 1,3,4,5 Sorghum-sudan 30 s.l. or c.l. 15 6000-15000   2,3,4 1-9 Silage Corn 25 s.l. or c.l. 50 10000-15000 Harvest at 50% starch line or 35% DM 3 1-9 Forage sorghum 10 s.l. or c.l. 10 10000-18000 Harvest in dough stage or 35% DM 2,3,4 1-9 1   c.l.=clay loam; s.l.=sandy loam 2   1=ergot poisoning or staggers; 2=prussic acid poisoning; 3=nitrate NO3 accumulation; 4=interstitial cystitis;  5=photosensitization;       6=fescue toxicosis; and 7=grass tetany 3   1=Pineywoods; 2=Gulf Prairies; 3=Post Oak Savannah; 4=Blackland Prairies; 5=Cross Timber and Prairies;      6=South & Texas Plains; 7=Edwards Plateau; 8=Rolling Plains; 9=High Plains; and 10=Trans-Pecos |  Ag Programs   |  Center Information   |  Faculty & Staff   |  TAES - Research   |  TCE - Extension   |  Weather  | [ State of Texas Homepage | Privacy Policy | Open Records Policy | Copyright Infringement | Required Links | Statement of Purpose ]  Copyright ©2009 · The Texas A&M System · Research & Extension Center - Stephenville, Texas 76401 · 254.968.4144  Contact the Webmaster at: stephenville@ag.tamu.edu