UPL Limited – HYDERABAD/ MUMBAI

Growing Value in Forage Industry Green Fodder SILAGE Hay

Sugargraze for Forage

What is Sugargraze?

1. Multi cut World’s best Sweet Sorghum Hybrid

2. Brix 16% to 18% in Juice – High Energy

3. Soft Stems with soft internodes – Best Digestibility

4. Suitable for silage and Hey Making

5. Drought tolerance – Withstands in less water

6. 2.5 mts height with no lodging

7. Highest yield capable up to 100 Mt per hector

Sugargraze Characteristics • Warm season perennial grasses

produced as annual crops • Highly productive C4

photosynthetic pathway – Increased productivity in stressful

environments

• Height – some types reach 15 ft. tall

Why Sugargraze for Forage

Sugargraze Characteristics • High yield

– Tillering – side shoots developing from auxillary buds increase yield potential

• Greater leaf mass than corn • Regrowth for multiple harvests

• Optimum temperature for growth 86o F – high levels of photosynthetic activity above 100o F – minimal growth occurs below 60o F – plant at 50o F soil temperature

Why Sugargraze for Forage

Parametre Sugargraze Corn/ Maize

Seed Cost / Acre Less High

Yield per Acre (Green) 30 to 35 Mt 25 mt to 30 Mt

Green Fodder Very Sweet Normal

Silage Very good Quality Avaerag Quality

30% lesser water than Corn 30 to 35 % more water required

1 inch water produces - 2 Mt 1 Inch water produces - 1 Mt

Fertiliser 30% lesser than Corn 30% more Than Sugargraze

Nitrogen 25% lesser than Corn 25% more Than Sugargraze

Sweetness - Brix % 16 % to 18 % No Sweet Juice

Temparature Very good in Heat Tolarance Medium Tolarance

Drought Good in Drought Tolarance Require more Irrigation

Water Use Efficiancy Very High Very low

Root Zone System Very Efficiant in Water finding Poor root establishment

Leaf Structur Very wide leaf blade Medium leaf blade

Mycotoxin Problem No Yes

Water Requirement

SUGARGRAZE vs CORN

Sugargraze Advantages Over Corn High yields on less water

– Yields similar to corn with 30%-50% less water – Yields of 1.75 to 2.5 tons of biomass per inch of

water Vs. corn yields of 1 ton per inch of water – Lower energy & water pumping costs – Annual estimate for Texas Panhandle:

irrigated sorghum system saves 400,000 acre-inches and pumping costs over irrigated corn silage

Why Sugargraze over Corn Silage?

Sugargraze Yields with less water than Corn

Why Sugargraze over Corn Silage?

• Heat tolerance • Drought tolerance

– Very high water use efficiency – Large, efficient root system finds water – Growth resumes after drought-induces dormancy – Water loss reduced by plants • wax coating on leaves • leaves roll along midrib to reduce leaf surface

Why Sugargraze over Corn Silage?

Sugargraze Advantages Over Corn • Lower soil fertility requirements than corn

– 30% Less nitrogen—60 kg for sorghum Vs. 100 – 150 Kg for corn

• Later planting with similar tonnage • Greater total leaf area with re-growth for

multiple harvests. • Minimal mycotoxin concerns

– Aflatoxin – Fumonisin

Why Sugargraze over Corn Silage?

Economic Advantages Over Corn • Environmental

– Water conservation – Reduced phosphorus excretion (with BMR 6 types)

Why Sugargraze over Corn Silage?

Acknowledgements from Institutions

FYM N P K

Sweet - SSG JUMBO Feb to Sep 8 to 15 30 X 15 5000 30 25 10 25 2 to 3 55 to 60 20 to 25

Multicut NUTRIFEED Mar to Sept 2 to 3 30 X 25 5000 30 25 10 25 5 to 8 35 to 40 days 25 to 30

Green/Silage Sorghum SUGARGRAZE Mar to August 5 to 6 30 X 15 5000 30 25 10 25 1 to 2 80 days 25 to 30

Low Lignin Sorghum ADVANTA-BMR Mar to August 10 30 X 15 5000 30 25 10 25 3 TO 4 55 to 60 20 TO 25

Dual prupose Maize NUTRICORN Mar to August 8 TO 10 45 X 20 5000 30 25 10 Single 75 to 80 Days 28 to 35

Dual Purpose Sorghum PAC - 501/ 537 May to July 3 45 X 20 3000 60 20 15 25 2 cuts 80 days 20 to 22 mt

Dual Purpose Bajra PAC - 931/ 909 June to July 1.5 45 X 15 3000 30 15 10 Single 90 days 18 to 20 mt

Annual Grass Makkhan Grass Oct to Dec 6 to 8 45 X 10 5000 30 25 25 5 to 8 25 to 30 days 12 to 15

Lucerne DELIGHT Oct to Dec 6 to 8 45 X 20 5000 30 25 10 25 5 to 8 25 to 30 days 12 to 15

Approx. yield per

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Season Crop Advanta Hybrid Sowing PeriodSeed Rate

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Fertiliser in Kg per Acre After every

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Duration each

Cut - Days

• Jumbo, Nutricorn (PAC-740), Sorghum, Bajra are notified by GOI

• Nutrifeed and Sugargraze tested 3 years in AICRP-ICAR

• Lucerne – Notified variety and Annual Grass is 2 years testing data in SAU (P)

Different Forage Crops – POPs..

Cost/Hector Local SSG Jumbo Nutrifeed Sugargraze Napier

Seed Rate 37.5 25 7.5 12.5 30000

Seed Cost 937.5 1125 5325 4250 30000

Cost of Cultivation

Ploughing 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200

Sowing 450 400 600 400 1500

Irrigation 1500 1500 1500 1500 2200

Fertiliser 965 965 1000 900 1200

Pest Control 300 300 300

Total Cost of Cultivation Rs. 5052.5 5190 9625 8250 36100

1st Cut Yield per Ha 40 mt 50 MT 60 50 30

Revenue 44000 55000 66000 55000 33000

2nd Cut Yield per Ha 25 mt 40 Mt 70 40 35

Revenue 27500 44000 77000 44000 38500

3rd Cut Yield per Ha 35 mt 70 30 35

Revenue 0 38500 77000 33000 38500

4th Cut Yield per Ha 50 40

Revenue 55000 0 44000

TOTAL REVENUE per Ha 71500 137500 275000 132000 154000

Net Revenue per Ha 66447.5 132310 265375 123750 117900

Feeding Benefits

Green Fodder Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Hay Yes Yes

SILAGE Yes Yes

Cost of Cultivation

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