Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly
Mature size
2–4 m
First harvest
Cut at 60 days, then every 40
Family
Poaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity
Sow in
monsoon
Care
One row feeds a household cow through the year.
Cut-and-carry fodder that regrows every forty days for years.
Growing it
One row feeds a household cow through the year.
What it is for
Green fodder; a fast windbreak on a farm edge.