Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Rain only
Mature size
30–90 cm
First harvest
Fodder at month three
Family
Poaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Broadcast before the first rain; it establishes in one shower.
The anjan of dry pasture — a fodder grass that greens the Thar within days of rain.
Growing it
Broadcast before the first rain; it establishes in one shower.
What it is for
Dry-land fodder and grazing restoration.