Forages

Grass Adaption

 
Tolerance To
Forages
Seedling Vigor
Soil Acidity
Poor Drainage
Drought
Grazing
Cool-Season Annuals
asa
asa
asa
as
asa

     Annual Ryegrass
G
G
E
F
E

     Oats
E
F
F
F
G

     Rye
E
E
F
F
G

     Wheat
E
P
P
F
G
asasaas
asa
 asa
asa
as
asa
Cool-Season Perennials
asa
asa
asa
asa
asa

     Orchardgrass

F
F
F
F
G

     Reed Canarygrass
F
G
E
G
F

     Tall Fescue E+
G
G
G
G
E

     Tall Fescue E-
F
G
G
F
F
asasa
as
as
as
as
as
Warm-Season Annuals
as
as
as
as
as
     Corn
E
F
P
P
P
     Crabgrass
G
G
P
F
E
     Pearl Millet
E
E
P
E
F
     Forage Sorghum
G
P
P
E
F
     Sorghum-Sundan
E
P
F
G
F
asasasa
as
as
as
as
as
Warm-Season Perennials
as
as
as
as
as
     Bahiagrass
P
E
G
E
E
     Bermudagrass
F
E
P
E
E
     Dallisgrass
P
F
E
G
G
     Johnsongrass
G
F
E
G
P
     Switchgrass
P
F
F
E
P

E= Excellent, G=Good, F=Fair, P=Poor.
E+ = Endophyte-Infected, E-=Endophyte-free.Source: From PPI, Forage Pocket Guide, 2004. Developed by D. M. Ball, C. S. Hoveland, and Gary Lacefield