{"id":672,"date":"2020-12-01T23:08:39","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T16:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubonforageseeds.com\/en\/?page_id=672"},"modified":"2024-09-27T03:35:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T20:35:21","slug":"munriver","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ubonforageseeds.com\/en\/seeds\/munriver\/","title":{"rendered":"Mun River Guinea"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\ncv. Mun River[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text]It was introduced into Thailand from Costa Rica in 2015 and was evaluated in 3 years of field trials by Ubon Forage Seeds before being released in 2019.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_gallery el_id=”gallery-200001″ isotope_mode=”fitRows” medias=”689,690,691,692″ style_preset=”metro” gutter_size=”3″ screen_lg=”1000″ screen_md=”600″ screen_sm=”320″ single_width=”3″ single_height=”3″ single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_padding=”2″ single_css_animation=”bottom-t-top” uncode_shortcode_id=”102194″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ back_color=”color-lxmt” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ shift_y=”0″][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Productivity<\/h2>\n

Mun River guinea grass is a perennial, tall, leafy grass, similar to Mombasa guinea grass but with broader and softer leaves. Mun River has a high proportion of leaves (80-85%). It is a perennial and will grow for 10 years or more under good management. It is a very productive leafy grass, producing between 15-20t\/ha dry matter per year on poor soils in Thailand.<\/p>\n

Mun River is not tolerant of waterlogging and only has moderate drought tolerance, It does not tolerate salty soils.<\/p>\n

Establishment<\/h2>\n

Mun River can be established by sowing seed or transplanting seedlings or tillers with roots from a nursery.<\/p>\n

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  • For seed sowing, broadcast 8-10 kg\/ha into a well-cultivated seed bed. Cultivate by ploughing, discing and harrowing to produce a fine seed bed.<\/li>\n
  • Broadcast the seed over the field and then cover the seeds with 1-2 cm of soil by gently brushing or raking or harrowing. A light roller can also be used to press the seeds into the soil.<\/li>\n
  • If planting tillers, plant the rooted tillers in rows, 50 cm apart into moist soil. Irrigate if no rain falls on the day of planting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Management<\/h2>\n

    Fertilizer<\/h3>\n

    Apply 200 kg\/ha of NPK fertilizer (15:15:15) at seed sowing and then after every forage cut or grazing.<\/p>\n

    Cutting<\/h3>\n
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    • First cut is at 60-80 days after planting or when the plants are between knee and waist height (60-80 cm high). Cut down to about 10-15 cm or at ankle height.<\/li>\n
    • After the first cut, cut thereafter every 40-45 days in the wet season or when the plants reach between 60-80 cm in height. If the grass is too tall (over 80 cm high) it is low in quality (low crude protein and high fibre).<\/li>\n
    • In the dry season, cut when the plants reach between 50-70 cm in height or about every 60-70 days if there is no irrigation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Crude Protein Levels<\/h2>\n

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