Summary
AF8301 is a non-BMR hybrid with outstanding yield potential. This hybrid has a short plant structure for good standability and will range from 72 inches to 84 inches in plant height. This hybrid is drought tolerant and is great for dry land conditions. AF8301 features good nutritional quality for a standard midrib hybrid and will produce a white grain head with high grain yields.
Plant Characteristics
Taxonomy
Zone
- Regional Growing Zone
- 2 - California Coastal, 3 - Southern Mountain, 5 - Midwest, 7 - Great Lakes South, 8 - Appalacia, 9 - Southeast, 10 - South Florida, 11 - South Texas, 12 - Southwest
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
- 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Temperature Zone
- Warm, Cool, Transitional
Plant Characteristics
- Height
- Short
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Growing Cycle
- Annual
- Sun Requirement
- Full Sun
- Maturity
- Medium
Plant Information
- Planting Season
- Summer
- Plant Depth
- 1" - 1.5"
- Minimum Soil Temp for Germination
- 60° F
- Establishment
- Easy
Seed Information
- Seed Treatment
- Safened
- Seeds Per Pound
- 16,000
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Subkingdom
- Tracheobionta
- Super Division
- Spermatophyta
- Division
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- LILIOPSIDA
- Subclass
- COMMELINIDAE
- Order
- CYPERALES
- Family
- POACEAE
- Genus
- SORGHUM
- Species
- SORGHUM BICOLOR