Only available one month before planting season

Sunn Hemp is an erect, herbaceous annual shrub. It is a summer legume crop with a well- developed taproot system. It is primarily used as a cover crop or as green manuring to improve the nitrogen status of the soil. It can also be used as a source of fibre, but has limited use as a forage crop.

This is mostly due to the palatability, digestibility and alkaloid toxicity of the crop. It requires a minimum rainfall of 300 mm per annum.

Kg/ha - 50

Plant September - December

• Yields 5-18 t DM/ha/season
  Depending on environmental conditions and management

• Drought tolerant

• Fixes high levels of Nitrogen

• Adapted to low fertility soils

• Known to suppress certain nematodes species

• Suppresses weeds