Forage Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.)
Characteristics
- Yield based on 2 harvests/season
- Seeds/pound: 227,000
- Seeding rate: 3-4 lbs pure live seed/acre
- Seeding date: early spring
- Perennial herb, usually sown in mixture with legumes
- For grazing only, rapid stem growth must be prevented
Advantages
- good quality possible
- very good tolerance to droughty soils
- can be no-till seeded into existing pastures
- provides grazing during spring and summer periods
Concerns
- not well suited to poorly-drained soils
- very poor quality and growth if not managed intensively
- weeds may be difficult to control, no registered herbicides
- pure chicory stands will produce milk with metallic taste
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