Stylo (Stylosanthes spp.)

Land preparation and planting

  • Prepare a fine seed bed
  • Seeds are mixed with sand when sown as a pure crop or mixed with grass seeds for mixtures
  • Seeds are sown broadcast and covered with thin layer of soil or dibbled at a spacing of 30 cm between rows
  • Depth of sowing should be 5-10mm
  • Seeds germinate within a week