{"product_id":"stylosanthes-hamata-grass-0-5-kg-seeds","title":"Stylosanthes Hamata Grass - 0.5 kg Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eStylosanthes hamata, Caribbean stylo or verano stylo (\u003cem\u003eStylosanthes hamata\u003c\/em\u003e), is a hardy perennial pasture legume rather than a tree, grown for high-quality forage and soil improvement. As a legume it fixes atmospheric nitrogen, enriching poor soils and making it a key component of improved tropical pastures and silvi-pasture systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt forms a low, spreading, much-branched herb that stays green into the dry season, providing nutritious grazing and cut-and-carry fodder for cattle and goats. The plant is extremely drought and acid-soil tolerant and is widely sown on degraded grazing land and wastelands across the dry tracts of central and southern India.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamily: Fabaceae (legume)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNative region: tropical Americas and the Caribbean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMature height: 0.3–0.6 m\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrowth rate: fast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSowing the seed: lightly scarify or rub the hard seed coat to break dormancy, then broadcast or drill the seed shallowly (about 1 cm) into a prepared seedbed at the start of the rains. Germination is rapid, usually within 7–14 days. The crop establishes quickly, reseeds itself naturally and needs little care once a stand is set.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vedicflora","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51052895666422,"sku":"SED-TRE-STYLOSANTHES-001","price":659.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/4980\/6326\/files\/nurserylive-seeds-stylosanthes-hamata-grass-0-5-kg-seeds-16969355100300.jpg?v=1782714855","url":"https:\/\/vedicflora.com\/products\/stylosanthes-hamata-grass-0-5-kg-seeds","provider":"vedicflora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}