Livstenit is a mid-early variety of sugar sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), characterized by high yield and resistance to unfavorable conditions. The plant is tall with a symmetrical panicle of medium length and density. Leaves are light green, slightly bleached, and the grain is elliptical, dark brown with a fully starchy endosperm. The mass of 1000 grains ranges from 13.3 to 25.0 grams. The variety differs in high drought resistance and resistance to lodging, ensuring a stable yield of dry matter at the level of 92 c/ha, which exceeds the regional average.
Sugar sorghum Livstenit is widely used in fodder animal husbandry for making silage, grass meal, silage, and grain-silage, and is also used for green feeding and grazing. The green mass of the variety contains from 32.6 to 35.5% dry matter, with crude protein content from 7.2 to 7.7% and fiber from 37.7 to 39.6%. These indicators make Livstenit a valuable fodder plant, providing high feed palatability, especially when feeding pigs.
Breeding work on the variety aims to reduce fiber content and increase protein in green mass, which improves feed quality and economic efficiency of cultivation. The green mass of Livstenit provides the digestible protein norm necessary for full animal nutrition, confirming its high fodder value and prospects for use in agro-industrial complexes.
