Adapted to a wide range of soil types, with different ecotypes adapted to various soils varying from sandy to heavy black cracking clays. Very drought resistant and not to susceptible to frost. Cultivation Propagated by seed. Caryopses germinate better with chaff removed and covered over by soil or sand. It is often under-sown in corn, sesame or millet.
Seed production is often very low.
Sometimes grown in mixture with Clitoria ternatea in tropical Australia. Harvesting Plants persist well under grazing, but are only palatable before flowering. The flowering stems, which are produced in quantity, are hard and should be removed by mowing or burning. Frequent burning tends to suppress this grass and allows it to be replaced by less useful species. The taller the grass when cut, the higher the annual DM yield.