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Digitaria milanjiana

Authority (Rendle) Stapf Family Liliopsida:Commelinidae:Cyperales:Gramineae Synonyms Common names Editor Ecocrop code 5333

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A stloniferous grass reaching 60-120 cm in height with erect culms and long leaf-blades. USES Very palatable, used for silage and for pasture but will not withstand to heavy grazing. Also used as ground cover for erosion protection and nematode control in bananas. GROWING PERIOD Perennial grass. In Florida it flowered after 79-96 days at a daylength of 14 hours and in 132-151 days at 11 hours. COMMON NAMES Milanje finger grass, Woolly finger grass, Digit grass, Ya mardi digit. FURTHER INF Latin synonym: D. swynnertonii, D. endlichii, D. setivalva, D. mombasana, D. polevansii ssp. peterana. Milanje finger grass is native of southern Africa. It can be found at elevations between sea level and 2000 m and is common in woodland, thickets, disturbed areas and abandoned cultivation. It is drought resistant but severely affected by fire. Dry matter yields may be between 5-25 t/ha.
Sources
Grassland Index Skerman P 1990 pp 360-362 [RAIN, DRA, TEXT, FER, PHO] Bogdan A 1977 pp 123-124 [RAIN, DRA] Ibrahim K 1987 pp 127 Mannetje L 1992 pp 123-124 [RAIN, TEXT, DRA, FER, DRA, LIG] Tropical forages 2005