| BRIEF DESCRIPTION A slender, simple or sparingly branched grass with 15-50 cm high stems ascending from a stout, hard, sometimes shortly creeping root-stock. Leaves 7-15 cm long and 1-3 mm wide and linear. Root-fibres wiry and roots reaching 105 cm in length. USES Very palatable and mainly used for fodder and hay. It can also be used for pasture. GROWING PERIOD Summer-growing perennial grass. COMMON NAMES Machuri, Musel, Moshi. FURTHER INF Machuri can be found at elevations between sea level and 760 m in Mysore, India. It is common in low-lying situations where the water stands for two to four months per year. Dry matter yields may be between 4.5-6.4 t/ha. |