| BRIEF DESCRIPTION A leafy bunch grass up to 1 m high, branched from the base and above. Leaves 15-25 cm long and 4-10 mm wide, flat and glabrous. USES It is usually used for cut-and carry green forage and can stand several cuts a year. Also useful for hay and silage. It is a valuable soil stabilizer in India. GROWING PERIOD Summer annual grass. COMMON NAMES Annual kyasuwa grass, Bara, Deenanath grass, Deenabandhu grass. FURTHER INF Annual kyasuwa grass is native of northern tropical Africa and India. The latitudinal range of the grass is 20°N and S. It is common as a secondary weedy invader of disturbed sites, road edges and fallows and can become a weed of cultivation. It has good drought tolerance. Yields of green herbage may vary between 30-109 t/ha. |
Grassland Index
Skerman P 1990 pp 612-615 [FER, TEMP, KTMP, RAIN, DRA, FER, TEXT, PH, USE, LIMIT]
Bogdan A 1977 pp 229-231 [RAIN, DRA, FER, TEXT] |
