Choice of grasses for rainfed conditions

CHOICE OF GRASSES FOR RAINFED CONDITIONS

  • Blue buffel (Cenchrus glaucus): Co-1
  • White kolukkattaigrass /Anjan grass: IGFRI 3108, Cenchrus ciliaris, Marwar Anjan (CAZRI -75)
  • Black kolukkattai grass/ Dhaman grass: Marwar Dhaman (CAZRI -76) Black Anjan (C. setigerus)
  • Marvel grass (Dicanthium annulatum): GMG .1
  • Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana)
  • Spear grass (Heteropogon contortuous):
  • Setaria grass (Setaria anceps and Nandi, Narok, PSS 1 (S. sphacelata)
  • Blue panic/Australian grass (Panicum antidotale)
  • Congo signal grass (Ruzi grass) (Brachiaria ruziziensis)
  • Signal grass (Brachiaria decumbens)
  • Arisipillu (Brachiaria ramosa)
  • Sudan/Johnson grass (Sorghum sundanense and Sorghum halepense)
Last modified: Tuesday, 11 October 2011, 7:38 AM