Growth and nutritional evaluation of napier grass hybrids as forage for ruminants

<p>Napier grass is a perennial, tropical C-4 grass that can produce large amounts of forage. However, low temperatures and drought stress limit its productivity and nutritive value as a forage. To overcome these limitations, pearl millet × napier grass hybrids (PMN) were developed. It was hypo...

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Main Authors: Brian Turano, Utsav P. Tiwari, Rajesh Jha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical 2016-09-01
Series:Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales
Online Access:http://tropicalgrasslands.info/index.php/tgft/article/view/302