| VARIETY |
OPTIMAL PRODUCTION ALTITUDE |
PERIOD TO MATURITY(DAYS) |
SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES |
|
BOMA RHODES
|
1000-2500
|
90-105
|
- Soft and excellent herbage
- Slow growing and hence suited for lower stocking rates.
- Gives bottom tillers and forms a thick grass
- It is very popular in the medium altitude areas
- It is drought tolerant
|
|
ELMBA RHODES
|
1000-2500
|
90-105
|
- Soft and excellent herbage
- High seeding vigor and forage yield
- Suited for a wide range of climatic conditions but does best in sandy soils.
- Quick growing and hence suited to intensive grazing.
|
|
NANDI SETERIA
|
1000-2500
|
70-80
|
- Suitable for the altitude and high rainfall areas
- Very persistent
- Good forage quality
- Tolerant to mild water logging
|
|
NASIWA SETERIA
|
1000-2500
|
75-90
|
- Good persistent under grazing
- Drought tolerant
- Good forage quality
- Tolerant to mild water logging
|
|
COLOURED
GUINEA
|
50-2000
|
50-60
|
- Good herbage quality
- Thrives well in a wide range of rainfall regimes
|
|
DESMODIUM
|
0-3000
|
90-120
|
- High crude protein levels
- Rich in minerals and vitamins
- Improve soil fertility through nitrogen fixation
- Stop striga weed growth on farms
|
|
LUCERNE
|
1000-3000
|
90-120
|
- Very palatable ,nutrition and can sustain high milk production levels when fed to dairy cattle
- Can last up to four year under good management
|
|
SUDAN GRASS
|
All altitudes
|
90
|
- A quick growing annual with smaller stem and thin leaves
- Very palatable through with relatively low production potential
- Useful as a dry weather feed
|
|
COLUMBUS GRASS
|
All altitudes
|
90
|
- A slow growing biannual crop with broader leaves which under good management can be cut for two consecutive years without reduction in palatability
|
|
OATS
|
All altitudes
|
135
|
- Suitable for forage and grain milling
- Tolerant to stem rust
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