The style manual of the government printing office and websters new. Ensiling procedure for super napier grass fifteen kilogram of sng grass each replication were. Napier grass silages were made with no additive, fermented juice of epiphytic lactic acid bacteria fjlb, molasses or cassava meal. The cultivation of high quality forages with a high yielding ability and adaptability to biotic and abiotic environmental stresses is one of the possible options to increase livestock production under. Dry matter yields are 28% or more than that of tanzania guinea grass purple guinea. The legumes to be intercropped with napier grass include desmodium, stylosanthes and macrotyloma axillace. The quality of this napier grass is practically medium. Super napier grass seed 1 gm visit the mgbn the path for the healthier life with beauty store. Livestock is a very important farming enterprise for smallscale farmers. Study on chemical composition of super napier grass silage. May, 2014 when harvesting cut the grass at soil level.
Hybrid napier is a perennial grass which can be retained on field for 23 years. Fodder production tamil nadu agricultural university. The big sale in first time in india from kaveri goat farm, tamilndu. Nearly acres planted with napier grass during apl11 and ready for harvesting from sept11 onwards. Growth and yield of tomato, napier grass and sugarcane. Napier grass intercropped with seca was more degradable than sole napier grass. Napier grass is a monocotyledonous flowering plant belonging to the. Mombasa guinea ubon forage seeds tropical grass seeds. Kakamega i and getting napier grass to dairy farmers in east africa dairy farming is kenyas leading. We are introducing a new green fodder super napier grass to indian goat and dairy farmers.
The pasture species napier or elephant grass pennise. Treatment 2super napier grass treated with lactobacillus buchneri. Napier grass, also known as elephant grass, uganda grass, or pennisetum purpureum, is a tropical grass native to africa. This is because the napier grass leaves are stiff, hairy and its stems is hard enough. Treatment 3super napier grass treated with lactobacillus plantarum.
Mombasa guinea grass is a tall grass, similar to hybrid napier grass in habit, but far more leafy and is very suitable for cutandcarry forage. Growth and yield of tomato, napier grass and sugarcane crops. The leaves are flat and straplike, up to an inchandahalf wide, and several feet long. It is a hybrid napier grass obtained by crossing elephant grass and pearl millet. Elephant or napier grass penisetum puperum is a perennial grass which can grow to 4 5 m high if left undisturbed. Treatment 1controlsuper napier grass without inoculants. Forage growth, yield and quality responses of napier hybrid grass. Cenchrus purpureus schumach, also known as napier grass, elephant grass or uganda grass, is a species of perennial tropical grass native to the african grasslands.
Napier grass is a fast growing, deeply rooted, perennial grass growing up to 4 metres tall that can spread by underground stems to form thick ground cover. Getting superior napier grass to dairy farmers in east africa 5 resistant plants and on field diagnosis of the disease. I seek your attention here are you feeding you feeding the right nutrients to your cattle. It is a very productive leafy grass, producing between 20 and 40 tha dry matter per year. Napier grass can be propagated from cuttings or from root slips. A new hybrid super napier developed and produced in thailand. It is also used as a soil stabilizer in soil conservation methods and can be intercropped with various forage legumes. Compared to the old napier variety, it is much higher yielding. In the us, it is sometimes used as an ornamental plant. The effects of additives in napier grass silages on.
In 1996, in response to the threat of head smut, kari began further screening to find smutresistant varieties of napier grass. Cn4 is a recent hybrid napier grass released by tnau, coimbatore, which is a cross between cumbu co. Pennisetum purpureum ufifas center for aquatic and. Aside from being a high yielder, the super napier is claimed to contain 1618 per cent crude protein, which is considered very high. Super napier grass high yielder in hybrid fodders rythu ratham ap24x7. Introducing a spectacular hybrid super napier plant that has unique characteristics to adopt as animal feedstock by the livestock owners. We called it super napier because it is outstanding in a number of significant ways. The research was aimed to study on chemical composition of super napier grass silage treated with lactobacillus buchneri and lactobacillus plantarum. May 23, 2018 per square meter, napier grass can produce fresh forage of 2. The inflorescence of napier grass is a cylindrical spike at the. Napier grass is the latest energy crop being promoted by the thai government. Chop the harvested napier grass and desmodium to reduce wastage while feeding to animals. Kenyas local napier grass varieties, but have still proven popular in ilri provides seeds and planting material to support forage use by smallholders and.
Yield and nutritive quality of nine napier grass varieties. Pests, diseases and weeds of napier grass, pennisetum. Super napier is unlike all other grass fodder types, a highly yieldable grass that has a whopping crude protein content of 14 to 18%. Agronomic performance, dry matter yield stability and.
The grass grows tall and forms large clumps like bamboo. Siambaza mombasa grass panicum maximum tropical seeds. Our experience napier grass growing coimbatore university came out with high quality seeds. It was observed napier grass allowed to cut once, before rainy season, is more prone to be attacked by the pathogen having disease incidence 89.
Napier grass could be categorized as high quality forage tessema, 2002 and extremely palatable when young and leafy cook et al. Super napier the department of livestock development in. It was first created by crossing two closelyrelated. Bana grass, french cameroon, clone and kakamega 1. Compared to napier grass, hybrid napier produces numerous leaves. Feed 70 kg or 7 headloads of fresh napier grass to a dairy cow per day. If the land area is m2, then multiplied it to 2,140 kg or 2. One acre of napier grass planted by the conventional method can give enough feed for 1 to 2 dairy cows for one year. Krailas kiyothong, an animal nutritionist and plant breeder, by crossing pennisetum purpureum the ordinary napier grass and. The grass is cut every 45 to 60 days after the first harvest, which is 90 days from planting. Sydow was recently reported as being in the country, causing serious losses in biomass. The effects of additives in napier grass silages on chemical. Uses of napier grass or elephant grass for cattle feed.
It is fast spreading around the world among farm communities due to its impressive fast. Napier grass diseases and pests, description, uses. It has low water and nutrient requirements, and therefore can make use of otherwise uncultivated lands. It is popular as a feed crop for livestock, and is also useful for attracting pest insects away from important food crops, such as maize. Napier grass has become the hottest issue in terms of alternative energy topic. Water napier grass after planting with 1 inch of water. Yield and nutritive quality of nine napier grass varieties in. Triple super phosphate fertilizer tsp was applied to the legumes at a rate of 20 kg p ha1 as it is a prerequisite for n fixation in the planting furrows and thereafter at the onset of lr 03 and 04.
A super napier from thailand department of agriculture. The main advantage of pakchong1 super napier are 1. Super napier grass pakchong1 high yield grass variety 75. Getting superior napier grass to dairy farmers in east africa. It produces 18 to 20 tonnes of forage per acre and has been found to tolerate dry conditions better than napier grass. Nearly acres planted with napier grass during apl11 and ready for harvesting from. Pure agrovet enterprises napierpakchong grass slips for. One is the danger posed by relying on just two varieties which are clonally propagated. Napier grass department of alternative energy development. Napier grass, varieties, nutritive quality, yield introduction napier grass pennisetum purpureum occurs naturally throughout tropical africa and particularly in east africa. Super napier fodder grass and bioenergy crops product.
It is fast spreading around the world among farm communities due to its impressive fast growth, high yield and excellent nutritional advantages. Super napier is unlike all other grass fodder types, a highly yieldable grass that has a whopping crude protein content of 14. Despite the high cost of manual harvesting, however, growing the super napier for. It possesses more tillers and leaves than napier grass and is more vigorous and higher in fodder yield and quality. Analyzed parameters for soil physical properties and methods were used for study of soil. A super napier from thailand national dairy authority. This is very fast growth, commonly crop height ranges is 1011 feet, it grows very tall. It is a very versatile species that can be grown under a wide range of conditions and systems. Brachiaria grass is slowly replacing napier grass because it grows fast with less water. Super napier can yield up to 200 tons per acre in a year, which makes it more reasonable to be known as king of napiers in and around asia. It is a tall, stout and deeprooted perennial bunch grass well known for its high yielding capability and usage as forage for livestock woodard and prine, 1991. But in quality, this napier grass is better than sugarcane.
Highly suitable for silage because pakchong1 super napier has wsc 18 watersoluble carbohydrate, so no need to add any additives while making silage. Jan 09, 2012 our experience napier grass growing coimbatore university came out with high quality seeds. Cost less the amount of milk increases20% to 40% protein level up to. Nov 26, 2010 napier or elephant grass pennisetum purpureum schum. Napier grass is a large perennial grass with erect stems that grow to 15 feet tall. It is one of the highest yielding tropical grasses.
It has larger leaves, softer and less persistent hairs of leaf blades and sheaths and less sharp leaf edges. Super napier is a unique hybrid variant of two different types of grass. Despite the success of kakamega i and kakamega ii, some major hurdles remain. Pakchong1 was developed by the department of livestock development in thailand. The result showed that super napier grass sng silage treated with inoculants had higher levels of crude protein, crude. Pdf hybrid napier pennisetum perpureum x pennisetum. Opportunities for napier grass pennisetum purpureum. One hectare of this super napier can produce 500 tons, harvested four times in one year. In experiment 1, fresh napier grass was given at 50 kg dry matter dm ha.
The low digestibility of napier grass is probably due to the fact that napier grass is a more fibrous grass than guinea grass and duckweed. The use of napier grass pennisetum purpureum and maize. Presently rajendra university is also developing hybrid breed. In thailand, one hectare of pakchong 1 can produce as much as 500 tons of biomass in one year. They have finetoothed margins, and sparse hairs on the leaf surface. When intercropping under the conventional method, make furrows along the napier grass lines or in betwe en rows and drill desmodium seed at a seed rate of. Mulch is optional, but it will help the soil retain moisture. Pdf forage growth, yield and quality responses of napier hybrid. It is characterized by its nutritional quality, siambaza gives us a very rich nutritional table with good values in protein reaching up to 16%, energy, fiber, sugars and high digestibility. Super napier the department of livestock development in thailand has come out with a new hybrid napier that is so outstanding, it might as well be called super napier. Pdf a 3 x 3 factorial study was conducted in the southern foothills of bhutan to compare 3 cultivars of napier. Hybrid napier grass cultivation as a sustainable self.
For ruminants cattle, carabao, goats give 6070 days old chopped fresh super napier grass. For hogs, chickens, ducks, plant eating fish tilapia, pangasius, horses, rabbits, etc. All 3 cultivars are derived from interspecific crosses between common elephant grass pennisetum purpureum and pearl millet pennisetum glaucum. Based on the computation according to equation 2, the data table 1 reveal that 65. The ensiling characteristics were determined by ensiling napier grass silages in airtight plastic pouches for 2, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 45 d. Growth and yield of tomato, napier grass and sugarcane crops as influenced by wastewater irrigation in mysore, karnataka, india. This is mainly because napier is a fast growing grass that can grow up to 4 metres by ciat has increasingly gained popularity among cattle farmers in kenya. Pakchong 1 is the official name of this special grass but it is better known among local readers as the super napier, which we wrote about. Soil texture % mechanical analysis of soil by sieve method. Napier grass diseases and pests, description, uses, propagation. Brachiaria helps farmers produce high quality forage the. Napier or elephant grass pennisetum purpureum schum.
It is native to africa but is now grown in many tropical countries. Super napier will have more proteins1214%where as other grass has 8% carbohydrates levels are more in super napier grass and helps to increase fat content in milk growth will be 1215 feet height by 60 days. Napier grass is one of the important perennial tropical forage crop belong to family poaceae. The 59daysold plants in photo are already about 10 feet tall.
Sep 21, 2018 it is a hybrid napier grass obtained by crossing elephant grass and pearl millet. Napier grass pennisetum purpureum and maize zea mays bran were tested as lowcost inputs to earthern ponds and concrete tanks. The big sale in first time in india from kaveri goat. Super nepier pakchong 1 are perennial hybrid napier grass obtained by crossing napier grass pennisetum purpureum and pearl millet pennisetum glaucum. A good beginning and more effective green fodder compared to co4, co5 napiers. Cost less the amount of milk increases20% to 40% protein level up to 16 % to 18%. Dede has poured in over thb350 million worth of research budget and targets to produce as much as 3,000mw electricity from napier grass.
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