Short Communication:The herbage yield and quality of three grass species on two marginal maize soils at Potchefstroom.

Abstract

A small plot experiment with Digitaria eriantha, Panicum maximum and Anthephora pubescens, established on Valsrivier and Westleigh soil forms, was conducted at Potchefstroom during the 1986/87 and 1987/88 seasons. The quality of all species, in terms of protein and digestibility, was adequate for animal production. Illustrates with histogramsLanguage: English

Keywords: Anthephora pubescens; Bottle brush grasses; Digitaria eriantha; Panicum maximum; Potchefstroom; Smuts finger grasses; Subtropical species; White buffalo grasses; animal production; bottle brush grass; digestibility; herbage yield; smuts fingergrass; subtropical grasses; white buffalo grass; yield; herbage; soil forms; production; south africa