Feed Nutritional Quality in the Panicum Maximum and Chloris Gayana Grasses

Authors

Muhammad Jamil, PARC Arid Zone Research Centre, Dera Ismail Khan, PakistanFollow
Hadia Gul, Institute of Biological Sciences, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, PakistanFollow
Mubarik Ali, Animal Science Institute, National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Zeeshan, Department of Animal Nutrition, The University of Agriculture, Dera Ismail Khan, PakistanFollow
Basit Munir, Department of Animal Nutrition, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, PakistanFollow
Maria Asghar, Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, PakistanFollow
Norina Jabeen, Department of Rural Sociology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Abstract

Globally, freshwater scarcity and deterioration of groundwater quantity and quality are becoming more of a problem. The number of crops that can be effectively cultivated is limited because of the effects. The improved pasture species, Panicum maximum and Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana), have been progressively farmed due to its high dry matter production, favourable cultivation economics, and superiority over other grasses. This aspect needs a thorough understanding of the feed quality of various grasses. The primary goal of this review is to judge the quality and quantity of C. gayana and P. maximum. Total dry matter yield, Crop growth (CG) and mean of the growth rate with plant height were highest in P. maximum while lowest in C. gayana. Crude protein (CP %) was higher in Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) i.e., 6.73 % followed by Rhodes grass (C. gayana) (6.67 %) and Finger grass (Digitaria swazilandensis) (6.20 %). C. gayana achieved the highest total digestible nutrients (57.82 %) than P. maximum.

Article History

Received: Mar 20, 2023; Accepted: Apr 18, 2023; Published: Jun 30, 2024

Recommended Citation

Jamil, M., Gul, H., Ali, M., Zeeshan, M., Munir, B., Asghar, M., & Jabeen, N. (2024). Feed Nutritional Quality in the Panicum Maximum and Chloris Gayana Grasses, Journal of Bioresource Management, 11 (2).