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Panicum maximum

Authority Jacq. Family Liliopsida:Commelinidae:Cyperales:Gramineae Synonyms Common names blousaad soetgras, capim da Guine', capim de feixe, capim guine' legitimo, erva da Guine', gewone buffelsgras, gramalote, green panic, Guinea grass, Hamilgrass, milha do sertao, murubu, painco grande, pasto Guinea Editor Ecocrop code 1605

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DESCRIPTION: A dense-growing, tufted grass reaching 0.5-3 or even 4.5 m in height. Often with shortly creeping rhizome. USES: It is one of the most important cultivated range and fodder grasses of lowland tropical America. Can also be used for silage and as an energy substitute (alcohol). GROWING PERIOD: Perennial grass, growing about 150 days in the summer period. First cut taken at about 70 days and thereafter at intervals of 40-55 days. COMMON NAMES: Guinea grass, Zaina, Pasto Guinea, Gramalote, Herbe de Guinee, Buffalo grass, Green panic grass, Panic eleve, Rumput banggala, Suket londo, Rebha luh-buluhan, Rumput kuda, Rumput benggala, Ya-kinni, Co'ke to. FURTHER INF.: Scientific synonym: P. polygamum. Guinea grass is native of East Africa and South East Africa. It is common in grassland, open woodlands and shady places. The grass is well adapted to sloping, cleared land in rain forest areas. It can be an aggressive invader of annual and perennial crops in Brazil. In Kenya, it is normally grown at elevations between 1500-2100 m, but it can be found at elevations between sea level and 2500 m. Dry matter yields may be 6-60 t/ha or more.
Sources
Grassland Index Skerman P 1990 pp 522-532 [TEMP, KTMP, RAIN, DRA, TEXT, FER, SAL, FER, PHO, LIG] Rehm S 1991 pp 412 [DRA, USE] Duke J 1975 pp 23 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Duke J 1979 pp 95 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Roecklein J 1987 pp 158 [USE, FER, DRA, TEXT] Bogdan A 1977 pp 181-191 [LIG, KTMP, RAIN, TEXT, DRA, FER] Bryant P 1973 pp 322-325 [TEXT, RAIN, KTMP, LIG, DRA, FER] Williams C 1979a pp 246-247 [KTMP, DRA, FER, TEXT, DEP] B-Lennard E 1984 pp 454 [SAL] Alves A 1986 pp 205 Kernick M 1961 pp 320 Purseglove J 1972 pp 199 [FER, DRA] Mannetje L 1992 pp 172-174 [FER, LIG, RAIN, DRA, PH, TEXT] Voortman R (pers. comm.)