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Paspalum dilatatum

Authority Poir. Family Liliopsida:Commelinidae:Cyperales:Gramineae Synonyms Common names Dallis grass, gewone paspalum, paspalum Editor Ecocrop code 1623

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A bunchgrass with short rhizomes and an abundance of basal leafiness reaching up to 1 m in height. USES Used for pasture, forage and erosion control. KILLING T Its underground root-stock allows it to persist and recover from frost below -10°C. GROWING PERIOD Perennial, growing spring and summer. COMMON NAMES Dallis grass, Paspalum, Watergrass, Pasto Dalis, Pasto miel, Australian grass, Paspalum dilate, Rumput austali, Lawa-lawa, Halanaw, Sakata, Ya-daenlit, Co'san dep. FURTHER INF Scientific synonyms: P. platense, P. ovatum, Digitaria dilatata. Dallis grass is native of the humid subtropics of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. It can be found at elevations between sea level and 2000 m within the latitudinal range 28°N-35°S. It has an optimal day-length response of 14-16 hours. It is drought-hardy. Yields of fresh herbage range from 39-65 t/ha, while dry matter yields may be between 3-15 t/ha. It is considered a pest of lawns and other utility turf.
Sources
Grassland Index Skerman P 1990 pp 557-565 [TEMP, RAIN, DRA, TEXT, SAL, FER, 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 154 [USE, DRA, FER, RAIN, KTMP] Bryant P 1973 pp 327-328 [LIMIT, RAIN, TEXT, DRA, FER, KTMP] B-Lennard E 1984 pp 454 [SAL] Bogdan A 1977 pp 197-202 [RAIN, LIG, TEMP, KTMP, FER, TEXT] Mannetje L 1992 pp 178-180 [RAIN, TEMP, PHO, LIG, FER, TEXT, PH, SAL] Ahlgreen G 1956 pp 241-243 [DRA, FER, USE]