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Cenchrus ciliaris

Authority	L.
Family	Liliopsida:Commelinidae:Cyperales:Gramineae
Synonyms	Cenchrus ciliarus, Pennisetum cenchroides Rich., Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link, Pennisetum ciliare var. ciliare
Common names	African foxtail, bloubuffelsgras, blue buffalo grass, buffel grass, buffelgrass, buffelsgrass, foxtail buffalo grass, koluk katai
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Ecocrop code	666

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A tufted or rhizomatous tussock grass up to 30-150 cm tall. USES Used for pasture, hay or silage. GROWING PERIOD Summer-growing perennial. COMMON NAMES Buffel grass, African foxtail, Buffelsgras, Dhaman grass, Anjan grass, Koluk katai, Kram kram, Regina, Bougouiba, Shoultel far, Sibouss, Subat, Subbat, Hamra, Gharaz, Hada, Drab, Hemri rigl-el-ghoraab, Khafoor, Haufato, Danab el kalib, Lyah makarri, Arapsur, Agar, Irdug, Gurde agar, Amerukwa, Enkopikedongoi, Oloju, Kawit-kawitan, Sagisi, Ya-bupfen. FURTHER INF Scientific synonyms: C. longifolius, Pennisetum cenchroides, P. ciliare, P. rangei, P. oxyphyllum. In tropical Africa, buffel grass can be grown between sea level and 600 m in elevation, (Purseglove; 0-2000 m). It is common in open bush and grassland. Photosynthesis pathway C4. Dry matter yields may vary between 2-18 t/ha when the grass is grown without fertilizer and may be up to 24 t/ha with complete fertilizer.
Sources
Grassland Index Skerman P 1990 pp 266-274 [TEMP, KTMP, RAIN, FER, DRA, TEXT, FER, PH, SAL] Rehm S 1991 pp 407 [DRA, USE] Duke J 1979 pp 94 Duke J 1975 pp 11 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Roecklein J 1987 pp 146 [USE] Heath M 1985 pp 181 [DRA] Ibrahim K 1987 pp 100 Bogdan A 1977 pp 66-74 [DRA, RAIN, DEP, TEMP, TEXT, FER] Bryant P 1973 pp 306-312 [DRA, TEXT, RAIN, TEMP] Kernick M 1978 pp 101-121 [RAIN, TEMP, LIG, TEXT, DRA] B-Lennard E 1984 pp 454 [SAL, DRA] Graves W 1988 pp 9 Aronson J 1989 pp 68 Mannetje L 1992 pp 77-79 [RAIN, TEMP, DRA, TEXT, PH, SAL, FER] IBPGR 1984 pp 131