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Chloris gayana

Authority	Kunth.
Family	Liliopsida:Commelinidae:Cyperales:Gramineae
Synonyms	Chloris abyssinica Hochst., Chloris glabrata Andersson
Common names	capim de Rhodes, pasto Rhodes, rhodes grass, rhodesgras
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Ecocrop code	681

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A glabrous, usually stoloniferous grass up to 50-150 cm high and very variable. Its roots may descend to 4.7 m. USES Used for pasture, fodder, and hay. GROWING PERIOD Perennial or annual growing in spring and summer. COMMON NAMES Rhodes grass, Pasto Rhodes, Grama Rhodes, Zacate gordura, Herbe de rhode, Koro-korosan, Banuko, Ya-rot, Tucgiean, Abu raseya, Erigaru, Ol'piripiri-andoi. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: C. abyssinica, C. glabrata. Rhodes grass is native of East, South and Central Africa. It can be found at elevations from 600-2000 m in the equatorial zone and from sea level to 500 m in Queensland. The latitudinal range is between 18-33°N and 18-33°S. It is common in open woodland and grassland on a wide range of soils. The optimal daylength for growth is between 10-14 hours. It may withstand a dry season of up to six months. Best dry matter yields may be between 30-40 t/ha.
Sources
Grassland Index Skerman P 1990 pp 283-288 [LIG, TEXT, TEMP, KTMP, RAIN, DEP, DRA, PH, SAL, FER, PHO, LIG] Rehm S 1991 pp 407 [DRA, SAL, FER] Duke J 1979 pp 94 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Duke J 1975 pp 11 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Roecklein J 1987 pp 173 [USE] Ibrahim K 1987 pp 104 Bogdan A 1977 pp 77-86 [DRA, TEMP, KTMP, PHO, RAIN, TEXT, PH, SAL] Bryant P 1973 pp 313-316 [RAIN, TEXT, FER, SAL, DRA] Kernick M 1961 pp 320 Aronson J 1989 pp 68 B-Lennard E 1986 pp 14 [SAL, PH] Mannetje L 1992 pp 90-92 [LIG, DRA, RAIN, TEMP, PHO, TEXT, PH, SAL] IBPGR 1984 pp 139