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| DESCRIPTION: A densely tufted grass. Young culms prostrate to semi-erect up to 90 cm tall, later erect to 1-1.8 m tall. Leaf blades 3-25 cm long, 2-8 mm wide. Producing up to 3 m long, creeping stolons. Inflorescence a sub-digitate panicle, mostly comprising 2-5 racemes.USES: It is very palatable and grown for pasture and hay as permanent pasture in seasonally flooded or waterlogged land providing thick, lush growth. It withstands heavy grazing. Suitable for grazing and cut-and-carry, and for hay before flowering. Good for waterway and bank stabilisation. GROWING PERIOD: Summer-growing perennial grass. COMMON NAMES: Angleton grass, Alabang X, Angleton bluestem, Wildergrass. FURTHER INF: Angleton grass is native of India and introduced in Australia, Africa and America. Mostly in moderately dry to moist areas with annual summer rainfall from 750-1400 mm, but also as low as 650 mm and as high as 2000 mm, sometimes with a long dry season. Moderately drought tolerant and very tolerant of flooding and waterlogging. Occurs mostly on dark or red clay soils, with a neutral to alkaline pH. Generally not suited to light textured soils. Often found on fertile soils, but not fertility demanding. Moderately tolerant of salinity. It is a vigorous grass with a tendency to dominate and become a weed in some areas. Average dry matter yield in United States is 10 t/ha. | Sources |
| Grassland Index Skerman P 1990 pp 333-335 [KTMP, RAIN, DRA, TEXT, SAL, FER, PHO, TEMP] Roecklein J 1987 pp 136 [USE] Duke J 1979 pp 94 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Tropical forages 2005 |