How to make nutritious silage for dairy success; Soil Conservation. Apart from being a good forage napier grass shoot holds tightly onto soils and can effectively control soil erosion.

Napier grass has the ability to withstand drought conditions, ... If you want to make silage from napier grass it is advised that you harvest when they are two months old or one month re-growth.

Jessup is utilizing two grass species: pearl millet, a grain crop, and Napier grass, ... Jessup said when he arrived in 2009 there was no germplasm in the previous forage grass breeding program.

“A 1% improvement in NDFd can lead to a 0.17kg increase in dry matter intake (DMI) and an additional 0.23kg of milk,” she adds. "The results from this trial show a significant improvement in NDFd from ...

Some of the forage species planted on the institute land include, canavalia maritima, Klitoria ternateńska, centrosema virginianum, lablab, mukuna, molasses grass, bufalo grass, Sugarcane Napier ...

02/24/2020 February 24, 2020. Scientists say feeding cows good quality grass would boost their productivity — which is better overall for the climate. Experts explain to DW how that helps tackle ...

High Yield: Napier grass is a productive and versatile forage grass native to Africa and southeast Asia. It grows rapidly, reaching a height of 10-15 feet, and can be harvested 5-6 times annually.

Plan ahead to unlock maximum energy from your grass silage. 16m. Lientjie Colahan, silage technical support at Lallemand Animal Nutrition, says now is a prime time to focus on forage production.

Is Napier grass the win-win that East Africa is looking for? The native grass species has the potential to boost nutritional dietary value (and therefore agricultural yields) while at the same time ...