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Publication Date
11-2009
Series Number
4775
Abstract
There is considerable interest in growing sub-tropical (or warm season) perennial grasses for out-of-season green feed, especially on the south coast and in the northern agricultural region (NAR). They consist of two types: creeping grasses, which spread by either above ground runners (stolons) or below ground runners (rhizomes) and bunch grasses, which are tufted and do not spread by runners.
The main species sown include Panic grass, Rhodes grass, Kikuyu, Setaria, Signal grass, Digit grass, and Bambatsi panic and are often sown as a mixture, comprising 2 or more species. This bulletin describes how to identify these grasses at the seedling stage.
Number of Pages
20
ISSN
1833-7236
Keywords
Perennials, Grasses, Seedlings, Chloris gayana, Panicum maximum, Pennisetum clandestinum, Setaria sphacelata
Disciplines
Agronomy and Crop Sciences
Recommended Citation
Wintle, B,
Moore, G,
and
Nichols, P.
(2009), Identifying sub-tropical grass seedlings. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Bulletin 4775.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/bulletins/199
