The Productivity and Nutritive Value of Imperata cylindrica (L) Beauv. in the Thai Highlands
Citation
Falvey, J. L., Hengmichai, P., & Pongpiachan, P. (1981). The productivity and nutritive value of Imperata cylindrica (L) Beauv. in the Thai Highlands. Journal of Range Management, 34(4), 280-282.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3897851Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
The rate of dry matter production after the annual pre-wet season burning, the rate of regrowth after cutting at three times during the year and the nitrogen content, phosphorus content and in vitro digestibility of Imperata cylindrica were studied in highlands of north Thailand over a one-year period. Dry matter production was slower than that recorded in more tropical regions and nitrogen content and digestibility correspondingly remained higher for longer. It is suggested that the slower growth rates recorded in this environment, permitted Imperata to remain a useful forage for a longer period than is usually considered possible for this species.Type
textArticle
Language
enISSN
0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/3897851