Assessment of genetic diversity in <i>Sehima nervosum</i> for yield, nutritional traits and ensiling quality.

ABSTRACT: The low sugar content of tropical range grasses makes them difficult to ensiling. This study identified sugar rich (>7 % on dry matter basis) accessions of Sehima nervosum (SN), which is adequate to initiate lactic acid production during ensiling. Sehima is a prominent range grass of Sehima-Dichatnthium grasslands in India followed by Africa, Pakistan, China and Australia. In this study, 92 diverse SN germplasm accessions were evaluated for biomass yield, nutritional quality and sugar content. Green forage yield was higher in rainy season (ranged 2.2 to 58.1 t ha^-1) compared to post rainy season (varied between 0.48 and 44.0 t ha^-1). The approximates values expressed (%), crude protein ranged from 3.15 to 6.10, neutral detergent fibe

SUBMITTER: Singh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11787658 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature