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Season and Varieties :: Cumbu Napier
  

 

CUMBU NAPIER HYBRID GRASS

Season and Varieties

Zone District / Season Month Varieties
Irrigated
All Districts Throughout the year CO (CN) 4 , CO (BN) 5 and CO 6

Yield Potential and Quality Characters

PARTICULARS CO (CN) 4 CO (BN) 5 CO 6
Parentage CO 8 x FD 461 IP 20594 x FD 437 CO 7× FD 459 (Released for North West and Central zone of India)
Duration (Days) Perennial Perennial Perennial
Green fodder yield (t/ha/yr) 375-400 (7 harvests) 360 - 400 (7 harvests) 380 (7 harvests)
Quality Characters
Dry matter (%) 21.30 22 22
Dry matter yield (t/ha/yr) 79.87 80 83.6
Crude protein (%) 10.71 14 11.50
Crude protein yield (t/ha) 8.71 9.60 9.60
Oxalate (%) 2.48 2.40 2.40
Updated on Apr 2023