Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum) management strategies for dairy and meat production in the tropics and subtropics: yield and nutritive value

Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach) comprises up to 80% of the cattle diet in many tropical and subtropical regions and is used primarily by smallholder farmers. Despite the grass’s high yield, resulting animal productivity from this grass is low. One of the key reasons for the low animal p...

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Main Authors: M. Rafiq Islam, Sergio C. Garcia, Nathu R. Sarker, Md. Ashraful Islam, Cameron E. F. Clark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1269976/full