Species

Variety

Region

Yield lover(green forage In t/ha)

Grasses

Anjan grass

IGFRI-3108

Dry parts of Maharashtra,

20-30

Cenchrus ciliaris

Rajasthan, Haryana,

Bihar and UP

IGFRI-3813

Gujarat, Rajasthan

25-30

Haryana, AP and Bihar

CAZRI-75

Extreme dry areas of Rajasthan

10-20

Marvel grass

S-32

Gujarat, UP, Haryana

20-25

Dichanthium

and Maharashtra

annulatum

S-65

Bihar

15-20

IGFRI-495-1

Gujarat, Rajastan

20-25

AP and Maharashtra

Orchard grass

S-37 & S-143

High hills of J & K

60-70

Dactylis glomerata

HP and UP. Also in eastern highlands.

Fescue grass

Delta and

High hills of J & K

40-45

Festuca arundinacea

Kentaki 31

HP and UP. Also in eastern highlands.

Doob grass

NK-37

Hill and plains of UP

10-15

Cynodon dactylon

Punjab, Haryana, MP and Bihar

Bermuda

Coastal regions of

15-20

coastal

Tamil Nadu, Gujarat

Kamataka and Maharashtra

Nandi grass

Kanjguia

Eastern plains

30-35

Setaria sphacelata

Denanath grass

IGFRI-2808

Low hills of J & K, HP

50-100

Pennisetum pedicellatum

and PP-47

UP, eastern low hills and eastern plains

Bahia grass

Common

UP, Haryana, Punjab

20-40

Papsalum notatum

Wallace and Tampa

and coastal Maharashtra Tamil Nadu, Kamataka and Andhra Pradesh

Guinea grass

PGG 14

In moist places of Gujarat, 50-70

Panicum maximum

PGG 19

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu,

and Hamil

Kamataka, AP, Haryana,

Punjab and UP

Napier grass

Pusa giant

Whole of India

100-150

Pennisetum

NB-21

Whole of tropical

120-150

purpureum

humid part of India

IGFRI

UP, MP, NE hills

110-150

AP, Punjab and hills of

North India

Legumes

Red clover

Kenland

High hills of J 8 K,

50-60

Trifolium pretense

HP and UP

White clover

Kavulchus

High hills of J & K,

60-70

Trifolium repens

and Nordic

HP and UP

Birdsfoot trifial

Grainger

High hills of J & K,

30-40

Lotus corniculatus highlands

HP, UP and eastern

Carribean stylo

Perennial

southern plateau and

15-20

Stylosanthes hamata

dry regions of

Rajasthan, Gujarat,

Haryana and HP

Stylo

Shefield,

Eastern low hills and

15-20

Stylosanthes guianensis

Cook and Invader

coastal regions