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Improved varieties of grasses and legumes in different regions

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