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Guinea Grass

Season and Varieties

Zone District / Season Month Varieties
Irrigated                CO (GG) 3
All Districts Throughout the year
Rain fed  
All Districts Jun – Sep / Oct - Nov

Particulars of Guinea Grass Varieties

PARTICULARS CO (GG) 3
Parentage Clonal selection from Mumbasa
Duration (Days) Perennial
Green fodder yield (t/ha/year) 340 - 360 (7 harvests)
Quality characters
Dry matter (%) 20.2
Crude protein (%) 7.50
Crude fibre (%) 30.3
Phosphorus (%) 0.19


Special features of Guinea grass CO (GG) 3

  • Profuse tillering (40-60 /clump) and non lodging
  • More number of leaves (280 - 350 /clump)
  • High leaf stem ratio (0.73)
  • Shade tolerant and adapts well under coconut plantations
  • Highly palatable, preferred by milch cattle, goat and sheep

 
Profuse tillering of Guinea grass CO (GG) 3

Package of Practices

 Preparatory cultivation
:
  Plough 2 to 3 times to obtain a good tilth and form ridges and furrows
 50 cm apart.
 Rooted slips requirement
:
  Rooted Slips - 40,000 Nos. /ha
 Spacing
:
  50 x 50 cm 
 Manures and fertilizers
:
  Basal
 FYM          -           25 tonnes/ha
 NPK          -           50: 50: 40 kg/ha
 Top Dressing
 50 kg N 30 days after planting 
 50 kg N /ha after each cut
 Weed Management
:
  Hand weeding whenever necessary.
 Water management
:
  Immediately after planting; life irrigation on 3rd day and thereafter once in 10 days.
 Plant protection
:
  Generally not required
 Harvest
:
  First harvest at 75-80 days after planting  and subsequent harvests once in 40-45 days
 Green fodder yield
:
  320 t/ha/year (in 7 harvests).


Guinea grass root slips Guinea grass rooted slips in protray
Planting of root slips in ridges & furrows Fertilizer Application

Updated on Apr 2023