African Star Bermuda Grass

In south africa c.

African star bermuda grass.

It is a fast growing c 4 grass that spreads mostly vegetatively smith and valenzuela 2002 it rapidly colonizes new areas and grows forming dense mats. Mean net herbage accumulation nha at sifl was respectively 55 74 and 71 54 kg dm ha d for african star and tifton 85. The species evaluated at sifl were african star grass cynodon nlemfuensis and tifton 85 bermuda grass hybrid cynodon sp while african star was the sole cultivar at windalco. Plectostachyus is used for stabilization of mine dumps and also with success used on sloping cultivated land prota 2015.

Nlemfuensis is a long lived perennial grass widely naturalized in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. As in many other african grasses this species has the potential to alter ecosystem. Star grass robust star grass rhodesian star grass african bermuda grass reuse kweekgras giant star grass muguga star grass african star grass estrela africana rumput bintang kolatay rukut dukut galud galud ya sata. Plectostachyus is a grass species palatable to all classes of livestock and thus it is cultivated as a forage fodder and pasture grass grazed or used for hay or silage cook et al 2005.

Summary of invasiveness top of page. Cynodon plectostachyus is native of east africa and is common at an altitude of 800 2000 m in ethiopia tanzania kenya and uganda along the rift valley bogdan 1977 it is the most widespread grass in mexico and latin america yong angel et al 2012 it is now naturalised throughout the tropics and sub tropics bogdan 1977 it grows in disturbed areas in dry and light textured soils in.