Author: SUKANYA SUBRAMANIAN, N.SIVASAMY, S.R.SREERANGASAMY, L.D. VIJENDRADAS, P.VAIDYANATHAN and S. SURESH,
p-ISSN: 0024-9602, e-ISSN:2582-5321, Vol: 77, Issue: jul-aug,
A search and study of the Cenchrus germplasm collection resulted in the identification of FS-391, a genotype from Vellakoil taluk of Coimbatore district. It has high green fodder yielding potential of 40 t/ha/yr under rainfed condition with higher DM and CP yield than C.ciliaris and C.glaucus Local. It was identified to be a type of C.glaucus being an aneuploid (2n=42) and an obligate apomict.
Keywords: Blou buffel, Drought tolerant High yielding
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