9
Views
15
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Seasonal Variation in Productivity and Nutritive Value of Napier Grass at Muguga, Kenya

&
Pages 177-185 | Accepted 01 Nov 1993, Published online: 09 Dec 2015

REFERENCES

  • Anindo, D. O. and Potter, H. L (1986). Milk production from Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) in a zero-grazing feeding system. E. Afr. agric. For. J. 52, 106–111).
  • AOAC (1970). Official Methods of Analysis of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists. 11th ed. Horowitz, Washington, DC, USA.
  • Caro-Costas, R. and Vicente-Chandler, J. (1961). Effects of two cutting heights on yields of five tropical grasses. J. Agric. Univ. Puerto Rico 45, 46–49.
  • Goering, H. K. and van Soest, P. J. (1970). Forage Fibre Analysis (Apparatus, Reagents, Procedures and some Applications). USDA Agricultural Handbook No. 379. USDA (United States Department of Agriculture), Washington, DC, USA. 20 pp.
  • Goldson, J. R. (1977). Napier grass in East Africa—A review. Pasture Research Project Technical Report No. 24. National Agricultural Research Station, Kitale, Kenya.
  • Jaetzold, R. and Schmidt, H. (1982). Farm Management Handbook of Kenya, Vol. II a, b, and c. Ministry of Agriculture, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Karanja, G. M. (1981). Bana grass. Kenya Farmer October 1981: 51–52.
  • Meissner, H. H., Koster, H. H., Nieuwoudt S. H. and Coertze, R. J. (1991). Effect of energy supplementation on intake and digestion of early and mid-season rye grass and panicum/Smuts finger hay, and on in sacco disappearance of various forage species. S. Afr. J. Anim. Sci. 21, 33–42.
  • Mugerwa, J. S. and Ogwang, B. H. (1976). Dry matter production and chemical composition of elephant grass hybrids. E. Afr. agric. For. J. 42, 60–65.
  • Mwakha, E. (1972). Effect of cutting frequency on productivity of Napier and Guatemala grasses in western Kenya. E. Afr. agric. For. J. 37, 206–210.
  • Potter, H. L. (1987). Inventory of feed resources for the smallholder farmer in Kenya. Proceedings of the second PANESA workshop held in Nairobi, Kenya, 11–15 November 1985. IDRC, Nairobi, Kenya, pp. 2–22.
  • Potter, H.L. and Anindo, D. O. (1985). Animal performance on Napier grass diets. Proceedings of the Animal Production Society of Kenya 17, 7–13.
  • van Soest, P. J. (1967). Development of a comprehensive system of feed analysis and its application to forages. J. Anim. Sci. 26, 119–128.
  • SAS Institute Inc. (1988). SAS/STAT Users' Guide, 6.03 Edition. Cary, NC. 1028 pp.
  • Stotz, D. (1979). Milk production systems in Kenya, their economic features and management traits. Working Paper No. 2, Dairy Farm Management. Livestock Recording Centre, National Animal Husbandry Research Station, Naivasha, Kenya.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.