super napier grass
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What animal eats Napier grass?
75 days old Super Napier plants can be fed to chickens, ducks, horses and rabbits Super Grass is very palatable because the stalks are tender After 90 days of planting and can be fed to cows and buffaloes It has other uses aside from fresh feed for farm animals. If there is excess harvest because there are… Continue reading
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What are the benefits of Super Napier?
Super Napier is a high yielding green fodder. Super Napier can yield 180 to 200 tonnes per acre per year They grow up to a high height 12 feet to 15 feet Super Napier has high crisp leaves. Super Napier can be harvested eight times a year The yield is made in a short period of time. Normally… Continue reading
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How much Super Napier grass stems can be planted per acre?
Super Napier is a high yielding green fodder. Super Napier can yield 180 to 200 tonnes per acre per year We can plant 10,000 stems to 12,000 stems per acre Its leaf length are 6 – 8 cm broad. They grow up to a high height 12 feet to 15 feet Super Napier has high crisp leaves. They… Continue reading
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Is Super Napier grass good for Dairy Cows?
Super Napier is a high yielding green fodder and has protein content ranging from 16% to 18% Super Napier can yield 180 to 200 tonnes per acre per year They grow up to a high height 12 feet to 15 feet Super Napier has high crisp leaves. Super Napier can be harvested six to eight times a year… Continue reading
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How to control Rhinoceros Beetles in Coconut farms?
Rhinoceros beetles are named for horn-like projections on and around the males heads. They are mostly black, gray or red in color and some are covered in soft hairs Rhinoceros beetle adults damage palms by boring into the centre of the crown, injure the young growing fronds and feed on them. As they bore into the… Continue reading
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Can Goats survive only with Super Napier grass ?
Super Napier is an excellent green fodder grass for goats. The leaves of Super Napier grass will be wide, smooth and greener than ordinary Napier grass. Its stems are long, juicy and is rich in high crude protein. Super Napier’s protein content is about 16% which very high compared to other fodder grasses currently available… Continue reading
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How to fertilize Red Napier ?
Red Napier responds well to farm yard manure like cow dung manure and poultry manure Apply 2 tonnes farm yard manure per acre before planting Red Napier stems In the absence of farm yard manure, it requires 100 kg bio fertilizer per acre. Manure / Bio fertilizer should also be applied after 30 days of planting… Continue reading
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How to harvest Red Napier grass?
After 90 days of planting Red Napier would have grown by 8 feet to 10 feet and the grass would be ready for harvesting. Red Napier at this stage can be harvested and can be fed to cows, buffalo and horses. While harvesting, Red Napier grass has be cut at the ground level so that more shoots… Continue reading
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How much protein is in Super Napier grass?
Super Napier contain 16-18 percent crude protein, which is considered very high. This is very important, especially for dairy animals that have to be nourished adequately in order to produce more milk. It is very palatable because the stalks are tender. The leaves are smooth and hairless and animals love to eat them as its… Continue reading
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What is the spacing of Napier grass?
The soil should be well pulverized with the use of a rotavator The furrows are made 3 feets apart. The cuttings are planted flat in the furrows, 2 feets apart, and covered with soil one to two inches thick. The conventional method involves planting one stem with 2 nodes or root split in holes 15–30… Continue reading