Ischaemum timorense Lucuntu grassSimilar to I. aristatum but smaller leaved and more shallow rooted. Grows in areas with over 1 300 mm of annual rainfall and short dry seasons. Prefers heavy soils with a high water table. Dormant during the dry season. Used as pasture grass in more humid areas, but is less productive than some other species. Aggressive and difficult to eradicate. | | | | | | | As % of dry matter | | | | | | | | DM | CP | CF | Ash | EE | NFE | Ref | | | Fresh, 3 weeks, Suriname | | | 10.7 | 32.7 | 10.3 | 2.0 | 44.3 | 26 | | | Fresh, 4 weeks, Suriname | | | 10.4 | 32.7 | 10.1 | 2.0 | 44.8 | " | | | Fresh, 5 weeks, Suriname | | | 8.7 | 34.6 | 8.2 | 2.0 | 46.5 | " | | | Fresh, 6 weeks, Suriname | | | 7.4 | 35.4 | 8.1 | 1.9 | 47.2 | " | | | Fresh, 7 weeks, Suriname | | | 6.9 | 35.8 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 48.2 | " | | | Fresh, 8 weeks, Suriname | | | 5.3 | 36.7 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 49.2 | " | | | Fresh, whole aerial part, | | Suriname | | | | | | 9.8 | 35.0 | 8.9 | 1.1 | 45.2 | 126 | | | Fresh stems, Suriname | | | 6.2 | 38.3 | 8.4 | 0.8 | 46.3 | " | | | Fresh leaves, Suriname | | | 15.3 | 30.0 | 9.7 | 1.6 | 43.4 | " | | | Artificially dried, 4 weeks, | | Suriname | | | | | 90.9 | 8.3 | 34.2 | 10.6 | | | 124 | | | | | | | | | | Digestibility (%) | | | | | | | Animal | CP | CF | EE | NFE | ME | Ref | | | Vegetative | | | Sheep | 54.9 | 71.2 | 51.1 | 61.9 | 2.14 | 82 | | | | | |
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