Digitaria pentzii

Woolly finger grass, pangola river grass

Densely tufted perennial with stems up to 120 cm high and variably hairy leaves and sheaths. Grows under a wide range of conditions; often found on sandy soils. Valuable dry-season pasture grass, but intolerant of heavy grazing. Not very palatable during grazing season. Improves soil structure and assists stabilization.

As % of dry matter
DMCPCFAshEENFERef
Fresh, vegetative, 12 cm,
Tanzania20.014.028.414.33.040.3175
Fresh, early bloom, 20 cm,
Tanzania28.08.731.711.81.945.9"
Fresh, early bloom, 30 cm,
Tanzania30.06.735.211.52.344.3"
Hay, South Africa93.410.132.97.82.047.2353
Digestibility (%)
AnimalCPCFEENFEMERef
Fresh, 12 cmSheep83.682.477.080.62.70175
Fresh, 20 cmSheep60.977.037.072.82.37"
Fresh, 30 cmSheep55.271.357.060.32.13"
HaySheep57.368.640.262.52.19353

References

175, 353

Abstracts

Hay(129), Hay(146)