Arundo donax Nal grass, giant reedQuick growing perennial and prolific yielder up to 3 m high. The stems are woody and the grass is unpalatable in later stages. Difficult to eradicate. Only the young leaves are browsed. | | | | | | | As % of dry matter | | | | | | | | DM | CP | CF | Ash | EE | NFE | Ref | | | Fresh, aerial part, Chile | 84.6 | 6.6 | 31.8 | 13.9 | 2.0 | 45.7 | 315 | | | Fresh, early vegetative, | | 90 cm, India | | | | | 13.2 | 28.5 | 15.0 | 1.9 | 41.4 | 476 | | | Hay, India | | | | | 8.8 | 33.0 | 12.4 | 1.1 | 44.7 | " | | | | | | | | | | Digestibility (%) | | | | | | | Animal | CP | CF | EE | NFE | ME | Ref | | | Early vegetative | | Oxen | | 74.0 | 69.0 | 56.0 | 67.0 | 2.22 | 476 | | | Hay | | | | | Oxen | | 43.0 | 48.0 | 27.0 | 38.0 | 1.37 | " | | | | | |
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