EADD Appendix 1: Recommended domains of major forages

 

Appendix 1. Recommended domains of major forages

Agroecological zone Suitable fodder
LH1 Lower Highland 1 Brachiaria ruziziensis Calliandra calothyrsus Giant setaria

Leucaena leucocephala

Napier grass Vetch

LH2 Lower Highland 2 Brachiaria ruziziensis Calliandra calothyrsus Chloris gayana

Giant setaria

Leucaena leucocephala

Lucerne Nandi setaria Oat

Zea mays

LH3 Lower Highland 3 Maize

Nandi setaria Oat

Rhodes grass var Mbarara or Masaba Silverleaf desmodium

LH4 Lower Highland 4 Elmba Rhodes Fodder barley

Leucaena leucocephala

Napier grass

UM2 Upper Midland 2 Chloris gayana Leucaena leucocephala Maize

Napier grass Silverleaf desmodium

UM3 Upper Midland 3 Andropogon gayanus Chloris gayana Leucaena leucocephala Maize

Napier grass Silverleaf desmodium

 

Agroecological zone Suitable fodder
UM4 Upper Midland 4 Calliandra calothyrsus Chloris gayana Desmodium

Hyparrhenia rufa (zebragrass) Leucaena  leucocephala Maize

Napier grass Sorghum

Sweet potato vines

Themeda triandra (red oats grass)

UH2 Upper Highland 2 Kikuyu grass

Leucaena leucocephala

Lucerne Rye grass

White clover

UH3 Upper Highland 3 Brachiaria ruziziensis Maize—high-altitude composite Oat

Rye grass Vetch

White clover

 

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