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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