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MOTT GRASS
 To
PROF.DR FAROOQ AHMAD
By
FAISAL SHAHZAD SOMROO 14-ARID-2022
PMAS
Introduction:
It is an improved cultivar of Dwarf Napier Grass (Giant
napier) of Elephant Grass introduced in Pakistan in 1987
from USA.
o Common name: Mott Grass
o Botanical name:
o Origin: Introduced from the USA & Africa
 Common Name: Napier grass, Uganda grass
Genus: Pennistum
Species: purpureum
Parts Used: leaves for animal fodder
General Characteristics:
o Perennial fodder
o High palatability
o High digestibility (70-75%)
o High nutritive value
o Excellent summer fodder (kharif fodder)
o Winter dormant crop
o Relished by all type of livestock
o provides fodder during lean period
o Stem cuttings or root stock are used
o Good for silage making due to high leaf/stem
o Fair degree of resistance to temporary flooding
Morphological description:
Plants –
o Tall
o Erect
Leaves-
o High leaf to stem ratio
o Leaf canopy has diameter of 1.0-1.3m
o Broader & longer
Stem-
o 6.5m in height
o Thick
o Planted like sugarcane
o Culms have 3 nodes
1. Time of sowing:
o Best season is Feb to March
o Except extreme weather conditions i.e during very
hot & very cold period
o Planting time is spring (feb & march) and rainy
season (july & august)
.
Harvesting-
o When 3-4 ft, harvest it
o First cutting in 2 months
o Successive cuttings at 30-45 days interval
o Urea is applied after each harvest
o Six cuts per annum
Mott Grass
Yield:
o Perennial forage and lasts for many years
o Each cutting may yield up-to 20 tons fodder per acre
o 140-200 tons green fodder in 4-6 cuts per hectare
o Yield is decreased in wet & water logged soils
Top Producing Areas:
o Punjab
o NWFP Of the Pakistan
o AJK
o USA
o Africa
o France Of the World
o Kenia
Nutritional value:
o DM 35-38%
o CP 8-11%
o CF 32-35%
o TDN 53.82%
o EE 3-4%
o NFE 48-50%
o Ash 11.63%
Mottgrass

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Mottgrass

  • 1. MOTT GRASS  To PROF.DR FAROOQ AHMAD By FAISAL SHAHZAD SOMROO 14-ARID-2022 PMAS
  • 2. Introduction: It is an improved cultivar of Dwarf Napier Grass (Giant napier) of Elephant Grass introduced in Pakistan in 1987 from USA. o Common name: Mott Grass o Botanical name: o Origin: Introduced from the USA & Africa
  • 3.
  • 4.  Common Name: Napier grass, Uganda grass Genus: Pennistum Species: purpureum Parts Used: leaves for animal fodder
  • 5. General Characteristics: o Perennial fodder o High palatability o High digestibility (70-75%) o High nutritive value o Excellent summer fodder (kharif fodder) o Winter dormant crop o Relished by all type of livestock o provides fodder during lean period o Stem cuttings or root stock are used o Good for silage making due to high leaf/stem o Fair degree of resistance to temporary flooding
  • 6. Morphological description: Plants – o Tall o Erect Leaves- o High leaf to stem ratio o Leaf canopy has diameter of 1.0-1.3m o Broader & longer Stem- o 6.5m in height o Thick o Planted like sugarcane o Culms have 3 nodes
  • 7.
  • 8.
  • 9. 1. Time of sowing: o Best season is Feb to March o Except extreme weather conditions i.e during very hot & very cold period o Planting time is spring (feb & march) and rainy season (july & august)
  • 10. . Harvesting- o When 3-4 ft, harvest it o First cutting in 2 months o Successive cuttings at 30-45 days interval o Urea is applied after each harvest o Six cuts per annum
  • 12. Yield: o Perennial forage and lasts for many years o Each cutting may yield up-to 20 tons fodder per acre o 140-200 tons green fodder in 4-6 cuts per hectare o Yield is decreased in wet & water logged soils
  • 13. Top Producing Areas: o Punjab o NWFP Of the Pakistan o AJK o USA o Africa o France Of the World o Kenia
  • 14. Nutritional value: o DM 35-38% o CP 8-11% o CF 32-35% o TDN 53.82% o EE 3-4% o NFE 48-50% o Ash 11.63%