Source: James A. Duke. 1983. Handbook of Energy Crops. unpublished.
As % of dry matter | ||||||||
DM | CP | CF | Ash | EE | NFE | Ca | P | |
Fresh, green part, India | 5.9 | 13.1 | 18.2 | 15.3 | 1.3 | 52.1 | 2.16 | 0.41 |
Fresh, green part, Philippines | 7.8 | 12.8 | 24.6 | 11.9 | 3.3 | 47.4 | ||
Hay, India | 11.6 | 24.2 | 17.8 | 0.7 | 45.7 | 2.19 | 0.64 | |
Silage, Philippines | 10.1 | 9.9 | 19.7 | 19.0 | 1.5 | 49.9 | ||
Haylage, India | 33.5 | 11.4 | 24.5 | 20.1 | 1.4 | 42.6 | 2.02 | 0.23 |
Haylage with 2% salt, India | 46.8 | 13.9 | 17.4 | 18.9 | 1.5 | 48.3 | 1.70 | 0.21 |
Dried root, Sudan | 92.7 | 5.8 | 20.5 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 69.1 | ||
Digestibility (%) | ||||||||
Animal | CP | CF | EE | NFE | ME | |||
Hay | Zebu | 37.9 | 62.1 | 53.4 | 60.4 | 1.76 | ||
Silage | Sheep | 56.1 | 57.1 | 76.2 | 78.5 | 2.15 |
DM MT/ha/yr | |
Azolla | 10 |
Beta | 4.4-11.7 |
Brassica | 3-10 |
Casuarina equisetifolia | 8.3 |
Cichorium intybus | 5.5-7.9 |
Colocasi esculenta | 9-19 |
Cynodon dactylon | 23.5-24.6 |
Daucus carota | 2.5-5.5 |
Eichornia crassipes | 30-88 |
Elodea | 3 |
Eucalyptus | 5.6-20 |
Helianthus tuberosus | 2.2-9.5 |
Hydrilia | 15 |
Hydrocotyle umbellata | 20-58 |
Ipomoea batatas | 7-23 |
Lemna | 12 |
Manihot esculenta | 2-17 |
Melaleuca quinquenervia | 28.5 |
Paspalum notatum | 22.4 |
Pennisetum sp. (Napier) | 57.3 |
Pinus clausa | 9.0 |
Pinus elliottii | 9.4 |
Saccharum | 32-54 |
Sorghum | 16-37 |
Sorghum 'Sordan' | 22.4 |
Typha sp. | 20-40 |