eprintid: 9248
rev_number: 11
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creators_name: Pattanashetti, S K
creators_name: Upadhyaya, H D
creators_name: Blummel, M
creators_name: Reddy, K N
creators_name: Ramanareddy, Y
creators_name: Kumar, V
creators_name: Singh, S
icrisatcreators_name: Pattanashetti, S K
icrisatcreators_name: Upadhyaya, H D
icrisatcreators_name: Reddy, K N
icrisatcreators_name: Kumar, V
icrisatcreators_name: Singh, S
affiliation: ICRISAT (Patancheru)
affiliation: ILRI (Patancheru)
country: India
title: Genetic variability in Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) germplasm conserved at ICRISAT genebank
ispublished: pub
subjects: s2.13
divisions: D3
crps: crp1.5
full_text_status: public
pres_type: paper
keywords: Forage, Genetic variability, Germplasm, Napier grass, Quality
note: Sincerely thank Drs. Blummel and Ramanareddy of ILRI, Patancheru for forage quality analysis of samples in their
laboratory.
abstract: Napier grass or elephant grass [Pennisetum purpureum Schum.] is an important forage crop in tropical and sub-tropical
regions valued for its high biomass production, perennial nature, pest resistance, and forage quality. It is a unique grass
species with high dry matter, which sustains its utilization for direct animal grazing and as a feed complement during
drought periods. It has additional advantages like preventing soil erosion and improving soil fertility. Napier grass also has potential for bioenergy production and conversion to alcohol or methane due to its rapid growth and degradable biomass characteristics. The present study was planned to assess the genetic variability among purpureum germplasm conserved at ICRISAT genebank, Patancheru for their potential utilization in development of forage varieties and bajranapier
hybrids.
date: 2015-11
date_type: published
pagerange: 01-03
event_title: XXIII International Grassland Congress IGC 2015
event_location: New Delhi
event_dates: November 20 -24, 2015
event_type: workshop
refereed: TRUE
related_url_url: https://scholar.google.co.in/scholar?q=Genetic+variability+in+Napier+grass+%28Pennisetum+purpureum%29+germplasm+conserved+at+ICRISAT+genebank&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5
related_url_type: pub
citation:   Pattanashetti, S K and Upadhyaya, H D and Blummel, M and Reddy, K N and Ramanareddy, Y and Kumar, V and Singh, S  (2015) Genetic variability in Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) germplasm conserved at ICRISAT genebank.  In: XXIII International Grassland Congress IGC 2015, November 20 -24, 2015, New Delhi.     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/9248/1/1494.pdf