RUZIZIENSIS

Scientific name: Brachiaria ruziziensis.

Popular name: Ruziziensis.

Form of growth: thicket.

Altura: 1,00 to 1,50 meters (100 to 150 centimeters).

Application: grazing and straw generation for direct plantation of anual crops.

Digestibility: very good.

Palatability: very good.

Drought tolerance: good.

Low temperature tolerance: good.

Average protein content in dry material: 11 to 13%.

Average hay production: 10 to 14 tons of dry material per hectare each year.