CUMBU NAPIER HYBRID GRASS
Season and Varieties
| Zone District / Season | Month | Varieties |
| Irrigated | ||
| All Districts | Throughout the year | CO (CN) 4 , CO (BN) 5 and CO 6 |
Y ield Potential and Quality Characters
| PARTICULARS | CO (CN) 4 | CO (BN) 5 | CO 6 |
| Parentage | CO 8 x FD 461 | IP 20594 x FD 437 | CO 7 – FD 459 (Released for North West and Central zone of India) |
| Duration (Days) | Perennial | Perennial | Perennial |
| Green fodder yield (t/ha/yr) | 375-400 (7 harvests) | 360 - 400 (7 harvests) | 380 (7 harvests) |
| Quality Characters | |||
| Dry matter (%) | 21.30 | 22 | 22 |
| Dry matter yield (t/ha/yr) | 79.87 | 80 | 83.6 |
| Crude protein (%) | 10.71 | 14 | 11.50 |
| Crude protein yield (t/ha) | 8.71 | 9.60 | 9.60 |
| Oxalate (%) | 2.48 | 2.40 | 2.40 |