Selection of Grasses and Legumes for Pasture of the Arid and Semi-arid Zones. II-Variation of Morphological and Physiological Chracters in <I>Lasiurus sindicus</I> Henr. and Selection of Promising Type for Forage Production

Abstract

Lasiurus sindicus Henr. popularly known as Sevan grass in the arid zone of Rajasthan was observed to exhibit least variation in morphological and physiological characters in its native habitat. Some growth forms were, however, isolated on the basis of their forage yield. The collection Nos. 317, 318, 319 and 353 recorded comparatively higher fora ge production out of 13 such collections. The collection No. 319 indicated bigger leaf size, greater height, more tillers and maximum basal diameter per plant as compared to other collections. The species was found to be advanced genetically.