Blue panic (Panicum antidotale)

Local name: Blue panic, Hindi: Ghamari

Blue panic is a grass which can be grown  on any type of soil and under various climatic conditions. The yield of the grass depends on the soil conditions but it is ideally suited to well drain light soils. It is a maintenance quality fodder, containing 8-10% protein  at  the  flowering  stage. Apart  from  being a maintenance ration, it is an excellent for soil conservation. Under irrigated conditions, 5-6 cuttings are available and  the  total  yield  of  the  fodder  is about 40-50 MT per hectare.

Nutritive value

As a pasture grass, blue panic shows remarkable regrowth after cutting of the crop. It is the earliest pasture to get ready in the spring season and is well relished by the cattle when young. It contains 10.0-12.0% crude protein and 32.0-34.0% crude fibre. Calcium and phosphorus content is 0.39 and 0.09%, respectively.