Yield, nutritive value and carbon footprint responses of Guatemala grass to altitude and harvest timing

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2025-10-05

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2025-10-05

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SDG 13 - Climate action

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Abdo Aba Jebel, Metekia Tamiru, Ashenafi Miresa, Ashraf Alkhtib, Jane Wamatu. (5/10/2025). Yield, nutritive value and carbon footprint responses of Guatemala grass to altitude and harvest timing. Ethiopia: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).

Abstract

Guatemala grass (Tripsacum laxum), a high-yielding perennial fodder shows promise due to its good nutritional profile and adaptability. It remains leafy at maturity and has been successfully introduced in southern Ethiopia’s agroforestry systems. The effect of agro-ecologies and harvesting dates on agronomic traits, nutritional value and methane production of Guatemala grass was evaluated in this study.

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forage

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low-methane; forage grass

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Wamatu, Jane  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3544-6718