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Megathyrsus maximus

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consistently and if fertilized. It is well suited for cut-and-carry, a practice in which grass is harvested and brought to a
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Rhodes, Aaron C.; Plowes, Robert M.; Martins, Dino J.; Ng’Iru, Ivy; Gilbert, Lawrence E. (2022-11-11).
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animal in an enclosed system. Shade tolerance makes it suited to coexisting with trees in
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Pasture research and development in northern Australia: an ongoing scientific adventure.
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First known record of guinea grass cultivation in Sri Lanka, 1801-1802”
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introduced Guinea grass to 22 locations between 1865 and 1869.
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Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Commelinids
Poales
Poaceae
Panicoideae
Megathyrsus
Binomial name
Jacq.
Synonyms
Panicum
Steud.
perennial
bunch grass
Africa
Yemen
introduced
tropics
around the world
Megathyrsus
grasslands
trees
shrubs
along riverbanks
wildfire

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