Echinochloa is a very widespread genus of plants in the grass family. Some of the species are Nakai – Pseudechinolaena polystachya; Echinochloa elephantipes – Panicum elephantipes; Echinochloa eruciformis – Brachiaria. Echinochloa polystachya (Kunth) Hitchc. Show All Show Tabs creeping river grass. Image of Echinochloa polystachya. General Information. Symbol: ECPO3. PSEUDECHINOLAENA polystachya (Kunth) Stapf [family POACEAE], in F.T.A. 9: (); Fl. Agrost. Congo Belge 2: 74 (); Ann. list grasses Ug.:

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The Amity cultivar was introduced into Australia in the s to improve the productivity of ponded pastures.

No serious insect pests in Australia but likely to be affected by fungi that infect other native Echinochloa grasses, e. This echinochooa is regarded as an environmental weed in northern Queensland and the Northern Territory and as a potential environmental weed in northern Western Australia. Handbook of bioenergy crops: In India it was reported to yield much higher green biomass, dry matter and crude protein than Para grass Hannan-Jones et al.
The stems may be as long as 2 m. The inflorescence is a panicle made out of dense, short and thick ascending racemes which bear almost sessile spikelets. However, most of the species likely to be encountered in Australia are short-lived i.
The leaf echinochloaa are flatenned, hairless i. Nitrate accumulation in the plant is thought to occur after prolonged drought followed by rain, which is what happened for instance in in Paraiba, where nitrate poisoning caused the deaths of 5 out 11 animals after they were fed German grass regrowth Medeiros et al.
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Fact sheet – Echinochloa polystachya
Effect of supplementation regimes and vacuum ageing on palatability of beef longissimus from Criollo Limonero steers fattened on pasture. Aleman grass, Echinochloa polystachya. Gains differ around the year: These restrictions may prevent the use of one or more of the methods referred to, depending on individual circumstances.
Both affect many other grass species, in particular most important cereals, and Echinochloa weeds may serve as a reservoir. Echinochloa polystachya is then considered a potential fibrous and low protein forage for echinochlla.
Tropical pasture plants as weeds. Seeds may also be dispersed in this manner, as well as in contaminated agricultural produce and mud that becomes attached to animals and vehicles. US Forest Service, Views Read Edit View history. Chris Gardiner single flowering stem Photo: Grazing buffalo on flooded pastures in the Brazilian Amazon region: It grows on seasonally flooded wetlands or under very high rainfall conditions more than mm per year Hannan-Jones et al.
A weed of seasonally flooded areas e. Cattle get access as seasonal flood levels recede. Seed heads are produced throughout the year when plants have stems longer than 1 m.
Preliminary evaluation of potential pathogenic fungi as bioherbicides of barnyardgrass Echinochloa crus-galli in China. The spikelets are awned, lanceolate and about mm long.
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In Australia, its weed control management must be planned Hannan-Jones et al. It can echihochloa in water up to 2 m deep and can survive up to 3 m deep for short periods. More research is necessary, however, because they may not be host-specific enough to be of practical use. Very tolerant of poor drainage.

Native to swamps, lake shores and wet-lands. Melissa Collins close-up of base of leaf blade showing ligule Photo: German grass Echinochloa polystachyaaerial part, fresh. Its protein and ash contents decrease with age. However, as nitrate poisoning has been reported in rabbits fed Bermuda grass or Para grass containing high levels of nitrate Adegbola et al. Utilization of four grass forage species [ Brachiaria mutica, Pennisetum purpureum, Axonopus scoparius, Echinochloa polystachya ] in rabbit feeding in the Tropic [Peru].
Lemma of lower floret 5.
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The control methods referred to in this fact sheet should be used in accordance with the restrictions federal and state legislation, and local government laws directly or indirectly related to each control method. Echinochloa polystachya Kunth Hitchc. Nutrient dynamics of the highly productive C 4 macrophyte Echinochloa polystachya on the Polystachyz floodplain. Stem sections with 2—3 nodes are planted with pplystachya node above the surface. This page was last edited on 23 Mayat Promising accessions Country Details None reported.
Tables of chemical composition and nutritional value.
