| Sumario: | Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana Kunth) is an important stoloniferous leafy perennial grass widely grown in tropics and subtropics (Heuze et al, 2016). It is a persistent, drought tolerant and highly productive species. It has a deep root system and can withstand extended periods of drought (Heuze et al, 2016), and grows in a wide range of ecologies and soil types (Heuze et al, 2016; Cook et al., 2020) with no known economically important biotic stressor (Cook et al., 2020). It can produce an average biomass yield of 1016 t DM/ha (Heuze et al, 2016). It can used for direct grazing and/or for hay production. It is also used as a cover crop improve soil fertility and reduce soil nematodes (Heuze et al, 2016; Cook et al., 2020).
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