National performance trials for Kenya: Release of Massai and Camello forage grasses

Stakeholders National Variety Release Committee meeting was held at Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate service (KEPHIS) headquarters on 7th June 2025. This was to receive performance and recommendations for release of varieties assessed during National Performance Trials (NPT). The NPT were conducted t...

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Main Authors: Karimi, Peggy, Mwendia, Solomon, Peters, Michael
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178476
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author Karimi, Peggy
Mwendia, Solomon
Peters, Michael
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description Stakeholders National Variety Release Committee meeting was held at Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate service (KEPHIS) headquarters on 7th June 2025. This was to receive performance and recommendations for release of varieties assessed during National Performance Trials (NPT). The NPT were conducted to evaluate a range of forages including Urochloa spp (Okapi, Mestizo, Camello) and Megathyrus spp (Massai, CIAT 16044, CIAT 688). The Urochloa spp varieties were compared against already released varieties such as Cayman, Cobra and Mulato II while the Megathyrus varieties were checked against themselves. Other Urochloa spp varieties submitted by other organizations were SABIA (Interplant) and SB001 (Simlaw). The aim was to identify suitable candidates for national release to support livestock production through improved forage availability in Kenya. After 2-year evaluation varieties are released based on either of five release criteria
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spelling CGSpace1784762025-12-04T02:04:04Z National performance trials for Kenya: Release of Massai and Camello forage grasses Karimi, Peggy Mwendia, Solomon Peters, Michael drought tolerance tolerancia a la sequia urochloa improved germplasm germoplasma mejorado feed grasses forage yield rendimiento del forraje panicum maximum graminea Stakeholders National Variety Release Committee meeting was held at Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate service (KEPHIS) headquarters on 7th June 2025. This was to receive performance and recommendations for release of varieties assessed during National Performance Trials (NPT). The NPT were conducted to evaluate a range of forages including Urochloa spp (Okapi, Mestizo, Camello) and Megathyrus spp (Massai, CIAT 16044, CIAT 688). The Urochloa spp varieties were compared against already released varieties such as Cayman, Cobra and Mulato II while the Megathyrus varieties were checked against themselves. Other Urochloa spp varieties submitted by other organizations were SABIA (Interplant) and SB001 (Simlaw). The aim was to identify suitable candidates for national release to support livestock production through improved forage availability in Kenya. After 2-year evaluation varieties are released based on either of five release criteria 2025-11 2025-12-03T12:57:40Z 2025-12-03T12:57:40Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178476 en Open Access application/pdf Karimi, P.; Mwendia, S.; Peters, M. (2025) National performance trials for Kenya: Release of Massai and Camello forage grasses. 7 p.
spellingShingle drought tolerance
tolerancia a la sequia
urochloa
improved germplasm
germoplasma mejorado
feed grasses
forage yield
rendimiento del forraje
panicum maximum
graminea
Karimi, Peggy
Mwendia, Solomon
Peters, Michael
National performance trials for Kenya: Release of Massai and Camello forage grasses
title National performance trials for Kenya: Release of Massai and Camello forage grasses
title_full National performance trials for Kenya: Release of Massai and Camello forage grasses
title_fullStr National performance trials for Kenya: Release of Massai and Camello forage grasses
title_full_unstemmed National performance trials for Kenya: Release of Massai and Camello forage grasses
title_short National performance trials for Kenya: Release of Massai and Camello forage grasses
title_sort national performance trials for kenya release of massai and camello forage grasses
topic drought tolerance
tolerancia a la sequia
urochloa
improved germplasm
germoplasma mejorado
feed grasses
forage yield
rendimiento del forraje
panicum maximum
graminea
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178476
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