were Kakamega 1, 
Kakamega 3, Uganda L 14, Machakos hairless, Soghor Nandi L 13, 
Kitui L 7, Ex
-
Mariakani and Kakamega 8 and the four 
recommended cultivars were Bana, Frenc
h Cameroon, Clone 13 
and Pakistan hybrid. Experimental plots dimensions were 2 m × 3 m 
with a 1 m border between plots and 2 m path between replicates. 
Napier grass was planted using root splits at an inter
-
and intra
-
row 
spacing of 100 and 100 cm, respecti
vely, giving a total of 12 stools 
per plot