All the measurements were taken at eight weeks of re-growth, the
recommended period for feeding the Napier grass. Measurements
of DM yields were taken from whole plots. Morphological
characterization was determined by measuring plant growth habit
and leaf characteristics from representative stools/tillers. Plant
growth habit was determined by measuring tiller number/stool, tiller
height and thickness and from average angle of growth. Leaf
length and width were determined from three representative plants
in each plot. Leaf colour, hairiness and roughness were also
assessed using scores from the same plants. The scores for
hairiness were 0 = no hair, 1 = sparse and 2 = dense and those for
roughness were 0 = smooth, 1 = rough and 2 = very rough. The