the cutting height while Brougham (1956) reported that yields can be reduced by lowering the cutting height. Some studies have been conducted on the effects of cutting frequency and nitrogen fertilizer application on the dry matter yield and quality of a degraded Panicum maximum pasture grown in Nsukka, derived savanna zone of Nigeria (Onyeonagu and Asiegbu 2005, Asiegbu and Onyeonagu 2008). However, information is lacking on the combined effect of cutting height and nitrogen application on dry matter production of Panicum maximum grown in Nigeria. The present investigation was therefore designed to determine the effects of cutting height and nitrogen fertilizer application on dry matter production of Panicum maximum grown in Nsukka, Nigeria.