Screening of Cenchrus ciliaris and Cenchrus setigerus genotypes for forage yield

Twenty genotypes of Cenchrus ciliaris and 19 genotypes of Cenchrus setigerus, collected through exploratory survey in 1997, were evaluated for forage yield in a field trial during 1998 and 1999. Differences for forage yield were found to be significant in both the species. Forage yield ranged between.0.78 kg to 3.12 kg/line (2.5 meter in length) in Cenchrus ciliaris and between 0.89 kg to 2.65 kg/line in Cenchrus setigerus. In general, Cenchrus ciliaris was found to be more forage yielder than Cenchrus setigerus.