FODDER CROPS
Perennial ryegrass (Lolium Perenne)
Lolium perenne, common name perennial ryegrass,English ryegrass, winter ryegrass, or ray grass, is a grass from the family Poaceae.The plant is a low-growing, tufted, hairless grass, with a bunching (or tillering) growth habit.As a useful species of grass for fodder and grazing livestock, it has been taken by farmers settling in new areas.It can be used to prevent erosion and to stabilise soils, as well as creating a hardwearing turf for lawns and golf courses. With its great ability to set seed, its ease of germination and vigour, it has spread from the fields where it has been planted to roadsides, trackways, footpaths, wasteland, river banks and sand dunes. In countries where it has been introduced, it may be regarded as an invasive species that competes with native plants.
