The feeding value of Saccharum officinarum cultivation

Nine sugarcane materials have been studied, with elephant grass as check plant. The results show that mowing in vegetative period will make the regeneration and DM yield of sugarcane obviously lower than elephant grass. The frost resistance of some sugarcane materials is superior to elephant grass. Because of the lower food value of sugarcane in vegetative period, but better than that of elephant grass in mature period, it is more suitable for mowing in mature period than that in vegetative compared with elephant grass. Among different materials of sugarcane, there are some difference existed in the early growing rate, tilling ability, regeneration, frost resistance and DM yield.