VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Paspalum distichum | Knotgrass 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
Knotgrass is a valuable duck food in the marshes of Louisiana [3].  It
is also considered a good forage grass in Arizona [12].


PALATABILITY : 
NO-ENTRY


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
Knotgrass is sometimes used to revegetate eroded marshes in Louisiana
[14].  It is also used to rehabilitate overgrazed ranges in Arizona.
Results of this project have not yet been released [22].  In germination
tests, seeds were incubated at 82 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit (28-35 deg
C).  Fourteen percent germinated in the dark, while 40 percent
germinated with 16 hours of light.  Ripening can be sped up with dry
storage at 122 degrees Fahrenheit (50 deg C).  Scarification with acid
can increase germination [10].


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
NO-ENTRY


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Knotgrass increases in response to grazing [3].  It is useful as a soil
binder along streams but can sometimes be troublesome, as it chokes out
irrigation ditches [8,12,17].

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