The main varieties of straw weaving

Wheatgrass.

Distributed in Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia, China. It is also found in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Siberia, Russia. It grows in the mountain steppe zone.

New wheatgrass has many tillers, large leaf volume, a dense fibrous root system, white roots, sandy sets, grazing tolerance, salinity tolerance, and is an excellent grazing grass.

Main value

Artificial grass planted with new wheatgrass is a good grazing ground for horses, cows and sheep, and hay can also be made. Its crude protein content is relatively high, up to 14.10% in the spiking period, 17.83% in the flowering period, 13.44% in the fruiting period, good palatability, green, hay all kinds of livestock are happy to eat.

New wheatgrass is drought-resistant, cold-resistant, strong resistance to pests and diseases, wide adaptability, strong tillering ability, and its green period is long, it can be used as a forage resource to alleviate the shortage of green fodder in late fall, used to build up artificial grassland, or improve the natural grassland. And the feeding value is good, easy to cultivate, easy to manage, can be popularized planting.