皇竹草为禾本科多年生草本植物,因植株特别高大,茎杆似竹而得名。它是由象草与美洲狼尾草杂交育成的高产优质禾本科牧草,皇竹草为四碳作物,其产草量比象草高10%～40%,粗蛋白含量高11%～24%,茎糖锤度高8.3%。皇竹草叶片宽阔,柔软,茎脆嫩,对家禽家畜适口性比象草好,且能适应全国多数地区的气候条件和土质条件,栽培容易。皇竹草除用作饲料外,还可作田块 King bamboo grass for gramineous perennial herb, because the plant is particularly tall, stems like bamboo named. It is a high-yielding and high-quality gramineous pasture which is produced by the crossbreeding of grass weeds and American pennisetum. The grass is a four-carbon crop that produces 10% -40% more grass and 11% -24% crude protein than grass. , Stems sugar brix 8.3%. King bamboo grass leaves wide, soft, crisp stem tender, poultry livestock palatability better than the grass, and can adapt to the climate and soil conditions in most parts of the country, cultivation is easy. Emperor bamboo grass used as feed, but also for fields