皇竹草为禾本科狼尾草属宿根多年生植物,我国从哥伦比亚引进,因其茎杆形似竹子故称为“皇竹草”。植株高度2.5～3.5米,具12-16节,茎粗2～4cm,叶长160cm左右,叶宽3～6cm,茎叶干品中含粗蛋白质14.33%、粗脂肪3.33%、粗纤维33.64%、无氮浸出物33.85%。每亩相当于8～10亩玉米的蛋白质含量。其叶片柔软、脆嫩、适口性好。同时可产老熟的茎杆一万多根,可作竹木架使用,在我国的南方以及河南、河北等地生长良好。尤其本品的根系发达,根长可达3m以上,可在较短时间内形成须根网络,可 Huangzhu grass Pennisetum Perennial perennial plant, introduced from Colombia in China, because of its stem shaped like bamboo so called “imperial bamboo grass.” Plant height of 2.5 to 3.5 meters, with 12-16, stem diameter 2 ~ 4cm, leaf length of about 160cm, leaf width 3 ~ 6cm, stem and leaf dry matter containing crude protein 14.33%, crude fat 3.33%, crude fiber 33.64%, no Nitrogen extract 33.85%. The equivalent of 8 to 10 acres of corn per acre protein content. Its leaves are soft, crisp, good palatability. At the same time can produce more than 10,000 cooked stalks of roots, can be used for bamboo, in southern China and Henan, Hebei and other places to grow well. In particular, the root of this product developed, root length up to 3m above, can be formed in a relatively short period of fibrous roots network may