This grass is an Inter specific hybrid between Elephant grass and Bajra grass. This grass grows throughout the year and it can be grown on a variety of soils.Compared to other fodder crops Hybrid Napier CO5 grass is a perennial grass which can be retained on field for 4 to 5 years. The first cut is taken from 60 to 75 days after planting and subsequent cuts are taken after intervals of 30 to 45 days. Hybrid Napier var. CO-5 is a high yielding perennial fodder grass developed by the Tamil Nadu. Agricultural University, Coimbatoor