TABLE 1.
Reproductive system and genomic information of economically important tropical forage grasses used in livestock production.
| Scientific name | Predominant reproductive system | Genome size (Gpb) | Chromosome number and ploidy level | WGS# |
| Urochloa brizantha | Apomictic | 1.4 | 2n = 4x = 36 | No |
| Urochloa humidicola | Apomictic | 1.9 | 2n = 6x, 9x = 36 to 54 | No |
| Urochloa decumbens | Apomictic | 1.6 | 2n = 4x = 36 | No |
| Urochloa ruziziensis | Sexual | 0.6 | 2n = 2x = 18 | Yes |
| Megathyrsus maximus | Apomictic | 1.0 | 2n = 4x = 32 | No |
| Cenchrus purpureus | Sexual | 2.1 | 2n = 4x = 28 | Yes |
#WGS, availability of whole-genome sequence.