As a deep-rooted perennial grass, cocksfoot is an excellent ground cover and may be used in rehabilitation programmes: for example soil erosion control on cut-over forest land or on slopes, and rehabilitation of sites disturbed by mining (Quattrocchi, 2006). Once established it may be cultivated without additional fertilizer and without pesticides (AGRICE, 1998). However it is preferred by livestock when grown with adequate plant nutrients (Voisin, 1988).
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