Sixty germplasm accessions of Cenchrus ciliaris and Cenchrus setigerus were collected from different habitats in and aroundCoimbatore and Erode districts and planted in field trials. Based on initial morphological evaluation. four accessions fromCenchrus setigerus and three accessions from Cenchrus ciliaris showed better biomass. Among the collected germplasmaccessions. https://www.campicon.com/