This study evaluated the quality among african dipoloid, tetraploid and brazilian tetraploid accessions Hemarthria altissima, the Experiment was conducted in greenhouse at the Federal University of Santa Maria. Results suggested that in vitro organic matter digestibility was satisfactory for tetraploid brazilian and african accessions, crude protein volues obtained for brazilian accessions were significantly higher than the african accessions. The tetraploids from Rio Grande do Sul region presented higher crude protein level.
crude protein; digestibility; diploid; tetraploid
