Ten ecotypes of Cenchrus ciliaris were sown at Range Research Station, Peshawar in June 1977 under barani (rainfed) conditions, using randomized complete block design with five replications. By October 1981, Indian ecotype (269) had produced significantly more air-dried forage (4726 kg/ha) and was one of the best among all ecotypes. The ecotypes from Australia (426) USA (235) and Pakistan (229) produced higher (p< 0.05) quantity of air -dried for age compared with other ecotypes except No.269, but did not differ significantly among themselves. The average number of established plants of the ecotypes from India (269), Australia (426) USA (235) and Pakistan (229) was significantly hider than those of other ecotypes. The ecotype from Pakistan (390) produced minimum air-dried for age and had minimum number of established plants.