High forage yield and quality of sudan grass ( Sorghum bicolor L.) and pearl millet ( Pennisetum glaucum L.) cultivated in calcareous soils

2008 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 371-375
Author(s):  
M. Selim
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Pennisetum Glaucum ◽  
Calcareous Soils ◽  
Forage Quality ◽  
Forage Yield ◽  
Dry Matter Accumulation ◽  
Sudan Grass ◽  
Yield And Quality

Sudan grass and pearl millet are major warm season dryland crops, primarily grown for grain production and used as a major source of dietary energy. Both crops are highly water use efficient and belong to the C 4 group of species with high photosynthetic efficiency and dry matter accumulation rates. Both sudan grass and pearl millet have good forage quality, with an adequate crude protein content; that of pearl millet (8.7%) is higher than that of sorghum (6.0%). Therefore, the present investigation was conducted in the Western Delta Region at El-Naubaria, 40 km south of Alexandria, over two successive seasons to evaluate the forage yield and quality of sudan grass and pearl millet. Field experiments were established on calcareous soils, with five fertilization treatments. The results indicate that pearl millet surpassed sudan grass in fresh (6.56 t/ha) and dry yield (2.91 t/ha), which was 8.89% and 5.26% more, respectively, than for sudan grass. As regards the forage quality, pearl millet had good digestibility and was lower in fibre than sudan grass.

scholarly journals Boot Stage Forage Yield and Quality of Pearl Millet as Influenced by Organo-mineral Fertilizer Rates in Humid Rainforest Zone of Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 158-166
Author(s):  
A. J. Ajayi ◽  
G. O. Ajayi ◽  
S. I. Nwagbara
Keyword(s):  
Plant Height ◽  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Pennisetum Glaucum ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Mineral Fertilizer ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Forage Yield ◽  
Boot Stage ◽  
Yield And Quality

An experiment was conducted at the experimental site of Federal College of Agriculture, Akure to investigate the effects of different levels of organo-mineral fertilizer (OMF) on forage yield and quality of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L) R.Br). The experiment was arranged in randomized complete block design with three replications. Five levels of OMF at 0 (control), 1, 2, 3, 4t/ha and 100 kg/ha N.P.K. 15:15:15 were used. Pearl millet seeds were sown at the rate of 10 kg/ha. Statistical analysis showed significant differences in the plant height, fresh and dry forage yield obtained at boot stage. The following ranges were obtained in the investigated traits among the fertilizer applications; plant height 1.08-2.54 m, fresh forage yield 24.37-59.10t/ha and dry matter yield of 4.25-10.67 t/ha. Quality parameters (CP, CF, EE, NFE and Ash) showed significant increase with higher levels of OMF applied. The ranges obtained were: CP 8.56-13.32%, EE 15.82-16.1%, EE 7.14-8.69%, Ash 11.46-16.07%, NFE 33.38-44.48 and moisture content 9.49-11.58%. The study concludes that organo-mineral fertilizer application at 4t/ha is particularly effective in improving the forage yield and quality of pearl millet.

Effect of the d2 Dwarf Gene on the Forage Yield and Quality of Pearl Millet 1

1969 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 607-612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glen W. Burton ◽  
W. G. Monson ◽  
J. C. Johnson ◽  
R. S. Lowrey ◽  
Hollis D. Chapman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Forage Yield ◽  
Dwarf Gene ◽  
Yield And Quality

Influence of Nitrogen Levels and Weed Management Practices on Yield and Quality of Forage Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.)

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
Sunita Choudhary ◽  
Neelam K. Chopra ◽  
Nisha K. Chopra ◽  
Magan Singh ◽  
Rakesh Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Weed Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Pennisetum Glaucum ◽  
Nitrogen Levels ◽  
Yield And Quality

scholarly journals Influence of Cutting Date and Nitrogen Fertilizer Levels on Growth, Forage Yield, and Quality of Sudan Grass in a Semiarid Environment

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
S. J. L. Ziki ◽  
E. M. I. Zeidan ◽  
A. Y. A. El-Banna ◽  
A. E. A. Omar
Keyword(s):  
Water Shortage ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Forage Yield ◽  
Forage Production ◽  
Forage Crop ◽  
Sudan Grass ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Cut Quality ◽  
Almost All

Sudan grass is less sensitive to water shortage and produces large amounts of biomass. For these reasons, it is a promising summer forage crop for arid and semiarid regions where natural pastures are rare and water scarcity limits summer forage production. The aim of the present work was to investigate the influence of cutting date (early and late, for three cuts) and three nitrogen (N) fertilizer levels (35, 70, and 105 kg N/ha/cut) on Sudan grass (Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf.). The study was carried out in the experimental farm of Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Egypt, during 2016 and 2017 summer seasons using a split-plot design. The results obtained revealed significant differences between the two cutting dates on growth, forage yield, and quality of Sudan grass. The late cutting date (56 days after sowing DAS and 42 days after the 1st cut) gave the highest values for almost all the growth characters, dry forage yield in addition to total dry yield (TDY) in both seasons. The highest number of shoots/plant (1.911), leaf area/plant (2841.6 cm2), and dry forage weight (g)/plant (76.65 g) were obtained by late cutting (56 DAS) with the application of 105 kg N/ha/cut. The lowest values of these characters were recorded with 35 kg N/ha/cut. Quality parameters were significantly affected by N levels during both seasons, while cutting date significantly affected the protein yield (kg/ha). The interaction result apparently indicated that the highest dry forage yield of Sudan grass (16.26 ton/ha) was achievable at the 1st cut with the application of the highest N level (105 kg N/ha/cut).

Detection of yield-independent forage quality differences among timothy genotypes

2005 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. 857-862 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Kobayashi ◽  
K. Deguchi ◽  
H. Nakashima
Keyword(s):  
Crude Protein ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Forage Quality ◽  
Phleum Pratense ◽  
Forage Yield ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Neutral Detergent Fibre ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Relationship

The trade-off between forage yield and quality would be minimized by selecting a genotype that produces high-quality forage regardless of yield. This paper attempts to detect forage quality differences among timothy (Phleum pratense L.) genotypes that are independent of yield. Two separate field experiments were conducted from 1993 to 1995 on an Ando loamy sand in Hokkaido, Japan. For exp. 1, timothy plants (cv. Nosap) were harvested at various maturity stages for the first, second, and third cuts in 1994 and 1995 to evaluate the relationships of crude protein (CP) and neutral detergent fibre (NDF) yields with dry matter (DM) yield. The relationship between NDF and DM yields was positive and linear across different cuts (r2 =  0.98–0.99), and was slightly affected by year. In contrast, the relationship between CP and DM yields depended on the cuts (r2 = 0.01–0.98). In exp. 2, four genotypes were evaluated in 1994 to compare the coefficients of the NDF vs. DM yield regressions using ANCOVA. The comparison showed that the NDF yields of Kitami 20, Kitami 21, and Hokuo were less than that of Nosap (P < 0.01) for a wide range of DM yields (150–700 g m-2). Thus, NDF concentrations were lower in the former genotypes across varying forage yields. Using the regression lines as indices could facilitate selection of timothy genotypes that reduce the trade-off between yield and quality, although further experiments are needed to confirm the usefulness of this method. Key words: Acid detergent fibre, crude protein, forage yield, neutral detergent fibre, timothy

scholarly journals Forage yield and quality of three rainfed crops in four-row and six-row seedbeds using different fertilization methods

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-259
Author(s):  
Esteban Salvador Osuna-Ceja ◽  
◽  
José Pimentel-López ◽  
Miguel Ángel Martínez-Gamiño ◽  
Benjamín Figueroa-Sandoval ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rainwater Harvesting ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Forage Quality ◽  
Forage Yield ◽  
Semiarid Region ◽  
Agronomic Practices ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Study Results

Introduction: In the temperate-semiarid region of Aguascalientes, Mexico, most of the rural population depends on rainfed agriculture related to the family milk production system. Objective: To evaluate the effect of different fertilization practices on forage yield and quality of three rainfed crops in four- and six-row seedbeds. Methodology: Five fertilization treatments were evaluated: T1) control (no fertilization), T2) chemical fertilization (40-40-00 kg·ha-1 of N-P-K), T3) mixture (28-40-00 kg·ha-1 and 26 kg of zeolite), T4) organic fertilizer (5 t·ha-1 of bovine manure) and T5) mycorrhiza (inoculation with 350 g·ha-1 of mycorrhizal substrate). Maize and sunflowers were planted in four rows, and sorghum in six rows. A randomized complete block design with four replicates was used. Results: Dry matter yield in relation to the control, in T2, T3 and T4 was 100, 84 and 26 % for maize, 123, 177 and 67 % for sunflowers, and 52, 49 and 91 % for sorghum, respectively. T5 was higher compared to T1, but without statistical difference. Forage quality of the three crops showed no increase, except for crude protein in T2 and T3. Limitations of the study: Results correspond to a single cycle (spring-summer). Originality: Good agronomic practices for forage production were established. Conclusions: Agronomic practices (minimum tillage, in situ rainwater harvesting, sowing methods and fertilization) generate a positive effect on yield and forage quality in rainfed crops.

Forage Yield and Quality of a Brown Mid‐Rib Mutant in Pearl Millet

Crop Science ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 986-988 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. R. Degenhart ◽  
B. K. Werner ◽  
G. W. Burton
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Forage Yield ◽  
Yield And Quality
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