scholarly journals Influence of Two Fertilizer Levels on Forage and Crude Protein Yields of Seven Tropical Grasses

1969 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 471-478
Author(s):  
Jaime Vélez-Santiago ◽  
J. A. Arroyo-Aguilu
Keyword(s):  
Crude Protein ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Cynodon Dactylon ◽  
Panicum Maximum ◽  
Commercial Fertilizer ◽  
Tropical Grasses ◽  
Calcium And Magnesium ◽  
Cynodon Nlemfuensis

Two levels of a commercial fertilizer, analysis 15-5-10, (intermediate-2240 and high-4,480 kg/ha/year) were evaluated for green forage (GF), dry forage (DF), and crude protein (CP) yields and dry matter (DM) content of slenderstem digit (Digitaria pentzii), common Guinea (Panicum maximum), Makueni (Panicum maximum) Coastcross-1 Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon), Callie (Cynodon plectostachyus), Stargrass (Cynodon nlemfuensis var. nlemfuensis), and Carib (Eriochloa polystachya) grasses. Mean crude protein, phosphorus, potassium, calcium and magnesium contents at the intermediate and high levels, respectively, were 7.6, 8.7, 0.29, 0.25, 1.97, 2.02, 0.45, 0.49 and 0.23, 0.24. Grasses were cut 17 times at a 45-day interval for 765 consecutive days. Mean DF yield for the seven grasses increased 29% as a result of the higher fertilizer level. Significant differences in GF and CP yields occurred among grasses at the two fertilizer levels. At the intermediate fertilizer level, DF yields ranged from 22,364 to 34,717 kg/ha per year for Carib and Slender-stem digitgrass, respectively. At the high fertilizer level, the variation was from 31,188 to 43,126 kg/ha per year for Carib and Makueni grasses, respectively. During the short cool days from October 15, 1977 to February 27, 1978, Slenderstem digit and Makueni grasses significantly outyielded (P = .05) common Guinea, Star, and Carib grasses in total DF yields.

scholarly journals Yield and nutritive value of hay from five tropical grasses at three harvesting intervals

1969 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-118
Author(s):  
Angel V. Méndez-Cruz ◽  
Víctor Siberio-Torres ◽  
John Fernández-Van Cleve ◽  
Eleanor Fontanet ◽  
Gumersindo Ramírez-Oliveras
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Crude Protein ◽  
Nutritive Value ◽  
Cynodon Dactylon ◽  
Panicum Maximum ◽  
Tropical Grasses ◽  
Voluntary Intake ◽  
Cynodon Nlemfuensis ◽  
Harvesting Intervals ◽  
Relative Nutritive Value

Five tropical grasses, Cynodon dactylon (coastcross), Cynodon nlemfuensis (star grass), Cynodon plectostachyus (callie), Digitaria pentzii (slenderstem), and Panicum maximum (guinea) PRPI 12917, were plan fed for hay production on a Vertisol soil with irrigation in the Lajas valley. On the basis of all factors studied, guinea, star grass and slenderstem, harvested at 45-day intervals (DI), are the best for hay production under adequate irrigation and fertilizer use in Vertisol soils in the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The forages were harvested at 35-, 45- and 55 DI. The highest yields of hay were obtained from guinea at 35- and 45 (2069 and 2901 kg/ha, respectively), and from slenderstem at the 55-DI (3397 Icg/ha). The highest crude protein content was obtained with star grass at the 35-DI (18.6%) and with callie at 45- and 55-DI (14.0% and 11.5%, respectively). Crude protein yield at 35-DI was highest for star grass (356 kg/ha). At 45- and 55-DI slenderstem was higher (363 and 384 kg/ha, respectively). The highest digestion coefficients (DC) at the 45- and 55-DI were obtained with guinea (63.0 and 59.0, respectively), although not significantly different (P>0.05) from those of slenderstem and coastcross. At a 35-DI, coastcross averaged the highest DC (64.3%). The highest voluntary intake at the 35-DI was observed with coastcross (2.8% of body weight daily), but not more (P>0.05) than with slenderstem or star grass. At the 45- and 55-DI, the highest voluntary intake was observed with star grass and guinea (2.4% and 2.3% of body weight daily, respectively). The highest relative nutritive value (digestibility X voluntary intake) was obtained with coastcross (181) at the 35-DI and with guinea at the 45- and 55-DI (1.51 and 1.36, respectively).

Production of grazed tropical grasses in different agroecosystems in Puerto Rico: I. Humid mountain

1969 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-108
Author(s):  
Luis E. Tergas ◽  
Jaime Vélez-Santiago ◽  
Doralisa Vera de Saldaña
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Crude Protein ◽  
Cynodon Dactylon ◽  
First Year ◽  
Panicum Maximum ◽  
Crude Protein Content ◽  
Forage Production ◽  
Tropical Grasses ◽  
Grazing Period ◽  
Second Year

A field experiment was conducted at the Corozal Experiment Substation in the humid mountain region of Puerto Rico to evaluate the production and persistence of tropical grasses, Brachiaria humidicula, Cynodon dactylon cv. Bermuda, C. nlemfuensis var. nlemfuensis cv. Star, Digitaria pentzii cv. Slenderstem, D. decumbens cv. Transvala, C. plectostachyus cv. Star and Panicum maximum cv. Makueni in small plots grazed at 5- to 7-week intervals for 2 years. P. maximum cv. Makueni was the most productive grass the first year, with a mean of 1.71 ton/ha dry forage per grazing period, but it was not statistically different (P = 0.05) from B. humidicola and C. dactylon cv. Bermuda. D. pentzii was the least productive. Production of all grasses, except P. maximum cv. Makueni, decreased during the short cool days in December and January. B. humidicola was the most productive grass the second year, with a mean of 1.73 ton/ha of dry forage, followed very closely by P. maximum cv. Makueni. Again D. pentzii cv. Slenderstem was one of the least productive, and C. nlemfuensis did not persist. Mean production of all grasses decreased during the drier periods; however, the crude protein content was higher. Total annual forage production was similar in both years, with means of 15.8 and 15.1 ton/ha dry forage, but much lower than the reported yields of these cultivars under cutting management in Puerto Rico.

scholarly journals Response of Stargrass to Fertilizer and Solid Cattle Manure in Puerto Rico

1969 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 323-330
Author(s):  
Jaime Vélez-Santiago ◽  
José A. Arroyo-Aguilú ◽  
José E. Rodríguez-Arroyo
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Fertilization ◽  
Crude Protein ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Cattle Manure ◽  
Soil Composition ◽  
Commercial Fertilizer ◽  
P Content ◽  
Soil Available P ◽  
Cynodon Nlemfuensis ◽  
Forage Yields

A field experiment conducted in 1981 and 1982 at the Corozal Substation to determine the effects of solid cattle manure on the green forage, dry forage, and crude protein yields of stargrass (Cynodon nlemfuensis var. nlemfuensis) and on soil composition, showed that after 720 days the maximum manure application, without supplemental nitrogen fertilization, increased dry forage and crude protein yields significantly over the unfertilized control. Solid manure 65% dry matter and 1.6% nitrogen, .10% phosphorus, and .34% potassium; was applied at six rates (2,800, 5,600, 11,200, 16,800, 22,400 and 31,360 kg/ha/year) Stargrass harvested every 45 days. Manure treatments were supplemented with commercial fertilizer to provide 504, 73, and 336 kg/ha/year of N, P and K, respectively. Two check treatments were included: one received 3,360 kg/ha/year of 15-5-10 fertilizer as a standard fertilization and the other received neither fertilizer nor manure. Surface-applied manure at rates of 2,800, 5,600, 11,200, 16,800 and 22,400 kg/ha/year, supplemented with N, P and K, and the fertilized control gave similar dry forage yields. Stargrass P content tended to increase with manure applications, but K, Ca and Mg contents were similar to the standard fertilization. Soil available P and exchangeable K tended to increase with manure applications.

scholarly journals THE NUTRITIVE VALUE OF HAY FROM FOUR GRASS SPECIES CUT AT THREE STAGES OF GROWTH AT IBADAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-158
Author(s):  
F. O. Olubajo
Keyword(s):  
Crude Protein ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Nutritive Value ◽  
Energy Content ◽  
Pennisetum Purpureum ◽  
Grass Species ◽  
Panicum Maximum ◽  
Stages Of Growth ◽  
Cynodon Nlemfuensis ◽  
Made In

Four grass species namely: Cynodon nlemfuensis var robustus (M); Pennisetum purpureum Schum (N); Cynodon nlemfuensis var nlemfuensis (P); and Panicum maximum Jacq. (Q), each between the 4th and 5th, 6th and 7th, and 8th and 9th week of regrowth, was cut in the fourth and fifth years of grazing for hay (i. e. in 1972 and 1973). Digestion trials with West African dwarf sheep showed that there were significant differences in the extent to which the dry matter of the different grass species was digested (P 0.001) and among the stages of growth (P 0.01). The differences between animals within and between treatments and the interactions between treatments and periods of cutting were statistically not significant. The differences among treatment means indicated that treatment Q (68.5 ± 2.73%) was digested better than treatment M (54.9 ± 7.18%, P 0.001), and treatments N and P (60.3 ± 5.37% and 58.7 ± 5.30% P 0.01) respectively. The digestibility of crude protein was generally low in each of the grass specie studied. This is probably a reflection of the low crude protein content of the grass hays which was below 9 percent of dry matter. It ranged from approximately 27.3 percent in treatment N for the 6th week regrowth hay to 51.9 percent in treatment Q for the hay harvested in the 8th week of regrowth. The differences among treatments, stage of maturity, and the interactions between treatments and stage of cutting were not statistically significant. Significant differences between treatments were observed in the digestion of the energy content of the feeds (P 0.001). Treatments N and Q were better digested than M and P (P 0.05). Expressed on metabolic size basis, the intakes of dry matter, crude protein, and energy showed significant differences between treatments and between ages at harvest. The intakes of dry matter in treatments Q, M, and P were significantly higher (P 0.05) than treatment N while there was more dry matter taken from the 4th and 8th week hays than from the hays made from the species harvested in the 6th week of regrowth (P 0.01). More crude protein was consumed per kg0.75 in treatments M, P and Q than in treatment N (P 0.01), and in treatment M than Q (P 0.05). There were higher protein intakes from hays made in the 4th and 8th than those made in 6th week of regrowth (P 0.05). Treatment Q supplied more energy per kgl. 75 than treatments M, P and N (P 0.05), while more energy was consumed per kilogramme of metabolic size in treatment P than in treatment N (P 0.05). Nutritive Value of Hay. The intake of digestible crude protein was relatively low and this probably accounted for the losses in the liveweight of the experimental animals. The results of the experiment are suggestive of the need for supplementary protein feed during the dry season if animals are to make any liveweight gains.

scholarly journals Recovery of Trichostrongylus colubriformis infective larvae from three grass species contaminated in the autumn

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 372-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel Abdallah da Rocha ◽  
Patrizia Ana Bricarello ◽  
Gilberto Pedroso da Rocha ◽  
Alessandro Francisco Talamini do Amarante
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Cynodon Dactylon ◽  
Larval Survival ◽  
Grass Species ◽  
Panicum Maximum ◽  
Free Living ◽  
Trichostrongylus Colubriformis ◽  
Brachiaria Decumbens ◽  
Infective Larvae ◽  
Experimental Plots

This experiment aimed to assess the recovery of infective larvae (L3) of Trichostrongylus colubriformis from Brachiaria decumbens cv. Australiana, Cynodon dactylon cv. Coast-cross and Panicum maximum cv. Aruana. The experimental module comprised six plots, with two plots per herbage species. Larval survival was assessed from autumn to winter, under the effect of two herbage-paring heights (5 and 30 cm). TThe paring was carried out immediately before contamination with faces containing T. colubriformis eggs. The feces and herbage were collected at one, two, four, eight, 12 and 16 weeks after feces had been deposited in the experimental plots. In general, larvae were recovered from both herbage and feces until the 16th week. The longer persistence of these larvae in the environment was probably due to warmer temperatures. The number of L3 recovered from the pasture was not influenced by the height of plants, except for Brachiaria and Aruana herbage in the fourth week. Regarding the concentrations of larvae per kg of dry matter (L3/kg DM), recovery was higher from low pasture in all three herbage species. During the autumn, the development and survival of the T. colubriformis free-living stages were not affected by the different herbage species.

scholarly journals Production of grazed tropical grasses in different agroecosystems in Puerto Rico. III. Semiarid

1969 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-219
Author(s):  
Luis E. Tergas ◽  
Jaime Vélez-Santiago ◽  
Angel V. Méndez-cruz
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Rainy Season ◽  
Semiarid Region ◽  
First Year ◽  
Panicum Maximum ◽  
Forage Production ◽  
Tropical Grasses ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Cynodon Nlemfuensis

A field experiment was conducted at the Lajas Experiment Substation in the semiarid region of Puerto Rico to evaluate the production and persistence of 8 tropical grasses, Cynodon nlemfuensis Star, C. dactylon Coastcross-1, C. plectostachyus Star, Panicum maximum USDA Pl291047, Makueni, Guinea and P. maximum USDA PI 259553, and the naturalized pasture Dichanthium annulatus pajon. Small plots were grazed at 3- to 5-week intervals for 2 years. P. maximum USDA PI 259553 and Makueni were highly productive in the semiarid,.region, as well as in previous experiments in humid regions in Puerto Rico. They are highly recommended for grazing trials. P. maximum Makueni and USDA PI 291047 were the most productive during the first year, although they were not significantly different (P=0.05) from P. maximum USDA PI 259553 and Common Guinea, and Cynodon plectyostachyus Star. The production of C. nlemluensis Star was similar to that of Dichanthium annulatus but higher than that of C. dactylon Coastcross-1 (P=0.05). The average production for all grasses declined at the beginning of the year, during the cool short days in February and March, 1983, without any significant difference (P=0.05) among species and cultivars. Production increased at the beginning of the rainy season, but it was low at the peak of the rainy season because of trampling in poorly aerated and compact soils. C. plectostachyus Star was the most productive grass during the second year of experiment, although it was not significantly different (P=0.05) from P. maximum USDA PI 291017 and 259553 and cultivar Makueni. The production of Common Guinea and that of D. annulatus were. similar and higher than that of C. nlemfuensis Star and C. dactylon Coastcross-1 (P=0.05), which did not persist at the end of the experiment. Forage production during the second year was lower than in the first year because of less rainfall in 1983. The mean CP content of all grasses varied from 11.29 to 14.05, except that of D. annulatus, which was only 9.73%. CP content was lower during the periods of maximum forage production.

scholarly journals Production of grazed tropical grasses in different agroecosystems in Puerto Rico. II. humid northern coastal plains

1969 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-210
Author(s):  
Luis E. Tergas ◽  
Jaime Vélez-Santiago ◽  
Doralissa Vera de Saldaña
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Crude Protein ◽  
Relative Difference ◽  
Panicum Maximum ◽  
Coastal Plains ◽  
Crude Protein Content ◽  
Rainfall Distribution ◽  
Tropical Grasses ◽  
Average Production ◽  
Humid Region

A field experiment was conducted near Barceloneta in the humid northern coastal plains of Puerto Rico to evaluate the production and persistence of 10 tropical grasses: Cynodon sp. local, Digitaria pentzii Slenderstem, C. nlemfuensis Star, C. plectostachyus Star, C. dactylon Coastcross-1, D. milanjiana Pangola Soto, Panicum maximum Guinea, P. maximum Guinea USDA PI 259553, P. maximum Makueni and D. decumbens Transvala grazed at 3- to 5-week intervals for one and a half year. P. maximum USDA PI 259553 was the most productive grass, but during the 13 grazings in 1981-1982, it was not significantly different (P=0.05) from C. plectostachyus Star; Cynodon sp. Local, D. pentzii Slenderstem, C. nlemfuensis Star, P. maximum Makueni, and D. decumbens Transvala. Guinea and D. milanjiana Pangola Soto were the least productive (P=0.05). Results for 7 grazings from January to June 1983 again showed P. maximum USDA PI 259553 to be the most productive grass, although not significantly different (P=0.05) from D. decumbens Transvala, C. dactylon Coastcross-1 and D. pentzii. The production of P. maximum Makueni and C. plectostachyus Star was intermediate; C. nlemfuensis Star and Guinea were the least productive, and D. milanjiana Pangola Soto did not persist under intensive grazing (P=0.05). The total mean production of all grasses of 0.92 and 1.00 ton/ha/grazing, respectively, were related to rainfall distribution. The general mean in crude protein content of forage was higher during the drier months. Average production of all grasses in this experiment was lower than in a similar experiment at Corozal in the humid region of Puerto Rico, the relative difference varied among cultivars.

scholarly journals Produtividade e valor nutritivo de gramíneas tropicais em monocultivo e em consórcio com milho na segunda safra

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 2517
Author(s):  
Armindo Neivo Kichel ◽  
Luis Carlos Ferreira de Souza ◽  
Roberto Giolo de Almeida ◽  
José Alexandre Agiova da Costa
Keyword(s):  
Crude Protein ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Panicum Maximum ◽  
Forage Production ◽  
Brachiaria Brizantha ◽  
Brachiaria Ruziziensis ◽  
Randomized Block Design

This study aimed to assess productivity and nutritional value of the tropical grasses Brachiaria brizantha cv. Piatã, Xaraés, and Marandu, Panicum maximum cv. Mombaça, and B. ruziziensis cv. Kennedy in the interseason of an integrated crop-livestock (ICL) system since alternatives are needed for forage production for animal grazing in Autumn and Winter. The experimental design was a randomized block design in a split-split plot scheme with four replications. The treatments of plots consisted of five grasses, subplots consisted of three cropping systems (monoculture, intercropping with corn and unsuppressed grass, and intercropped with corn and suppressed grass), and sub-subplots consisted of four cutting intervals of grasses (50, 90, 125, and 195 days after emergence - DAE). The experiment was carried out from February to September 2014. Dry matter (DM) productivity, obtained at 195 DAE for the three cropping systems (monoculture grass, unsuppressed and suppressed grass in intercropping), were 18.45, 7.15, and 3.05 t ha?1, respectively, and average crude protein contents of leaf blades of grasses decreased linearly between the cutting intervals of 50 to 195 DAE from 19.95 to 9.70%, respectively. Under integrated systems, the studied grasses showed better yields and nutritional quality when compared to traditional grazing systems. Panicum maximum cv. Mombaça and Brachiaria brizantha cv. Xaraés and Piatã had the highest leaf and crude protein yields when compared to Brachiaria ruziziensis cv. Kennedy and Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu. In terms of nutritional value, Brachiaria ruziziensis cv. Kennedy was superior to Mombaça and Xaraés grasses but had lower total dry matter yield. Finally, Xaraés, Piatã and Mombaça grasses are recommended choices ICL systems when fodder grass production is the goal.

Effects of Harvest Intervals on the Yield and Composition of 10 Forage Grasses

1969 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 448-455
Author(s):  
A. Sotomayor-Ríos ◽  
F. J. Juliá ◽  
J. A. Arroyo-Aguilú
Keyword(s):  
Crude Protein ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Dry Matter Yield ◽  
Forage Grasses ◽  
Mineral Absorption ◽  
Digitaria Decumbens ◽  
Harvest Intervals ◽  
Digitaria Eriantha ◽  
Digestible Protein ◽  
Cynodon Nlemfuensis

The effect of three harvest intervals (30, 45 and 60 days) on the yield, crude protein (CP), digestible protein (DP), and mineral (calcium, Ca; phosphorus, P; potassium, K; and magnesium, Mg) composition of 10 forage grasses was determined during a 1-year period at the Isabela Substation. The species studied included three Brachiarias, five Digitarias and two Cynodons. As the 30-day harvest interval, the dry matter yield (DMY) ranged from 25,859 to 19,041 pounds per acre per year. The highest DMY was obtained by Transvala digitgrass (Digitaria decumbens, PRPI. 6439) Stargrass (Cynodon nlemfuensis PRPI. 2341) had the highest CP and DP contents. The highest DMY at the 45-day interval was obtained by Transvala digitgrass, being significantly different (P < .05) from other grasses. The DMY ranged from 29,532 to 20,962 pounds per acre per year. Digitaria eriantha had the highest CP and DP contents. Stargrass had the highest DMY and CP at the 60-day harvest interval. The DMY ranged from 37,504 to 30,269 pounds per acre per year. Mean Ca and Mg contents in the grasses increased at the 45-day interval, with no Ca increase but a Mg decrease at 60 days. Mean P and K contents decreased as the harvest intervals increased. The yielding ability of the grasses was encouraging, especially in the Transvala digitgrass and Stargrass species. The CP and DP contents tended to vary as plants matured, suggesting that studies of mineral absorption and/or utilization of forage grasses by niminants should be undertaken.

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