Beta
258541

EFFECT OF CUTTING FREQUENCY ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF SOME SUMMER FORAGE CROPS

Article

Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

Subjects

-

Tags

-

Abstract

This study was conducted at Sakha Agricultural Research Station during 1998 and 1999 seasons. The aim of this study is to determine the optimum cutting schedule (4, 3 or 2 cuts in 130 days) of forage sorghum (local hybrid-102), pearl millet (c.v. Shandaweel-1) and teosinte (local variety). Split-plot design was used, forage crops were allocated to the main plots, whereas number of cuts were in sub-plots.       The results indicated that forage sorghum produced highest total fresh and dry forage yield overall both seasons followed by pearl millet and then teosinte. Total yield of sorghum exceeded that of pearl millet and teosinte by (17.2, 5.8%) and (45.0, 26.1%) whereas pearl millet exceeded that of teosinte by 23.7, 19.2%) for fresh and dry forage yield, respectively.       Two cuttings systems (across species) produced highest total fresh and dry forage yield followed by three cuts and four cuts, respectively. Total yield of two cuts exceeded that three cuts and four cuts by (4.7, 22.2%) and (22.9, 42.8%), whereas three cuts exceeded that of four cuts by (17.4, 16.9%) for fresh and dry forage yield, respectively. The interaction effect was significant for fresh and dry forage yield.       Concerning chemical constituents, teosinte was higher in crude protein and lower in crude fiber and ash than forage sorghum or pearl millet. Increasing the number of cuts from 2 to 4 cuts increased crude protein (%) and decreased crude fiber (%). Ash content (%) fluctuated between forage crops or number of cuts.       At time of cutting (regardless cutting schedule) forage sorghum plants were tallest, thick with lowest leaf/stem ratio, whereas, teosinte plants were shortest, thin with highest leaf/stem ratio and pearl millet plants were intermediate. Increasing number of cuts from 2 to 4 cuts led to decreasing plant height, stem diameter and inversing leaf/stem ratio.

DOI

10.21608/jpp.2000.258541

Authors

First Name

A.

Last Name

El-Shahawy,

MiddleName

E.

Affiliation

Forage Crops Res. Sec., Field Crops Res. Inst., A.R.C., Egypt

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

G.

Last Name

Gheit

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Forage Crops Res. Sec., Field Crops Res. Inst., A.R.C., Egypt

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

Volume

25

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

36579

Issue Date

2000-02-01

Receive Date

2000-01-02

Publish Date

2000-02-01

Page Start

643

Page End

655

Print ISSN

2090-3669

Online ISSN

2090-374X

Link

https://jpp.journals.ekb.eg/article_258541.html

Detail API

https://jpp.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=258541

Order

2

Type

Original Article

Type Code

887

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Journal of Plant Production

Publication Link

https://jpp.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

EFFECT OF CUTTING FREQUENCY ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF SOME SUMMER FORAGE CROPS

Details

Type

Article

Created At

22 Jan 2023