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Optimizing Cutting Interval and Nitrogen Fertilizer Level for Enhanced Panicum (Panicum maximum L.) Forage Yield and Quality in Egypt

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Last updated: 07 Jan 2025

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Agronomy

Abstract

A filed experiment was conducted at a sandy soil experimental farm located in El Salhia El kadima, Fakous District, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt during 2020 and 2021 years. A randomized complete block design in split plot arrangement was used to study the effect of two cutting intervals (28 and 38 days) and three nitrogen fertilizer levels (40, 80, 120 kg N/fed.) as well as their interaction on the forage yield and quality of Panicum maximum plants. Cutting intervals were assigned to main plots while nitrogen fertilizer levels were allocated to sub plots. Results indicated that longer cutting interval (38 days) resulted in taller plants with significant higher number of tillers/m2, leaf/stem ratio, total green, and dry forage yields. Meanwhile, nitrogen fertilization at 120 kg N/fed. contributed to the tallest plants, highest number of tillers/m2, green forage yield, and crude protein content. The difference between 80 kg N/fed and 120 kg N/fed was insignificant in most studied traits. The interaction between cutting intervals and nitrogen fertilizer levels was not significant for most studied traits. Based on the study's results, it can be stated that panicum plants should be cut every 38 days and fertilized with 80 kg N/fed for increasing the potential forage yield and its quality.

DOI

10.21608/ajas.2024.326750.1412

Keywords

Cutting interval, Forage crop, Forage yield, Panicum maximum, nitrogen fertilizer

Authors

First Name

Fares

Last Name

Gomaa

MiddleName

S.M.

Affiliation

Agronomy department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, 44511, Egypt.

Email

fares_soliman2010@yahoo.com

City

Zagazig

Orcid

0000-0002-4609-3332

Volume

56

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

52760

Issue Date

2025-01-01

Receive Date

2024-10-08

Publish Date

2025-01-01

Page Start

1

Page End

20

Print ISSN

1110-0486

Online ISSN

2356-9840

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https://ajas.journals.ekb.eg/article_402697.html

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402,697

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Original Article

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62

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Journal

Publication Title

Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences

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https://ajas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Optimizing Cutting Interval and Nitrogen Fertilizer Level for Enhanced Panicum (Panicum maximum L.) Forage Yield and Quality in Egypt

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07 Jan 2025