On-Station Evaluation of Biomass Yield and Nutritive Value of Perennial Grasses Intercropped with Multipurpose Tree Forage

Nebi Husein; Meseret Tilahun; Dawit Abate

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On-Station Evaluation of Biomass Yield and Nutritive Value of Perennial Grasses Intercropped with Multipurpose Tree Forage

Nebi Husein, Meseret Tilahun, Dawit Abate

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The experiment was conducted at Adami Tulu Agricultural Research Center with the objectives to determine the effect of integration of grasses and legumes on the growth, total forage biomass yield, nutritive quality and identify compatible forage varieties in their integrations with rain fall and supplementary irrigation at dry season. Factorial combination of three forage grasses (Panicum maximum, Chloris gayana and Cenchrus ciliaris) and two multipurpose tree forages (Cajanus cajan and Leucaena leucocephala) were arranged in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. Plant heights for both forage showed significance (p<0.001) difference between treatments and cuttings. From Multipurpose tree forages (MPTFs) and grass the maximum plant height was recorded from Leucaena sole and Chloris gayana integrated with cajanus cajan 186.14 and 124.50cm, respectively. Among MPTFs the highest forage biomass yield was obtained from cajanus cajan integrated with Rhodes grass (7.39 t/ha) treatment and combined result also obtained from integration of Rhodes grass and cajanus cajan (29.20 t/ha). The highest LER was obtained from the integration of Rhodes grass and cajanus cajun (2.05). Ash and organic matter contents showed significance (P< 0.05) difference except CP contents of grasses united with MPFLs. Chloris gayana integration with Cajanus cajan recommended for the study areas and similar agro-ecologies due to its good in total forage biomass yield and other agronomic performance among the tested forage components.

Published in	Plant (Volume 11, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.plant.20231103.12
Page(s)	94-99
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Biomass Yield, Multipurpose Tree Forage, Nutritive Quality and Perennial Grass

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Nebi Husein

Adami Tulu Agricultural Research Center, Batu, Ethiopia
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Adami Tulu Agricultural Research Center, Batu, Ethiopia
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Adami Tulu Agricultural Research Center, Batu, Ethiopia

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