PRODUKSI DAN KANDUNGAN PROTEIN KASAR HIJAUAN DENGAN PEMBERIAN PUPUK FOSFAT PADA PERTANAMAN CAMPURAN RUMPUT BENGGALA (Panicum maximum) DENGAN LEGUM SENTRO (Centrosema pubescens)

Abstract

A research of production and crude protein content of Bengal grass (Panicum maximum) was conducted from March to May 2019 at the Research Field Agrostology, Forage Crop Laboratory and Feed Chemical Livestock laboratory Faculty of Animal Husbandry, University of Padjadjaran, Jatinangor, Sumedang. The purpose of this research was to find out the influence of phospate fertilization level in the mixed cropping of Bengal Grass on forage production and crude protein content of Bengal Grass. This research have been done in 60 days with experimental design. The research used Completely Randomized Design with 4 treatments and 5 replication. The treatments were arranged as follows P0 = Without Phospate Fertilizer, P1 = Phospate Fertilizer of 50 kg/ha, P2 = Phospate Fertilizer of 100 kg/ha, P3 = Phospate Fertilizer of 150 kg/ha. The results of this research showed that phosphate fertilization had no significant effect on forage production and had significant effect on the crude protein content of Bengal grass. The average value of fresh forage production of Bengal grass was 9,35 – 14,23 g/polybag, dry matter production of Bengal grass was 1,8 – 2,74 g/polybag. The highest crude protein content of Bengal grass was obtained at treatment P1 which was 17.87%.