{"title":"埃塞俄比亚西部半湿润农业生态条件下不同旱季收获管理对纳皮尔草产量和品质的响应","authors":"Abuye Tulu, Mekonnen Diribsa, W. Temesgen","doi":"10.2989/10220119.2022.2048418","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"A 3 × 2 factorial study was conducted in 2015, 2016 and 2017, to assess the impact of dry season cutting management on fodder yield and quality of Napier grass. Three harvesting times (November, January and March) and two stubble- cutting heights (20 and 30 cm) were used in the study. The results revealed that the dry matter (DM) yield and leaf:stem ratio records in 2015 and 2016 were much higher than in 2017. Tilling performance was lower in 2017 than in 2015 and 2016. The highest DM yields were recorded during harvesting time in March. In the November harvest, however, the leaf:stem ratio was greater. In addition, tilling performance was better in March and November than it was in January. Overall, cutting at a height of 30 cm resulted in better DM yield and tiller numbers than cutting at a height of 20 cm. Experimental years and cutting height did not affect crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fibre (NDF) or acid detergent fibre (ADF). Harvesting times did, however, affect CP, NDF and ADF. As CP was greater in November than in March and both NDF and ADF levels were higher in March, cutting in November at 30 cm is advised.","PeriodicalId":50841,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Range & Forage Science","volume":"11 1","pages":"236 - 239"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4000,"publicationDate":"2022-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Forage yield and quality response of Napier grass (Cenchrus purpureus) to different dry season harvesting management under the subhumid agroecology of western Ethiopia\",\"authors\":\"Abuye Tulu, Mekonnen Diribsa, W. Temesgen\",\"doi\":\"10.2989/10220119.2022.2048418\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"A 3 × 2 factorial study was conducted in 2015, 2016 and 2017, to assess the impact of dry season cutting management on fodder yield and quality of Napier grass. Three harvesting times (November, January and March) and two stubble- cutting heights (20 and 30 cm) were used in the study. The results revealed that the dry matter (DM) yield and leaf:stem ratio records in 2015 and 2016 were much higher than in 2017. Tilling performance was lower in 2017 than in 2015 and 2016. The highest DM yields were recorded during harvesting time in March. In the November harvest, however, the leaf:stem ratio was greater. In addition, tilling performance was better in March and November than it was in January. Overall, cutting at a height of 30 cm resulted in better DM yield and tiller numbers than cutting at a height of 20 cm. Experimental years and cutting height did not affect crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fibre (NDF) or acid detergent fibre (ADF). Harvesting times did, however, affect CP, NDF and ADF. As CP was greater in November than in March and both NDF and ADF levels were higher in March, cutting in November at 30 cm is advised.\",\"PeriodicalId\":50841,\"journal\":{\"name\":\"African Journal of Range & Forage Science\",\"volume\":\"11 1\",\"pages\":\"236 - 239\"},\"PeriodicalIF\":1.4000,\"publicationDate\":\"2022-05-10\",\"publicationTypes\":\"Journal Article\",\"fieldsOfStudy\":null,\"isOpenAccess\":false,\"openAccessPdf\":\"\",\"citationCount\":\"1\",\"resultStr\":null,\"platform\":\"Semanticscholar\",\"paperid\":null,\"PeriodicalName\":\"African Journal of Range & Forage Science\",\"FirstCategoryId\":\"93\",\"ListUrlMain\":\"https://doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2022.2048418\",\"RegionNum\":4,\"RegionCategory\":\"环境科学与生态学\",\"ArticlePicture\":[],\"TitleCN\":null,\"AbstractTextCN\":null,\"PMCID\":null,\"EPubDate\":\"\",\"PubModel\":\"\",\"JCR\":\"Q3\",\"JCRName\":\"ECOLOGY\",\"Score\":null,\"Total\":0}","platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"African Journal of Range & Forage Science","FirstCategoryId":"93","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2022.2048418","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"ECOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
Forage yield and quality response of Napier grass (Cenchrus purpureus) to different dry season harvesting management under the subhumid agroecology of western Ethiopia
A 3 × 2 factorial study was conducted in 2015, 2016 and 2017, to assess the impact of dry season cutting management on fodder yield and quality of Napier grass. Three harvesting times (November, January and March) and two stubble- cutting heights (20 and 30 cm) were used in the study. The results revealed that the dry matter (DM) yield and leaf:stem ratio records in 2015 and 2016 were much higher than in 2017. Tilling performance was lower in 2017 than in 2015 and 2016. The highest DM yields were recorded during harvesting time in March. In the November harvest, however, the leaf:stem ratio was greater. In addition, tilling performance was better in March and November than it was in January. Overall, cutting at a height of 30 cm resulted in better DM yield and tiller numbers than cutting at a height of 20 cm. Experimental years and cutting height did not affect crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fibre (NDF) or acid detergent fibre (ADF). Harvesting times did, however, affect CP, NDF and ADF. As CP was greater in November than in March and both NDF and ADF levels were higher in March, cutting in November at 30 cm is advised.
期刊介绍:
The African Journal of Range & Forage Science is the leading rangeland and pastoral journal in Africa. The Journal is dedicated to publishing quality original material that advances rangeland ecology and pasture management. The journal aims to publish research of international importance from any region, but as an African journal, we are particularly interested in research from Africa and relevant to the continent. The Journal promotes both science and its application and authors are encouraged to explicitly identify the practical implications of their work. Peer-reviewed research papers and research notes deal primarily with all aspects of rangeland and pasture ecology and management, including the ecophysiology and biogeochemistry of rangelands and pastures, terrestrial plant–herbivore interactions (both domestic and wild), rangeland assessment and monitoring, effects of climate change on rangelands, rangeland and pasture management, rangeland rehabilitation, ecosystem services in support of production, conservation and biodiversity goals, and the identification and development of intensive and semi-intensive pasture and forage resources to meet livestock production needs. Articles highlighting transdisciplinary linkages among biophysical and social sciences that support management, policy and societal values are particularly encouraged. The Journal includes relevant book reviews and invited perspectives that contribute to the development of range and forage science. Letters to the editor that debate issues raised in the Journal are acceptable. The African Journal of Range & Forage Science is the official journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa.