Fodder yield of Kadyos (Caianus caian (L.) Millsp.) at different plant densities and harvesting intervals.
Date
10-1976
Degree
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Major Course
Major in Agronomy
College
College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS)
Adviser/Committee Chair
Emil Q Javier
Co-adviser
Romulo Furoc
Abstract
Kadyos was grown as a fodder crop to determine fresh and dry matter yields, nutritive values and digestibility of the crops as affected by different population densities frequencies. Kadyos seeds were drilled in rows 0.4 m. apart at densities of 500,000, 250,000 and 125,000 plant/ha, respectively. The plants were harvested at 60, 90 and 120 days after germination by cutting the plants close to the ground.
Fresh herbage yield averaged 8.16, 18.10 and 57.84 tons/ha. While the dry matter yield averaged 2.77, 5.72 and 7.15 tons/ha at 60, 90 and 120 days growth, respectively. Both the fresh herbage and dry matter yields markedly increased as the plant population was raised from 125,000 to 500,000 plants/ha. And as the cutting was delayed from 60 to 120 days. The crude protein content of the leaves and stems averaged 22.3 percent and 7.4 percent, respectively. In vitro dry matter digestibility of the leaves and stems averaged 60 percent and 46 percent, respectively.
Language
English
Location
UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)
Call Number
LG 993.5 1976 A42 M68
Recommended Citation
Movillon, Mario M., "Fodder yield of Kadyos (Caianus caian (L.) Millsp.) at different plant densities and harvesting intervals." (1976). Undergraduate Theses. 9510.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/etd-undergrad/9510
Document Type
Thesis