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

Document Type

Thesis

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