ABSTRACT This experiment was conducted to study the effects of cutting height and interval on the biomass yield and nutritive quality of Andropogon tectorum Schumach and Panicum maximum Jacq. in the natural pasture at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta from October 2010 to March 2011. Two cutting heights: 20 and 30 cm above ground level and three cutting intervals: four, six and eight weeks were combined in a factorial arrangement and randomized complete block design with three replicates. Harvesting started four weeks after the cut back of the initial growth in October 2010. At each harvest, forage samples were randomly taken, weighed, separated into different species components and oven-dried to determine the dry matter yields (DMY). The leaf and stem components of the forages were milled and subjected to chemical analysis. Data obtained were analyzed using two-way analysis of variance while significant means were separated using Duncan‟s Multiple Range Test. The results showed that the DMY for P. maximum significantly (P0.05) of cutting interval on DMY of both grasses. The leaf proportion of both grasses (P. maximum: 95.20 – 83.88 %; A. tectorum: 70.49 – 44.56 %) decreased (P
ADEKEYE, A. (2018). BIOMASS YIELD AND NUTRITIVE QUALITY OF TWO GRASSES IN THE NATURAL PASTURES AS AFFECTED BY CUTTING HEIGHT AND INTERVAL IN ABEOKUTA. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/biomass-yield-and-nutritive-quality-of-two-grasses-in-the-natural-pastures-as-affected-by-cutting-height-and-interval-in-abeokuta
ADEKEYE, ADETAYO BAMIKOLE "BIOMASS YIELD AND NUTRITIVE QUALITY OF TWO GRASSES IN THE NATURAL PASTURES AS AFFECTED BY CUTTING HEIGHT AND INTERVAL IN ABEOKUTA" Afribary. Afribary, 23 Mar. 2018, https://afribary.com/works/biomass-yield-and-nutritive-quality-of-two-grasses-in-the-natural-pastures-as-affected-by-cutting-height-and-interval-in-abeokuta. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
ADEKEYE, ADETAYO BAMIKOLE . "BIOMASS YIELD AND NUTRITIVE QUALITY OF TWO GRASSES IN THE NATURAL PASTURES AS AFFECTED BY CUTTING HEIGHT AND INTERVAL IN ABEOKUTA". Afribary, Afribary, 23 Mar. 2018. Web. 21 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/biomass-yield-and-nutritive-quality-of-two-grasses-in-the-natural-pastures-as-affected-by-cutting-height-and-interval-in-abeokuta >.
ADEKEYE, ADETAYO BAMIKOLE . "BIOMASS YIELD AND NUTRITIVE QUALITY OF TWO GRASSES IN THE NATURAL PASTURES AS AFFECTED BY CUTTING HEIGHT AND INTERVAL IN ABEOKUTA" Afribary (2018). Accessed November 21, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/biomass-yield-and-nutritive-quality-of-two-grasses-in-the-natural-pastures-as-affected-by-cutting-height-and-interval-in-abeokuta