ABSTRACT
Three experiments were carried out at the Department of Animal
Science, University of Ghana, Legon on the Accra plains between
January and November, 1990 to examine
a) the factors influencing germination of "wild sorghum"
(Sorahum arundj.naceum) seeds
b) changes in the dry matter yield and nutrient composition of
"wild sorghum" with growth
c) the effect of treatment and duration of preservation on the
quality of "wild sorghum" silage.
Seeds of "wild sorghum" were used in establishing the field in
Experiment 1. Seeds were collected at 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 weeks
after inflorescence appearance and used for the germination test.
For each of the seed sample collected, four scarification
treatments, namely, mechanical, acid, hot water and dry heat were
used. High germination rates were obtained for seeds collected
between four and five weeks after inflorescence appearance and
mechanical scarification was the only treatment which improved
germination in this experiment. The germination obtained were 67.5%
and 57.0% with seed harvested at four and five weeks after
inflorescence appearance compared with the control which gave
values of 47.5% and 27.5% respectively.
In Experiment 2, the plants were harvested beginning at six
weeks post-planting and continued at two weeks intervals until the
fourteenth week,
DMY of the whole plant significantly increased (p
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