Publication Date
1997
Description
Crude protein (CP), Ca and P concentrations and in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) of irrigated dwarf elephantgrass (Pennisetum purpureum cv. N-75 Mott) as affected by the factorial combination of N (0, 150, 300 and 450 kg N/ha/year) and P (0, 50 and 100 kg P205/ha/year) fertilization was evaluated in a tropical dry forest in Zulia State, western region of Venezuela. A randomized complete block design with three replications was used. Soil was a low-fertility sandy-loam Udic Paleustalf (pH 6.1). Nitrogen fertilization did not influence (P>0.05) any of the variables. Mean CP, IVDMD, Ca and P were: 8.13, 61.3, 0.26 and 0.33 %. Phosphorus fertilization only influenced forage Ca content, which decreased (P<0.05) from 0.30 to 0.23 % as applied P rate was increased. The NxP interaction was not significant (P>0.05).
Citation
Faria, J R.; Gonzalez, B; Faria-Marmoll, J; and Morillo, D E., "Effect of N and P Fertilizers on Nutritive Value of Dwarf Elephantgrass (Pennisetum Purpureum) CV N-75 Mott" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1989-2023). 16.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1997/session11/16
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Effect of N and P Fertilizers on Nutritive Value of Dwarf Elephantgrass (Pennisetum Purpureum) CV N-75 Mott
Crude protein (CP), Ca and P concentrations and in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) of irrigated dwarf elephantgrass (Pennisetum purpureum cv. N-75 Mott) as affected by the factorial combination of N (0, 150, 300 and 450 kg N/ha/year) and P (0, 50 and 100 kg P205/ha/year) fertilization was evaluated in a tropical dry forest in Zulia State, western region of Venezuela. A randomized complete block design with three replications was used. Soil was a low-fertility sandy-loam Udic Paleustalf (pH 6.1). Nitrogen fertilization did not influence (P>0.05) any of the variables. Mean CP, IVDMD, Ca and P were: 8.13, 61.3, 0.26 and 0.33 %. Phosphorus fertilization only influenced forage Ca content, which decreased (P<0.05) from 0.30 to 0.23 % as applied P rate was increased. The NxP interaction was not significant (P>0.05).
