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1981
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A survey based on climatic zone (zones B, C, D, E, and F), topography ( coast, hill, and higher altitude), land utilization (rice field, dry land, and plantation) and soil condition (moist and dry surface) was carried out during the wet (January to February 1979) and dry (August to September 1979) seasons in 15 districts of 8 regencies in Bali. The objective was to study the quality of the natural grass commonly fed to livestock in the mixed-farming system.
During the wet season, the crude-protein content ( on dry-matter basis) of the natural grass ranged from 7.4 % (in climatic zone Don dry soil) to 13% (in climatic zone Eat higher altitude); during the dry season, the protein content ranged from 3.64% (in climatic zone Fon dry soil) to 13.6% (in climatic zone Cat higher altitude). The crude-fiber content ranged from 22.14% (in climatic zone Bat higher altitude) to 29.9% (in climatic zone Fon moist soil) and from 23.3 % (in climatic zone Bon moist soil) to 30.5 % (in climatic zone Fon dry soil) during the wet and dry seasons, respectively. The gross energy content of the grass ranged from 3,482 kilocalories (kcal)/kg (in climatic zone Bon moist soil) to 4,278 kcal/kg (in climatic zone Fon dry soil) during the wet season, and during the dry season the value ranged from 3,637 kcal/kg (in climatic zone Con moist soil) to 3,992 kcal/kg (in climatic zone F on the coast). The present data indicate that the four elements affect the nutrient composition of the natural grass in the following order from greatest to least: climatic zone, topography, soil condition, and land utilization. The crude-protein content was affected the most, and the gross energy content was affected the least, by the above-mentioned factors.
Citation
Nitis, I M. and Lana, K, "Effects of Climatic Zone, Topography, Land Utilization, and Soil Condition on Nutrient Composition of Natural Grasses in Bali" (1981). IGC Proceedings (1981-2023). 16.
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Effects of Climatic Zone, Topography, Land Utilization, and Soil Condition on Nutrient Composition of Natural Grasses in Bali
A survey based on climatic zone (zones B, C, D, E, and F), topography ( coast, hill, and higher altitude), land utilization (rice field, dry land, and plantation) and soil condition (moist and dry surface) was carried out during the wet (January to February 1979) and dry (August to September 1979) seasons in 15 districts of 8 regencies in Bali. The objective was to study the quality of the natural grass commonly fed to livestock in the mixed-farming system.
During the wet season, the crude-protein content ( on dry-matter basis) of the natural grass ranged from 7.4 % (in climatic zone Don dry soil) to 13% (in climatic zone Eat higher altitude); during the dry season, the protein content ranged from 3.64% (in climatic zone Fon dry soil) to 13.6% (in climatic zone Cat higher altitude). The crude-fiber content ranged from 22.14% (in climatic zone Bat higher altitude) to 29.9% (in climatic zone Fon moist soil) and from 23.3 % (in climatic zone Bon moist soil) to 30.5 % (in climatic zone Fon dry soil) during the wet and dry seasons, respectively. The gross energy content of the grass ranged from 3,482 kilocalories (kcal)/kg (in climatic zone Bon moist soil) to 4,278 kcal/kg (in climatic zone Fon dry soil) during the wet season, and during the dry season the value ranged from 3,637 kcal/kg (in climatic zone Con moist soil) to 3,992 kcal/kg (in climatic zone F on the coast). The present data indicate that the four elements affect the nutrient composition of the natural grass in the following order from greatest to least: climatic zone, topography, soil condition, and land utilization. The crude-protein content was affected the most, and the gross energy content was affected the least, by the above-mentioned factors.
