Publication Date
1985
Location
Kyoto Japan
Description
To evaluate nutritional quality of the natural grasses fed to livestock, grasses grown in different climatic zones (zones B, C, D, E and F), different topographies ( coast, hills and higher altitude), various forms of land utilization (rice field, dry land and plantation) and different soil conditions, allocated in 15 districts of 8 regencies in Bali were analyzed for their macro and micro element contents. Although P, K, Mn and Mo contents were higher and Mg, Na, Fe and Zn contents were lower in wet season than in dry season, Ca and Cu contents were constant throughout the seasons. The contents of Mg, K, Mn and Cu were lower in drier climatic conditions. The contents of Ca, P, Mg, K, Fe, Zn and Mo were higher and those of Mn and Cu were lower in grasses grown in plantation comparing to those grown in rice fields. The result indicated that the mineral contents varied significantly among grasses grown in different climatic zones, but not affected by the forms of land utilization.
Citation
Lana, K; Nitis, I M.; and Uchida, S, "Effects of Climatic Zone, Topography, Land Utilization and Soil Condition on the Mineral Content of Natural Grasses in Bali" (1985). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 14.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1985/ses14/14)
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Effects of Climatic Zone, Topography, Land Utilization and Soil Condition on the Mineral Content of Natural Grasses in Bali
Kyoto Japan
To evaluate nutritional quality of the natural grasses fed to livestock, grasses grown in different climatic zones (zones B, C, D, E and F), different topographies ( coast, hills and higher altitude), various forms of land utilization (rice field, dry land and plantation) and different soil conditions, allocated in 15 districts of 8 regencies in Bali were analyzed for their macro and micro element contents. Although P, K, Mn and Mo contents were higher and Mg, Na, Fe and Zn contents were lower in wet season than in dry season, Ca and Cu contents were constant throughout the seasons. The contents of Mg, K, Mn and Cu were lower in drier climatic conditions. The contents of Ca, P, Mg, K, Fe, Zn and Mo were higher and those of Mn and Cu were lower in grasses grown in plantation comparing to those grown in rice fields. The result indicated that the mineral contents varied significantly among grasses grown in different climatic zones, but not affected by the forms of land utilization.
