Publication Date
1989
Description
Fertilizers have been shown to increase forage yields under some conditions (Owensby and Smith, 1975), but has very little effect under other conditions (Stoddart et al., 1975). Thus in recent years a great deal of attention has been focussed on the ways and possibilities of increasing forage production by fertilization. Various experiments have been conducted on the response of Brarhiaria ruziziensis Germain and Evrad, one of the best perennial forage grasses of the region, to fertilization at Wakwa Animal Research Station. Yonkeu et al., (1986) indicated that application of phosphorus did not lead to improved yield of the forage on ferratic soil. Hence the use of about 50 units of P2Os/ha would seem adequate for maintaining the production potentials of the soil. Previous unpublished data indicate that Brachiaria ruziziensis responds to nitrogen application. However, the quantity of nitrogen needed to give maximum yield in combination with potassium and phosphorus was neither reached nor was the optimum cutting frequency known. As a result this study was undertaken with a view to determining the effect of nitrogen fertilization in the presence of potassium and phosphorus and cutting management on the productivity of Brachiaria ruziziensis.
Citation
Pamo, E T. and Pieper, D, "Effect of Nitrogen Fertilization in Combination with Potassium and Phosphorus and Cutting Frequency on the Yield of Brachiaria ruzizensis in Adamawa, Cameroon" (2025). IGC Proceedings (1989-2023). 49.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1989/session1/49
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Effect of Nitrogen Fertilization in Combination with Potassium and Phosphorus and Cutting Frequency on the Yield of Brachiaria ruzizensis in Adamawa, Cameroon
Fertilizers have been shown to increase forage yields under some conditions (Owensby and Smith, 1975), but has very little effect under other conditions (Stoddart et al., 1975). Thus in recent years a great deal of attention has been focussed on the ways and possibilities of increasing forage production by fertilization. Various experiments have been conducted on the response of Brarhiaria ruziziensis Germain and Evrad, one of the best perennial forage grasses of the region, to fertilization at Wakwa Animal Research Station. Yonkeu et al., (1986) indicated that application of phosphorus did not lead to improved yield of the forage on ferratic soil. Hence the use of about 50 units of P2Os/ha would seem adequate for maintaining the production potentials of the soil. Previous unpublished data indicate that Brachiaria ruziziensis responds to nitrogen application. However, the quantity of nitrogen needed to give maximum yield in combination with potassium and phosphorus was neither reached nor was the optimum cutting frequency known. As a result this study was undertaken with a view to determining the effect of nitrogen fertilization in the presence of potassium and phosphorus and cutting management on the productivity of Brachiaria ruziziensis.
