Publication Date
1993
Description
In Martinique standing fodder crops were found to be an alternative way to improve dry season feeding to livestock. The stockpiling ability of 4 grasses (Tripsacum laxum, Pennisetum purpureum, • Brachiaria decumbens and Panicum maximum) has been tested for 2 years on 3 sites located in different pedoclimatic zones. Two deferment 1 dates were chosen (1 and: 2 months before the end of the rainy season). During the dry season, from February-June, dry matter (DM). yields and morphological composition (green leaves, stems and dead' materials) were estimated through sampling every fortnight. In the· drier site, accumulated DM yields and green leaf percentage for· Brachiaria decumbens, Pennisetum purpureum, Tripsacum laxum were 10,5, 22.3 and 22.4 t/ha and 12%, 15% and 41% respectively. It· is concluded that Tripsacum laxum has good potential for stockpiling • and that Brachiaria decumbens and Pennisetum purpureum can be used for deferment at the beginning of the dry season.
Citation
Gayalin, I, "Stockpiling of Tropical Forage for the Dry Season in Martinique" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 33.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1993/session14/33
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Stockpiling of Tropical Forage for the Dry Season in Martinique
In Martinique standing fodder crops were found to be an alternative way to improve dry season feeding to livestock. The stockpiling ability of 4 grasses (Tripsacum laxum, Pennisetum purpureum, • Brachiaria decumbens and Panicum maximum) has been tested for 2 years on 3 sites located in different pedoclimatic zones. Two deferment 1 dates were chosen (1 and: 2 months before the end of the rainy season). During the dry season, from February-June, dry matter (DM). yields and morphological composition (green leaves, stems and dead' materials) were estimated through sampling every fortnight. In the· drier site, accumulated DM yields and green leaf percentage for· Brachiaria decumbens, Pennisetum purpureum, Tripsacum laxum were 10,5, 22.3 and 22.4 t/ha and 12%, 15% and 41% respectively. It· is concluded that Tripsacum laxum has good potential for stockpiling • and that Brachiaria decumbens and Pennisetum purpureum can be used for deferment at the beginning of the dry season.
