Dry matter yield and nutritive value of corn, forage sorghum, and BMR forage sorghum at different plant populations and nitrogen rates

Nutritive Value and Fodder Potential of Different Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) Cultivars

“…Neutral detergent fibre ranged from 55.00 (TKSV 1126) and 72.00 (SPV 2123) per cent. Similar reports by Marsalis et al, (2010), Machado et al, (2011), Barba et al, (2012) and Matos et al, (2014) supported our findings. Lower the ADF, the feed is highly digestible (i.e., of high quality) and lower NDF leads to higher intakes (John, 2005).…”

Impact of Artificial Soil Fertility Gradient Strategy on Soil Fertility, Nutrient Uptake and Fodder Yield of Sorghum

“…The increase in green and dry fodder yields of sorghum with application of N could be attributed to its marked impact on improving growth attributes of plant (Meena et al, 2012). Positive effect of nitrogen fertilisation on fodder yield of sorghum has also been reported by Marsalis et al, (2010). The results of present investigation are in close agreement with the findings of Chotiya (2005), Singh (2007) and Singh (2014) in sorghum.…”

Effect of Lactobacillus plantarum ‘KR107070’ and a propionic acid‐based preservative on the fermentation characteristics, nutritive value and aerobic stability of alfalfa‐corn mixed silage ensiled with four ratios

“…Corn (Zea mays L.) is the most popular crop conserved as silage in China and across the rest of the world (Marsalis et al 2010), owing to its high water soluble carbohydrates (WSC), low buffering capacity and relatively high DM content in spite of the low protein content (usually <100 g kg À1 DM) (McDonald et al 1991). Corn and alfalfa are complementary to each other in chemical properties (Brito and Broderick 2006); furthermore, corngrowing areas are around the alfalfa fields and one cut of alfalfa and whole-plant corn harvest schedules are overlapped in many northern parts of China such as Inner Mongolia.…”