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<p>This experiment was carried out to evaluate the nutritive value of nine <italic>Pennisetum purpureum</italic> varieties as ruminant feed, with the application of organic manures. The research was 3×9 factorial arrangement in a split plot design. Experimental <italic>P. purpureum</italic> included Abeokuta 1, Abeokuta 2, F1 Hybrid, Green Local, Purple Local, Sugarcane, South Africa, S13 and S15, and three manure types (control, swine and cattle). Results showed that the <italic>P. purpureum</italic> fertilised with cattle dung had (<italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.05) higher dry matter (91.92 %), crude protein (CP) content (9.78 %) and neutral detergent fibre (NDF) content (61.10 %) than other treatments. Fi hybrid variety recorded the highest CP (8.93 %) and lowest NDF (57.80 %) contents and purple local variety had the least CP (8.37 %) content. Cattle dung fertilised grasses recorded higher calcium (8.77 g/kg) and phosphorus (2.06 g/kg) content compare to its counterpart, South Africa variety of <italic>P. purpureum</italic> recorded the highest (9.81 g/kg) Ca content. This study shows that farmers who value high‐quality feed would benefit from the cultivation of F1 hybrid variety of <italic>P. purpureum</italic> and cattle dung is recommended for the fertilisation of the varieties evaluated.</p>
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This experiment was carried out to evaluate the nutritive value of nine Pennisetum purpureum varieties as ruminant feed, with the application of organic manures. The research was 3×9 factorial arrangement in a split plot design. Experimental P. purpureum included Abeokuta 1, Abeokuta 2, F1 Hybrid, Green Local, Purple Local, Sugarcane, South Africa, S13 and S15, and three manure types (control, swine and cattle). Results showed that the P. purpureum fertilised with cattle dung had (p < 0.05) higher dry matter (91.92 %), crude protein (CP) content (9.78 %) and neutral detergent fibre (NDF) content (61.10 %) than other treatments. Fi hybrid variety recorded the highest CP (8.93 %) and lowest NDF (57.80 %) contents and purple local variety had the least CP (8.37 %) content. Cattle dung fertilised grasses recorded higher calcium (8.77 g/kg) and phosphorus (2.06 g/kg) content compare to its counterpart, South Africa variety of P. purpureum recorded the highest (9.81 g/kg) Ca content. This study shows that farmers who value high‐quality feed would benefit from the cultivation of F1 hybrid variety of P. purpureum and cattle dung is recommended for the fertilisation of the varieties evaluated.

Nutritional characteristics of nine <italic>Pennisetum purpureum</italic> varieties as affected by manure type in Southwest Nigeria

Department of Pasture and Range Management

Department of Animal Breeding and Genetic

Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica

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Nutritional characteristics of nine  varieties as affected by manure type in Southwest Nigeria

This experiment was carried out to evaluate the nutritive value of nine Pennisetum purpureum varieties as ruminant feed, with the application of organic...

Nutritional characteristics of nine Pennisetum purpureum varieties as affected by manure type in Southwest Nigeria

Published Online: Dec 17, 2021

Page range: 209 - 215

Received: Dec 07, 2020

Accepted: Nov 30, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ats-2021-0022

Keywords
chemical composition, forage, grass, location, manure

© 2021 Oluwafemi Adeyemi Okukenu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Nutritional characteristics of nine Pennisetum purpureum varieties as affected by manure type in Southwest Nigeria

Published Online: Dec 17, 2021

Page range: 209 - 215

Received: Dec 07, 2020

Accepted: Nov 30, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ats-2021-0022

Keywordschemical composition, forage, grass, location, manure

© 2021 Oluwafemi Adeyemi Okukenu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
chemical composition, forage, grass, location, manure