- Turkish Journal of Range and Forage Science
- Vol: 2 Issue: 1
- The Determination of Forage Yield and Quality of Some Silage Sorghum Cultivars in Ecological Conditi...
The Determination of Forage Yield and Quality of Some Silage Sorghum Cultivars in Ecological Conditions of Uşak Province
Authors : Bayram Çelik, Mevlüt Türk
Pages : 1-7
Doi:10.51801/turkjrfs.897275
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Publication Date : 2021-06-30
Article Type : Research
Abstract :This study was conducted to determinate of yield and some quality characters of sorghum cultivars in Usak province in 2014. In the study was used four sorghum sudangrass hybrid (Aneto, Sugar Graze II, Greengo, Nutri Honey) and two sorghum cultivars (Teide and Rox). The experiment was carried out in completely randomized block design with three replicates. In the study, plant height, herbage yield, hay yield, crude protein (CP) ratio, crude protein yields, acid detergent fiber (ADF), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), total digestible nutrient (TDN) and relative feed value (RFV) were determined. There were significant differences in all the properties examined among sorghum and sorghum-sudangrass hybrid cultivars. According to the results of the research, plant heights of cultivars ranged from 200.1 to 229.7 cm, herbage yields ranged from 57.40 to 77.73 t ha-1, hay yields ranged from 14.11 to 18.95 t ha-1, crude protein ratios ranged from 9.95 to 11.94%, crude protein yields ranged from 1.46 to 2.15 t ha-1, ADF ratios from 36.64 to 42.41%, NDF ratios from 55.79 to 60.12%, total digestible nutrient ratios from 46.60 to 54.05%, relative feed values from 87.14 to 100.56. Greengo cultivar had higher herbage yield, hay yield, total digestible nutrient and relative feed values and lower ADF and NDF ratio than other cultivars. The results revealed that Greengo cultivar can be considered suitable for the Uşak and similar ecological conditions.Keywords : Acid detergent fiber, crude protein ratio, hay yield, relative feed value, sorghum cultivars