Effect of cutting height and cutting interval on dry matter yield of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam) De Wit

Karim, Abdul Babatunde; Rhodes, Edward R.; Savill, P.

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“…Harris (1978) listed residual leaf area, activity of meristems remaining and rate of recovery of root regrowth as some of the factors which may influence plants to regrow after cutting. In contrast to the findings of Karim et al (1991), cutting at 30 cm above ground promoted sprouting in cv. Cunningham, originally selected for high leaf and good basal branching (Bray et al, 1988), but appeared severe and removed most leaf material and regrowth points of the other lines.…”

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Agronomic evaluation of eleven Leucaena lines at Tumbi, Tabora, western Tanzania

Karachi¹,

Shirima

1996

Agroforest Syst

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Two trials were carried out over five growing seasons in western Tanzania to investigate (a) forage production and quality of eight lines of Leucaena leucocephala, one of L. diversifolia and one of L. esculenta and (b) the effect of cutting height (25, 50 and 75 cm) on forage production of nine lines of L. leucocephala and one of L. diversifolia. The locally naturalized lines, T1 and K1, were consistently better in yield, out-producing the commercial L. leucocephala cultivars Cunningham, Peru and K8 in three or four out of the five seasons'harvests. Mean daily dry matter yields for all lines decreased as the dry season progressed. Mean yields were 54.9, 28.6 and 12.8 kg/haJday in the rainy season, late rainy season/early dry season and late dry season, respectively. The concentrations of N (2.3 to 3.1%), P (0.13 to 0.17%), K (0.7 to 1.3%), Ca (0.6 to 1.6%) and Mg (0.4 to 0.6%) in the edible forage declined as the dry season became pronounced but were at levels sufficient for animal production except for P levels, which were low. Three distinct yield groups emerged from responses to cutting height: cv. Cunningham produced the greatest yields of edible forage at 25 cm cutting height; cv. Peru, cv. K8, Korog, T1, CPI 90790 and CPI 58394 at 50 cm; and CPI 58398, CPI 84511 and CPI 85132 at 75 cm.

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Section: Discussioncontrasting

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Agronomic evaluation of eleven Leucaena lines at Tumbi, Tabora, western Tanzania

Karachi¹,

Shirima

1996

Agroforest Syst

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“…Guevaria et al (1978) also found increased dry matter yield with less frequent cutting of L. leucocephala. Dry matter yield of L. leucocephala declined (Karim et al, 1991) with frequent cutting due to an increased number of recovery phases, which affected the recovery of carbohydrate reserves and lowered the rate of dry matter production (Erdmann et al, 1993). Erdmann et al (1993) reported a significantly greater number of shoots on Gliricidia sepium cut at 25cm above ground compared to those cut at 100cm.…”

Section: Effects Of Cutting On Browse Yield and Qualitymentioning

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Browse Shrubs and Trees as Fodder for Ruminants: A Review on Management and Quality

Oppong¹,

Kemp²,

Douglas³

2008

Jnl Sci Tech

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This paper reviews the main determinants of productivity and quality of forage from browse species and highlights the usefulness of browse plants as fodder sources. The effect of secondary plant metabolites on forage quality and the consequential effects on browse acceptability and intake are presented. Condensed tannin (CT) is emphasised due to its nutritional advantage if it occurred at an acceptable level (< 50 gCT/ kg DM). The practical implication of this limit has been questioned and it is speculated that it may vary with plant species as the function of CT depends on its structure and level of polymerisation. Gaps in our knowledge of browse plants are identified and areas requiring further research are indicated.

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“…Too high root system decrease led decrase of DM production and longer recovery periode, where regrowth after defoliation related to carbohydrate and mineral reserves in root (Wilson & Ludlow 1991). Karim et al (1991) said that increasing plant age resulted lower ratio of leaves and branches. This low ratio affected crude protein and energy content.…”

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“…As reported by Dewhurst et al (2009) that increase of gross energy of forage was alwasy in line with increase of crude fiber of dry material of forage especially cellulose component which ease to be hydrolized by acid or cellulose enzyme resulted by ruminal microorganism into monomer glucose. Karim et al (1991) reported that increase of plant age and dry stress decreased ratio of leaves/stems, meanwhile increased ratio of stems/leaves. This decreased crude protein content, but instead increased gross energy.…”

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Productivity of Indigofera zollingeriana under different canopy and soil acidity level in oil palm estate

Herdiawan¹

2016

JITV

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ABSTRAKHerdiawan I. 2016. Produktivitas Indigofera zollingeriana pada berbagai taraf naungan dan kemasaman tanah di lahan perkebunan kelapa sawit. JITV 21(2): 135-143. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14334/jitv.v21i2.1361Lahan perkebunan kelapa sawit di Indonesia sangat luas dan umumnya berada pada lahan sub-optimal yang berpeluang besar bagi pengembangan peternakan dalam penyediaan hijauan pakan. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui produktivitas Indigofera zollingeriana pada berbagai taraf naungan. Penelitian menggunakan rancangan RAK faktorial dengan 2 taraf perlakuan yaitu 3 taraf naungan umur kelapa sawit 2, 5 dan 7 tahun dan 2 taraf kemasaman tanah yaitu netral dan masam, masing-masing perlakuan diulang sebanyak 4 kali. Peubah yang diamati adalah produksi, dan kandungan nutrisi tanaman. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan tidak terdapat interaksi antara taraf naungan kelapa sawit dengan kemasaman tanah terhadap produksi segar daun, batang/ranting, biomasa, dan nisbah daun/ranting I. zollingeriana. Produksi segar daun, batang, biomasa, dan nisbah daun/ranting I. zollingeriana sangat nyata (P<0,01) menurun sejalan dengan taraf naungan. Kemasaman tanah nyata (P<0,05) menurunkan produksi segar daun, batang, biomasa, dan nisbah daun/ranting. Taraf perlakuan naungan nyata (P<0,05) meningkatkan kandungan protein kasar, serat kasar, dan energi, sebaliknya nilai kecernaan in vitro bahan kering dan bahan organik menurun. Kemasaman tanah nyata (P<0,05) menurunkan kandungan kasium, kecernaan in vitro bahan kering dan bahan organik I. zollingeriana.

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Effect of cutting height and cutting interval on dry matter yield of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam) De Wit

Cited by 21 publications

References 6 publications

Agronomic evaluation of eleven Leucaena lines at Tumbi, Tabora, western Tanzania

Agronomic evaluation of eleven Leucaena lines at Tumbi, Tabora, western Tanzania

Browse Shrubs and Trees as Fodder for Ruminants: A Review on Management and Quality

Productivity of Indigofera zollingeriana under different canopy and soil acidity level in oil palm estate

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