Yield Response to Nitrogen Application and in Vitro Dry Matter Digestibility of Elephant Grass X Bulrush Millet Hybrids

Yield, Quality, and Breeding Behavior of Pearl Millet ✕ Napiergrass Interspecific Hybrids1

“…Dry Matter Yield: Dry-matter yields are summarized in Table 2. In 1976In , and 1978 pearl millet x napiergrass interspecific hybrids, respectively, were grown but only those hybrids on which yields were obtained for 2 or more years are reported. The yields in 1977 were higher, mainly because of more favorable moisture conditions, than those in 1976 and 1978 which were similar.…”

“…One-year studies by Gupta and Bhardwaj (4), Og• wang and Mugerwa (6), and Sidhu and Gupta (10) on 37, 3, and 38 pearl millet X napiergrass interspecific hybrids, respectively, showed much potential for im-358 provement in yield and quality of the interspecifi:c hybrids over that of napiergrass. Pearson and Anthony (7) showed that h1gh yields, regrowth, and p~ rennation could be obtained from the 'Tift 23D 2 Al' >< Eumundi interspecific hybrid.…”

“…specific hybrids have potential for producing high quality forage during this period but more than I year's data on a number of hybrids using different female earents is limited. In 1976In , and 1978, 20 pearl millet X napiergrass interspecific hybrids were seeded in the field in a Fuquay soil (Arenic Plinthic Paleudults : loamy, siliceous thermic) and evaluated for dry-matter yield percent in vitro dry-matter digestibility (IVDMD), per• cent crude protein, agronomic characteristics (seed pro• duction, pest resistance, yield distribution), and breed• ing behavior (effects of male and female parents on dry matter yield), Most of the interspecific hybrids were equal to the best pearl millet hybrids in yield, IVDMD, and F.otein. In 1977 and 1978, six and two interspecific hybnds, respectively, were significantly (P = 0.05) higher in dry matter yield.…”

KARAKTERISTIK, PRODUKTIVITAS DAN PEMANFAATAN RUMPUT GAJAH HIBRIDA(Pennisetum purpureum cvThailand) SEBAGAI HIJAUAN PAKAN TERNAK

“…Selanjutnya dikatakan bahwa perubahan iklim memiliki dampak serius dalam memenuhi kebutuhan pangan, pakan ternak, air dan energi yang dibutuhkan manusia dan ternak. Oleh karena itu, perlu dikembangkan/identifikasi varietas tanaman yang toleran terhadap panas dan cekaman kekeringan.Beberapa peneliti telah menunjukkan potensi yang sangat besar untuk perbaikan produksi dan kualitas hijauan yaitu hibrida dari Pearl millet dan rumput gajah yang dapat melebihi tetuanya (Gupta dan Bhardwaj 1975;Ogwang and Mugerwa 1976;Gupta and Mhere 1997).Turano (2016), melaporkan terdapat lebih dari 21.000 aksesi Pearl millet di seluruh dunia, ada potensi tinggi untuk mentransfer sifat yang diinginkan ke rumput Gajah. Hibrida Pennisetum purpureum cv Thailand dapat memainkan peran utama dalam menghasilkan hijauan berkualitas tinggi dengan kebutuhan air yang relatif rendah, untuk memenuhi industri peternakan di daerah tropis di dunia.…”

Identification of superior pearl millet by napier hybrids and napiers in Zimbabwe

“…The potential for improvement in yield and quality of pearl millet x napier hybrids over napiers has been reported by several workers (Gupta and Bhardwaj, 1975;Ogwang and Mugerwa, 1976;Sidhu and Gupta, 1973). Chheda et al (1973) reported that the dry matter (DM) yield of hybrids from the cross Maiwa millet x napier were comparable with napier and superior to those of pearl millet 'Tift 23A' napier hybrids.…”