The effect of cutting regime and genotype on growth, seed yield, seed quality and herbage yield of seven Urochloa (syn. Brachiaria) grass genotypes in the Adamawa region of Cameroon

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitute of Agricultural Research for Development, Cameroonen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Buéaen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.crpLivestock
cg.contributor.donorSwedish International Development Cooperation Agencyen
cg.coverage.countryCameroon
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CM
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.creator.identifierCollins Mutai: 0000-0002-0951-9023
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/grs.12420en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1744-697Xen
cg.issue2en
cg.journalGrassland Scienceen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriAGRICULTUREen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL FEEDINGen
cg.subject.ilriFEEDSen
cg.subject.ilriFODDERen
cg.subject.ilriFORAGESen
cg.volume70en
dc.contributor.authorOjong, N.en
dc.contributor.authorTakor, M.en
dc.contributor.authorEgbe, A.en
dc.contributor.authorBechem, E.en
dc.contributor.authorEtchu, K.en
dc.contributor.authorMutai Collins, K.en
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-28T04:30:52Zen
dc.date.available2024-02-28T04:30:52Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/139711
dc.titleThe effect of cutting regime and genotype on growth, seed yield, seed quality and herbage yield of seven Urochloa (syn. Brachiaria) grass genotypes in the Adamawa region of Cameroonen
dcterms.abstractThe performance of seven <em>Urochloa</em> grass genotypes (three worldwide cultivars cv. Basilisk, cv. Piata, cv. Xaraes and four landrace cv. Adamaoua1, cv. Adamaoua2, cv. North1 and cv. North2) subjected to two cutting regimes (mid-June cut and mid-July cut) was evaluated for regrowth characteristics, seed yields, seed quality and herbage production in 2020 and 2021 cropping seasons at Wakwa, Ngaoundere, Cameroon. This divergence in harvesting practices raises concerns regarding the effectiveness and efficiency of forage utilization, as well as the potential impact on livestock productivity and sustainable farming systems. A split plot design with five replications and a 1-year-old sward was used for the study. In both years, genotypes were significantly different for plant height and tiller numbers at 12 weeks after cutting (P ≤ 0.007). In 2020, the dry matter yield (DMY) ranged between 8.78 t/ha (cv. Piata) and 12.75 t/ha (cv. Xaraes) for June cut regrowth and between 7.69 t/ha (cv. Piata) and 10.26 t/ha (cv. Xaraes) for July cut regrowth. In 2021, DMY ranged between 6.06 t/ha (Adamaoua2) and 13.95 t/ha (cv. Xaraes) for the June cut and between 6.55 t/ha (cv. Adamaoua2) and 10.47 t/ha (cv. Basilisk) for the July cut. For flowering behavior and seed yields, Basilisk flowered earliest while cv. Xaraes flowered latest. In 2020, seed yields were 74.80 kg/ha and 107.72 kg/ha for June cut and July cut regrowth, respectively, whereas in 2021, seed yields were 331 kg/ha and 431 kg/ha for June cut and July cut regrowth, respectively. cv. Adamaoua1 produced the highest seed yield in both years. The cutting regimes evaluated in this study were indifferent for DMY and seed yield.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2024-02-13
dcterms.bibliographicCitationOjong, N., Takor, M., Egbe, A., Bechem, E., Etchu, K. and Mutai, C. 2024. The effect of cutting regime and genotype on growth, seed yield, seed quality and herbage yield of seven <em>Urochloa</em> (<em>syn. Brachiaria</em>) grass genotypes in the Adamawa region of Cameroon. Grassland Scienceen
dcterms.extentpp. 77-92en
dcterms.issued2024
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
dcterms.publisherWileyen
dcterms.relationhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/grs.12420en
dcterms.subjectseedsen
dcterms.subjectherbage cropsen
dcterms.subjectmowingen
dcterms.subjectBrachiariaen
dcterms.subjectfeed grassesen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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