Abstract
Background: This study was taken up to assess the effect of time of sowing and number of irrigations on the yield of maize cultivar J-1006 and to see their impact on the nutritive value of fresh and ensiled fodder. Methods: Maize cultivar J-1006 was sown at 50 cm row to row and 10 cm plant to plant spacing at 10 days interval in quintuplicate. The crop was harvested after 80-85 days of sowing. The J-1006 on the first date of sowing (B1) was given one irrigation and rest of the sowings (B2-B5) received two irrigations till harvest. The nutritive value (NV) of fresh and ensiled maize fodder was assessed by in vitro gas production (IVGP) technique. Result: Highest biological, DM and protein yield was recorded in B2 maize fodder while the lowest was recorded in B5. The cell wall constituents were the highest (P less than 0.01) in B1 and the lowest in B5 fodder resulting in highest (P less than 0.01) microbial biomass production (MBP) and the NV in B5 maize fodder. Irrespective of time of sowing, OM, NDF and hemicellulose contents were reduced (P less than 0.01) in ensiled maize fodder. The net gas production (NGP; P less than 0.01) and ME (P less than 0.05) were depressed and the total and individual VFAs and MBP were improved (P less than 0.01) in the ensiled maize. Irrespective of processing, the maize given two irrigations resulted in higher (P less than 0.01) MBP and NV as comparison to that given single irrigation. It was concluded that B5 maize fodder with the lowest yield given two irrigations had the best nutritive value.
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Highest biological, dry matter and protein yield of maize fodder was recorded for the second sowing date (B2).
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e1“Highest biological, DM and protein yield was recorded in B2 maize fodder”
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Microbial biomass production and nutritive value were highest (P<0.01) in B5 maize fodder.
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e1“highest (P less than 0.01) microbial biomass production (MBP) and the NV in B5 maize fodder”
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Irrespective of sowing time, OM, NDF and hemicellulose contents of maize fodder were reduced (P<0.01) by ensiling.
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e1“OM, NDF and hemicellulose contents were reduced (P less than 0.01) in ensiled maize fodder”
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Net gas production in ensiled maize was depressed (P<0.01).
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e1“The net gas production (NGP; P less than 0.01) and ME (P less than 0.05) were depressed”
e2“in the ensiled maize”
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Metabolizable energy (ME) in ensiled maize was depressed (P<0.05).
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e1“The net gas production (NGP; P less than 0.01) and ME (P less than 0.05) were depressed”
e2“in the ensiled maize”
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Total and individual volatile fatty acids and microbial biomass production were improved (P<0.01) in ensiled maize.
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e1“the total and individual VFAs and MBP were improved (P less than 0.01)”
e2“in the ensiled maize”
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Irrespective of processing, maize given two irrigations had higher (P<0.01) MBP and nutritive value than maize given a single irrigation.
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e1“the maize given two irrigations resulted in higher (P less than 0.01) MBP and NV as comparison to that given single irrigation”
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The authors conclude that B5 maize fodder, with the lowest yield and given two irrigations, had the best nutritive value.
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- B5 maize fodder with the lowest yield given two irrigationse1
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- nutritive valuee1
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- beste1
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e1“B5 maize fodder with the lowest yield given two irrigations had the best nutritive value”
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