Impact of integrated nitrogen management on the nutritional quality of fodder maize

Abstract

A two-year field experiment on integrated nitrogen management on fodder maize and its residual effects on succeeding fodder cowpea was conducted at Main Forage Research Station, Anand Agricultural University, Anand during rabi-summer season of 2021-22 and 2022-23 at Forage Research Farm. Experiment consists of twelve integrated nitrogen management treatments with three replications. Two-year experiments data results revealed that application of 125% RDN (100 kg N/ha) + Micronutrient enriched FYM 0.5 t/ha reported significantly higher dry matter intake (1.88 and 1.82%), dry matter digestibility (69.22 and 70.00%), total digestible nutrient (68.73 and 70.02%), relative feed value (100.49 and 98.66%) and relative feed quality (104.55 and 103.55%). While application of Micronutrient enriched FYM 0.5 t/ha fb Jeevamrut drenching 500 L/ha at 15,30 and 45 DAS reported significantly lower feed quality like dry matter intake (1.49 and 4.49%), dry matter digestibility (62.21 and 62.47%), total digestible nutrient (57.11 and 57.54%), relative feed value (71.97 and 72.09%) and relative feed quality (69.29 and 69.71%) respectively 2021-22 and 2022-23.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Integrated nitrogen management gave significantly higher dry matter intake in fodder maize.

Taxon: fodder maizet0
Treatment: 125% RDN (100 kg N/ha) + Micronutrient enriched FYM 0.5 t/hae0
Outcome: dry matter intakee0
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Value: 1.88 and 1.82%e0

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“Two-year experiments data results revealed that application of 125% RDN (100 kg N/ha) + Micronutrient enriched FYM 0.5 t/ha reported significantly higher dry matter intake (1.88 and 1.82%), dry matter digestibility (69.22 and 70.00%), total digestible nutrient (68.73 and 70.02%), relative feed value (100.49 and 98.66%) and relative feed quality (104.55 and 103.55%).”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Integrated nitrogen management gave significantly higher dry matter digestibility in fodder maize.

Taxon: fodder maizet0
Treatment: 125% RDN (100 kg N/ha) + Micronutrient enriched FYM 0.5 t/hae0
Outcome: dry matter digestibilitye0
Direction: highere0
Value: 69.22 and 70.00%e0

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“Two-year experiments data results revealed that application of 125% RDN (100 kg N/ha) + Micronutrient enriched FYM 0.5 t/ha reported significantly higher dry matter intake (1.88 and 1.82%), dry matter digestibility (69.22 and 70.00%), total digestible nutrient (68.73 and 70.02%), relative feed value (100.49 and 98.66%) and relative feed quality (104.55 and 103.55%).”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Integrated nitrogen management gave significantly higher total digestible nutrient in fodder maize.

Taxon: fodder maizet0
Treatment: 125% RDN (100 kg N/ha) + Micronutrient enriched FYM 0.5 t/hae0
Outcome: total digestible nutriente0
Direction: highere0
Value: 68.73 and 70.02%e0

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“Two-year experiments data results revealed that application of 125% RDN (100 kg N/ha) + Micronutrient enriched FYM 0.5 t/ha reported significantly higher dry matter intake (1.88 and 1.82%), dry matter digestibility (69.22 and 70.00%), total digestible nutrient (68.73 and 70.02%), relative feed value (100.49 and 98.66%) and relative feed quality (104.55 and 103.55%).”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Integrated nitrogen management gave significantly higher relative feed value in fodder maize.

Taxon: fodder maizet0
Treatment: 125% RDN (100 kg N/ha) + Micronutrient enriched FYM 0.5 t/hae0
Outcome: relative feed valuee0
Direction: highere0
Value: 100.49 and 98.66%e0

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“Two-year experiments data results revealed that application of 125% RDN (100 kg N/ha) + Micronutrient enriched FYM 0.5 t/ha reported significantly higher dry matter intake (1.88 and 1.82%), dry matter digestibility (69.22 and 70.00%), total digestible nutrient (68.73 and 70.02%), relative feed value (100.49 and 98.66%) and relative feed quality (104.55 and 103.55%).”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Integrated nitrogen management gave significantly higher relative feed quality in fodder maize.

Taxon: fodder maizet0
Treatment: 125% RDN (100 kg N/ha) + Micronutrient enriched FYM 0.5 t/hae0
Outcome: relative feed qualitye0
Direction: highere0
Value: 104.55 and 103.55%e0

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“Two-year experiments data results revealed that application of 125% RDN (100 kg N/ha) + Micronutrient enriched FYM 0.5 t/ha reported significantly higher dry matter intake (1.88 and 1.82%), dry matter digestibility (69.22 and 70.00%), total digestible nutrient (68.73 and 70.02%), relative feed value (100.49 and 98.66%) and relative feed quality (104.55 and 103.55%).”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Micronutrient enriched FYM with Jeevamrut gave significantly lower dry matter intake in fodder maize.

Taxon: fodder maizet0
Treatment: Micronutrient enriched FYM 0.5 t/ha fb Jeevamrut drenching 500 L/ha at 15,30 and 45 DASe0
Outcome: dry matter intakee0
Direction: lowere0
Value: 1.49 and 4.49%e0

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“While application of Micronutrient enriched FYM 0.5 t/ha fb Jeevamrut drenching 500 L/ha at 15,30 and 45 DAS reported significantly lower feed quality like dry matter intake (1.49 and 4.49%), dry matter digestibility (62.21 and 62.47%), total digestible nutrient (57.11 and 57.54%), relative feed value (71.97 and 72.09%) and relative feed quality (69.29 and 69.71%) respectively 2021-22 and 2022-23.”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Micronutrient enriched FYM with Jeevamrut gave significantly lower dry matter digestibility in fodder maize.

Taxon: fodder maizet0
Treatment: Micronutrient enriched FYM 0.5 t/ha fb Jeevamrut drenching 500 L/ha at 15,30 and 45 DASe0
Outcome: dry matter digestibilitye0
Direction: lowere0
Value: 62.21 and 62.47%e0

Not reportedComparator

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“While application of Micronutrient enriched FYM 0.5 t/ha fb Jeevamrut drenching 500 L/ha at 15,30 and 45 DAS reported significantly lower feed quality like dry matter intake (1.49 and 4.49%), dry matter digestibility (62.21 and 62.47%), total digestible nutrient (57.11 and 57.54%), relative feed value (71.97 and 72.09%) and relative feed quality (69.29 and 69.71%) respectively 2021-22 and 2022-23.”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Micronutrient enriched FYM with Jeevamrut gave significantly lower total digestible nutrient in fodder maize.

Taxon: fodder maizet0
Treatment: Micronutrient enriched FYM 0.5 t/ha fb Jeevamrut drenching 500 L/ha at 15,30 and 45 DASe0
Outcome: total digestible nutriente0
Direction: lowere0
Value: 57.11 and 57.54%e0

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“While application of Micronutrient enriched FYM 0.5 t/ha fb Jeevamrut drenching 500 L/ha at 15,30 and 45 DAS reported significantly lower feed quality like dry matter intake (1.49 and 4.49%), dry matter digestibility (62.21 and 62.47%), total digestible nutrient (57.11 and 57.54%), relative feed value (71.97 and 72.09%) and relative feed quality (69.29 and 69.71%) respectively 2021-22 and 2022-23.”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Micronutrient enriched FYM with Jeevamrut gave significantly lower relative feed value in fodder maize.

Taxon: fodder maizet0
Treatment: Micronutrient enriched FYM 0.5 t/ha fb Jeevamrut drenching 500 L/ha at 15,30 and 45 DASe0
Outcome: relative feed valuee0
Direction: lowere0
Value: 71.97 and 72.09%e0

Not reportedComparator

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“While application of Micronutrient enriched FYM 0.5 t/ha fb Jeevamrut drenching 500 L/ha at 15,30 and 45 DAS reported significantly lower feed quality like dry matter intake (1.49 and 4.49%), dry matter digestibility (62.21 and 62.47%), total digestible nutrient (57.11 and 57.54%), relative feed value (71.97 and 72.09%) and relative feed quality (69.29 and 69.71%) respectively 2021-22 and 2022-23.”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Micronutrient enriched FYM with Jeevamrut gave significantly lower relative feed quality in fodder maize.

Taxon: fodder maizet0
Treatment: Micronutrient enriched FYM 0.5 t/ha fb Jeevamrut drenching 500 L/ha at 15,30 and 45 DASe0
Outcome: relative feed qualitye0
Direction: lowere0
Value: 69.29 and 69.71%e0

Not reportedComparator

Verbatim

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“While application of Micronutrient enriched FYM 0.5 t/ha fb Jeevamrut drenching 500 L/ha at 15,30 and 45 DAS reported significantly lower feed quality like dry matter intake (1.49 and 4.49%), dry matter digestibility (62.21 and 62.47%), total digestible nutrient (57.11 and 57.54%), relative feed value (71.97 and 72.09%) and relative feed quality (69.29 and 69.71%) respectively 2021-22 and 2022-23.”
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