Chaudhry Ghulam Nabi, Muhammad Riaz and Ghulam Ahmad
Fodder Research Institute, Sargodha, Pakistan.
Abstract
These studies were conducted at Fodder Research Institute, Sargodha during the year 1999-2001. Five cultivars of sorghum including check (Hegari) were evaluated for plant height, stem thickness, leaf area, number of leaves per plant, sweetness, crude protein, green fodder and dry matter yields. Cultivar JS-88 showed significant differences with higher number of leaves per plant (13.5), stem thickness (1.8 cm) and leaf area (512.5 cm2) as compared to check (10.6 average number of leaves/plant, 1.3 cm stem thickness and 445.5 cm2 leaf area). Similarly, JS-88 was superior in green fodder yield, dry matter yield and quality (sweetness and crude protein) to Hegari. On an average JS-88 produced 73.8 tons per hectare green fodder and 12.8 tons per hectare dry matter yield as compared to Hegari (59.6 t/ha green fodder yield and 8.4 t/ha dry matter yield). Early growth stages had high crude protein level than late stages.
These studies were conducted at Fodder Research Institute, Sargodha during the year 1999-2001. Five cultivars of sorghum including check (Hegari) were evaluated for plant height, stem thickness, leaf area, number of leaves per plant, sweetness, crude protein, green fodder and dry matter yields. Cultivar JS-88 showed significant differences with higher number of leaves per plant (13.5), stem thickness (1.8 cm) and leaf area (512.5 cm2) as compared to check (10.6 average number of leaves/plant, 1.3 cm stem thickness and 445.5 cm2 leaf area). Similarly, JS-88 was superior in green fodder yield, dry matter yield and quality (sweetness and crude protein) to Hegari. On an average JS-88 produced 73.8 tons per hectare green fodder and 12.8 tons per hectare dry matter yield as compared to Hegari (59.6 t/ha green fodder yield and 8.4 t/ha dry matter yield). Early growth stages had high crude protein level than late stages.
KEYWORDS: Sorghum bicolor; high yielding varieties; agronomic characters; Pakistan.
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