PERFORMANCE OF FORAGE SORGHUM AND MILLET HYBRIDS GROWN IN IRRIGATED AREA OF IRAQ | ||
| IRAQ JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE | ||
| Article 1, Volume 17, Issue 1, December 2012, Pages 0-0 | ||
| Authors | ||
| A. S. Mahdi; M. H. M. Saeed; A. M. Abeed | ||
| Abstract | ||
| A field experiment was carried out during the of growing seasons 2008 and 2009 at Abu-Graib region , Baghdad, Iraq. using randomize complete block design, to evaluate the performance of five hybrid sorghum forage (Sugargraze, Chopper, Pacific-BMR, Superdan-2, and Sweet jumbo). and one hybrid Millet (Nutrifeed). The Results indicated that hybrid Nutrifeed was superior in green matter, dry matter yield, dry leaf yield and leaf/stem ratio for each cut (C1, C2, C3 ,C4) Nutrifeed hybrid gave the highest total forage green yield ( 194.9 and 178.9 t/ha), the highest total dry yield (22.3 and 20.1 t/ha), the highest leaf dry yield (12.7 and 11.3 t/ha), and the highest leaf/stem ratio (56.7 and 56.1%) for the two seasons 2008 and 2009 respectively. Nutrifeed showed resistance to loading and leaf rust disease, contains no prussic acid so it can be grazed at a much earlier stage than forage sorghum. Also the two hybrids Superdan 2 and Sugargraze were superior in green matter, dry matter and dry leaf yield. Nutrifeed, Superdan 2 and Sugargraze can be used for making high quality hay and silage, in addition to grazing. | ||
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