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Effect of harvesting time on forage yield and quality of maize

Effect of harvesting time on forage yield and quality of maize

Authors :
Mandić Violeta
Bijelić Zorica
Krnjaja Vesna
Simić Aleksandar
Petričević Maja
Mićić Nenad
Caro-Petrović Violeta
Source :
Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry, Vol 34, Iss 3, Pp 345-353 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade, 2018.

Abstract

Maize is the very important silage source in the world. Timely harvesting ensure high maize forage yield and quality. Therefore, the study focused on the effects of four harvesting times (starting at the 12 August every 7 days) on yield and qualitative parameters of forage green mass of maize hybrid ZP 677. The experiment was set in Vojvodina Province, Serbia, during the 2013 and 2014 growing seasons. Plant height, stem diameter, number of leaves per plant, ear percentage, forage yield, dry matter content and crude protein content were higher, while stem percentage was lower in 2014 with favorable climatic condition. Forage yield, crude protein content, ADF and NDF decreased, while dry matter content significantly increased with delay in harvesting. The maize hybrid should be harvested when the milk line is three-quarter of the way down the grain that is in the third decade of August.

Subjects

Subjects :
Animal culture
SF1-1100

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14509156 and 22177140
Volume :
34
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.91db7164f6124e9aba735abbd907d0f1
Document Type :
article