Gupta, P.C. and Pradhan, K. (1975) Effect of stage of maturity on chemical composition and in vitro nutrient digestibility of non-legume forages. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 45 (7). pp. 433-437.
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Pearl millet, sorghum, maize, oats, Pennisetum pedicellatum, Sudan grass and teosinte were harvested at pre-flowering, flowering and post-flowering stages and dried. Depending on cutting stage, DM content was in the range 12.66-38.88%, CP 4.28-13.06%, neutral detergent fibre 47.24-71.69%, cell contents 28.31-52.76%, acid detergent fibre 29.96-48.06%, hemicellulose 17.28-32.05%, lignin 4.22-9.33%, cellulose 22.28-34.88%, silica 1.09-3.54%, ash 6.91-12.24%, in vitro DM digestibility 51.33-73.83% and in vitro cell-wall digestibility 32.05-54.45%. Cell-wall material was highest in teosinte and lowest in oats. CP contents were higher in oats, sorghum and Sudan grass than in the other spp., and ash content was high in pearl millet and P. pedicellatum. Silica and cellulose were highest in pearl millet. DM digestibility in vitro was highest in oats and pearl millet and lowest in teosinte and P. pedicellatum, and cell-wall digestibility was highest in pearl millet. CP and total cell contents decreased while DM and cell-wall contents increased with increasing age in all spp. Prediction equations for estimating DM digestibility are given
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Author Affiliation: | Haryana Agriccultural University, Hissar 125 004, Haryana, India |
| Subjects: | Crop Improvement |
| Divisions: | Millet Sorghum |
| Depositing User: | Ms K Syamalamba |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Jul 2012 05:22 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jul 2012 05:23 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/6913 |
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