Yield and protein content in forage and silage of Insurgente grass and Urochloa hybrids

Authors

  • Alicia González Muñoz Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias-Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas. Centro Universitario Campus Victoria. Edificio Centro de Gestión del Conocimiento 4° Piso, Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México. CP. 87120
  • Jonathan R. Garay Martínez Campo Experimental Las Huastecas-INIFAP. Carretera Tampico-Mante km 55, Villa Cuauhtémoc, Altamira, Tamaulipas, México
  • Benigno Estrada Drouaillet Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias-Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas. Centro Universitario Campus Victoria. Edificio Centro de Gestión del Conocimiento 4° Piso, Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México. CP. 87120
  • Álvaro Bernal Flores Departamento de Investigación y Desarrollo, Semillas Papalotla SA de CV. Carretera Ocozocoautla-Cintalapa km 110, Col. El Aguacero, Ocozocoautla, Chiapas, México. CP. 29140
  • Andrés G. Limas Martínez Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias-Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas. Centro Universitario Campus Victoria. Edificio Centro de Gestión del Conocimiento 4° Piso, Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México. CP. 87120.
  • Santiago Joaquín Cancino Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias-Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas. Centro Universitario Campus Victoria. Edificio Centro de Gestión del Conocimiento 4° Piso, Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México. CP. 87120

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v0i24.2368

Keywords:

Mulato II, Urochloa hybrid CIAT BR02/1752, Urochloa hybrid CIAT BR02/1794

Abstract

Livestock in the state of Tamaulipas is affected due to a marked seasonality in forage production, which causes shortages during the dry season, therefore, forage conservation is necessary to face this problem. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate, in stormy conditions and during the season of greatest rainfall, the yield (t ha-1) of total dry matter (TDM) and leaf (DML); as well as, the crude protein content (CP,%) in forage and silage of Insurgente, Mulato II, Cobra and Cayman grass. The data were analyzed in a completely randomized design, with four repetitions and comparison of means using Tukey (p= 0.05). The Cayman hybrid presented higher accumulation (p≤0.05) of TDM and DML (8.34 and 8.27 t ha-1, respectively) compared to Insurgente (6.38 and 6.25 t ha-1, respectively). The highest (p≤ 0.05) content of CP in forage was presented by Cayman and Cobra, with 16.1% on average, while Mulato II and Insurgente were those with the lowest value for this variable (14.6%, on average). The CP in the silage was similar (p˃ 0.05) for the cultivars evaluated, with an average of 14.4%. The Cayman and Cobra hybrids showed higher forage yield and crude protein content, compared to Insurgente. The crude protein content present in the silage was greater than 14%, which indicates that these cultivars can be preserved using this technique.

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Published

2020-04-21

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González Muñoz, Alicia, Jonathan R. Garay Martínez, Benigno Estrada Drouaillet, Álvaro Bernal Flores, Andrés G. Limas Martínez, and Santiago Joaquín Cancino. 2020. “Yield and Protein Content in Forage and Silage of Insurgente Grass and Urochloa Hybrids”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas, no. 24 (April). México, ME:177-89. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v0i24.2368.

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No. 24 (2020): Especial

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