Crop alternaves for forage producon in southern Sonora

Authors

  • Gilberto Rodríguez-Perez Tecnológico Nacional de México-Valle del Yaqui. Av. Tecnológico, Block 611, Valle del Yaqui, Sonora. CP. 85276. Tel. 644 4082476
  • Miguel Angel Avila-Perches Campo Experimental Bajío-INIFAP. Carretera Celaya-San Miguel de Allende km 6.5, Celaya, Guanajuato. CP. 38110
  • María Isela Flores-Reyes Tecnológico Nacional de México-Roque. Carretera Juventino Rosas-Celaya km 8, Celaya, Guanajuato. CP. 38110
  • Netzahualcóyotl Mayek-Pérez Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas. Matamoros S/N, Zona Centro, Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas. CP. 87000
  • Martín Quintana-Camargo Centro Nacional de Recursos Genéticos-INIFAP. Blvd. de la Biodiversidad # 400, Rancho las Cruces, Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco. CP. 47610
  • Alfredo Josué Gámez-Vázquez Campo Experimental Bajío-INIFAP. Carretera Celaya-San Miguel de Allende km 6.5, Celaya, Guanajuato. CP. 38110

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v16i8.3886

Keywords:

corn, oats, triticale

Abstract

In southern Sonora, Mexico, the nutritional value of forage for herbivores has not been established for a long time, whereas technological options have diversified; therefore, there is a need to evaluate annual crops as an option for forage production in order to integrate them into the agrifood chain. This research aimed to evaluate the forage production and chemical properties of different annual species in the semiarid conditions of southern Sonora. Nine elite spring-habit triticale lines, five varieties of oats, and two varieties of colored corn -yellow and purple- were evaluated in the field and laboratory in the autumn-winter cycle of 2023-2024. The agronomic variables were green forage (GF), dry forage (DF), and plant height (PH), as well as their chemical properties. The results showed statistical differences between species for forage variables, where corn showed higher production of green (GF) and dry (DF) forage, whereas the triticale lines TCL3, TCL7, and TCL9 clustered as a second option in GF and DF production; for their part, the TCL5, TCL2 and TCL4 lines provided better chemical properties, followed by the corn varieties, experimental oats 3, and the Turquesa oat variety.

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2025-12-07

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Rodríguez-Perez, Gilberto, Miguel Angel Avila-Perches, María Isela Flores-Reyes, Netzahualcóyotl Mayek-Pérez, Martín Quintana-Camargo, and Alfredo Josué Gámez-Vázquez. 2025. “Crop alternaves for Forage producon in Southern Sonora”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas 16 (8). México, ME:e3886. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v16i8.3886.

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