Effects of three cutting heights on the yield of Pennisetum purpureum, Schumach.

Authors

  • Sérgio Ari Ribeiro Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, São Paulo, SP
  • Zilmar Ziller Marcos Universidade de São Paulo, Escola Superior de Agricultura, Piracicaba, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-3659.v26i2p275-281

Keywords:

Silage, Elephant grass, Pastures

Abstract

This study was done with the purpose of obtaining information on the cutting height for maximum yield of Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum, Schumach). The experimental design consisted of a randomized block with three main treatments (cutting heights) and four replications. Plots were harvested four times at 45 - day intervals (split plot on time). The results obtained and the interpretation of the statistical analysis led to the following conclusion: the cutting height, at 10 cm above ground level, yielded the highest forage quantity.

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Published

1989-09-15

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 2 (1989)

Section

ZOOTECHNICS

How to Cite

Effects of three cutting heights on the yield of Pennisetum purpureum, Schumach. (1989). Revista Da Faculdade De Medicina Veterinária E Zootecnia Da Universidade De São Paulo, 26(2), 275-281. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-3659.v26i2p275-281