Evaluation of Desho (Pennisetum pedicellatum) Grass Varieties for Dry Matter Yield and Chemical Composition in South Omo Zone, South Western Ethiopia

Denbela Hidosa, Sintayehu Kibiret and Berako Belachew
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Sintayehu Kibiret: Livestock Research Directorate, Jinka Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopia
Berako Belachew: Livestock Research Directorate, Jinka Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopia

Agricultural Research & Technology: Open Access Journal, 2020, vol. 25, issue 1, 44-51

Abstract: Desho grass is indigenous grass to Ethiopia and belonging to the family of Poaceae and has high biomass production potential. Therefore, this study was initiated to evaluate dry matter yield and chemical composition of four desho (Pennisetum pedicellatum) grass varieties in 2017 and 2018 cropping years at on- station of Jinka Agricultural Research Center under rain fed condition in randomized complete block design with three replications per tested variety. The data on dry matter yield, plant height, tillers per plant, leaf to stem ratio and chemical composition were analyzed using the General Linear Model procedures of SAS. The Areka-DZF#590 gave highest (P>0.001) dry matter yield (27.99t/ha) and whereas the, Kindo kisha-DZF#589 variety gave the lower dry matter yield (14.15t/ha). Likewise, higher (P>0.05) Crude protein (140.12g/Kg, DM) recorded for Areka-DZF#590 and whereas, significantly lowest (P

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Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.19080/ARTOAJ.2020.25.556294

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