Effects of variety, altitude, and undersowing with legumes on the nutritive value of wheat straw

Wheat was planted at different altitudes in the Ethiopian highlands. Increased altitude led to a lower neutral detergent fibre (NDF) content and a higher in vitro organic matter digestibility (IVOMD) of the leaf blades, leaf sheaths and stems. The varieties tested did not differ in NDF content, Howe...

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Main Authors: Schulthess, Urs C., Tedla, A., Mohamed-Saleem, M.A., Said, A.N.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge University Press 1995
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28567
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author Schulthess, Urs C.
Tedla, A.
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
Said, A.N.
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Said, A.N.
Schulthess, Urs C.
Tedla, A.
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Tedla, A.
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
Said, A.N.
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description Wheat was planted at different altitudes in the Ethiopian highlands. Increased altitude led to a lower neutral detergent fibre (NDF) content and a higher in vitro organic matter digestibility (IVOMD) of the leaf blades, leaf sheaths and stems. The varieties tested did not differ in NDF content, However, because of the improved NDF digestibility of all three straw fractions. The semi-Dwarf varieties had a higher IVOMD than the standard tall wheats. The local durum wheat variety showed a much higher sodium content and a more favourable Na:K ratio. Undersowing with an equal mixture of Trifolium Ruepellianum (Fres.) and Trifolium steudneri (Schwf.) led to a small reduction in straw yield but increased the crude protein content of the crop residues from 2.3 to 7.1 percent and the IVOMD from 44 to 51 percent as compared to the sole wheat stand.
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spelling CGSpace285672024-11-15T08:52:17Z Effects of variety, altitude, and undersowing with legumes on the nutritive value of wheat straw Schulthess, Urs C. Tedla, A. Mohamed-Saleem, M.A. Said, A.N. wheat straw nutritive value varieties altitude sowing legumes yields mineral content crude protein trifolium Wheat was planted at different altitudes in the Ethiopian highlands. Increased altitude led to a lower neutral detergent fibre (NDF) content and a higher in vitro organic matter digestibility (IVOMD) of the leaf blades, leaf sheaths and stems. The varieties tested did not differ in NDF content, However, because of the improved NDF digestibility of all three straw fractions. The semi-Dwarf varieties had a higher IVOMD than the standard tall wheats. The local durum wheat variety showed a much higher sodium content and a more favourable Na:K ratio. Undersowing with an equal mixture of Trifolium Ruepellianum (Fres.) and Trifolium steudneri (Schwf.) led to a small reduction in straw yield but increased the crude protein content of the crop residues from 2.3 to 7.1 percent and the IVOMD from 44 to 51 percent as compared to the sole wheat stand. 1995-04 2013-05-06T07:00:53Z 2013-05-06T07:00:53Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28567 en Limited Access Cambridge University Press Experimental Agriculture;31(2): 169-176
spellingShingle wheat straw
nutritive value
varieties
altitude
sowing
legumes
yields
mineral content
crude protein
trifolium
Schulthess, Urs C.
Tedla, A.
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
Said, A.N.
Effects of variety, altitude, and undersowing with legumes on the nutritive value of wheat straw
title Effects of variety, altitude, and undersowing with legumes on the nutritive value of wheat straw
title_full Effects of variety, altitude, and undersowing with legumes on the nutritive value of wheat straw
title_fullStr Effects of variety, altitude, and undersowing with legumes on the nutritive value of wheat straw
title_full_unstemmed Effects of variety, altitude, and undersowing with legumes on the nutritive value of wheat straw
title_short Effects of variety, altitude, and undersowing with legumes on the nutritive value of wheat straw
title_sort effects of variety altitude and undersowing with legumes on the nutritive value of wheat straw
topic wheat straw
nutritive value
varieties
altitude
sowing
legumes
yields
mineral content
crude protein
trifolium
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28567
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