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Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 86-94-S; Report of progress (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station); 484; Dairy; Soybean; Grain sorghum; Forage; Protein; Total digestible nutrients (TDN)
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Potential Of Interplanted Soybean And Grain Sorghum As A Forage For Dairy Cattle (1985), John E. Shirley, J. Evans
Potential Of Interplanted Soybean And Grain Sorghum As A Forage For Dairy Cattle (1985), John E. Shirley, J. Evans
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Interplanted soybean (l00 to 120 lbs/acre) and grain sorghum (15 to 20 lbs/acre) were harvested at 64,88,102, 123, and 130 days postplanting to determine the ratio and chemical composition of vegetative and seed parts for each plant at advancing stages of maturity. Initial vegetative dry matter yield was 6,300 lbs/acre and increased to 15,000 lbs/acre with 63% vegetative at 123 days postplanting. Vegetative portions (stems, leaves, stalks) of the soybean and grain sorghum plants constituted 100% of the dry matter at day 64, then decreased to 52% at day 130, whereas the contribution of the soy pod (plus bean) and …