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Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
1987; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 87-309-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 514; Beef; Maturity; Yield; Composition; Feed value; Sorghum silage
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Effect Of Maturity At Harvest On Yield, Composition, And Feeding Value Of Forage And Grain Sorghum Silages, S. Hamma, B. Kirch, B. Downey, J. White, K. Bolsen
Effect Of Maturity At Harvest On Yield, Composition, And Feeding Value Of Forage And Grain Sorghum Silages, S. Hamma, B. Kirch, B. Downey, J. White, K. Bolsen
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
In the last 2 years, three trials were conducted to determine the influence of hybrid and stage of maturity at harvest on silage yield, composition, and nutritive value for 15 forage and nine grain sorghum hybrids. Agronomic data, such as days to half bloom, plant height, and whole-plant dry matter (OM) and grain yields, were also obtained. In Trial 1, Pioneer 947, Acco Paymaster 351, and DeKalb 25E forage sorghum hybrids had different whole-plant OM and crude protein (CP) contents. Whole-plant OM increased, whereas CP generally decreased with advancing maturity. Hybrid affected both DM intake and CP digestibility. Results indicated …