Nutritive screening and forage yield of guinea and hybrid napier grass varieties under dense shade of mature oil palm plantation.

Kummari, Ramachandrudu and Bezawada, Narasimha Rao and Kamireddy, Manorama (2024) Nutritive screening and forage yield of guinea and hybrid napier grass varieties under dense shade of mature oil palm plantation. Journal of Oil Palm Research (Malaysia), 36 (4). pp. 630-639. ISSN 2811-4701

Cattle grazing and sparse weed flora due to poor light infiltration in mature oil palm plantations have created a need for the identification of shade tolerant fodder grass varieties. A total of 14 varieties of Guinea grass and four varieties of hybrid Napier were screened for four years under dense shade of mature oil palm plantation. Significant differences were observed among the fodder grass varieties evaluated for fodder yield and nutritive quality attributes. Of all the varieties, Sampoorna (24.55 t ha-¹), CO-4 (22.52 t ha-¹) and KKM-1 (22.34 t ha-¹) among hybrid Napier grass and BG-¹ (23.12 t ha-¹), DGG-1 (22.00 t ha-¹), CO-3 (21.38 t ha-¹) and Grazing Guinea-1 (20.28 t ha-¹) among Guinea grass have been identified as promising fodder yielders. Overall, better nutritive levels in fodder quality attributes like crude protein (11.88%), crude fat (2.15%), neutral detergent fibre (66.75%), acid detergent fibre (44.37%), lignin (8.91%) and acid insoluble ash (6.00%) were observed in Sampoorna. Because of unique/sturdy growth habit, better adaptation and optimum fodder yield, Sampoorna along with Grazing Guinea-1 can be the most suitable option for a sustainable oil palm-based farming system.

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Abstract

Cattle grazing and sparse weed flora due to poor light infiltration in mature oil palm plantations have created a need for the identification of shade tolerant fodder grass varieties. A total of 14 varieties of Guinea grass and four varieties of hybrid Napier were screened for four years under dense shade of mature oil palm plantation. Significant differences were observed among the fodder grass varieties evaluated for fodder yield and nutritive quality attributes. Of all the varieties, Sampoorna (24.55 t ha-¹), CO-4 (22.52 t ha-¹) and KKM-1 (22.34 t ha-¹) among hybrid Napier grass and BG-¹ (23.12 t ha-¹), DGG-1 (22.00 t ha-¹), CO-3 (21.38 t ha-¹) and Grazing Guinea-1 (20.28 t ha-¹) among Guinea grass have been identified as promising fodder yielders. Overall, better nutritive levels in fodder quality attributes like crude protein (11.88%), crude fat (2.15%), neutral detergent fibre (66.75%), acid detergent fibre (44.37%), lignin (8.91%) and acid insoluble ash (6.00%) were observed in Sampoorna. Because of unique/sturdy growth habit, better adaptation and optimum fodder yield, Sampoorna along with Grazing Guinea-1 can be the most suitable option for a sustainable oil palm-based farming system.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	fodder conservation
AGROVOC Term:	screening
AGROVOC Term:	grazing
AGROVOC Term:	farming systems
AGROVOC Term:	shade
AGROVOC Term:	oil palms
AGROVOC Term:	cattle
AGROVOC Term:	forage yield
AGROVOC Term:	crude protein
AGROVOC Term:	sustainable agriculture
Geographical Term:	India
Uncontrolled Keywords:	fodder grass, growth, nutritive parameter, oil palm, shade
Depositing User:	Nor Hasnita Abdul Samat
Date Deposited:	15 May 2026 03:52
Last Modified:	15 May 2026 03:52
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/4098

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