FORAGE YIELD AND QUALITY OF PEARL MILLET (Pennisetum americanum) AS INFLUENCED BY ROW SPACING AND SEEDING RATE IN SANDY SOIL.

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Forage Research Department, Field Crops Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Giza, Egypt

Abstract

The present study was set up at lsrnarlia Agric. Research Station of ARC,
during 2001 & 2002 seasons to study the effect of three row spacing (20,40 and 60
cm between rows) and four seeding rates (10,15,20 and 25 kg seedslfed)on forage
yield and quality of pearl millet. The experimental design was a split-plot in which row
spacing levels were assigned to the main plots and seeding rates to the sub-plots. No
significant differences between planting in 40 and 60 cm row spacing on fresh and dry
forage yields as well as crude protein yield were detected. However, planting millet
with 20 ern row spacing produced the highest and siqnifican: fresh and dry forage
yields in addition to crude protein yield for the 1:\\10 seasons and their combined. On
the other hand. total fresh, dry and crude protein yields were increased by increasing
seeding rate up to 25 kg seedslfed. The interaction between row spacing and seeding
rate was significant. In general, the highest total fresh, dry and crude protein yields
were obtained from planting in 20 cm and using seeding rate of 25 kg seeds/fed.

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Journal of Plant Production
Volume 29, Issue 5
May 2004
Pages 2217-2229

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