Advances in Agriculture

Research Article

Morphological Characters, Yield, and Chemical Composition Potentials of Desho Grass (Pennisetum glaucifolium H.) Intercropped with Vetch Species in the Highlands of Ethiopia

Table 3

Effect of harvesting age and intercropping of vetch species on chemical composition of forages.

Factors

Variables in percentage (dry matter basis)

Forage species

ASH

NDF

ADF

ADL

CPY (ton/ha)

Desho

Vetch

Desho

Vetch

Desho

Vetch

Desho

Vetch

Desho

Vetch

Desho

Vetch

Desho

Vetch

Sole desho (Var-Kulumsa)

94.41^a

—

11.94^a

—

75.46^c

—

52.69^c

—

9.65^c

—

6.9^f

—

0.84^e

—

Desho+V. sativa

94.15^ab

93.5^a

9.5^d

10.46^a

81.46^ab

63.38^a

58.32^ab

60.47^a

11.66^ab

12.6^ab

8.38^de

21.47^d

0.74^e

1.42^e

Desho+V. dayscarpa (Var-Lana)

93.59^bc

92.4^c

11.76^a

8.5^c

77.2^bc

55.13^e

55.11^abc

54.48^c

11.94^a

11.68^c

11.94^ab

24.9^c

1.6^b

3.39^d

Desho+V. villosa (Var-Gebisa)

93.96^ab

93.52^a

10.54^bc

10.2^ab

78.13^bc

53.62^g

54.33^abc

52.55^d

10.37^abc

9.81^d

11.45^b

26.52^bc

1.40^c

3.87^c

Desho+V. villosa (Var-Lalisa)

93.67^b

93.57^a

11.39^a

9.7^b

80.66^ab

57.06^d

56.7^abc

55.99^b

11.6^abc

11.77^c

12.36^a

30.71^a

1.62b

4.77^a

120

Sole desho (Var-Kulumsa)

93.61^bc

9.93^cd

83.84^a

58.62^a

11.31^bc

5.41^g

0.56^f

Desho+V. sativa

93.92^ab

93.61^a

11.32^ab

10.42^a

78.57^bc

61.21^b

54.17^abc

60.09^a

9.89^bc

12.53^b

7.88^e

20.73^d

1.22^d

1.37^e

Desho+V. dayscarpa (Var-Lana)

93.09^c

92.75^bc

10.41^c

8.47^c

78.85^bc

54.67^f

53.66^bc

52.2^d

10.86^abc

12.91^a

9.29^c

25.23^c

1.42^c

3.53^d

Desho+V. villosa (Var-Lalisa)

93.97^ab

93.48^a

10.19^cd

10.2^ab

78.59^bc

53.92^g

57.16^abc

52.5^d

10.18^abc

9.76^d

8.84^cd

27.23^b

0.71^e

4.15^bc

Desho+V. villosa (Var-gebisa)

93.97^ab

93.41^ab

10.19^cd

9.89^b

78.59^bc

60.05^c

57.16^abc

55.35^bc

10.18^abc

12.29^b

8.89^cd

30.0^a

1.9a

5.1^a

Overall mean

93.83

93.3

10.72

9.73

79.14

57.4

55.79

55.4

10.76

11.67

9.13

25.84

1.17

3.45

SEM

0.09

0.12

0.19

0.61

0.9

0.57

0.8

0.23

0.29

0.49

0.87

0.01

0.08

0.27

0.31

3.33

2.42

2.58

0.32

3.87

1.07

8.22

1.32

3.17

2.78

5.07

6.82

SL=, SL=, HD = harvesting date, DM = dry matter content, ASH = ASH content, NDF = neutral detergent fiber, ADF = acid detergent fiber, ADL = acid detergent lignin, CP = crude protein, CPY = crude protein yield, SEM = standard error of mean, CV = coefficient variation, SL = significant level.