Agronomic Performance, Yield, and Nutritional Value of Grasses Affected by Agroecological Settings in Ethiopia

Table 1

Mean value of plant morphological characteristics (PH, NTPP, NLPP, and LLPP) values of Mulato II, Napier, and Rhodes grasses.

Varieties

Altitudes

Low

Mid

High

PH

NTPP

NLPP

LLPP

PH

NTPP

NLPP

LLPP

PH

NTPP

NLPP

LLPP

Mulato II

71.52^c

75.39^a

8.32^b

24.29^c

57.26^c

64.82^a

7.78^b

28.63^b

49.03^c

53.69^a

5.69^b

17.07^c

Napier

121.3^a

20.87^c

12.77^a

37.37^a

122.3^a

20.72^c

12.42^a

36.53^a

128.63^a

23.23^c

11.62^a

40.17^a

Rhodes

88.27^b

32.14^b

5.09^c

35.86^b

82.11^b

38.18^b

4.78^c

38.12^a

71.80^b

30.33^b

4.01^c

31.38^b

Sig

Harvesting stages

60

90

120

PH

NTPP

NLPP

LLPP

PH

NTPP

NLPP

LLPP

PH

NTPP

NLPP

LLPP

Mulato II

40.67^c

46.46^a

6.11^b

19.76^b

58.78^c

64.37^a

7.86^b

23.69^b

78.37^c

83.08^a

7.82^b

26.55^b

Napier

105.86^a

16.83^c

10.16^a

37.38^a

120.0^a

22.40^c

10.24^a

38.00^a

146.38^a

25.59^c

16.08^a

38.69^a

Rhodes

74.47^b

24.63^b

3.94^c

29.80^a

81.81^b

30.92^b

4.52^c

37.28^a

85.90^b

45.10^b

5.41^c

38.28^a

Sig

PH

NTPP

NLPP

LLPP

value

Cv

cval

cvhd

alhd

ns

cval ha

ns

Treatments means with different letters in a column are significantly different ((), (), ) for altitudes. SE=Standard error; PH = plant height; NTPP = number of tillers per plant; NLPP = number leafs per plant; LLPP = leaf length per plant; cv = cultivar; al = altitude; hd = harvesting dates.