Yield and Quality of Some Forage Grasses and Legumes (Pennisetum perpureum, Panicum maximum, Brachiaria ruziziensis, Stylosanthes guianensis) Planted in Daklak Province

Abstract

The present study was carried out to select suitable grasses for the soil conditions in Daklak  in order to develop and stabilize forage sources for ruminants in the province. It revealed that Guinea grass had grown well on the soil with an average dry matter yield of 11.67 tones per ha per cut. Elephant grass gave relatively high dry matter yield (9.60 tones per ha per cut). Stylo legume also grew well in Daklak province with an average dry matter yield of 3.08  tones per ha per cut. The in-vitro digestibility and the utilizable proportion were 53.2% and 75.9%, 55.4% and 92.2%, 58.9% and 87.6% for Elephant, Guinea grasses and Stylo legume, respectively