Forage Type and Maturity Effects on Yield and Nutritive Value

Authors

J. D. Holman, Kansas State UniversityFollow
A. Obour, Kansas State UniversityFollow
T. Roberts, Kansas State UniversityFollow
S. Maxwell, Kansas State UniversityFollow

Keywords

Forage, sorghum, sudan, sorghum × sudan, maturity, quality, and nutritive value

Abstract

Forage sorghum (Sorghum bicolorL.) and sorghum × sudan (Sorghum bicolor sssp. Drummondii) are important annual forages in the High Plains. Advancements in brown mid-rib (BMR) cultivars will likely affect forage yield and nutritive values. A study was initiated in 2017 at the Southwest Research-Extension Center near Garden City, KS, comparing one variety each of BMR and non-BMR forage sorghum and sorghum × sudan cultivars. Forage type and growth stage affected yield and nutritive value, and occasionally there was an interaction between forage type and maturity.

Recommended Citation

Holman, J. D.; Obour, A.; Roberts, T.; and Maxwell, S. (2018) "Forage Type and Maturity Effects on Yield and Nutritive Value," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 4: Iss. 8. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.7636