Forage evaluation in acidic soil and dry areas of Rwanda
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A study aimed at characterising nutritive value of introduced Brachiaria
grasses in Rwanda was conducted. Four Brachiaria grasses including,
Brachiaria decumbens cv. Basilisk, Brachiaria brizantha cv. MG4,
Brachiaria brizantha cv. Piatã and Brachiaria cv. Cayman with Panicum
coloratum as control were planted in two contrasting areas (low
rainfall-Kirehe district and acidic soils - Nyamagabe district) and
harvested after 60 days and 90 days. The experiment was set in a
randomized complete block design (RCBD) with four replications. The data
collected were dry matter (DM), crude proteins (CP) and In vitro
gas production was used to estimate metabolisable energy (ME). Also, soill
composition, especially carbon and Nitrogen were recorded. The data,
further contains yield for ME and DM. forage biomass samples and soil under forage samples Excel spread sheets
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