Forage Yield and Nutritive Values of Selected Improved Barley Varieties under Hydroponic System
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https://doi.org/10.20372/star.v13i1.09Keywords:
Barley varieties, chemical composition, harvesting date, hydroponic, watering intervalsAbstract
The study aimed to assess the nutritional value and biomass yields of hydroponically grown improved barley using a completely randomized design. The cultivars HB-1307, HB-1965, and HB-1966 were grown hydroponically for twelve days, with watering intervals of two, three, and four hours. The study found no correlation between watering intervals and yield or fodder production characteristics in fodder harvested six, eight, ten, and twelve days after sowing. Barley cultivars' harvest dates significantly impacted their forage output, with the highest DMY yield on the sixth day. The biomass yield was also influenced by the variety of barley cultivars (p<0.05), with HB-1307 producing the highest amount (21.3 tonnes/ha) and HB-1966 second with 18.6 ns/ha. A notable effect on the nutritional composition and in-vitro digestibility of DM (IVDMD) of the fodder was the variation in barley types and harvesting dates (p<0.01). Longer harvesting dates were associated with a significant increase (p<.0001) in crude protein (CP) and cell wall contents (NDF, ADF, and ADL), with the lowest amounts achieved by the non-sprouted grain. Research indicates that HB-1307, an improved barley variety, yields the highest quality feed, with maximum yield achieved on the twelfth day of harvesting using hydroponically grown green fodder.
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