Seasonal variation in chemical composition and dry matter digestibility of Digitaria Decumbens and Cynodon in admixtures with Desmodiumintortum
1977
Antwi, M.K., Animal Research Institute, P. O. Box 20, Achimota, (Ghana)
An investigation was conducted to determine the seasonal variation in chemical composition and in vitro dry matter digestibility of tropical pastures consisting of Digitaria decumbens (Pangola grass) and Cynodon dactylon (Star grass) with or without Desmodium intortum (Greenleaf desmodium). The effect of season on chemical composition and in vitro dry matter digestibility was not significant. There was no significant difference in percentage crude protein content between the individual mixed or pure treatments. The mixed treatments had, however, higher mean crude protein values than the corresponding pure treatments (P0.0I). For soluble carbohydrates, Pangola grass whether pure or when mixed had higher values than Star grass, whether pure or when mixed. For in vitro dry matter digestibility, differences between the treatments were not significant.
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