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Effects of Stem Cutting Management on Germination and Grass Yield of Napier Grass cv. Pakchong 1as Forage Crop |
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| รหัสดีโอไอ | |
| Creator | Nop Tonmukayakul |
| Title | Effects of Stem Cutting Management on Germination and Grass Yield of Napier Grass cv. Pakchong 1as Forage Crop |
| Contributor | Jakkarin Muangpan, Songyos Chotchutima, Sayan Tudsri, Ed Sarobol |
| Publisher | Thammasat University |
| Publication Year | 2563 |
| Journal Title | Thai Journal of Science and Technology |
| Journal Vol. | 9 |
| Journal No. | 3 |
| Page no. | 324-332 |
| Keyword | Napier grass, stem cutting pretreatment, germination, dry matter yield, protein yield |
| URL Website | https://www.tci-thaijo.org/ |
| Website title | THAIJO |
| ISSN | 2286-7333 |
| Abstract | This study aimed to determine influences of stem cutting pretreatment on stem cutting germination and grass dry matter yield of Napier grass cultivar Pakchong 1 for forage aspect. The experimental design was split plot design in Randomized complete block design with 4 replications. Main plot was how to keep the grass stem cutting cut to 4 types. Sub plot was how to plant the stem cutting cut to 3 patterns. The results showed that fresh stem cutting and the stem cutting kept in wet jute bag for 1 week, gave the germination at 83.33 and 78.33 percent, which were significantly higher (p < 0.05) than the stem cutting kept in transparent plastic bag for 2 weeks (50.83 percent). Moreover, the Napier grass from fresh stem cutting gave accumulated dry matter yield for 2 cycles of harvesting at 778.07 kg rai-1, which were higher (p < 0.05) than grass from storage in transparent plastic bag for 1 and 2 weeks stem cuttings that gave the accumulated dry matter yield at 591.66 and 515.46 kg rai-1. For accumulated protein yield, the grass from fresh stem cutting produced 98.22 kg protein rai-1 which was higher (p < 0.05) than the grass from storage transparent plastic bag for 1 and 2 weeks stem cuttings (73.09 and 62.84 kg protein rai-1). Meanwhile, the plant height, leaf stem ratio, hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin content were similar. |
