Nitrogen fertilization increases the growth and nutritional quality of the forage legume, calobota sericea – A preliminary investigation

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dc.contributor.authorBritz, Ethan
dc.contributor.authorCyster, Lilburne
dc.contributor.authorSamuels, Igshaan
dc.contributor.authorClement, Cupido
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-19T08:07:13Z
dc.date.available2023-07-19T08:07:13Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractCalobota sericea is being evaluated as a forage for drought stressed areas. The nutritional quality of C. sericea from native populations are poor, and this is believed to be due to poor soil fertility. Therefore, a greenhouse trial was established to determine the impact of N-fertilization level (0, 25, 50, 75 and 100 kg/ha) on the growth and nutritional quality of C. sericea plants. Three-month-old plants were harvested and the root and shoot length, as well as branching intensity on each plant determined. Thereafter, the shoots were separated into leaves and stems and all plant parts were oven dried for dry mass determination. After weighing, the leaves and stems for each plant were combined and the dried shoots used for nutrient determination.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBritz, E., Cyster, L., Samuels, I., Cupido, C., Masemola, L., Ngcobo, N., Manganyi, F. and Müller, F., 2023. Nitrogen fertilization increases the growth and nutritional quality of the forage legume, Calobota sericea–A preliminary investigation. Heliyon, 9(2).en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13535
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/9217
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHeliyonen_US
dc.subjectFodder flowen_US
dc.subjectLegume foragesen_US
dc.subjectSupplementary feeden_US
dc.subjectNitrogen fertilizationen_US
dc.subjectCalobota sericeaen_US
dc.titleNitrogen fertilization increases the growth and nutritional quality of the forage legume, calobota sericea – A preliminary investigationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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