Effect of Different Planting Structure of Maize and Soybean Intercropping on Fodder Production and Silage Quality

• DOI: 10.12944/carj.4.2.01
• Publication Date: 2016-12-21T10:50:38Z
• Authors: Maw Htet; Rab Soomro; Hai Bo
• Keywords: Intercropping; Silage; Fodder; Monocropping

A study was conducted to examine the effects of different planting structure maize (Zea maysL.) and soybean (Glycine max L.) intercropping on fodder production silage quality.Maize cultivated alone intercropped with as follows;1 row 1 (1M1S),1 2 rows (1M2S) 3 (1M3S).The experiment laid out in randomized complete block design four treatments three replications.The crops were harvested when reached at heading stage (at about 35% dry matter).The results indicated significant increase fresh biomass matter compared fodder.However,no difference (p>0.05) observed ether extract (EE ), ash (%)and acid detergent fibre (ADF) nutrient composition among treatments.After 60 days ensiling period,silage samples analysed for pH,dry (DM),crude protein (CP),ether (EE),neutraldetergent (NDF), water soluble carbohydrate (WSC).All silages had higher CP values (1M1S,12.1%;1M2S,12.1%;1M3S,12.7%) than monocrop (SM,8.4%) silage.The NDF ADF levels silages. The showed that all IM3S (1 soybean) preferable according other