Forage Crop Introduction in Chifeng Areas, Central East of Inner Mongolia, China
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University of Kentucky UKnowledge XXI International Grassland Congress / VIII International Grassland Congress Proceedings International Rangeland Congress Forage Crop Introduction in Chifeng Areas, Central East of Inner Mongolia, China Qingfeng Li Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China Follow this and additional works at: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc Part of the Plant Sciences Commons, and the Soil Science Commons This document is available at https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/21/10-1/45 The XXI International Grassland Congress / VIII International Rangeland Congress took place in Hohhot, China from June 29 through July 5, 2008. Proceedings edited by Organizing Committee of 2008 IGC/IRC Conference Published by Guangdong People's Publishing House This Event is brought to you for free and open access by the Plant and Soil Sciences at UKnowledge. It has been accepted for inclusion in International Grassland Congress Proceedings by an authorized administrator of UKnowledge. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Multifunctional Grasslands in a Changing World Volume Ⅱ 瞯 2 33 瞯 ] Forage crop introduction in Chifeng areas , central east of Inner Mongolia ,China L I Qing f eng College o f Ecology and Env ironmental Science , Inner Mongolia A gricultural University , Hohhot 010019 ; E‐mail : llf f 202@ 126 .com Key words : forage crop ,plant introduction ,evaluation ,yield ,nutritional value Introduction ‐ With traditional animal raising system in Northern Ch3i0n%a grassland areas , animals were winter fed with very poor quality‐forage , and had to consume body fat for survival . Up to of body weight loss was not a rare phenomena during winter spring season . The main purpose of this trial is to evaluate several newly introduced forage crops for their roles in supporting the animal production system in the central east Inner Mongolia , in terms of quality and quality . Materials and methods The study site is located in Balin Right Banner in Chifeng Municipality of Northern China . 1T5en species ( varieties) of fo1ra5ge crops were evaluated in three locations . Seeds were‐ sown in late May/ early June with kg/ ha of diphosphate and kg / ha of urea as basal fertilizers . Fields were sprinkle irrigated for ensuring seedling emergency . Total fresh yields and main nutrient contents were measured for comparison and evaluatuion among the crops . Results and discussion 1 Table summarized the main results of the trial . One forage maize showed superiority in yield in comparison with other crops . Most of Sudangrass X sorghum crops had average yields , but showed obvious high nutritional value , in terms of crude protein and crude fat contents . Table 1 Forage yields and nutrient contents ( % ) . Yield Dry Crude Crude Crude Free Natrogen Crop ( kg / ha) Matter Protein Fat fibre extract 3138 77072 94 16 8 97 1 70 27 10 50 23 Forage maize ( Nongda ) a . 寣QC{c 64032 93 80 11 36 2 26 28 94 46 84 Sudangrass X sorghum ( Jianbo) b . 寣Qq{c 63032 93 51 12 53 1 81 28 69 44 86 Sudangrass X sorghum ( Everlush) b . 寣Qq{c 58030 92 69 8 88 1 78 31 51 46 34 Sudangrass X sorghum ( Pioneer) b . 寣QC{c 52526 93 68 6 67 1 43 27 38 54 34 Forage maize ( English Red) bc . 寣QC{c 2 52256 93 99 11 16 1 85 28 66 47 78 Sudangrass X sorghum ( Honey ) bc . 寣Qq{c 49225 94 36 10 81 1 71 30 20 46 44 Sudangrass X sorghum ( Jiabo) bc . 寣Qq{c 2 48525 92 89 7 81 1 75 33 40 45 88 Forage sorghum ( Super ) bc . 寣QC{c 46023 94 23 10 24 1 58 32 14 44 97 Forage sorghum ( Chifeng Local) bc . 寣Qq{c 43022 92 89 10 91 1 37 27 63 51 73 Sudangrass X sorghum ( Pacer) c . 寣Qq{c Conclusions There are some advantages of3t1h3e8newly introduced plants/cultivars as a fresh forage for animal product2i0on% i‐n40t%he region . In general , forage maize Nongda and Sudangrass X Sorghum Everlush over yield the others by about with high nutritional values , implying their potential values in the Northern China�s similar areas . Grasslands/Rangelands Production Systems——— Integration of Crops , Forage and Forest Systems.