Forage Quality and Nutrient Uptake Potential of Triticale
| Metadata Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.advisor | Owsley, Walter F. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Britton, Christopher | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-08-23T15:45:15Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-08-23T15:45:15Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-08-23T15:45:15Z | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10415/2342 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Two triticale cultivars, Trical® 342 and Trical® 2700, were amended with 3 fertilizer treatments: commercial nitrogen (N) fertilizer, broiler litter, or control (no treatment). Forage yield, forage quality, and concentration of copper (Cu), zinc (Zn) and phosphorus (P) were determined for 3 stages of forage maturity: early-tillering stage, stem extension, and boot-flowering stage. Commercial N consistently provided the greatest (P < 0.10) dry matter yields and crude protein (CP) concentrations. However, as forages matured, accumulation of cell wall constituents in commercial fertilizer-amended forages outweighed the benefit of greater CP concentration, thus contributing to the lowest total digestible nutrient (TDN) concentration values among treatments. No difference (P > 0.10) was found for nutrient mitigation potential between cultivars at boot-stage harvest. However, among fertilizer sources, commercial fertilizer-amended forages showed the greatest nutrient mitigation potential due to greatest effect on biomass yields. | en |
| dc.rights | EMBARGO_NOT_AUBURN | en |
| dc.subject | Animal Sciences | en |
| dc.title | Forage Quality and Nutrient Uptake Potential of Triticale | en |
| dc.type | thesis | en |
| dc.embargo.length | NO_RESTRICTION | en_US |
| dc.embargo.status | NOT_EMBARGOED | en_US |