FODDER POTENTIAL FOR ANNUAL TEOSINTE (Zea nicaraguensis ILTIS & BENZ)

Authors

  • Álvaro Benavides-González Docentes investigadores de la Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Nacional Agraria, Managua
  • Juan Carlos Morán-Centeno Graduado Maestría en Agroecología
  • José Cisne-Contreras Docentes investigadores de la Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Nacional Agraria, Managua
  • Diego García Mendieta Graduados Ingeniería en Zootecnia
  • Daniel Martínez Canales Graduados Ingeniería en Zootecnia
  • Lester Rocha Molina PhD Biología, UNAN-Managua
  • Bryan Mendieta-Araica PhD Ciencia Animal, Facultad de Ciencia Animal, UNA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/calera.v12i19.1181

Keywords:

annual teosinte, Zea nicaraguensis, proximate analysis, ruminal degradation

Abstract

The annual teosinte (Zeanicaraguensis Iltis & Benz) is a wild species endemic to the Reserve Apacunca Genetic Resources (RRGA) in northwestern Nicaragua. He is related to corn and forage potential is high. The study evaluated moments of cuts in teosinte, and related maize (Zea mays L.) and forage sorghum (Sorghum vulgare). The degradability of dry matter in fistulated cattle breed Reyna was determined with the methodology of Orskov and McDonald (1979), as well as analysis of variance and statistical categorization (LSD, α = 0.05). The proximate analysis values were higher in cuts made in the months of June and July, and the dry matter was lower in teosinte and maize to sorghum forage. Teosinte fiber showed similar values for corn and sorghum older. The higher rate of ruminal degradation occurs during the first 24h.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5377/calera.v12i19.1181

La Calera Revista Científica Vol. 12. Nº 19, p. 81-85 / diciembre 2012

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
Abstract
1590
PDF (Español (España)) 1221
Portada

Downloads

Published

2013-08-15

How to Cite

Benavides-González, Álvaro, Morán-Centeno, J. C., Cisne-Contreras, J., García Mendieta, D., Martínez Canales, D., Rocha Molina, L., & Mendieta-Araica, B. (2013). FODDER POTENTIAL FOR ANNUAL TEOSINTE (Zea nicaraguensis ILTIS & BENZ). La Calera, 12(19), 81–85. https://doi.org/10.5377/calera.v12i19.1181

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 19 (2012)

Section

Agronomy

Most read articles by the same author(s)

1 2 > >>