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Response of Sorghum Cultivar’s to Nitrogen Levels on Yield, Water Productivity, Stover Nutritive Value Traits and Economic Benefits to Crop-Livestock Farmers in the Semi-Arid Areas of Zimbabwe

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3923/aj.2013.204.211
10.3923/aj.2013.204.211
 
Title Response of Sorghum Cultivar’s to Nitrogen Levels on Yield, Water Productivity, Stover Nutritive Value Traits and Economic Benefits to Crop-Livestock Farmers in the Semi-Arid Areas of Zimbabwe
 
Creator Mativavarira, M
Masikati, P
Van Rooyen, A F
Mwenje, E
Dimes, J
Blummel, M
Jumbo, B M
Sikosana, J L N
Mazvimavi, K
 
Subject Sorghum
 
Description An experiment was conducted at Matopos Research Station, Southern Zimbabwe to determine the response of improved sorghum cultivars to nitrogen application rate on two different soil types. Two sweet sorghum cultivars, E36-1 and PVK801 and one grain sorghum variety, Macia were evaluated on clay and sandy soils at 0 (farmers practice), 9 (micro-dosing) and 69 (recommended) kg Nha-1. They were evaluated for yield, water productivity, stover nutritional quality traits and economic benefits. On clay soil, stover yield and water productivity varied significantly (pMacia. On sandy soil, cultivars varied significantly (p
 
Publisher Medwell Journals
 
Date 2013
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/7434/1/204-211.pdf
Mativavarira, M and Masikati, P and Van Rooyen, A F and Mwenje, E and Dimes, J and Blummel, M and Jumbo, B M and Sikosana, J L N and Mazvimavi, K (2013) Response of Sorghum Cultivar’s to Nitrogen Levels on Yield, Water Productivity, Stover Nutritive Value Traits and Economic Benefits to Crop-Livestock Farmers in the Semi-Arid Areas of Zimbabwe. Agricultural Journal, 8 (5). pp. 204-211. ISSN 1816-9155