Abstract
An experiment was conducted in Shambat (2016-2017) in the demonstration farm of the College of Agricultural Studies, Sudan University for Science and Technology, to study the effect of variety and nitrogen fertilization on the agronomic performance of Rhodes grass. Two Rhodess grass varieties (Fine cut and Reclaimer) and 2 nitrogen doses plus control were studied across seven cuts. The treatments were replicated four times in split plot experiment with fertilizer doses assigned to the main plots and the varieties to the sub-plots. The data collected included forage yield, plant height and days to 50% flowering.
Highlights
Rhodes grass (Chlorisgayana) is an important forage crop originated in East Africa
Variation among treatments: Table 1 shows mean squares of Rhodes grass cultivars and nitrogen treatments evaluated for forage yield across 7 cuts
The greatest magnitude of mean squares for forage yield was obtained by the nitrogen dose, cut and their interaction
Summary
The objectives of this study were to study the effect of variety, nitrogen fertilization and their interaction on the agronomic performance of irrigated Rhodes grass in Sudan
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