Effects of Nitrogen Fertilization on Forage Sorghum Nutrient Composition

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dc.contributor.authorLawton, Nathaniel A.en
dc.contributor.committeechairReiter, Mark S.en
dc.contributor.committeememberFrame, Williamen
dc.contributor.committeememberFerriera, Gonzaloen
dc.contributor.departmentAgricultural, Leadership, and Community Educationen
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-29T12:28:05Zen
dc.date.available2020-05-29T12:28:05Zen
dc.date.issued2020-05-03en
dc.description.abstractWhole plant nutrient composition was investigated as forage sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench) nitrogen (N) fertilization regimes were changed for Virginia production systems. Five N rates were applied to forage sorghum plots using a randomized complete block design with four replications. Total digestible nutrients (TDN), crude protein (CP) concentrations, neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and acid detergent fiber (ADF) were analyzed from two harvests, 40 days post emergence and 45 days after first cutting, using near infrared spectroscopy. No significance for TDN, CP, ADF or NDF across N rates was found for either cutting. Means for TDN were 57.0% and 59.0% for the first and second cutting and means for CP concentrations where 9.0% and 10.4 %, respectively. Plant height and normal difference vegetative index readings were taken twice for each harvest period and were not significant across N rates. Dairy manure had been applied in previous years which could have led to higher plant available N rates. Lower than average rainfall may have limited growth for the second growth period.en
dc.description.degreeMALSen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/98605en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subject.cabtNitrogen Fertilizationen
dc.subject.cabtForage Sorghumen
dc.subject.cabtForage Qualityen
dc.titleEffects of Nitrogen Fertilization on Forage Sorghum Nutrient Compositionen
dc.typeMaster's projecten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplinePlant Science and Pest Managementen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Agricultural and Life Sciencesen

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