Yield, Yield Components, and Nutritive Value of Perennial Forage Grass Grown under Supplementary Irrigation

Table 9

Nutrient content of perennial forage grass species evaluated under supplementary irrigation at Holetta.

Species	DM	Ash	CP	NDF	ADF	ADL	IVDMD
U. decumbens ILRI_10871	89.87^a	16.17	5.49^bc	67.07^bc	38.61^abc	5.95^ab	44.56^b
U. decumbens ILRI_13205	89.74^a	17.44	6.27^ab	66.70^bc	36.87^bc	5.00^c	43.66^b
Desho grass (var. Kindu kosha)	89.45^ab	15.30	4.38^c	69.66^ab	40.96^ab	5.24^bc	41.05^bc
P. purpureum cv. ILRI_16791	89.73^a	16.83	6.98^a	68.87^abc	41.99^a	6.47^a	38.54^bc
P. coloratum cv. Coloratum	88.71^b	15.59	5.81^abc	68.79^abc	42.03^a	6.42^a	38.09^bc
P. aquatica cv. Sirrosa	87.87^c	12.91	7.08^a	64.89^c	35.33^c	4.03^d	52.22^a
C. gayana cv. Massaba	89.90^a	13.76	5.18^bc	71.62^a	41.59^a	5.98^ab	37.36^bc
S. sphacelata ILRI_143	89.81^a	15.91	4.85^bc	69.33^ab	39.45^ab	5.25^bc	35.93^c
S. sphacelata ILRI_6543	89.94^a	15.91	5.01^bc	70.04^ab	40.86^ab	5.67^abc	35.60^c
Mean	89.43	15.46	5.65	68.62	39.85	5.58	40.67
CV	0.49	12.28	12.91	3.13	5.28	8.72	9.00
value	0.0002	0.215	0.003	0.049	0.012	0.0003	0.0007

CV : coefficient variation; DM : dry matter; CP : crude protein; NDF : neutral detergent fiber; ADF : acid detergent fiber; ADL : acid detergent lignin; IVDMD : in vitro dry matter digestible; Means with the different letter are significantly different.