Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/5390
Full metadata record
DC FieldValueLanguage
dc.contributor.authorSathees, D.
dc.contributor.authorSivajanani, S.
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-22T01:52:28Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-28T10:04:43Z-
dc.date.available2022-02-22T01:52:28Z
dc.date.available2022-06-28T10:04:43Z-
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.urihttp://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/5390-
dc.description.abstractInadequacy of quality forage production is a major limiting factor for dairy production in the Sri Lankan dry zone. Napier grass cv Pakchong-1 (Pennisetum purpureum x Pennisetum glaucum) is a tropical grass with fastgrowing and high yielding ability. The study aims to determine the growth parameters and yield performance of Pakchong-1 grass under three different spacing of 30cm x 30cm, 90cm x 90cm and 120cm x 90cm in the Kilinochchi district, dry zone of Sri Lanka, from April 2019 to March 2020. A complete randomized design with three replicates was used in this study. Growth parameters were measured bi-weekly up to the 8th week and harvested the foliage after the 8th week in 56 days intervals. Plants at 30cm x 30cm spacing have shown the highest plant height of (153.00cm), the higher number of leaves (93.67), longer leaf length (95.33cm), wider leaf width (3.82cm)and higher leaves per tiller (11.33) at 8 weeks after planting (P<0.05). While the highest (P<0.05) the number of tillers (10.00) was recorded at 120cm× 90cm spacing. Fresh matter yields were highest (P<0.05) at 30cm x 30cm spacing in all cutting frequencies. The second cutting at the 14th week has shown the highest fresh matter yield(P<0.05) in all spacing. Pakchong – 1 can be suggested for the Sri Lankan dry zone regions at 30cm x 30cm spacing to provide the highest fresh matter output and optimal growth performance.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Colombo Institute for Agro-Technology and Rural Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectDry Matteren_US
dc.subjectGrowth parametersen_US
dc.subjectKilinochchi districten_US
dc.subjectPakchong-1 (Pennisetum purpureum × Pennisetumglaucumen_US
dc.titleEvaluation Of Growth And Yield Performances Of Napier Grass Cultivar Pakchong-1 Under Different Spacial Patterns In The Kilinochchi District, Sri Lankaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
Appears in Collections:Biosystems Technology



Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.