EFFECT OF CUTTING AND FERTILITY LEVELS ON QUALITY OF OAT
PREETI MALIK, L. K. MIDHA*, SATYAWAN ARYA AND U. N. JOSHI
Forage Section, Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding
CCS Haryana Agricultural University,
Hisar-125 004 (Haryana), India
*(e-mail : midhalalit55@gmail.com)
(Received : 1 August 2014; Accepted : 25 December 2014)
SUMMARY
A field experiment was conducted at main Forage Research Area, CCSHAU, Hisar with three cutting management (cut for fodder at 50, 60 and 70 DAS) and four fertility levels (Control, 40+20, 80+40
and 120+80 kg N+P2O5/ha). The crude protein and in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) content in fodder decreased significantly with each delayed cutting ranging from 50 to 70 DAS. Cutting management had no effect on crude protein content of grain and straw. Crude protein content in fodder increased with increasing fertility levels from control up to the highest level i. e. 120 kg N+60 kg 2O5/ha.
Key words: Oat, crude protein content, fertility levels, grain yield