Assessing the fodder potentials of drought-tolerant maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids in West Africa

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.contributor.initiativeSustainable Animal Productivityen
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1155/2022/1348711en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1687-8167en
cg.journalInternational Journal of Agronomyen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systemsen
cg.subject.ilriAGRICULTUREen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL FEEDINGen
cg.subject.ilriCROP-LIVESTOCKen
cg.subject.ilriFEEDSen
cg.subject.ilriFODDERen
cg.subject.ilriFORAGESen
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCKen
cg.volume2022en
dc.contributor.authorAmole, Tunde A.en
dc.contributor.authorAdekeye, Adetayoen
dc.contributor.authorBakare, Baziten
dc.contributor.authorMeseka, S.en
dc.contributor.authorMengesha, W.en
dc.contributor.authorMenkir, A.en
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-04T07:20:31Zen
dc.date.available2022-05-04T07:20:31Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/119449
dc.titleAssessing the fodder potentials of drought-tolerant maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids in West Africaen
dcterms.abstractThe study evaluated the fodder potential of 42 promising drought-tolerant (DT) three-way cross maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids, 11 commercial hybrid checks, and 1 local variety check under irrigation. Agronomic and laboratory trials were conducted to determine their morphological traits and fodder potential. Hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) to group cultivars into clusters is based on quantity, quality, and the combination of both variables. Selection of potential food-feed cultivars was based on the quantity traits (grain and biomass yield) and quality traits crude protein (CP), in vitro organic matter digestibility (IVOMD), and metabolizable energy (ME). Variation was found for dry matter yield (DMY) at harvest as commercial hybrid recording the maximum DMY of 14.1 t ha−1 and the highest grain yield of 1.4 t ha−1 (P < 0.01), while local check produced a minimum grain yield of 0.54 t ha−1 (P < 0.01) with grain moisture content range between 8.4 and 11.6%. The maximum mean ash content was 5.8% for DT hybrids. Average CP was the highest in commercial hybrids with a value of 6.1%. The mean values for ME were similar (P > 0.01) in both commercial hybrids (7.2 MJ/kg DM) and DT hybrid (7.2 MJ/kg DM), while the highest ME (7.6 MJ/kg DM) was recorded for the local check. Ranking of the hybrids based on grain yield, DMY, CP, ME, and IVOMD showed that cluster subgroup A3 (M1124–24, M1527-7, 30F32, and M1427-6) and A4 (M1427-3, SC637, and M1627-11) exhibited the best potential traits and can therefore be recommended for commercial cultivation following adoption trials by farmers.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAmole, T., Adekeye, A., Bakare, B., Meseka, S., Mengesha, W. and Menkir, A. 2022. Assessing the fodder potentials of drought-tolerant maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids in West Africa. International Journal of Agronomy 2022:1348711.en
dcterms.extentpp. 1-11en
dcterms.issued2022-04-14en
dcterms.languageenen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en
dcterms.publisherHindawi Limiteden
dcterms.subjectforageen
dcterms.subjectanimal feedingen
dcterms.subjectdroughten
dcterms.subjectmaizeen
dcterms.subjectzea maysen
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen

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