Growth Curve and Biomass Production of Mestizo Blend Grass (Brachiaria Hybrid) Fertilized with Bokashi-Type Compost
Journal Title: International Journal of Life Science and Agriculture Research - Year 2024, Vol 3, Issue 07
Abstract
The forage rejected by sheep and goats together with manure, can be considered a problem for the producer when there is no effective strategy to reuse it, in addition, the use of chemical fertilizers to improve the production of forage is a source of environmental pollution. The transformation of these residues into organic fertilizers can be an efficient strategy to re-place the use of chemical fertilizers and maintain forage production. Thus, a field experiment was carried out to evaluate the growth curve and the biomass production of Mestizo blend grass fertilized with Bokashi-type compost. Bokashi was made using waste from sheep and goats as a source of manure and stubble. In a Mestizo grass meadow, apply Bokashi, a dose of 2 T /Ha. With these data, the growth curve was constructed and determined biomass production. An ef-fect of fertilization with Bokashi was found on the growth and biomass accumulation of Mestizo blend grass, being greater from day 14 after fertilization compared to unfertilized grass. On day 49, the grass fertilized with bokashi reached a height of 40 cm and produced 1.795 T/Ha, while the grass without fertilizer grew 31.1 cm and produced 1.231 T Ha-1. Therefore, it is concluded that, under the experimental conditions, the application of Bokashi at a rate of 2 tons per hectare is an effective strategy to increase the biomass production of Mestizo blend grass.
Authors and Affiliations
Samuel Lopez Aguirre, José Manuel Martínez Hernandez, Argel Flores Primo, Gustavo Contreras Hernandez; Sergio García Hernandez
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- DOI https://doi.org/10.55677/ijlsar/V03I7Y2024-15
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