Evaluation of some genotypes of panicum Mombasa plant in South Egypt

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Agricultural Engineer Responsible for Animal Production Management and Feed Farms at Egyptalum - Egypt - Nag Hammadi.

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This field experiment was conducted at the green fodder farms of the Animal Production Department of the Egyptian Aluminum Company in Qena Governorate—Nag Hammadi during the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 seasons to evaluate the effect of planting date and seeding rates for three cultivars of panicum. Planting was done on two planting dates, D1 (25/05) and D2 (25/06), with seeding rates (kg/fad.) of 2 kg/fed -1 (S1), 4 kg/fed -1 (S2), and 6 kg/fed -1 (S3) for three different cultivars of fodder panicum (panicum super mombasa "F1" (C1), panicum zori "Mg12" (C2), and panicum maximum mombasa "A1" (C3)). The results showed that the seeding rate (S3) was superior to forage yield (FY), protein yield (PY), dry matter (DM), and fiber percentage, while the seeding rate (S1) was superior to the percentage of crude protein (CP). The sowing date (D2) was superior to (D1). All the traits under study showed significant improvements. While the cultivars had a significantly different effect on the studied traits, the cultivar (C1) and the cultivar (C2) were superior. The results indicated that Panicum plants planted on 25/6 with a seed rate of 6 kg/fed with Panicum super mombasa F1 cultivar and Panicum zori Mg12 led to increased forage field and traits under experimental conditions.

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Journal of Plant and Food Sciences
Volume 3, Issue 1
June 2025
Pages 138-148

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