The effect of stage of maturity on yield and quality of maize grain and stover

Stage of maturity at the time of harvest is considered as one of the factors influencing the nutritive value of crop residues. Thus this study was carried out to assess the effect of harvesting maize at different stages of grain maturity on yield and quality of maize grain and stover. The maize crop...

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Published in:Animal feed science and technology 1998-10, Vol.75 (2), p.157-168
Main Authors: Tolera, Adugna, Sundstøl, Frik, Said, Abdullah N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions
Biological and medical sciences
Economic plant physiology
EXPERIMENTACION IN SACCO
EXPERIMENTATION IN SACCO
Feed and pet food industries
Food industries
Fructification, ripening. Postharvest physiology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Growth and development
IN SACCO EXPERIMENTATION
MADUREZ
MAIS
MAIZ
MAIZE
Maize stover
MATURITE
MATURITY
NUTRITIVE VALUE
Stage of maturity
VALEUR NUTRITIVE
VALOR NUTRITIVO
ZEA MAYS
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Summary:Stage of maturity at the time of harvest is considered as one of the factors influencing the nutritive value of crop residues. Thus this study was carried out to assess the effect of harvesting maize at different stages of grain maturity on yield and quality of maize grain and stover. The maize crop was harvested at grain moisture content of 28–30, 20–23 and 10–12%, which were designated as Stages I, II and III, respectively. Grain yield, standardised to 12.5% moisture content, showed an increasing trend, whereas cob, stover, total crop residue and total biomass dry matter (DM) yield showed a decreasing trend with increasing stage of maturity ( p>0.05). The declining trend in stover yield with increased stage of maturity was due mainly to leaf loss. There was a significant decrease ( p
ISSN:0377-8401
1873-2216
DOI:10.1016/S0377-8401(98)00192-8