A Selected Stenotaphrum secundatum as Superior Shade Tolerant Forage Resource

<p class="awabstrak2">The availability of land for forage development is limited and becomes the obstacle for supporting livestock development. One of the solutions to anticipate this problem is to utilize the lands under plantation areas by introducing shade-tolerant forage among th...

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Main Authors: Juniar Sirait, Kiston Simanihuruk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pusat Penelitian dan Pengembangan Peternakan 2020-07-01
Series:Wartazoa
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Online Access:http://medpub.litbang.pertanian.go.id/index.php/wartazoa/article/view/2503
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spelling doaj-4d3e1c86021a4a2a815bb38e48874ad62021-08-30T00:19:38ZengPusat Penelitian dan Pengembangan PeternakanWartazoa0216-64612354-68322020-07-0130210311110.14334/wartazoa.v30i2.25031872A Selected Stenotaphrum secundatum as Superior Shade Tolerant Forage ResourceJuniar Sirait0Kiston Simanihuruk1(Scholar Google H-index: 8; i10-index: 8), Indonesian Goat Research Station (IGRS)Indonesian Goat Research Station (IGRS)<p class="awabstrak2">The availability of land for forage development is limited and becomes the obstacle for supporting livestock development. One of the solutions to anticipate this problem is to utilize the lands under plantation areas by introducing shade-tolerant forage among the main crop. The area of oil palm plantations in Indonesia reaches 14,677,560 ha and is very potential to be used in the integration system with livestock. This article describes a detailed information about the superiority of selected <em>Stenotaphrum secundatum</em> in terms of production, nutritional quality and digestibility. <em>Stenotaphrum secundatum</em> is a shade tolerant forage that had derived by positive mass selection method which had been tested for its adaptability at two different elevations. The average fresh yield of <em>S. secundatum</em> at 55 and 75% shading level reached 2,386 and 2,001 g/m<sup>2</sup>/harvest, respectively. The digestibility of selected Steno grass on growing Boerka goat ranged from 60.7% to 72.8%. Palatability of <em>S. secundatum</em> grass in goats is very good with consumption reaching 3.6% of body weight. Besides being tolerant of shade, <em>S. secundatum</em> grass is also resistant to pests, as long as it is maintained with good management. This grass also has advantages in terms of dry matter production, nutrient content and crude protein production compared to other grass species and can be planted in wider plantation areas with 55-75% shade.</p>http://medpub.litbang.pertanian.go.id/index.php/wartazoa/article/view/2503superiorshadingproductiondigestibilitypalatability
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Kiston Simanihuruk
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A Selected Stenotaphrum secundatum as Superior Shade Tolerant Forage Resource
Wartazoa
superior
shading
production
digestibility
palatability
author_facet Juniar Sirait
Kiston Simanihuruk
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title A Selected Stenotaphrum secundatum as Superior Shade Tolerant Forage Resource
title_short A Selected Stenotaphrum secundatum as Superior Shade Tolerant Forage Resource
title_full A Selected Stenotaphrum secundatum as Superior Shade Tolerant Forage Resource
title_fullStr A Selected Stenotaphrum secundatum as Superior Shade Tolerant Forage Resource
title_full_unstemmed A Selected Stenotaphrum secundatum as Superior Shade Tolerant Forage Resource
title_sort selected stenotaphrum secundatum as superior shade tolerant forage resource
publisher Pusat Penelitian dan Pengembangan Peternakan
series Wartazoa
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2354-6832
publishDate 2020-07-01
description <p class="awabstrak2">The availability of land for forage development is limited and becomes the obstacle for supporting livestock development. One of the solutions to anticipate this problem is to utilize the lands under plantation areas by introducing shade-tolerant forage among the main crop. The area of oil palm plantations in Indonesia reaches 14,677,560 ha and is very potential to be used in the integration system with livestock. This article describes a detailed information about the superiority of selected <em>Stenotaphrum secundatum</em> in terms of production, nutritional quality and digestibility. <em>Stenotaphrum secundatum</em> is a shade tolerant forage that had derived by positive mass selection method which had been tested for its adaptability at two different elevations. The average fresh yield of <em>S. secundatum</em> at 55 and 75% shading level reached 2,386 and 2,001 g/m<sup>2</sup>/harvest, respectively. The digestibility of selected Steno grass on growing Boerka goat ranged from 60.7% to 72.8%. Palatability of <em>S. secundatum</em> grass in goats is very good with consumption reaching 3.6% of body weight. Besides being tolerant of shade, <em>S. secundatum</em> grass is also resistant to pests, as long as it is maintained with good management. This grass also has advantages in terms of dry matter production, nutrient content and crude protein production compared to other grass species and can be planted in wider plantation areas with 55-75% shade.</p>
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shading
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digestibility
palatability
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