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Asian Journal of Crop Science

Year: 2018 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 3 | Page No.: 121-126
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Nyimas Popi Indriani

Nyimas Popi Indriani

Yuyun Yuwariah

Anne Nuraini

Dedi Ruswandi

Dedi Ruswandi

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Nutrient Content of Various Padjadjaran Hybrid Maize as Feed Forage at Arjasari Village Bandung

Nyimas Popi Indriani Nyimas Popi Indriani's LiveDNA, Yuyun Yuwariah, Anne Nuraini and Dedi Ruswandi Dedi Ruswandi's LiveDNA
Background and Objectives: Corn crop (Zea mays L.) was very beneficial among other agriculture as high-quality forage for ruminants and the main source of raw materials for the poultry feed industry. The 22 hybrids corn plants have been developed at Padjadjaran University and have been selected as ruminant forage. The purpose of this study was to find out the nutrient content of corn plant from 22 hybrids which included fresh weight, dry matter, crude protein, crude fiber, calcium, phosphorus, crude fat and nitrogen free extract of the corn plant. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted from October, 2015 to January, 2016 in Arjasari Village, Bandung Regency, West Java. The method used was experimental method using completely randomized design (CRD). The 22 maize hybrids were weighed as treatments with two repetitions. The data were analyzed by variant analysis and had their differences in each treatment tested by Duncan Multiple Range Test. Results: The results showed that the fresh weight and dry weight of Padjadjaran corn plant were the same. The nutrient content showed various values among the hybrid maize. Conclusion: The crude protein in the Padjadjaran hybrid 8×11 yielded the highest of 11.57% among the hybrids and contained 23.37% crude fiber, 0.145% P, 0.24% Ca, 2.42% crude fat, 55.865% nitrogen free extract and 3,416 kcal kg–1 energy and then was chosen as the best feed forage.
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