Calopogonium mucunoides （calopo） is one of forage legumes as protein and mineral sources for ruminant livestock in the tropics. However, most of the land in Indonesia that used for forage crops production characteri...Calopogonium mucunoides （calopo） is one of forage legumes as protein and mineral sources for ruminant livestock in the tropics. However, most of the land in Indonesia that used for forage crops production characterized by acid pH, low in nitrogen and phosphorus. Phosphorus fertilizers have been used widely to improve soil fertility in Indonesia. As the high cost of superphosphate （SP）, the focus is now on rock phosphate （RP） fertilizer which relatively cheaper than SP, and it has high solubility in acid condition. Combination between nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer from difference sources may be a promising technique to overcome those problems. A field experiment was conducted on a latosolic soil （low pH, nitrogen and low available Bray II extractable P）. The objective of the research is to evaluate the effect of combination between nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer from difference sources on dry matter production and digestibility, nitrogen and phosphorus uptake of Calopogonium mucunoides （calopo）. Completely randomized block design with 9 treatments in 3 replicates was used in this experiment. The treatments were TO （control）, TI （SP）, T2 （RP）, T3 （urea）, T4 （ZA）, T5 （SP ＋ urea）, T6 （SP ＋ ZA）, T7 （RP ＋ urea）, T8 （RP ＋ ZA）. Size of plot was 2 m × 3 m, fertilized with 50 kg N/ha and 200 kg P2O5/ha, according to the assigned treatment. All plot received basal fertilizer of KCI （100 kg KzO/ha） and goat manure （5 ton/ha）. Calopogonium mucunoides was defoliated and nutritive value. Result showed that dry matter production on 90 days after planting and analyzed for dry matter production and nutritive value significantly influenzed by the treatments. Combination between N （ZA, urea） and P （SP, RP） fertilizer resulted dry matter production, nutrient uptake, and dry matter digestibility significantly higher compared to control, and NP fertilization separatedly. Combination of RP and N （urea, ZA） resulted in dry matter production, nutrient uptake, and dry matter digestibility non-significantly different compared to SP in combination with N （urea, ZA）. Therefore, RP could replace SP if combined with urea or ZA to increase production and nutritive value of Calopogonium mucunoides in acid latosolic soil.展开更多
文摘Calopogonium mucunoides （calopo） is one of forage legumes as protein and mineral sources for ruminant livestock in the tropics. However, most of the land in Indonesia that used for forage crops production characterized by acid pH, low in nitrogen and phosphorus. Phosphorus fertilizers have been used widely to improve soil fertility in Indonesia. As the high cost of superphosphate （SP）, the focus is now on rock phosphate （RP） fertilizer which relatively cheaper than SP, and it has high solubility in acid condition. Combination between nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer from difference sources may be a promising technique to overcome those problems. A field experiment was conducted on a latosolic soil （low pH, nitrogen and low available Bray II extractable P）. The objective of the research is to evaluate the effect of combination between nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer from difference sources on dry matter production and digestibility, nitrogen and phosphorus uptake of Calopogonium mucunoides （calopo）. Completely randomized block design with 9 treatments in 3 replicates was used in this experiment. The treatments were TO （control）, TI （SP）, T2 （RP）, T3 （urea）, T4 （ZA）, T5 （SP ＋ urea）, T6 （SP ＋ ZA）, T7 （RP ＋ urea）, T8 （RP ＋ ZA）. Size of plot was 2 m × 3 m, fertilized with 50 kg N/ha and 200 kg P2O5/ha, according to the assigned treatment. All plot received basal fertilizer of KCI （100 kg KzO/ha） and goat manure （5 ton/ha）. Calopogonium mucunoides was defoliated and nutritive value. Result showed that dry matter production on 90 days after planting and analyzed for dry matter production and nutritive value significantly influenzed by the treatments. Combination between N （ZA, urea） and P （SP, RP） fertilizer resulted dry matter production, nutrient uptake, and dry matter digestibility significantly higher compared to control, and NP fertilization separatedly. Combination of RP and N （urea, ZA） resulted in dry matter production, nutrient uptake, and dry matter digestibility non-significantly different compared to SP in combination with N （urea, ZA）. Therefore, RP could replace SP if combined with urea or ZA to increase production and nutritive value of Calopogonium mucunoides in acid latosolic soil.
