The objective of this study was to find highly nutritious native plants to feed cattle in northern Veracruz （Mexico） as an alternative to avoid deforestation for pasture establishment. Six fodder tree species （Leuc...The objective of this study was to find highly nutritious native plants to feed cattle in northern Veracruz （Mexico） as an alternative to avoid deforestation for pasture establishment. Six fodder tree species （Leucaena, Leucaenaleucocephala, Morera, Morus alba, Chacloco, rubiHamelia patents, Guficima, Guasumaulmifolia, Pichoco-bunting, Erythrinaamericana, Cocuite, Gliricidiasepium） were selected for their leave production, rapid growth and high nutritional quality. The plants were evaluated in the bud stage of senescence and flowering, restricting the fraction of mature foliage in the samples located under 2 meters height. Samples were collected from five plants per specie that were randomly selected. The nutritious parameters were evaluated through proximate analysis with the Van Soest technique. This study used a completely randomized design with five replicates. The nutritious composition showed PC （protein content） differences （P 〈 0.05） among species indicating that Leucaenaleucocephala （20%） had the lowest, Gliricidiasepium was （21%） intermediate and Morus alba （23%） had the highest. The FDN （neutral detergent fiber） and FDA （acid detergent） were lowest for Guasumaulmifolia （23.4%） and the other five species exceeded 40%. In conclusion, native foliage of fodder trees in northern, Veracruz are highly nutritious for cattle feeding and could alternative to avoid deforestation for pasture establishment to continue.展开更多
Five elephant grass cultivars, Pennisetum purpureum, cv. Huanan （Huanan）, P. purpureum, cv. N51 （N51）, P. purpureum, cv. Sumu No. 2 （Sumu-2）, （ Penniseturn americanum x P. purpureum ） x P. purpureum cv. Guimu ...Five elephant grass cultivars, Pennisetum purpureum, cv. Huanan （Huanan）, P. purpureum, cv. N51 （N51）, P. purpureum, cv. Sumu No. 2 （Sumu-2）, （ Penniseturn americanum x P. purpureum ） x P. purpureum cv. Guimu No. 1 （Guimu-1） and P. americanum cv. Tift23A x P. purpureum cv. Tilt NS1 （Hybrid Pennisetum）, at three harvest stages were studied. With dilute sulfuric acid pretreatment followed by enzymatic hydrolysis, it is found that cel- lulose conversion of the five elephant grass cultivars harvested in August and September is higher than that har- vested in October. The cellulose conversion for elephant grass cultivars harvested in August and September follows an order of Hybrid Pennisetum 〉 Sumu-2 〉 Huanan 〉 Guimu-1 〉 N51. This may be explained by the fact that lignification is gradually strengthened with time, inhibiting degradation of cellulose and hemicellulose. Moreover, cellulose conversions of Hybrid Pennisetum, Sumu-2 and Huanan harvested in August and September are higher based on hierarchical clustering results.展开更多
文摘The objective of this study was to find highly nutritious native plants to feed cattle in northern Veracruz （Mexico） as an alternative to avoid deforestation for pasture establishment. Six fodder tree species （Leucaena, Leucaenaleucocephala, Morera, Morus alba, Chacloco, rubiHamelia patents, Guficima, Guasumaulmifolia, Pichoco-bunting, Erythrinaamericana, Cocuite, Gliricidiasepium） were selected for their leave production, rapid growth and high nutritional quality. The plants were evaluated in the bud stage of senescence and flowering, restricting the fraction of mature foliage in the samples located under 2 meters height. Samples were collected from five plants per specie that were randomly selected. The nutritious parameters were evaluated through proximate analysis with the Van Soest technique. This study used a completely randomized design with five replicates. The nutritious composition showed PC （protein content） differences （P 〈 0.05） among species indicating that Leucaenaleucocephala （20%） had the lowest, Gliricidiasepium was （21%） intermediate and Morus alba （23%） had the highest. The FDN （neutral detergent fiber） and FDA （acid detergent） were lowest for Guasumaulmifolia （23.4%） and the other five species exceeded 40%. In conclusion, native foliage of fodder trees in northern, Veracruz are highly nutritious for cattle feeding and could alternative to avoid deforestation for pasture establishment to continue.
基金Supported by Jiangsu Agriculture Science and Technology Innovation Fund(CX(11)4048)
文摘Five elephant grass cultivars, Pennisetum purpureum, cv. Huanan （Huanan）, P. purpureum, cv. N51 （N51）, P. purpureum, cv. Sumu No. 2 （Sumu-2）, （ Penniseturn americanum x P. purpureum ） x P. purpureum cv. Guimu No. 1 （Guimu-1） and P. americanum cv. Tift23A x P. purpureum cv. Tilt NS1 （Hybrid Pennisetum）, at three harvest stages were studied. With dilute sulfuric acid pretreatment followed by enzymatic hydrolysis, it is found that cel- lulose conversion of the five elephant grass cultivars harvested in August and September is higher than that har- vested in October. The cellulose conversion for elephant grass cultivars harvested in August and September follows an order of Hybrid Pennisetum 〉 Sumu-2 〉 Huanan 〉 Guimu-1 〉 N51. This may be explained by the fact that lignification is gradually strengthened with time, inhibiting degradation of cellulose and hemicellulose. Moreover, cellulose conversions of Hybrid Pennisetum, Sumu-2 and Huanan harvested in August and September are higher based on hierarchical clustering results.
