Evaluation of Early Maturing Sorghum and Cowpea Varieties Intercropping for Animal Nutritive Value and <i>in vitro</i> Digestibility in Fedis District, Eastern Ethiopia

Wubshet Tesfaye; Tessema Zewdu

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Evaluation of Early Maturing Sorghum and Cowpea Varieties Intercropping for Animal Nutritive Value and in vitro Digestibility in Fedis District, Eastern Ethiopia

Wubshet Tesfaye, Tessema Zewdu

Published in American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry (Volume 9, Issue 2)

Received: 9 February 2021 Accepted: 24 March 2021 Published: 23 April 2021

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The shortage of arable land and shortage of livestock feed specially quality feed resources are major constraints in East Hararghe Zone. Thus, a field study was conducted to evaluate an early maturing sorghum varieties and cowpea Lines intercropping for both food and feed production at Fedis Agricultural Research Center, eastern Ethiopia in 2018/19 cropping season. Two cowpea varieties (lines) (9333 and 9334) were intercropped with three varieties of early maturing sorghum (Teshale, Birhan and Melkam) and compared with sole cropping of all the varieties, which were laid out in a randomized complete block design with three replications. The analyzed result showed the NDF content was significantly different (p < 0.05) among intercropped and sole sorghum the maximum NDF was recorded from sole sorghum Teshale (69.56%) and the minimum sorghum Birhan + cowpea (9333) (57.75%) and the Intercropping sorghum improved the CP of sorghum stover mean from sole (5.31%) to intercropped (6.03%). the. Cropping systems and cowpea lines were significantly affected (p < 0.05) the content of CP and NDF. The maximum CP obtained from cowpea (9334) + sorghum Teshale 29.19%), and the minimum CP obtained from sole cowpea (9333) (24.38%). Generally, the results of this study showed that intercropping of sorghum-cowpea were increased nutritional quality of cowpea and sorghum stover. Based on the results of this study, it concluded that intercropping sorghum with forage cowpea; preferably sorghum Melkam + cowpea (9333) to be appropriate to increase quality of sorghum stover in the study area.

Published in	American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry (Volume 9, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajaf.20210902.18
Page(s)	95-100
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Chemical Composition, Digestibility, Forage Legumes

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Wubshet Tesfaye, Tessema Zewdu. Evaluation of Early Maturing Sorghum and Cowpea Varieties Intercropping for Animal Nutritive Value and in vitro Digestibility in Fedis District, Eastern Ethiopia. Am J Agric For. 2021;9(2):95-100. doi: 10.11648/j.ajaf.20210902.18

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Wubshet Tesfaye

Fedis Agricultural Research Center, Harar, Ethiopia
Tessema Zewdu

Department of Animal Science and Range, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

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VL  - 9
IS  - 2
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