Fodder Production Comparison of Cenchrus Ciliaris Varieties, Panicum Antidotale and Local Medicago Sativa

Abstract

The experiment has been conducted at Swairy Research Farm which included; Cenchrus varieties (Biloela, Gyandah,
USA, Local Libid ),Panicum antidotale ( Blue panic ) and Medicago sativa ( Local Berseem ). The analysis of the
experiment for the first year revealed that the forage species showed no significant differences between them for
green fodder production except Berseem at 5%. At the second year they showed significant differences between
Berseem and each one of Blue panic, Gyandah, Biloela and USA and between Libid and each one of Gyandah,
Biloela and USA at 5%. Combined analysis for the two years are revealed that significant differences within
treatments, years, and interaction are found between treatments with years at 5% level. Berseem showed significant
difference with each one of the forage varieties and species. No significant differences between varieties and species
of Gyandah, USA, Biloela, Local Libid, and Blue Panic at the same level. The highest mean annual green fodder
production for the combined two years is obtained from Gyandah 34.12 T/ha/y with a mean cut of 48.31 T/ha while
the Lowest mean annual yield obtained from local Berseem 30.83 T/ha/y and a mean cut of 1.12 T/ha