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Effects of compost organic amendments on chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)
- Source :
- Italian Journal of Animal Science, Vol 8, Iss 2, Pp 201-209 (2010)
- Publication Year :
- 2010
- Publisher :
- Taylor & Francis Group, 2010.
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Abstract
- The following fertiliser treatments were compared during the years 2002 and 2003 on alfalfa forage (Medicago sativa L.): compost obtained from the organic fraction of the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW); olive pomace compost (OPC); mineral fertiliser (Min). All the treatments allowed a distribution of 75kg ha-1 of P2O5. Three cuttings occurred: at 168, 206 and 351 days after compost application (DAA) in 2002; 119, 152 and 320 DAA in 2003. Cumulative biomass and dry matter yields were measured during each experimental year. Furthermore, chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of dry matter (DMd), organic matter (OMd), crude protein (CPd) and NDF (NDFd) were determined. MSW treatment showed a significantly (P
- Subjects :
- chemistry.chemical_classification
Compost
0402 animal and dairy science
Pomace
Forage
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
engineering.material
040201 dairy & animal science
Soil conditioner
Animal science
chemistry
Agronomy
040103 agronomy & agriculture
engineering
0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries
Animal Science and Zoology
Organic matter
Dry matter
lcsh:Animal culture
Medicago sativa
Chemical composition
lcsh:SF1-1100
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15944077
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Italian Journal of Animal Science
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....66d72cdc012c5346db61442f44780793