Browsing by Author "Shani G.J."
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Item Effects of applying different combinations of fertilizers on growth performance of cynodon nlemfuensis(Rangeland Society of Tanzania (RST), 2018) Selemani I.S.; Shani G.J.Scarcity of livestock feeds during dry season in Tanzania raises the concern for maximizing grass production during wet season and conserve for critical dry season feeding. However, poor soil fertility and unpredictable rainfalls are the major limiting factors for maximum grass production. To achieve this, a study was conducted at Magadu dairy farm to assess the effect of different combination levels of fertilizers on growth and yield performance of native stargras (Cynodon nlemfuensis). The four combination levels of farmyard (FYM) manure and NPK were applied randomly to different plots of stargras using the Complete Randomized Design (CRD). The results indicated that, the best performance in terms of tiller number, tiller length and above-ground biomass production were obtained in treatment received 75:25 ratio of NPK and FYM respectively. It was noted that, the above ground biomass yield was significantly low to those treatments received less than 50% NPK. Therefore, anintegration of NPK and FYM at 75:25 and 50:50 ratios which yielded 3.5 and 4 t/ha respectively, are recommended for maximum and profitable production of C. nlemfuensis.