Evaluation of Millet Genotypes in Different Phenological Stadiums
Chemical composition, Pennisetum glaucum, Productivity.
The objective of the study was to evaluate the productive potential by the forage yield variables of four millet genotypes, in three cutting ages (35, 42 and 49 days), according to the morphophysiological characteristics in different phenological stages of development, evaluating the agronomic characteristics and chemical composition. The studied variables were: Production of green mass (MV), Dry mass (MS) and Chemical composition. The ADR 500 and IPA Bulk-1 genotypes stood out in the MV productivity variables at all cutting ages, reaching productivity above 40 t ha-1, whereas for MS, the ADR 500 and IPA Bulk-1 genotypes were superior to 35 days, not differing from ADRf 6010 at 42 days, and not differing from the others at 49 days, where they reached a productivity between 8 and 9 t ha-1, whereas the BRS 1501 genotype stood out in the variables PB, FDN, FDA at 49 days. Although the quality of the forage declines in relation to the age of the cut, the culture of millet is very promising for cultivation in the Northeast region, since it meets in quantitative and qualitative terms most parameters of animal nutrition.