Potential of four corn varieties at different harvest stages for silage production in Malaysia

Objective Apart from various climatic differences, corn harvest stage and varieties are two major factors that can influence the yield and quality of corn silage in the tropics. A study was conducted to determine the optimum harvest stage of four corn varieties for silage production in Malaysia. Met...

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Main Authors: Muhamad Hazim Nazli, Ridzwan Abdul Halim, Amin Mahir Abdullah, Ghazali Hussin, Anjas Asmara Samsudin
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Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2019-02-01
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-18-0175.pdf
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author Muhamad Hazim Nazli
Ridzwan Abdul Halim
Amin Mahir Abdullah
Ghazali Hussin
Anjas Asmara Samsudin
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Ridzwan Abdul Halim
Amin Mahir Abdullah
Ghazali Hussin
Anjas Asmara Samsudin
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description Objective Apart from various climatic differences, corn harvest stage and varieties are two major factors that can influence the yield and quality of corn silage in the tropics. A study was conducted to determine the optimum harvest stage of four corn varieties for silage production in Malaysia. Methods Corn was harvested at four growth stages; silking, milk, dough, and dent stages from four varieties; Sweet Corn hybrid 926, Suwan, breeding test line (BTL) 1 and BTL 2. Using a split plot design, the treatments were then analysed based on the plant growth performance, yield, nutritive and feeding values followed by a financial feasibility study for potential commercialization. Results Significant differences and interactions were detected across the parameters suggesting varying responses among the varieties towards the harvest stages. Sweet Corn was best harvested early in the dough stage due to high dry matter (DM) yield, digestible nutrient, and energy content with low fibre portion. Suwan was recommended to be harvested at the dent stage when it gave the highest DM yield with optimum digestible nutrient and energy content with low acid detergent fibre. BTL 1 and BTL 2 varieties can either be harvested at dough or dent stages as the crude protein, crude fibre, DM yield, DM content, digestible nutrient and energy were not significantly different at either stage. Further financial analysis showed that only Sweet Corn production was not financially feasible while Suwan had the best financial appraisal values among the grain varieties. Conclusion In conclusion, only the grain varieties tested had the potential for silage making according to their optimum harvest stage but Suwan is highly recommended for commercialization as it was the most profitable.
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spelling doaj.art-04044dc17f62485fa6c64683ab97a2322022-12-21T17:30:44ZengAsian-Australasian Association of Animal Production SocietiesAsian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences1011-23671976-55172019-02-0132222423210.5713/ajas.18.017524161Potential of four corn varieties at different harvest stages for silage production in MalaysiaMuhamad Hazim Nazli0Ridzwan Abdul Halim1Amin Mahir Abdullah2Ghazali Hussin3Anjas Asmara Samsudin4 Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia Department of Agribusiness and Bioresource Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia Livestock Science Research Centre, Malaysian Agriculture Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor 43400, MalaysiaObjective Apart from various climatic differences, corn harvest stage and varieties are two major factors that can influence the yield and quality of corn silage in the tropics. A study was conducted to determine the optimum harvest stage of four corn varieties for silage production in Malaysia. Methods Corn was harvested at four growth stages; silking, milk, dough, and dent stages from four varieties; Sweet Corn hybrid 926, Suwan, breeding test line (BTL) 1 and BTL 2. Using a split plot design, the treatments were then analysed based on the plant growth performance, yield, nutritive and feeding values followed by a financial feasibility study for potential commercialization. Results Significant differences and interactions were detected across the parameters suggesting varying responses among the varieties towards the harvest stages. Sweet Corn was best harvested early in the dough stage due to high dry matter (DM) yield, digestible nutrient, and energy content with low fibre portion. Suwan was recommended to be harvested at the dent stage when it gave the highest DM yield with optimum digestible nutrient and energy content with low acid detergent fibre. BTL 1 and BTL 2 varieties can either be harvested at dough or dent stages as the crude protein, crude fibre, DM yield, DM content, digestible nutrient and energy were not significantly different at either stage. Further financial analysis showed that only Sweet Corn production was not financially feasible while Suwan had the best financial appraisal values among the grain varieties. Conclusion In conclusion, only the grain varieties tested had the potential for silage making according to their optimum harvest stage but Suwan is highly recommended for commercialization as it was the most profitable.http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-18-0175.pdfCorn VarietyHarvest StageCorn SilageTropicalMalaysia
spellingShingle Muhamad Hazim Nazli
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Amin Mahir Abdullah
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Anjas Asmara Samsudin
Potential of four corn varieties at different harvest stages for silage production in Malaysia
Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
Corn Variety
Harvest Stage
Corn Silage
Tropical
Malaysia
title Potential of four corn varieties at different harvest stages for silage production in Malaysia
title_full Potential of four corn varieties at different harvest stages for silage production in Malaysia
title_fullStr Potential of four corn varieties at different harvest stages for silage production in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Potential of four corn varieties at different harvest stages for silage production in Malaysia
title_short Potential of four corn varieties at different harvest stages for silage production in Malaysia
title_sort potential of four corn varieties at different harvest stages for silage production in malaysia
topic Corn Variety
Harvest Stage
Corn Silage
Tropical
Malaysia
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