Evaluación de la producción de biomasa y composición nutricional de dos variedades de pastos Pennisetum sp., para corte en el cantón Esmeraldas.

Abstract

Grasses are the basis for feeding ruminants. The production of cattle is one of the livestock activities that benefits most from this vegetative material, because it is called the cheapest food source available in the field. This is why in the present practical component of the complex examination it is proposed to evaluate the biomass production and nutritional composition in two varieties of pasture Pennisetum sp., At three harvest ages in the Esmeraldas canton. Where the Biomass content, its nutritional composition and biomass content and nutrient composition data will be evaluated, comparisons will be made between the study varieties in relation to 30, 45 and 60 days of cutting, by means of a 2 x 3 factorial arrangement.