[{
  "type": "article-journal",
  "title": "DOLOMITE, PHOSPHORUS AND NITROGEN FERTILIZATION AFFECT BIOMASS PRODUCTION AND SEED QUALITY OF FODDER SPECIES BRACHIARIA RUZIZIENSIS GERM. & EVRARD, STYLOSANTHES HAMATA (L.) AND STYLOSANTHES GUIANENSIS (AUBL.)",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Lassina",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Souleymane",
      "given": ""
    }
  ],
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [[2024]]
  },
  "container-title": "Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences",
  "ISSN": "1018-7081",
  "volume": "34",
  "issue": "6",
  "page": "1506-1518",
  "DOI": "https://doi.org/10.36899/JAPS.2024.6.0828",
  "abstract": "<p><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Seed production of forage species in the natural rangelands reflects its ability to reseed and enrich the rangeland. This study aims to evaluate the effect of dolomite and phospho-nitrogen fertilization on the biomass production and seed quality of&nbsp;<em>Brachiaria ruziziensis</em>,&nbsp;<em>Stylosanthes hamata</em>, and&nbsp;<em>Stylosanthes guianensis&nbsp;</em>in Burkina Faso. Thus, two split plots experimental setups were established in the Farako-B&acirc;, Burkina Faso. The first block without dolomite was composed of nine treatments in four repetitions. The experiment involved the cultivation of&nbsp;<em>Brachiaria ruziziensis</em>&nbsp;(Ruzi, Congo grass) on elementary plots of 30 m<sup>2</sup>, with treatments consisting of two doses of dolomite (0 and 400 kg. ha<sup>-1</sup>), three doses of nitrogen (N) (0; 50; and 100 kg N. ha<sup>-1</sup>) and three doses of phosphorus (P) (0; 50 and 100 kg P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>.ha<sup>-1</sup>). In the second experiment design, two varieties of&nbsp;<em>Stylosanthes</em>&nbsp;were grown, with treatments including two doses of dolomite (0 and 400 kg. ha<sup>-1</sup>) and three doses of P (0; 50; and 100 kg P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>.ha<sup>-1</sup>). Each elementary treatment was repeated 4 times in the experimental design. The results showed that the application of dolomite, P and N significantly influenced the biomass of&nbsp;<em>Brachiaria ruziziensis</em>. The plot treated with dolomite and fertilized at doses of 50 P/ha and 100 N. ha<sup>-1&nbsp;</sup>provided a biomass (7403 kg DM. ha<sup>-1</sup>) ten times greater than that treated with dolomite and fertilized at doses of 100 kg P. ha<sup>-1</sup>and 100 N. ha<sup>-1</sup>&nbsp;(734 kg DM. ha<sup>-1</sup>). For seed quality, N influenced the rate and germination speed of&nbsp;<em>Brachiaria ruziziensis</em>. In addition, the contribution of dolomite to the variety of&nbsp;<em>Stylosanthes hamata</em>&nbsp;influenced grain yield and 1000-grain weight respectively (P&lt;0.05).&nbsp;<em>S. hamata</em>&nbsp;variety showed better performance with grain yield of 191 kg. ha<sup>-1</sup>and 3.81 g/1000 seeds. Based on these results, phospho-nitrogen fertilization seems necessary to increase the biomass production and the grain yield of&nbsp;<em>Brachiaria ruziziensis</em><strong>.&nbsp;</strong></span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">This implies that a combination of P and N fertilizers with dolomite would be beneficial for enhancing the productivity of this species.</span></p>",
  "publisher": "Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum",
  "URL": "https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2024-JAPS-1742"
}]