Dry Matter Yield and Chemical Composition of Pearl Millet (Pennisetum typhoideum) as Affected By Nitrogen Level

Abstract

A local variety of pearl millet was studied in a field experiment to assess the influence of five levels of nitrogen dressing (0, 28, 56, 84 and 112 kg N/ ha) on forage dry matter yield and proximate chemical constituents under optimal growing conditions. All plots were cut three times during each growing season. During the first cut increasing nitrogen levels up to 84 kg N/ ha increased forage dry matter yield. However, the increase in forage yield was not significant over this level. During the second and third cut, the difference among the N levels was not significant. Moreover, no significant differences was observed among N levels for the proximate chemical constituents during the three cuts.