Potential of Open-air Hydroponic System in Producing Highly Nutritional Composition Maize Fodder for Goat Farming

Autor: Whay Chuin Lim, Mohd Noor Hisham Mohd Nadzir, Mark Wen Han Hiew, Md. Shuhazlly Mamat, Muhamad Hazim Nazli, Shamarina Shohaimi
Rok vydání: 2021
Zdroj: Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science. 45:115-131
ISSN: 2231-8542
DOI: 10.47836/pjtas.45.1.07
Popis: This study aimed to identify the chemical composition of hydroponic maize fodder (HMF) from two varieties of maize grains (popcorn and feed corn). A completely randomized design (CRD) with three replications was used in which popcorn was irrigated with clean tap water (T1) and nutrient solution (T2); feed corn irrigated with clean tap water (T3) and nutrient solution (T4). Seven-days green fodders were sampled for chemical analysis. The crude protein (CP) content was the highest at 7.48% in T4 compared to popcorn (P0.05). Treatment 3 showed the highest dry matter content as 94.42% (P>0.05) and organic matter content observed as 98.29% especially compared with T1 (P
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