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Submitted October 26, 2021
Published 2021-10-26

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021): Revista Semilla del Este

Effect of cutting frequency on forage yield and quality of mexican sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia)


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Published: 2021-10-26

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Polo L., E. A., & Medina., L. T. (2021). Effect of cutting frequency on forage yield and quality of mexican sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia). Revista Semilla Del Este, 2(1), 59–69. Retrieved from https://revistas.up.ac.pa/index.php/semilla_este/article/view/2467

Abstract

Supplementation with legume and non-legume forage plants becomes significant in a current scenario of market competition. Minimizing production costs and increasing product quality are elements of competitiveness. This work aimed to study the effect of different cutting frequencies on Tithonia diversifolia considering the productivity per cut and the nutritional quality under the agroecological conditions of Tocumen, Panama, in the dry and rainy season, for two annual cycles.

 

Eight weeks of pruning, in all plant fractions and the two seasons studied. The dry matter production response of Tithonia diversifolia showed a marked increase in the cutting frequencies at 12 and 16 weeks; in addition, the cutting frequencies affected the nutritional content of the dry matter, resulting in higher protein contents at 4 and 16 weeks. However, the calcium and phosphorus contents in the dry matter decreased as the cutting frequencies increased.