https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/ccd874af83d72ddde912ac938c9ae7df.pdf 964183e572ec7219c2bca46c82c618f4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource THE EFFECT OF STAGE OF GROWTH AND METHOD OF DRYING FRESH HERBAGE ON CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THREE TROPICAL HERBACEOUS FORAGE LEGUMES [EFECTO DE LA ETAPA DE CRECIMIENTO Y EL MÉTODO DE SECADO SOBRE LA COMPOSICIÓN QUÍMICA DE TRES ESPECIES HERBACEAS DE LEGUMINOSAS FORRAJERAS TROPICALES] Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource J. F. MUPANGWA N. T. NGONGONI H. HAMUDIKUWANDA Description An account of the resource The objective of this study was to assess the effect of stage of growth and method of drying fresh herbage on the chemical composition of herbaceous forage legumes namely Cassia rotundifolia (Cassia), Lablab purpureus (Lablab) and Macroptilium atropurpureum (Siratro). The interactions of legume species, drying method and stage of growth influenced the crude protein content and nitrogen degradation of the legumes. Siratro maintained a greater protein content ranging from 191 to 282 g/kg DM, at all stages of growth and drying methods than either cassia or lablab which had values ranging from, respectively, 173 to 246 and 162 to 254 g/kg DM, but were also different. Drying the forages at 60 0C caused an increase in the acid detergent insoluble nitrogen content of the legumes. The neutral detergent fibre, acid detergent fibre and lignin content of cassia and siratro harvested at 8 or 14 weeks of growth were greater than in lablab. While the protein content declines with fibre increasing with advancing plant maturity, the legumes tend to maintain a high CP content, which makes them acceptable protein supplementary feeds to low quality roughages. Among the three legumes, siratro showed a higher sustained CP content followed by cassia, and lablab was the least. To ensure high quality forage more emphasis should be placed on drying methods and harvest management as this affects the extent of leaf loss from the forage legumes and hence the quality of the final feed given to animals Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2006 chemical composition Forage Legumes stage of growth