Sorghum Fodder Production and Its Nutrient Composition under Different Residual Sodium Carbonate Levels in Irrigation Water


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Authors

  • Pooja Gupta Soni
  • R.K. Yadav
  • Ashwani Kumar
  • Rakesh Kumar
  • Chander Datt
  • Koushik Paul
  • Govind Kumar

Keywords:

Fodder yield, Gypsum, Nutrient composition, Residual sodium carbonate, Sorghum, Sulphuric acid

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of residual sodium carbonate (RSC) levels in irrigation water and their neutralization with gypsum/H2SO4 on sorghum during kharif season of the year 2013 in micro-plots. The experiment was conducted using randomised block design consisting of 5 treatments of
different RSC levels [RSC-nil (control), RSC-5 meq/L, RSC-10 meq/L, RSC-10 meq/L (neutralized 5 meq/L with gypsum), RSC-10 meq/L (neutralized 5 meq/L with H2SO4)]. Increase in concentration of RSC in water from RSC 5 to 10 resulted in reduction in quality parameters like crude protein, yield but extent of reduction was lesser while using RSC water reclaimed with gypsum and sulphuric acid. DM, ash, NDF and ADF contents increased with increased concentration of RSC 5 to10.

Author Biography

  • Pooja Gupta Soni


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Submitted

16-04-2018

Published

16-04-2018

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 3 (2016)

Section

Short Communication

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How to Cite

Soni, P. G., Yadav, R., Kumar, A., Kumar, R., Datt, C., Paul, K., & Kumar, G. (2018). Sorghum Fodder Production and Its Nutrient Composition under Different Residual Sodium Carbonate Levels in Irrigation Water. Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition, 33(3). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAN/article/view/78843