FEED QUALITY TRAITS OF BAGASSE OF SOME SWEET SORGHUM GENOTYPES

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine some feed quality characteristics of silage made from bagasse after juice extractioning of stalks of sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor var. saccharatum (L.) Moench). The research was carried out from June to November in 2016 and 2017. Twenty one sweet sorghum genotypes were used as treatments were used under randomized complete block design with four replications According to the two-year averages; there were statistically significant differences in sweet sorghum genotypes in terms of all examined characteristics. According to the research results, digestible dry matter yield (DDMY), crude protein yield (CPY), dry matter intake (DMI) ratio, relative feed value (RFV), digestible dry matter (DDM) ratio and net energy (NEI) were ranged from 6472.3 – 16500.5 kg ha-1, 418.0 – 996.3 kg ha-1, 1.775 – 3.050%, 73.5 – 162.8, 53.43 – 69.84% and 1.225 – 1.575 Mcal kg-1 KM respectively. While UNL-hybrid-3, Thesis and Smith genotypes can be recommended for silage quality characteristics. No41 and Gulseker genotypes performed poorly in terms of silage quality.