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Silage Yield of Exotic Corn 1
Author(s) -
Thompson D. L.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1968.00021962006000050043x
Subject(s) - silage , dry matter , agronomy , hybrid , yield (engineering) , zea mays , biology , nutrient , physics , ecology , thermodynamics
Tall‐growing, late‐maturing tropical types of corn ( Zea mays L.), commonly called exotics, were compared with local hybrids for silage production. Exotics yielded 13 to 41% more dry matter, 4 to 28% more estimated total digestible nutrients, less crude protein but more fiber. Exotics would be most useful for management regimes demanding maximum silage production but tolerating less than optimum quality.