Advances in Applied Research
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 2

Utilization of distillery spentwash, biocompost and spentwash ash on quality and yield of Guinea grass

  • Author:
  • P. Latha1,, P. Thangavel1, K. Velayudham2, A. Arulmozhiselvan3
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 111 to 115

1Department of Environmental Sciences, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641 003, Tamil Nadu, India

2Department of Forage Crops, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641 003, Tamil Nadu, India

3Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641 003, Tamil Nadu, India

*Corresponding author: Email: latha.ens@gmail.com

Online published on 7 April, 2014.

Abstract

A field investigation was carried out to study the effect of BDS, biocompost and spentwash ash on physiological and biochemical parameters and green fodder yield of guinea grass. Treatments involved were recommended dose of fertilizers, BDS@37.5 and 50 m3 ha−1 full and split doses, biocompost @2.5 t ha−1 and spentwash ash @ 400 kg ha−1 with recommended dose of fertilizer. Among the treatments, the application of BDS @37.5 m3 ha−1 before planting + RD of NP recorded the highest total chlorophyll, carotenoid, reducing sugar, soluble protein contents and green fodder yield and lowest cellulose, hemicellullose, lignin and oxalic acid contents

Keywords

BDS, biocompost, spentwash ash, soluble protein, cellulose