干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Participatory establishment of Cenchrus ciliaris forage grass among pastoralists in a semi-arid rangeland area of eastern Tanzania

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DOI	10.2989/10220119.2023.2219700
	Participatory establishment of Cenchrus ciliaris forage grass among pastoralists in a semi-arid rangeland area of eastern Tanzania
	Ngenzi, Onesmo Damian; Ruvuga, Peter Rogers; Msalya, George Mutani; Maleko, David Dawson
通讯作者	Maleko, DD
来源期刊	AFRICAN JOURNAL OF RANGE & FORAGE SCIENCE
ISSN	1022-0119
EISSN	1727-9380
出版年	2024
卷号	41 期号:1 页码:29-38
英文摘要	In the semi-arid areas of Africa many pastorallsts move their livestock to find better grazing when forage is scarce during the dry season. However, the practice of forage cultivation can sustain fodder supply for effective livestock feeding during these times. This study was undertaken to (1) assess grazing land management, and perception among Maasai pastoralists, and 2) evaluate Cenchrus ciliaris L. (Buffel grass) establishment and biomass yield under four levels of fertilisation and three seedbeds in a semi-arid area of eastern Tanzania. The seedbeds were not tilled (NT), tilled flat (TF) and tilled sunken (SN) with manure applied at rates of 0, 5, 10 and 15 t ha(-1). The 2m x 3m subplots were replicated three times per seedbed-manure treatment. Communal grazing land was perceived to be in poor condition by pastoralists due to the long time spent by their livestock in search of forage. Private forage reserves for dry-season feeding were present and could be used for forage cultivation. The TF, manure at 10 and 15 t ha(-1) treatments had significantly higher (p < 0.001) C. ciliaris establishment rates (97%) and biomass than other treatments. The TF10 and TF15 t ha(-1) treatments had biomass values of 9.8 and 10.1t OM ha(-1), respectively, by Week 10. Pastoralists preferred the TF method because of its high forage yield and low cost. Cultivation of C. ciliaris is important for livestock production and it can be established on privately owned forage reserves.
英文关键词	biomass change cattle manure level dry-season feeding establishment rate farmer field school seedbed type
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:001027572800001
WOS关键词	AVAILABILITY ; MANAGEMENT ; DIVERSITY ; DYNAMICS ; BIOMASS ; SYSTEMS ; GROWTH
WOS类目	Ecology ; Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/402623
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Ngenzi, Onesmo Damian,Ruvuga, Peter Rogers,Msalya, George Mutani,et al. Participatory establishment of Cenchrus ciliaris forage grass among pastoralists in a semi-arid rangeland area of eastern Tanzania[J],2024,41(1):29-38.
APA	Ngenzi, Onesmo Damian,Ruvuga, Peter Rogers,Msalya, George Mutani,&Maleko, David Dawson.(2024).Participatory establishment of Cenchrus ciliaris forage grass among pastoralists in a semi-arid rangeland area of eastern Tanzania.AFRICAN JOURNAL OF RANGE & FORAGE SCIENCE,41(1),29-38.
MLA	Ngenzi, Onesmo Damian,et al."Participatory establishment of Cenchrus ciliaris forage grass among pastoralists in a semi-arid rangeland area of eastern Tanzania".AFRICAN JOURNAL OF RANGE & FORAGE SCIENCE 41.1(2024):29-38.