The growth and yield of Panicum maximum grass planted association with different amounts of legume

Research to find out the growth and yield of Panicum maximum grass planted association  with different amounts of legume. The experiment will be carried out in a greenhouse and last for 2 months. The design used in this experiment was a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with ten treatments and each treatment was repeated 6 , so there were 60 experimental pots. These treatments include: P0 (Panicum maximum); P1 (Panicum maximum +1 Clitoria ternatea); P2 (Panicum maximum +2 Clitoria ternatea); P3 (Panicum maximum +3 Clitoria ternatea); P4 (Panicum maximum +1 Centrocema pubescens); P5 (Panicum maximum +1 Centrocema pubescens); P6 (Panicum maximum +2 Centrocema pubescens); P7 (Panicum maximum +3 Centrocema pubescens); P8 (Panicum maximum +1 Arachis pintoi); P9 (Panicum maximum +2 Arachis pintoi); and P10 (Panicum maximum +3 Arachis pintoi). Variables observed included: plant height, number of tillers, number of branches, number of leaves, leaf dry weight, stem dry weight, root dry weight, total forage dry weight, leaf dry weight ratio with dry stem weight, total dry weight ratio for weight with weight dried roots, and leaf area per pot. The results of this study are expected to provide information on the development of forage to overcome the problems in providing quality forage and its quantity available throughout the year, as well as scientific information for the development of science and technology and national journals.

Keywords: Growth, yield, Panicum maximum, Clitoria ternatea, Centrocema pubescens, Arachis pintoi