Evaluación productiva de una mezcla forrajera de Medicago sativa (Alfalfa) y Lolium perenne (Ray-Grass) con diferentes abonos orgánicos (Humus, compost, vermicompost y té de estiércol), en la comunidad de Llucud del cantón Chambo

Abstract

In Chimborazo province, canton Chambo, Llucud community, it was conducted a research in order to study the productive evaluation of a forage mixture made of medicago sativa (alfalfa) lolium peremne (ray-grass) and different organic fertilizers (humus, compost, vermicompost and manure tea) by using five treatments each one with four repetitions, distributed under a randomized complete block design, being evaluated different production variables during 120 days of analysis. In the forage mixture based on medicago sativa and perennial lolium, the following treatmens were used to; witness treatment, T1; humus (3Ton/ha): T2; Compost (3Ton/ha): T3; vermicompost (3 Ton/ha): T4; manure tea (1666 Lts/ha). In the first cut assessment of forage alfalfa mixture combined with ray - grass, the different types of organic fertilizers, humus, produced significant effects on plant height (P<0,001) where 68,75 cm were reached, as well as the number of leaves per stem (P<0,001) wich was 90,50 leaves/stem. In the second cut evaluation, the statistics of humus use showed better outcomes than the other organic fertilizers, since the alfalfa showed plant heights (P<0,001) of 62,75 cm and 72,00 leaves /stem, and the ray-grass (P<0,005) was 76 cm and 3,75 leaves/stem. Regarding to the economic analysis, it was set up an annual return of 32% (Cost/Benefit of 1,32) after using humus. It is recommended the use of humus after each cut, since higher forage yields were achieved in green matter as well as dry matter.