Sorghum hybrid

BMR^a

CONTROL^a

P

DM yield (kg DM/ha)^b

1695

1746

0.8543

Plant height (cm)

75.7

73.0

0.8656

Tiller density (stems/m²)

56

69

0.1803

Morphological composition (% DM)^b

Leaves

59.5

61.4

0.5546

Stems

39.9

37.7

0.5255

Panicles

0.6

0.7

0.9352

Chemical composition (g/kg DM)^b

DM (g/kg)

188

187

0.6250

OM

918

912

0.4527

CP

111

118

0.0001

aNDFom

661

648

0.0485

Gross Energy (MJ/kg DM)

17.2

16.8

0.1276

Apparent digestibility (g/kg)^b

DM

650

603

0.0049

OM

671

620

0.0027

aNDFom

659

613

0.0115

ADFom

658

602

0.0047

Lignin (sa)

652

605

0.0042

Energy (kg J/MJ)

666

629

0.0582

Total digestible DM (kg/ha)^b

1056

985

0.6487

Total digestible aNDFom (kg/ha)^b

701

656

0.6735