Optimizing harvest stage and drying time to enhance yield and nutritive quality of whole-plant Tithonia diversifolia forage meal in arid tropics
Harvesting at 45 days provided the best compromise between biomass production and nutritional value. These findings highlight the potential of <i>T. diversifolia</i> as a strategic forage alternative for sustainable feeding systems in tropical dry environments.
Authors
- Juancarlos Cruz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1169-440X)
- Abelardo Rodríguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7948-5324)
- Carpio Vásquez
- Emmanuel Alexander Sessarego (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2968-9270)
- José Luis Ruiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1901-1888)
- Víctor Temoche-Socola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9645-694X)
- Joel Riojas
Institutions
- National Agrarian University (NI)
- Universidad Nacional de Tumbes (PE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Plant Science
- Published
- 2025-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1644949
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Plant and fungal interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.05
Funders
- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria