[ Effet des adventices sur la qualité, la productivité d’un pâturage artificiel de Panicum maximum C1 (jacques, 1786) et la composition du régime alimentaire des bovins ]
F. P. Koutouan1, Kouadja Gouagoua Severin2, and G. A. Kone3
1 Unité Mixte de Recherche et d’Innovations Sciences Agronomiques et Procédés de Transformation (UMRI SAPT), Institut National Polytechnique Félix HOUPHOUËT-BOIGNY, BP 1093 Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire
2 Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Station Elevage DRég Bouaké, 01 BP 633 Bouaké 01, Côte d’Ivoire
3 Unité Mixte de Recherche et d’Innovations Sciences Agronomiques et Procédés de Transformation (UMRI SAPT), Institut National Polytechnique Félix HOUPHOUËT-BOIGNY, BP 1093 Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire
Original language: French
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In order to determine the effect of weeds on artificial pastures, a study was conducted in central Côte d’Ivoire, on an artificial pasture of Panicum maximum C1 invaded by weeds. The flora of the pasture was determined from the floristic survey, and the degree of soiling and degradation was subsequently assessed from the weeds list and their cover. The feed ration for the cattle on this pasture was determined using the «shepherd’s collection» method. Pasture productivity was assessed by the full mowing method on plots previously protected. The results showed that the pasture studied was clean, composed of eight weed species, but very heavily degraded. The degree of degradation was 0.85. The cattle ration was composed mainly of grasses (94.5%), followed by legumes (5.4%). The specific contributions of Panicum maximum C1, a planted species, were 14.8% and 58.8%, respectively in the pasture and in the cattle diet. The species most appreciated by cattle remained Panicum maximum C1, with a selection index of 7.76. The potential forage productivity of the pasture was 5.73±0.08 tons of dry matter/hectare/year. This productivity rose to 10.35±0.11 tons of dry matter/hectare/year when the pasture was weeded and fertilised. The results obtained testify to the need to properly maintain and manage an artificial pasture.
Author Keywords: pasture degradation degree, pasture soiling degree, pasture weed control, pasture fertilisation, cattle feed ration.
F. P. Koutouan1, Kouadja Gouagoua Severin2, and G. A. Kone3
1 Unité Mixte de Recherche et d’Innovations Sciences Agronomiques et Procédés de Transformation (UMRI SAPT), Institut National Polytechnique Félix HOUPHOUËT-BOIGNY, BP 1093 Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire
2 Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Station Elevage DRég Bouaké, 01 BP 633 Bouaké 01, Côte d’Ivoire
3 Unité Mixte de Recherche et d’Innovations Sciences Agronomiques et Procédés de Transformation (UMRI SAPT), Institut National Polytechnique Félix HOUPHOUËT-BOIGNY, BP 1093 Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire
Original language: French
Copyright © 2026 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
In order to determine the effect of weeds on artificial pastures, a study was conducted in central Côte d’Ivoire, on an artificial pasture of Panicum maximum C1 invaded by weeds. The flora of the pasture was determined from the floristic survey, and the degree of soiling and degradation was subsequently assessed from the weeds list and their cover. The feed ration for the cattle on this pasture was determined using the «shepherd’s collection» method. Pasture productivity was assessed by the full mowing method on plots previously protected. The results showed that the pasture studied was clean, composed of eight weed species, but very heavily degraded. The degree of degradation was 0.85. The cattle ration was composed mainly of grasses (94.5%), followed by legumes (5.4%). The specific contributions of Panicum maximum C1, a planted species, were 14.8% and 58.8%, respectively in the pasture and in the cattle diet. The species most appreciated by cattle remained Panicum maximum C1, with a selection index of 7.76. The potential forage productivity of the pasture was 5.73±0.08 tons of dry matter/hectare/year. This productivity rose to 10.35±0.11 tons of dry matter/hectare/year when the pasture was weeded and fertilised. The results obtained testify to the need to properly maintain and manage an artificial pasture.
Author Keywords: pasture degradation degree, pasture soiling degree, pasture weed control, pasture fertilisation, cattle feed ration.
