Pengaruh Cekaman Kekeringan Air dan Penambahan Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) Terhadap Produktivitas Stylosanthes hamata dan Stylosanthes seabrana

Abstract

Feed is the major factor that greatly affects the livestock production animals. One most needed in the ruminant livestock feed is forage, that consists of grass and legume. However, according to Indonesian climate, it’s need to have the drought resistant legumes especially for dry season feed. This research was conducted to examine whether the Stylosanthes hamata and Stylosanthes seabrana were drought resistant from water deficiency and from H2O2 exposure. The results showed that M0 treatment produced the best products and growth sompare with the other treatments and Stylosanthes hamata had not endured with drought stress but for Stylosanthes seabrana had endured with drought stress.