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ABSTRACT
A trial was conducted at the Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture , University of Benin, Benin City , Edo state, to evaluate the effects of cutting heights and frequency on the herbage yield and quality of jute plants (Corchorus olitorius).
The experiment was laid in a randomized Complete block Design ( RCBD) in three replicates. The treatments were made up of three cutting heights 10, 15, 20cm and three cutting frequency every week, every two weeks and every three weeks (H1 = cutting at 10cm above ground level, H2 = cutting at 15cm above gram level, H3 = cutting at 20cm above gram level)F1= cutting at every week, F2= cutting at every two weeks, F3= cutting at every three weeks . These treatments were randomly assigned to their experimental plots. The cumulative fresh herbage yield and dry herbage yield was higher in treatment H2F3 involving the use of inorganic Fertilizer NPK 15:15:15 with values of 4.39 t/ha and 1.26a t/ha respectively. The result of the proximate analysis showed that the percentage moisture content was higher in H2F3 treatment and H1F1 had the highest percentage crude protein content of 7.16% and 739.70% respectively. The highest ash (10.95) and crude fibre content (6.01) were produced at H3F3 and H1F1 respectively.
