Evaluation of forage yield and quality of forage turnip x legume mixtures
2014
Dogrusoz, M C | Mut, H | Gulumser, E | Basaran, U
Forage turnip (Brassica rapa L. var. rapa) was sown with common vetch (Vicia sativa L.), Hungarian vetch (Vicia pannonica Crantz) and pea (Pisum sativum L.) as binary mixtures with two seeding ratios (25:75, 50:50) for forage production. Each species was also sown as pure crop. The experiment was established in autumn 2012. The mixtures and pure forage turnip were harvested when forage turnip was at full flowering stage. Pure legume plots were harvested when they were at full flowering stage. Forage yield and quality (crude protein, ADF, NDF, Ca, Mg, P and K contents) were measured. Results revealed that all the mixtures, especially the mixture of 75 per cent Hungarian vetch plus 25 per cent forage turnip, had higher forage yield than pure stands of forage turnip and legumes and satisfactory crude protein content.
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