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Performance of Winter Grains Alone and With Winter Vetch for Supplemental Forage 1
Author(s) -
Ahlgren Gilbert H.,
Pool Mart,
Gausman Harold W.
Publication year - 1954
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1954.00021962004600120008x
Subject(s) - league , citation , library science , forage , political science , agricultural science , operations research , agronomy , mathematics , computer science , biology , physics , astronomy
349 A N N U A L small grain crops can be utilized for forage when permanent hay crops fail. Spring oats are valuable for this purpose. In addition, vetch and sometimes field peas are often grown with spring oats to enhance forage qua l iv (1, 2 , 5 ) . Less is known about the value of winter small grains for supplementary forage. For example, rye has been noted to be inferior because of its low palatability and high fiber content (4 , 5 ) . Also, contradictions exist in regard to appropriate times of harvest of many small grains. The yield of dry matter and the percentage of protein are influenced by time of harvest (2, 3 , 4 ) , which is deserving of further investigation. Likewise, little is known regarding effects of time of harvest on the production and nutritive value of mixtures of legumes and winter small grains.