Open AccessParameters of production and quality of new cultivars of perennial leguminous plants as livestock feed
Author(s) -
P Zorica Tomic,
Z. Nešić,
Vesna Kmjaja,
M. Žujović
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
biotechnology in animal husbandry/biotechnology in animal husbandry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2217-7140
pISSN - 1450-9156
DOI - 10.2298/bah0504089t
Subject(s) - perennial plant , trefoil , cultivar , red clover , biology , agronomy , forage , dry matter , livestock , legume , ecology
This paper presents the results obtained in testing of new selection of four most important and most common species of legumes used for animal feeds in Serbia. Alfalfa, red clover, bird's trefoil and sainfoin are also high quality plants regarding both nutritive substances and yield of dry matter. We have investigated three new selections of alfalfa, two selections of red clover, two selections of bird's trefoil and one of sainfoin in relation to standard ones. Trial lasted two years (2003-2004), designed according to standard methods for testing and recognition of new sorts. The production of green mass through four cuts per year was determined, together with the variation coefficient among cultivars. In the cuts of the second year the quality parameters were determined by standard lab analyses. The content of protein in all three new selections of alfalfa was higher in relation to standard (16,01%). while the standard of red clover with 20,03% was better than new selection. New selections of bird's trefoil are of better quality than standard (22,08 %), which is the case also with sainfoin (19,71 %). On the basis of obtained production and quality parameters the assortment of perennial legumes will be enriched by new cultivars.