Determination in Forage Yield and Quality of Chicory and Different Plants Mixtures in Grazing Maturity Period

Authors : Elif ÖZTÜRK, İlknur AYAN

Pages : 332-338

Doi:10.47115/bsagriculture.1281425

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Publication Date : 2023-07-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study was conducted to determine forage yield and quality of chicory insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Cichorium inthybus L.); in a pure stand and a simple pasture insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(two-species); in the grazing maturity period. The experiment design was a Randomized Block Design with 3 replications. The experimental site was located on the grounds of the Ondokuz Mayıs University Agricultural Faculty during the 2017 and 2018 growing periods. In this study, chicory insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(C);, orchardgrass insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(OG);, and red clover insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(RC); were grown as forage plant materials in a rainfed cropping system in North Türkiye. Simple pastures comprised of 80%C + 20%OG, 60%C +40%OG, 40%C + 60%OG, 20%C + 80%OG, 80%C + 20%RC, 60%C + 40%RC, 40%C + 60%RC, 20%C + 80%RC. Five sequential harvests were made when chicory plants reached 25 cm of plant height in both years. The average plant height ranged from 17.3 to 35.6 cm, and 29.1 to 38.3 cm in 2017 and 2018 respectively. The highest fresh forage yield was determined in red clover mixtures insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(6519-5443 kg/da); in 2017 and 80%C+20%RC mixture insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(as 7137 kg/da); in 2018. Total dry matter production was ranged from 216 to 1238 and 279 to 1164 kg/da in 2017 and 2018, respectively. In pure stand chicory pasture, dry matter production was evaluated 216 kg/da in 2017 and 908 kg/da in 2018. Considering the calculated area equivalence ratios insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(LER); of mixed planting plots in both years and in all forms, it was determined that all mixtures were superior to plain plantings insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(LER≥1);.
Keywords : Chicory, Orchardgrass, Red clover, Mixture ratios, Competitive