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DRY MATTER YIELD AND SILAGE QUALITY OF SOME WINTER CEREALS HARVESTED AT DIFFERENT STAGES UNDER MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE CONDITIONS

Hakan GEREN

Abstract

Winter cereals can provide feed earlier than annual grasses since they are generally more adaptable to early sowing due to their higher tolerance of dry conditions. Cereals are also better suited to single-cut silage[1]making, whereas annual grasses require multiple cuts or grazings to be fully utilised. A field and laboratory experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of different harvest stages on the dry matter yield and silage quality of some winter cereals, during 2009-2011 growing season. Effects of three different harvest stages (early heading, milky stage, mid-dough stage) on five cereals (Hordeum vulgare, Triticum aestivum, Secale cereale, Triticosecale, Avena sativa) were tested. The experiment was arranged in split block with four replications. Results indicated that, it was possible to produce an average of 10.9 t ha-1 dry matter yield and an average of 9.2% crude protein content at mid-dough stage in regions with Mediterranean-type climates. It was also concluded that Avena sativa should be preferred for high biomass yield and should be cut at the beginning of mid-dough maturity stages for higher quality silage.

Keyword: winter cereals, harvest stages, dry matter yield, silage quality, CP, ADF ,

Effects of Different Water Stress Levels on Biomass Yield and Agronomic Traits of Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) Varieties under Semi-Arid Conditio

Erdal GONULAL, Suleyman SOYLU, Mehmet SAHIN

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted in the Wielkopolska region at the Gorzyń Research Station, Poland (52.34°N, 15.54°E) in Central Europe. The study was conducted over a 3-year period (2017, 2018, 2019) as a two-factorial design with four replications in the RCBD. The aim of the research was to determine the effect of the cultivar (‘Bolero’, ‘Tytan’) and the inoculation (Nitragina–seeds inoculation, Nitroflora I–seeds inoculation, Nitroflora II–soil inoculation, HiStick® Lupin–seeds inoculation) on plant development, seeds chemical composition and yielding of narrow-leaved lupin. The weather conditions and experimental factors significantly influenced on productivity of narrow-leaved lupin ‘Tytan’. Drought during the growing season reduced seeds and protein yields. After inoculation of HiStck the seeds yield was significantly greater by 12.4% (p < 0.01) and the protein yield after application of Nitroflora I or HiStick by 13.9% (p < 0.01) and 19.2% (p < 0.01), respectively. Correlation coefficients showed strong relations between number of pods and seeds per plant in both cultivars regardless of the inoculation variant, however the strongest relations in both cultivar were proved on HiStick treatment.
Keyword: Biological nitrogen fixation, chemical composition, legumes, protein efficiency, yielding