Forage Yield And Quality of Common Vetch Mixtures with Triticale and Annual Ryegrass

Three spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) and four annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) types were intercropped to evaluate the potential yield and quality of forage which can be produced under irrigation in southern interior B.C. All treatments were intercrops; when barley cultivar effects are described they are averaged over the ryegrasses and vice versa. Barley cultivars differed in grain maturity. Ryegrass cultivars included diploid and tertraploid Italian and Westerwolds types. Intercrops including late grain maturing barley cultivars (Samson and Virden) increased the yield of the first silage cut (both by 25% over 2 yr) compared to Diamond, a medium-maturing cultivar adapted to the area. Intercrops containing the semi-dwarf barley, Samson, produced more digestible forage including higher in vitro digestible dry matter (IVDDM) and lower ADF and lignin. Annual ryegrass yield in the first cut intercropped with Samson was almost twice that with either Diamond or Virden, showing that Samson barley is less competitive. Second-cut yield (ryegrass regrowth) was greater for tetraploid than diploid annual ryegrasses. Yields of fall pasture (cuts 3 and 4) were similar among ryegrass cultivars. Cuts 2 and 3 (ryegrass only) of Italian ryegrasses had superior quality (higher IVDDM and protein; and lower ADF, lignin, and NDF) to Westerwolds ryegrassses, but all cultivars had similar quality in the late fall (Cut 4). It was concluded that a range of barley and annual ryegrass cultivars can be successfully intercropped to produce forage in south central B.C.Key words: Intercropping, barley annual ryegrass, forage yield and quality

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Yield and quality of winter common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) haylage depending on sowing method

Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry ◽

10.2298/bah1104585k ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 1585-1594 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Dj. Karagic ◽

S. Vasiljevic ◽

S. Katic ◽

A. Mikic ◽

D. Milic ◽

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Keyword(s):

Dry Matter ◽

Lignin Content ◽

Triticum Aestivum L ◽

Fiber Content ◽

Forage Yield ◽

Neutral Detergent Fiber ◽

Net Energy ◽

Common Vetch ◽

Yield And Quality

In order to determine an optimum ratio of vetch and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) components in their mixture, there has been carried out a four-year trial (autumn 2005 - spring 2009) aimed at the yield and quality of winter vetch haylage. The sowing rate of winter vetch was 120 kg ha-1, while the sowing rate of winter wheat was 0, 15, 20, 25 and 30 kg ha-1. An increased proportion of the cereal in its mixture with vetch significantly decreases the stand lodging, have a positive influence on forage yield, but haylage quality is of a poorer quality. Quality characteristics such as crude protein and lignin content, total digestible nutrients, dry matter intake and relative feed value were highest in monoculture common vetch followed by mixture with the lowest rate of wheat. Neutral detergent fiber content was positively affected by intercropping. There were no significant differences among treatments for acid detergent fiber content, digestible dry matter, and net energy for lactation. The most favorable balance between the haylage yield and quality, as well as the highest CP yield (1482 kg ha-1), was achieved by the mixture of 120 kg ha-1 of the vetch seed and 15 kg ha-1 of wheat.

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EFFECTS OF NITROGEN FERTILIZATION RATES ON FORAGE YIELD AND QUALITY OF ANNUAL RYEGRASS (LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM L.) IN CENTRAL BLACK SEA CLIMATIC ZONE IN TURKEY

Applied Ecology and Environmental Research ◽

10.15666/aeer/1801_417432 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 417-432

Author(s):

S. CINAR ◽

M. OZKURT ◽

R. CETIN

Keyword(s):

Black Sea ◽

Nitrogen Fertilization ◽

Lolium Multiflorum ◽

Forage Yield ◽

Climatic Zone ◽

Annual Ryegrass ◽

Fertilization Rates ◽

Yield And Quality

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Forage yield and quality of common vetch mixtures with oat and triticale in two seeding ratios

Field Crops Research ◽

10.1016/j.fcr.2006.03.008 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 99 (2-3) ◽

pp. 106-113 ◽

Cited By ~ 105

Author(s):

A.S. Lithourgidis ◽

I.B. Vasilakoglou ◽

K.V. Dhima ◽

C.A. Dordas ◽

M.D. Yiakoulaki

Keyword(s):

Forage Yield ◽

Common Vetch ◽

Yield And Quality

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Forage production by four annual cropping sequences emphasizing barley under irrigation in southern interior British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Plant Science ◽

10.4141/cjps92-018 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 72 (1) ◽

pp. 181-185 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

D. J. Thompson ◽

D. G. Stout ◽

T. Moore

Keyword(s):

British Columbia ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Spring Barley ◽

Forage Yield ◽

Neutral Detergent Fiber ◽

Annual Ryegrass ◽

Forage Production ◽

Common Vetch ◽

Hordeum Vulgare L ◽

Yield And Quality

Forage yield and quality of four annual cropping sequences were compared under irrigation in the southern interior of British Columbia. Spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) was intercropped with annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) (BR), double cropped alone (B–B), double cropped in mixtures with common vetch (Vicia saliva L.) (BV-BV), or double cropped with annual ryegrass included with the second crop (B–BR). Averaged over 2 yr, BR produced 19% more dry matter, 38% more in vitro digestible dry matter and 43% more crude protein than B–B. Intercropped common vetch (BV–BV) improved forage quality and increased protein yield of both barley crops without reducing seasonal dry matter yield. Intercropping annual ryegrass reduced the neutral detergent fiber of both barley crops, but did not affect other quality characteristics or yield.Key words: Forage mixtures, barley, annual ryegrass, common vetch, forage yield and quality

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