Publication Date
1997
Description
Geobotanical studies of the natural meadow associations in the wetland areas of the Polissya rivers of the Ukraine were conducted. The Polissya represents a forested region and the rivers include the Western Buh, Vyzhivka, Turia, Stokhid, and Styr. The dominant species is Digrappis arundinacea with Poa palustris, Bromus inermis, Latirus pretense, Latirus palustris, Vicia sepium, and Urtica dioica as codominants. Research demonstrated that the green feed production of Digrappis arundinacea, in combination with Poa palustris, was significantly greater (9.5 t ha-1) than for Digrappis arundinacea alone while the crude protein content of the forage, at early flowering, increased from 16.7 to 18.8%. Over 3,000 associations of the Polissya region have been described and added to the data base. The useful grass species have been collected and their seeds will be used over the next years for the improvement of the grasslands and meadows of the Volyn Region.
Citation
Shchesyuk, V F.; Baluta, A Y.; and Shchesyuk, O V., "On Designing the Meadow Agrocenosis of the Polissya (region) of Ukraine" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1997-2023). 25.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1997/session11/25
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On Designing the Meadow Agrocenosis of the Polissya (region) of Ukraine
Geobotanical studies of the natural meadow associations in the wetland areas of the Polissya rivers of the Ukraine were conducted. The Polissya represents a forested region and the rivers include the Western Buh, Vyzhivka, Turia, Stokhid, and Styr. The dominant species is Digrappis arundinacea with Poa palustris, Bromus inermis, Latirus pretense, Latirus palustris, Vicia sepium, and Urtica dioica as codominants. Research demonstrated that the green feed production of Digrappis arundinacea, in combination with Poa palustris, was significantly greater (9.5 t ha-1) than for Digrappis arundinacea alone while the crude protein content of the forage, at early flowering, increased from 16.7 to 18.8%. Over 3,000 associations of the Polissya region have been described and added to the data base. The useful grass species have been collected and their seeds will be used over the next years for the improvement of the grasslands and meadows of the Volyn Region.
