Publication Date
1997
Description
This study was conducted to determine the effects of mixture rates and cutting dates on the forage yield and quality of vetch-triticale mixtures. Mixtures containing 50% vetch + 50% triticale or 25% vetch + 75 % triticale can be preferred for a high forage yield and the cutting should be performed at the beginning of the pod stage in terms of herbage and hay yield unless there is a necessity for the early harvest. Even if 100 % triticale provided the highest yield 0.98 tonnes/ha of crude protein, the mixture with 25 % +75 % triticale giving 0.96 tonnes/ha yield or 50 % vetch+50 % triticale with 0.89 tonnes/ha yield might be preferred in order to obtain balanced forage composition. For the seed yield, 25% vetch + 75% triticale mixture (2.1 tonnes/ha triticale + 0.24 tonnes/ha vetch) had more advantage over the other mixtures. This result seems very useful when the harvest for herbage is impossible due to the unfavorable environmental conditions.
Citation
Tukel, T; Hasar, E; and Hatipoglu, R, "Effects of Mixture Rates and Cutting Dates on the Forage Yield and Quality of Vetch-Triticale Mixtures and Their Seed Yields Under Lowland Conditions of Cukurova" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1997-2023). 40.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1997/session19/40
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Effects of Mixture Rates and Cutting Dates on the Forage Yield and Quality of Vetch-Triticale Mixtures and Their Seed Yields Under Lowland Conditions of Cukurova
This study was conducted to determine the effects of mixture rates and cutting dates on the forage yield and quality of vetch-triticale mixtures. Mixtures containing 50% vetch + 50% triticale or 25% vetch + 75 % triticale can be preferred for a high forage yield and the cutting should be performed at the beginning of the pod stage in terms of herbage and hay yield unless there is a necessity for the early harvest. Even if 100 % triticale provided the highest yield 0.98 tonnes/ha of crude protein, the mixture with 25 % +75 % triticale giving 0.96 tonnes/ha yield or 50 % vetch+50 % triticale with 0.89 tonnes/ha yield might be preferred in order to obtain balanced forage composition. For the seed yield, 25% vetch + 75% triticale mixture (2.1 tonnes/ha triticale + 0.24 tonnes/ha vetch) had more advantage over the other mixtures. This result seems very useful when the harvest for herbage is impossible due to the unfavorable environmental conditions.
