Publication Date
1997
Description
In the highland of Madagascar, lack of good forage is very acute during the dry and cool season. The cultivation of temperate forage in rice fields under irrigation is practised by farmers to feed dairycattle. The main forages which are cultivated are oats (Avena sativa), Italian rye grass (Lolium multiflorum) and white clover (. Under experimental conditions rye grass has given the highest yield, but every species have their particularities, which can be useful in forage production. Three varieties of each species were studied in 1993 and 1994. Experiments were carried at five sites in the winter of 1993, and in 1994, and four sites in 1993.
The mean yield for the different forages were: 1993 1994 Rye grass 6.5 tons of DM 5.5 tons of DM Oats 5.0 4.6 White clover 3.5 1.3
Citation
Raveloson, A S. and Haraldseide, E, "Forage Production in the Rice Fields During Dry Season Ryegrass, White Clover and Oats" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 24.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1997/session19/24
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Forage Production in the Rice Fields During Dry Season Ryegrass, White Clover and Oats
In the highland of Madagascar, lack of good forage is very acute during the dry and cool season. The cultivation of temperate forage in rice fields under irrigation is practised by farmers to feed dairycattle. The main forages which are cultivated are oats (Avena sativa), Italian rye grass (Lolium multiflorum) and white clover (. Under experimental conditions rye grass has given the highest yield, but every species have their particularities, which can be useful in forage production. Three varieties of each species were studied in 1993 and 1994. Experiments were carried at five sites in the winter of 1993, and in 1994, and four sites in 1993.
The mean yield for the different forages were: 1993 1994 Rye grass 6.5 tons of DM 5.5 tons of DM Oats 5.0 4.6 White clover 3.5 1.3
