Effects of sowing ratio and harvest periods on hay yields, quality and competitive characteristics of Hungarian vetch – cereal mixtures.

Abstract

Since Hungarian vetch has semi-decumbent stem, it is commonly grown in mixture to prevent lodging of plants. Hungarian vetch, barley, wheat and triticale were sown as pure and in vetch-cereal mixtures (70:30, 60:40, 50:50, 40:60) and harvested at two periods (pure cereals and mixtures were harvested at flowering and milk-dough stage of cereals; pure vetch was harvested at flowering and initial pod-set). Barley in all mixtures had negative impacts on development of Hungarian vetch. Considering hay yields, crude protein yields and land equivalent ratios, it was concluded that 70% Hungarian vetch + 30% triticale and 60% Hungarian vetch + 40% triticale mixtures under terrestrial climate sown in fall and harvested at milk-dough stage of triticale were advantageous.

Effects of mixture ratio and cutting time on forage yield and silage quality of intercropped berseem clover and italian ryegrass

“…Crude protein ratio of silage: Lowering seed ratio of BC in the mixture generally decreased the crude protein (CP) ratio of silage (Table 3). Our results were in agreement with other studies (Carpici, 2017;Acar et al, 2017) where legumes also increased CP concentrations when in mixture with cereals. In this respect, grass-legume mixtures have high crude protein concentration and low fiber concentration than pure grass stand Legumes are good source of protein and can be used to compensate cereal protein shortage (Gebrehiwot et al, 1996).…”

Hay Yield, Quality and Competition of Hungarian Vetch (Vicia pannonica) and Italian Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) Intercropping

“…As a result of the analysis of variance, there was no difference between mixtures in terms of LER and competition ratio (Table 6). However, it has been determined (Asci et al, 2015;Acar et al, 2017;Mut et al, 2017;Önal Aşcı and Eğritaş, 2017;Gulumser et al, 2018). The aggressivity and competition ratio of the plants have changed depending on the climate and mixture ratio and as a result of statistical analysis, the year × mixture interaction has been found significant (p<0.01) (Table 7-10).…”

“…On the other hand, Hungarian vetch is well recognized as a legume with the potential of increasing soil nitrogen (N) levels. It gives about 100 kg N ha -1 to the soil (Acar et al, 2017). However, since the plant has a thin stem, it starts to lodge after flowering.…”

“…Hungarian vetch is generally planted with coolseason cereals as a mixture (Yolcu et al, 2009;Acar et al, 2017). Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) is an alternative plant that can be used instead of cereals in mixtures due to its plenty of leaves and high yield.…”

Comparison of the plant heights and relative feed values of triticale and vetch mixtures produced by a hydroponic system

“…As expected, the liquid fertilizer affected the shoot heights and root lengths in this study. The vetch structure is prone to bending problems in field studies, and it has been proposed to grow vetch with grains such as barley, wheat, triticale (Acar et al 2017), oats and rye (Yolcu et al 2009, Aşcı et al 2020. In this study, the best root length value for the triticale and vetch was found in the TV20%+LF group.…”