The effect of development stage on chemical composition of alfalfa leaf and stem

Marković, Jordan; Radovic, J.; Lugić, Z.; Sokolović, D.

doi:10.2298/bah0702383m

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“…ADF contents of alfalfa cultivars ranged between 35.36-38.67 % and higher ADF values were recorded in Elci and TT-2009 (38.67% and 37.99%, respectively), whereas TT-2008 and P-5683 had lower ADF rates (35.36% and 36.18% respectively) indicating higher feed quality. The NDF and ADF values of alfalfa cultivars tested in the experiment were consistent with the findings of various researchers (Markovic et al, 2007;Dale et al, 2012).…”

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confidence: 91%

YIELD AND QUALITY PERFORMANCES OF VARIOUS ALFALFA (Medicago sativa L.) CULTIVARS IN DIFFERENT SOIL TEXTURES IN A MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT

Kavut¹,

Avcioğlu²

2015

Turkish Journal of Field Crops

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Section: Quality Parameterssupporting

confidence: 91%

YIELD AND QUALITY PERFORMANCES OF VARIOUS ALFALFA (Medicago sativa L.) CULTIVARS IN DIFFERENT SOIL TEXTURES IN A MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT

Kavut¹,

Avcioğlu²

2015

Turkish Journal of Field Crops

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“…This amount of proteins can therefore provide demands of 1.86 to 1.91 dairy cows with milk production of 5.000 kg milk animal-1 year-1. This result is in compliance with the results of (Marković et al, 2007a;Đukić et al, 2007). The Lucerne hay is characterized by a high content of crude protein, well balanced with respect to amino acids.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…The Lucerne hay is characterized by a high content of crude protein, well balanced with respect to amino acids. It is rich in vitamins, and various trace elements essential for normal growth and development of animals (Marković et al, 2007a). Lucerne is the basic component in the feeding program for dairy cattle, as well as for beef cattle, horses, sheep and other classes of livestock.…”

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Possibilities of organic production in Vojvodina

Grdović¹,

Vitorović

Petrujkić³

et al. 2011

BIOTEC ANIM HUSB

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During the past decade, the general attitude of the human population towards health, nutrition quality and environment has remarkably changed. As a result of the growing demand for organic products, especially organic milk, the livestock organic production has increased. Figures from the Serbian Ministry of agriculture estimate that around 75 percent of Serbia's agricultural land, and some 650,000 hectares, can be used for organic food production within three years. The "rule of 30%" in organic production means that farm animals kept in organic system must ingest at least 30% of meal dry matter from pastures, makes forage quality of utmost importance. In order to estimate possibilities of organic production in Fruška Gora region forage botanical as well as chemical composition were analysed. A botanical analysis has confirmed presence of plants with high yield and of high nutritive value. Dominant presence of Dactilys glomerata L. and Poa pratensis L. was revealed in the samples of mixed hay, while the Lucerne hay was predominantly composed only by one leguminous species Medicago sativa L. Chemical analyses of hay samples originating from Fruška Gora has pointed out that level of crude proteins, cellulose, fats, macro and trace elements can completely satisfy requirements of animals in organic farming and therefore can present a solid base for further development of organic dairy farming. Possibilities for further development of organic production are great, and it can be expected that organic production will increase in the future and can become a significant branch of livestock production.

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“…0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.4 CP -crude protein; NDF -neutral detergent fiber; ADF -acid detergent fiber; DM -dry matter º(-) and *(+) -Significant at the 0.05 probability level ºº(-) and **(+) -Significant at the 0.01 probability level With the advancement of vegetation, the content of crude protein in plants, leaves and stems of alfalfa constantly decreased (Table 2). This aspect was also highlighted by other studies (Alibés et al, 1991;Kaiser and Combs, 1989;Marković et al, 2007;Sheaffer, 1990;Sheaffer et al, 1995;Thompson et al 2000;Yu et al, 2003).…”

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confidence: 65%

The Productivity and Quality of Alfalfa (<em>Medicago sativa</em> L.) in Romanian Forest Steppe

Stavarache

SAMUIL

Popovici

et al. 2015

Not Bot Hort Agrobot Cluj

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Alternative use of alfalfa, for various purposes, including the production of biofuels or food supplement for human alimentation, is a study topic still in its early stages of research. Studying and understanding the biology of alfalfa and the factors with a major influence on it are very important activities. The productivity and quality of alfalfa are two indicators that help determine, in addition to economic value, the way in which alfalfa can be used. Evolution of alfalfa yield and quality depends on many factors, such as the growth stage of alfalfa plants at harvesting. It was observed over three years of vegetation the influence of alfalfa plant growth stage at harvest on plant height, leaves/stems ratio, production of leaves, stems and whole plant (DM -dry matter) per hectare and on quality indicators (CP -crude protein, NDF -neutral detergent fiber and ADFacid detergent fiber). The results showed that, with the advancement of phenological phases, from early bud stage to complete flowering, the total biomass output raised from 2.79 Mg·ha -1 to 4.60 Mg·ha -1, the neutral detergent fiber raised from 48.4-50.6% to 62.0-67.7%, while crude protein content decreased from 21.2-24.0% to 13.3-16.5%. The parameter values were correlated with alfalfa growth stage during the harvesting (significant at the 0.05 and 0.01 probability levels).

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The effect of development stage on chemical composition of alfalfa leaf and stem

Cited by 24 publications

References 9 publications

YIELD AND QUALITY PERFORMANCES OF VARIOUS ALFALFA (Medicago sativa L.) CULTIVARS IN DIFFERENT SOIL TEXTURES IN A MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT

YIELD AND QUALITY PERFORMANCES OF VARIOUS ALFALFA (Medicago sativa L.) CULTIVARS IN DIFFERENT SOIL TEXTURES IN A MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT

Possibilities of organic production in Vojvodina

The Productivity and Quality of Alfalfa (<em>Medicago sativa</em> L.) in Romanian Forest Steppe

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