Yield and quality of winter common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) haylage depending on sowing method

Abstract

In order to determine an optimum ratio of vetch and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) components in their mixture, there has been carried out a four-year trial (autumn 2005-spring 2009) aimed at the yield and quality of winter vetch haylage. The sowing rate of winter vetch was 120 kg ha-1 , while the sowing rate of winter wheat was 0, 15, 20, 25 and 30 kg ha-1. An increased proportion of the cereal in its mixture with vetch significantly decreases the stand lodging, have a positive influence on forage yield, but haylage quality is of a poorer quality. Quality characteristics such as crude protein and lignin content, total digestible nutrients, dry matter intake and relative feed value were highest in monoculture common vetch followed by mixture with the lowest rate of wheat. Neutral detergent fiber content was positively affected by intercropping. There were no significant differences among treatments for acid detergent fiber content, digestible dry matter, and net energy for lactation. The most favorable balance between the haylage yield and quality, as well as the highest CP yield (1482 kg ha-1), was achieved by the mixture of 120 kg ha-1 of the vetch seed and 15 kg ha-1 of wheat.

Effects of Seeding Pattern and Harvest Date of Persian Clover and Annual Ryegrass on Hay Yield and Quality in a Mediterranean Environment

“…In this study pure legume plant had lower ADF content than annual ryegrass and annual ryegrass mixtures with legume. ADF concentrations decreased as the legume proportion increased in the mixtures and similar results have also been reported by Karagic et al (2011); Sadeghpour et al (2014); Kusvuran et al (2014).…”

“…Pure Lolium multiflorum stands produced herbage with the lowest crude protein content. When the ratio of legume plant in the mixture increased, so did the crude protein content of that mixture also, and on the contrary as proportion of the grass increased in the mixture crude protein content significantly decreases (Karagic et al, 2011). The mean crude protein content for grass + legume mixtures observed in this study were found to be similar with the results of Lithourgidis et al (2007); Kramany et al (2012) and Kusvuran et al (2014).…”

“…Many research workers emphasized that pure cereal cropping is not a good option to feed livestock due to the lower quality and biomass yield. (Aasen et al, 2004;Karagic et al, 2011 andKusvuran et al, 2014).…”

Effects of seeding rates on competition indices of barley and vetchintercropping systems in the Eastern Mediterranean

“…Intercropping of cereallegume species is also widespread due to its advantages for soil conservation (Anil et al, 1998), weed control, lodging resistance (Karagic et al, 2011), higher yield, and increased fodder quality (Lithourgidis et al, 2006). Different small grain cereals and vetches have been successfully used in cereal-legume intercropping systems (Dhima et al, 2007;Karagic et al, 2011;Lithourgidis et al, 2011).Since a greater proportion of dry matter produced by barley during blooming and inflorescence is digestible and nutritious, barley is considered a superior quality forage crop compared to other cereals (Carr et al, 2004). Common vetch is a popular legume used for fresh and dry fodder and silage production in Turkey.…”

Effect of Bed Planting on the Quantity and Quality of Hay in Different Mixing Ratios of Vetch and Barley in the North of Iran

“…Crude protein yield of forage is one of the main criteria for forage quality. In all mixtures, an increase in the rate of vetch resulted in higher crude protein yield (Karagic et al, 2011). This was expected since legume establishment was greatly enhanced by the barley support, resulting in a higher protein-rich legume proportion in the mixture.…”