Herbage nutritive value of binary- and multi-species swards relative to single-species swards in intensive silage systems
| Autor: | Edward G. O'Riordan, T. Moloney, Padraig O'Kiely, Jim Grant, Helen Sheridan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0106 biological sciences
Plantago Ecology biology Perennial plant Silage 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Lolium multiflorum biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences Lolium perenne Red Clover Agronomy Cichorium 040103 agronomy & agriculture Trifolium repens 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Animal Science and Zoology Agronomy and Crop Science 010606 plant biology & botany Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research. 59 |
| ISSN: | 2009-9029 |
| DOI: | 10.15212/ijafr-2020-0109 |
| Popis: | The nutritive value of sown binary- and multi-species grassland mixtures may differ from the values expected based on single-species swards of their constituent species. Field plots were established in a split-plot design to assess the nutritive value of binary- and multi-species mixtures compared to single-species swards of three grass species and red clover (RC) (Trifolium pratense L.) managed for intensive silage production. The nutritive value of grass–legume binary mixtures reflected the values of the constituent species grown on their own, and thus may be predicted from monoculture values. The relatively low digestibility (dry matter digestibility [DMD]) and crude protein (CP) content of the Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L.) sward compared to perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and timothy (Phleum pratense L.) suggests that it may have a limited role in binary- or multi-species swards. Herbage nutritive value in the multi-species swards (Mix 1: perennial ryegrass, timothy, RC and white clover [Trifolium repens L.]; Mix 2: perennial ryegrass, timothy, RC, ribwort plantain [Plantago lanceolata L.] and chicory [Cichorium intybus L.]) appeared to be influenced more by the presence of legumes than herbs. Compared to perennial ryegrass, the multi-species swards had a slower rate of DMD decline prior to Cut 1, but subsequently had lower DMD values at the mid-season harvests. Both multi-species mixtures exhibited DMD, water-soluble carbohydrate (WSC) and CP values that would not have been predicted from their constituent species and thus need to be measured on herbage from field plots growing these mixtures. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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