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2001
Volume 4
Issue 2
Topic:
Animal Husbandry
ELECTRONIC
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AGRICULTURAL
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Szyszkowska A. , Sowiński J. 2001. BOTANICAL COMPOSITION AND NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF TWO–COMPONENT MIXTURES CONTAINING RED CLOVER AND DIFFERENT GRASS SPECIES, EJPAU 4(2), #07.
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BOTANICAL COMPOSITION AND NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF TWO–COMPONENT MIXTURES CONTAINING RED CLOVER AND DIFFERENT GRASS SPECIES

Agnieszka Szyszkowska, Józef Sowiński

 

ABSTRACT



The field experiments were carried out in 1994–1996 and were aimed at determining the nutritional value of mixtures containing Trifolium pratense L. + Lolium perenne L., Lolium multiflorum Lam., Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum and Lolium x boucheanum Kunth. and Trifolium pratense L. + Festuca pratensis Huds.. Based on the botanical analysis, chemical composition and nutritional value, an attempt has been made to determine the variability of the parameters depending on the grass species. The percentages of grasses varied significantly and the variability expressed in the coefficient of variance ranged from 44 to 72.

Key words: Trifolium pratense L., grass species, botanical composition, nutritive value..