Determination of Forage Value of Different Sized Fruits of Forage Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides)

Authors : Ramazan ACAR, Behiç ÇOŞKUN, Mustafa Selçuk ALATAŞ, Abdullah ÖZKÖSE

Pages : 27-32

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Publication Date : 2015-06-25

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :One of the characteristics of the forage watermelon insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Citrullus lanatus var. citroides); can be stored for a long time without spoiling. There is a relationship between quality and state of development in plants. In this research, average fruit weight 3748.01 g, kernel weight of fruit 154.46 g, NDF 44.50 %, NFC 28.30 %, ADF 35.95 % were obtained. Effects of different sized fruits of forage watermelon on forage value were different and effects of kernels of fruit on forage value were positive.
Keywords : Forage watermelon, Fruit size, Forage value