HAY YIELD AND QUALITY OF INTERCROPPED SORGHUM-SUDAN GRASS HYBRID AND LEGUMES WITH DIFFERENT SEED RATIO

Authors : Ugur BASARAN, Medine COPUR DOGRUSOZ, Erdem GULUMSER, Hanife MUT

Pages : 47-53

Doi:10.17557/tjfc.301834

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Publication Date : 2017-06-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this study, sorghum-sudangrass hybrid ‘Aneto’ and legumes insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(soybean and cowpea); intercropping at different seed rates insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(100:100; 50:100, 100:50); were examined for hay yield, protein content, protein yield, relative feed value insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(RFV); and mineral content insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P, K, Mg, Ca); in 2013 and 2014. As legume Yesilsoy insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Syes); and Yemsoy insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Syem); verieties of soybean and Ulkem insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(C); varietiy of cowpea were used. Sorghum-sudangrass hybrid x legume intercropping produced higher hay and protein yield compare to their monocrops. RFV of hay also exalted with intercropping copmpare to alone sorghum-sudangrass hybrid insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(S);. Over the years, the highest hay yield was obtained from S intercropped with Syes at 100:100 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(21.61 t ha-1 );, 100:50 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(20.68 t ha-1 ); seed rates and with C at 50:100 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(20.40 t ha-1 ); seed rate. Protein yield was the highest in 100S:100Syes tratment in 2013 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2.16 t ha-1 );, 2014 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2.85 t ha-1 ); and combined years insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2.50 t ha-1 );. However, S intercropping with C at 100:100, 50:100 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(in 2013); and at 50:100 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(in 2014); seed rates were at par with 100S:100Syes. This study indicated that seed rate and species or variety selection extremly important in mixture cropping. Thus, generally sorghum-sudangrass hybrid and ‘Yesilsoy’ variety of soybean at 100:100 seed rate exhibited the best results in regarding hay and protein yield in the present conditions.
Keywords : cowpea, hay yield, intercropping, sorghum sudangrass hybrid, soybean

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