Associated Culture of Italian Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) and Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum) under Nitrogen Fertilization
Keywords:
Lolium multiflorum, Trifolium incarnatum, associated culture, dry matter production, nitrogen fertilization.Abstract
Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) is a known grass for its high production capacity and feed quality under nitrogen fertilization. Optimizing fertilization can be achieved by applying the associated culture system (mixture) of Italian ryegrass with crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum). As a result of the studies carried out, in the variant with the sowing proportion of these two species of 50:50 (%), the average production of dry matter in the fertilized variant with N100 was 8.01 t/ha, and the average proportion of crimson clover participation in the floral composition of the mixture was 30%.
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