Mehmet Ali  Avci, Abdullah  Ozkose, Ahmet  Tamkoc, 
    Determination of Yield and Quality Characteristics of Alfalfa (<I>Medicago sativa</I> L.) Varieties Grown in Different Locations,
    Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances,
    Volume 12,Issue 4,
    2013,
    Pages 487-490,
    ISSN 1680-5593,
    javaa.2013.487.490,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2013.487.490)
    Abstract: This research was made in Konya and Polatli-Ankara ecological conditions during the years of 2006 and 2007 according to Randomized Blocks Design with three replications. The used alfalfa species were: Verko, Sunter, Hemedan, Elci and Planet varieties and Kayseri population. In the study, the fallowing characteristics were determined: plant height (cm), stem thickness (mm), green herbage yield (t ha<SUP>-1</SUP>), dry matter yield (t ha<SUP>-1</SUP>), crude protein content (%) and crude protein yield (t ha<SUP>-1</SUP>). As the means of 2 years and two locations, the genotypes showed the fallowing values: 62.0-68.2 cm for plant height, 3.0-3.2 mm for stem thickness, 83.8-89.1 t ha<SUP>-1</SUP> for green herbage yield, 20.9-22.3 t ha<SUP>-1</SUP> for dry matter yield, 18.5-19.4% for crude protein content and 4.02-4.22 t ha<SUP>-1</SUP> for crude protein yield. The main goal of alfalfa farming is production of high quality and abundant roughage. Kayseri population showed the highest dry matter yield (22.29 kg/da/year) and it was followed by the Verko (22.25 kg/da/year) variety. The Verko variety had higher yield than Elci and partially more than Hemedan variety.
    Keywords: Alfalfa;herbage yield;protein;goal;year