TY  - JOUR
T1  - Determination of Yield and Quality Characteristics of Alfalfa (<I>Medicago sativa</I> L.) Varieties Grown in Different Locations
AU - Avci, Mehmet Ali AU - Ozkose, Abdullah AU - Tamkoc, Ahmet 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 12
IS  - 4
SP  - 487
EP  - 490
PY  - 2013
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2013.487.490
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2013.487.490
KW  - Alfalfa
KW  -herbage yield
KW  -protein
KW  -goal
KW  -year
AB  - 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.
ER  -