Investigation for the Determination of Red Clover ( Trifolium pratense L.) Cultivars may Grown in Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey

摘要

In the present study, some agricultural characteristics were investigated on 6 red clover cultivars obtained from various resources, between 1999 and 2001, under irrigated conditions in Diyarbakir. The average values of the three years for red clover cultivars showed that the green herbage yield varied from 3615.9 to 4649.9 kg da^-1; dry herbage yield from 868.5 to 1254.2 kg da^-1; the height of the plants from 26.78 to 32.20 cm and their protein ratio from 15.82 to 17.43%. Among all the cultivars, D-282 had the highest herbage yield and plant height, followed by Colenso, G-27 and Pawera. The lowest herbage yield was obtained from D-259 and Turoa cultivars. The highest protein content was obtained from Turoa (17.43%) although there was no significant differences among the cultivars.