Growing eastern goat's rue for fodder with various sowing rates and cutting frequencies.

摘要

Experimental plots of eastern goat's rue [Galega orientalis] were established in 1997 at Maikino in the Velikie Luki region of Pskov province, Russia, using sowing rates of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 million germinated seeds/ha. Stands were subjected to 2 or 3 cuts/year from 1998 to 2002. Optimum fodder yields under rainfed conditions on the dernopodzolic light loam soils of the study area were achieved at the 4 million seeds/ha rate with 2 cuts/year, giving over 12 t DM, 6185 fodder units and 815 kg crude protein per ha annually.