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Changes In Hay Yield And Quality Of Bulbous Barley At Different Phenological Stages, Ferat Uzun
Changes In Hay Yield And Quality Of Bulbous Barley At Different Phenological Stages, Ferat Uzun
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
The objective of this study was to determine the changes in hay yield and quality components at different phenological stages of a bulbous barley (Hordeum bulbosum L.) population handpicked from natural flora during 2003-2007 in Samsun, Turkey. The phenological stages of bulbous barley during spring-summer (grazing maturity, early heading, heading, and milk-dough) and autumn (early growing) were investigated. Significant differences were observed in hay yield, relative feed value (RFV), crude protein (CP), acid and neutral detergent fiber (ADF and NDF), Ca, Mg, K, P, Mn, Fe, and Zn concentrations, and K(Ca + Mg)^{-1} and Ca P^{-1} ratios of DM, depending …