@article{article_383405, title={Yield and forage quality of red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) varieties in Black Sea Coastal Area of Turkey}, journal={Journal of the Institute of Science and Technology}, volume={3}, pages={87–92}, year={2013}, author={Sürmen Mustafa and Yavuz, Tamer and Albayrak, Sebahattin}, keywords={Crude protein content,dry matter yield,forage quality,red clover}, abstract={<p> </p> <div class="page" title="Page 1"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p> <span style="font-size: 10.000000pt; font-family: ’TimesNewRomanPSMT’">The aim of the present study was to determine the changes in the forage yield and quality of red clover ( </span> <span style="font-size: 10.000000pt; font-family: ’TimesNewRomanPS’; font-style: italic">Trifolium pratense </span> <span style="font-size: 10.000000pt; font-family: ’TimesNewRomanPSMT’">L.) varieties throughout a vegetation period. Total eleven red clover varieties were devel- oped by using to half sib family selection breeding method. Plots were established in 2009 in Samsun, Turkey, in a randomized complete block design with 3 replicates. Three cuttings were done during the 2010 and 2011 vegetative periods. The levels of crude protein content (CP), neutral detergent ber (NDF) rate, acid detergent ber (ADF) rate, and relative feed value (RFV) were determined. The highest average dry matter (DM) yields were obtained from the number of 4, 7, 5, 8 and 2 varieties (11.45, 10.68, 10.41, 9.9 and 9.82 t ha </span> <span style="font-size: 6.000000pt; font-family: ’TimesNewRomanPSMT’; vertical-align: 3.000000pt">–1 </span> <span style="font-size: 10.000000pt; font-family: ’TimesNewRomanPSMT’">, respectively). Varieties 2, 4, 7, 8, and 11 exhibited the lowest ADF (295-305 g kg </span> <span style="font-size: 6.000000pt; font-family: ’TimesNewRomanPSMT’; vertical-align: 3.000000pt">–1 </span> <span style="font-size: 10.000000pt; font-family: ’TimesNewRomanPSMT’">) and NDF (398-401 g kg </span> <span style="font-size: 6.000000pt; font-family: ’TimesNewRomanPSMT’; vertical-align: 3.000000pt">–1 </span> <span style="font-size: 10.000000pt; font-family: ’TimesNewRomanPSMT’">) concentrations. Same varieties displayed the highest CP content (183-197 g kg </span> <span style="font-size: 6.000000pt; font-family: ’TimesNewRomanPSMT’; vertical-align: 3.000000pt">–1 </span> <span style="font-size: 10.000000pt; font-family: ’TimesNewRomanPSMT’">). The RFV of the red clover varieties ranged from 127 to 156. The results indicated that 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 11 numbered red clover varieties were selected to test in region yield experience.  </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div>}, number={2}, publisher={Igdir University}