GRASS PEA (Lathyrus sativus L.) AS A FEED CROP IN MIXED FARMING SYSTEMS IN TURKEY

Year 2004, Volume: 13 Issue: 1-2, - , 01.06.2004

Hüseyin Fırıncıoğlu Sabahaddin Ünal Hüseyin Özpınar

Abstract

In Turkey the main feed resources are obtained from natural pastures, forage crops and crop residues. The grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L) has a limited sown area with a few provinces. The farmers’ preference for the grass pea can be outlined as follows; (1) its better adaptation to drought and less fertile soil, (2) lower input requirements to grow, and (3) more productive compared to common vetch. The research studies have mainly focused on the comparison of grass pea with feed legumes, in trying to understand how the grass pea is substitutable to others, and what its superiority is, if any. The grass pea studies have mostly generated positive results; such as its usefulness in crop rotations, herbage yield in mixtures and its superior seed and straw yields, and or it might be useful as a green manure crop. Grass pea may be regarded as a marginal crop inTurkey; however, its cultivation can be improved through enlarging of its growing area, better yielding varieties and suitable growing techniques. The objectives of this paper are to examine the current research and development potentials of the grass pea cultivation inTurkey, and to suggest the necessary future work for The enhancement of its production.

Keywords

Grass pea; Lathyrus sativus L.; cultivation; research; development; cultivar

TÜRKİYE’DE ÇEŞİTLİ ÇİFTLİK SİSTEMLERİ İÇİNDE BİR YEM BİTKİSİ OLARAK MÜRDÜMÜK (Lathyrus sativus L.)

Abstract

Türkiye’de ana yem kaynakları doğal meralar, yem bitkileri ve bitki artıklarından sağlanmaktadır. Mürdümük, ülkemizin muhtelif yerlerine dağılmış az sayıda ili kapsayan sınırlı bir ekiliş alanına sahiptir. Çiftçilerin Mürdümük’ü tercih etme sebepleri şu şekilde sıralanabilir; (1) kıraç topraklara ve kuraklığa karşı dayanıklılığı, (2) yetiştirilmesinde daha az girdiye ihtiyaç göstermesi ve (3) yaygın fiğ ile mukayese edildiğinde daha verimli olmasıdır. Araştırma çalışmaları, özellikle mürdümüğün diğer bitkilerin nasıl yerine kullanılabileceği ve varsa üstün özelliklerinin ortaya konulması üzerine yoğunlaşmıştır. Mürdümük çalışmaları genelde ekim nöbetindeki faydaları, karışımdaki ot verimi ve tohum ve kes verimindeki üstünlükleri ve/veya yeşil gübre bitkisi olarak yararları gibi pozitif sonuçlar üretmiştir. Mürdümük, Türkiye’de marjinal bitki olarak dikkate alınabilir, ancak onun kültürü yetiştirme alanının genişletilmesi, daha iyi verim veren çeşitlerin ve yetiştirme tekniklerinin geliştirilmesi ile iyileştirilebilir. Bu makalenin amacı, Türkiye’de Mürdümük tarımının mevcut araştırma ve üretim potansiyelini incelemek ve onun üretimini iyileştirmek için yapılması gereken çalışmaları önermektir.

 

Keywords

Mürdümük; Lathyrus sativus L.; kültürü; araştırma; geliştirme; çeşit

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