A comparative study on narbon vetch and common vetch in the semi-arid region of Setif (Algeria)
Algeria has a limited supply of fodder. Traditional methods of raising livestock rely on the exploitation of low-quality rangelands, fallow and natural pastures with forage crops receiving little attention. The population relies on imports to meet its protein needs. Indeed, fodder production is the...
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Published in: | Journal of agricultural sciences (Belgrade, Serbia) Vol. 68; no. 3; pp. 263 - 282 |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Belgrade - Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade
2023
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Summary: | Algeria has a limited supply of fodder. Traditional methods of raising
livestock rely on the exploitation of low-quality rangelands, fallow and
natural pastures with forage crops receiving little attention. The
population relies on imports to meet its protein needs. Indeed, fodder
production is the primary lever for improving livestock nutrition and, as a
result, the productivity of the livestock systems in question. It is also
crucial to the sustainability of mixed systems that combine plant and animal
production. The current study was conducted to evaluate the phenological
stages, analyze the performances of fodder yield, grain yield and some of
its components and determine the chemical composition of the species Vicia
narbonensis L. in comparison with Vicia sativa L. in order to improve the
fallow year in the cereal/fallow rotation and develop the marginal lands.
Trials were conducted on the plots of FERHAT Abbas University Campus under
the rainfed conditions in the semi-arid region of Setif during three growing
seasons (2017-2020), using 10 ecotypes of narbon vetch and 2 ecotypes of
common vetch (as control ecotypes) in a randomized complete block design
with three replicates. Significant effects of the ecotype, the year and the
ecotype x year interaction were found, as well as a great variability in the
phenological stages, agronomic characteristics and chemical composition of
the ecotypes studied. A significant positive relationship (p<0.05) was found
between grain yield and dry matter yield and a significant negative
relationship (p<0.05) was found between full flowering date and dry matter
yield and grain yield. It seems that the early flowering ecotypes produce
better yields than the late flowering ones in the semi-arid region of Setif. |
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ISSN: | 1450-8109 2406-0968 |
DOI: | 10.2298/JAS2303263M |