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ISSN: 2637-4676

Current Investigations in Agriculture and Current Research

Research Article(ISSN: 2637-4676)

Production and Nutritional Composition of two Annual Ryegrass Cultivars (Diploid and Tetraploid)

Volume 7 - Issue 2

António Moitinho Rodrigues1,2*, Abel Veloso1, Edgar Vaz1 and José Fragoso de Almeida1

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    • 1School of Agriculture of the Polytechnic, Institute of Castelo Branco, Portugal
    • 2CERNAS / IPCB - Center for Natural Resources, Environment and Society, Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, Portugal

    *Corresponding author: António Moitinho Rodrigues, School of Agriculture of the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, Portugal

Received: July 17, 2019;   Published: July 25, 2019

DOI: 10.32474/CIACR.2019.07.000258

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Abstract

The feed cost represents the major cost in milk production. Direct grazing and forage produced on the dairy farm could allow the farmer to a better feed production cost control. Ryegrass have been extensively used for grazing and forage production. This study evaluates the production and nutritional composition of two ryegrass cultivars diploid and tetraploid alone or in a binary mixture (50:50). The results showed that the binary mixture is a good option because of its higher production of DM/ha, higher ME and NFC and lower content of NDF, ADF and ADL.

Keywords: Diploid Ryegrass; Tetraploid Ryegrass; Nutritive Value; Mediterranean Region

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