Variability of some qualitative forage characteristics in Italian Lucerne ecotypes under different cutting schedules

Abstract

Quantitative characteristics of yield of Lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) rotate meadows could be affect by various factors, of which the most important are: environment of meadow location, fertilization (amount and kind of nutrients), irrigation, climatic conditions, harvest period, vegetative stage and also the cultivar used (Parrini e Bonari, 2002).With the aim to contribute to define the effect of the last factor mentioned on the qualitative characteristics of the Lucerne yield, a plot trial was carried out for two years where 15 cultivars of Lucerne and.......

Keywords

• Lucerne, ecotypes, forage quality