Effect of Fertilizing Fodder Chicory on Fodder Quality

Abstract

The nutritive value of fodder chicory is close to the quality of fodder alfalfa, i.e. under certain technological conditions, fodder chicory has a higher nutritive value and more raw protein. Studies show that over three experimental years, the content of raw protein reached values ranging between 23.69 and 25.26% with mineral fertilization and between 21.88 and 22.81% with organic fertilization, compared to only 21.06% in the control variant. Depending on the content of raw protein, the amount of raw protein increased with 40.7% with mineral fertilization and with 22.4% with organic fertilization, compared to the control variant.

Keywords

• chicory (cichorium intybus l.)
• mineral fertilization
• total nitrogen
• raw protein