YIELD AND QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF SUNFLOWER SILAGES IN HIGHLANDS

GÜNEY E., TAN M., YOLCU H.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF FIELD CROPS, cilt.17, sa.1, ss.31-34, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF FIELD CROPS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.31-34
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Sunflower, Corn, Silage, Crude protein, Acid detergent fiber, Neutral detergent fiber, CHEMICAL-COMPOSITION, NUTRITIVE-VALUE, SOWING DATES, DIGESTIBILITY, FERMENTATION, CULTIVARS, CORN
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This research was carried out to compare the yield and quality characteristics of four sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) genotypes (i.e., confectionery Tekirdag landrace, confectionery Erzurum landrace, oilseed Sirena and oilseed C70165 hybrids) and one corn (Zea mays L.) genotype (i.e., SZE TC-513 hybrid) in the Agriculture Faculty of Ataturk University in the east of Turkey during the period between 2005 and 2006. The study was designed in a randomized complete block design with five treatments replicated three times. The genotypes were evaluated in terms of forage properties as well as chemical and physical properties of silages in both years. According to the results, the corn genotype had better yield and silage qualities than sunflower genotypes. But crude protein contents of silages of sunflower genotypes were superior in comparison to the corn genotype. Also amongst sunflower genotypes, confectionery Tekirdag and Erzurum landraces had slightly higher silage qualities than oilseed sunflower hybrids.