Seeding rate effects on yield components and forage quality of Agaitti Berseem-2002 – an improved variety of berseem clover

Tufail, Shoaib; Krebs, Gaye; Southwell, Alison; Piltz, John; Wynn, Peter

doi:10.1080/15427528.2019.1625837

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“…Based on these findings, it was suggested to explore the genetic divergence of clover for sorting out genotypes having a higher DM. In contrast to our findings, whereby Anmol surpassed other cultivars in terms of DM, Tufail et al [32] inferred that Berseem Agaiti remained superior by yielding the highest DM of other cultivar under investigation. However, in agreement to our findings, Ranjbar [33] opined that over 21% higher DM might be achieved by sorting genetically superior cultivars of Egyptian clover.…”

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Egyptian Clover Genotypic Divergence and Last Cutting Management Augment Nutritive Quality, Seed Yield and Milk Productivity

Jabbar

Iqbal

Iqbal³

et al. 2022

Sustainability

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Under a changing climate, harvesting management and exploiting the genotypic divergence of Egyptian clover cultivars offers a biologically viable solution to sustainably boost the milk productivity of dairy animals. Two multi-season field trials were executed under semi-arid conditions whereby the first experiment aimed to assess the potential of Egyptian clover cultivars (Berseem Agaiti, Anmol and SB-11) for nutritional quality attributes and the digestibility of green forage and hay, forage palatability and milk productivity of buffaloes fed on hay. In the second field investigation, new promising line, SB-11, was tested for seed production potential under varying dates of the last harvesting regimes (10, 20 and 30 March along with 9 April and 19 April) owing to a sharp hike in temperature. In terms of the nutritive value of green forage and hay, SB-11 remained superior for recording the maximum crude protein (CP), ash, fat and nitrogen-free extract except dry matter (DM) content that was exhibited by the Anmol cultivar. Additionally, SB-11 remained unmatched by giving a minimum crude fiber (CF), while Berseem Agaiti yielded the lesser nutritive forage by producing 4% and 2% higher CF than SB-11 and Anmol, respectively. Moreover, SB-11 recorded the maximum digestibility of CP and DM. Furthermore, SB-11 exhibited a 6% and 9% higher palatability along with 8% and 11% higher milk production than Anmol and Berseem Agaiti, respectively. Additionally, 20 March surpassed the rest of the cutting dates by exhibiting 7%, 23%, 50% and 207% more seed yield than 10 March, 30 March, 9 April and 19 April, respectively, indicating quite a pronounced effect of the last cutting management on the seed production potential of Egyptian clover. The research findings suggest SB-11 as a promising genotype for bridging the nutritive gap of quality feed (forage and hay) for buffaloes along with addressing the seed production challenge of Egyptian clover.

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Egyptian Clover Genotypic Divergence and Last Cutting Management Augment Nutritive Quality, Seed Yield and Milk Productivity

Jabbar

Iqbal

Iqbal³

et al. 2022

Sustainability

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“…Previous studies reported controversial findings about the effect of altering seeding rate of multi‐cut berseem clover on CP, carbohydrate and fiber contents (e.g., El‐Karamany et al., 2014; Tufail et al., 2019); meanwhile, no data were reported for single‐cut berseem clover. In the current study, altering seeding rate proved non‐significant influence for the NDF, ADF and NFC contents.…”

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“…Although seeds produced by this sector are of high quality, amounts are not sufficient to fulfill farmer's needs, which resulted in increased prices. The high prices of quality seeds are also driven by the high costs of fertilizers, pesticides and all other essential production components which resulted in the elevated costs of foundation seeds (Tufail et al., 2019). Thus, quality seeds became unaffordable for smallholder farmers, which represented a constraint to the forage production systems (Tufail et al., 2017).…”

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Does manipulating harvest regime of single‐cut 'Fahl' berseem clover compensate for reduced seeding rate?

Salama

Nawar

2020

Grassland Science

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Providing precise information about the variations in yield and quality of single‐cut 'Fahl' berseem clover (Trifolium alexandrinum L.) in relation to crop's harvest regime and seeding rate would support its optimal utilization in rotation with other crops grown in the Mediterranean environment. Current study investigated the variations in fodder yield and nutritive value of 'Fahl' berseem clover when cut at three harvesting regimes, adjusted in terms of three phenological stages: bud stage (60 days after sowing—DAS), early flowering (75 DAS) and full flowering (90 DAS) under elevated seeding rates (25%, 50%, 75% and 100% of the recommended). When 'Fahl' berseem clover was harvested at bud stage, the use of increased seeding rates was essential for higher fodder yield, while delaying harvesting to early or full flowering provided a good compensation to the reduced seeding rates. The optimal fresh fodder yield was achieved when the crop was cut at early flowering (75 DAS) with 55% seeding rate. Seeding rate had minimal effect on the studied fodder quality parameters, which were significantly variable according to the harvest regime. Late harvests were characterized by higher dry yield, dry matter accumulation, fiber and non‐fiber carbohydrates contents, yet lower crude protein. The highest significant crude protein content was a character of the crop harvested at early flowering (75 DAS) with around 60% seeding rate. In a similar Mediterranean context, 'Fahl' berseem clover can provide reasonable amount of forage of good quality throughout the autumn growth period when harvesting is done at early flowering and seeding rate is reduced to 60% of the recommended.

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“…Seed production in forage crops are affected by various factors including unavailability of improved and hybrid seed, temperature fluctuation, untimely agronomical performs, less and untimely availability of farm inputs including absence of better-quality seed of best performed varieties at the farm level (Surinder et al, 2019;Anwar et al, 2012). Sowing date, sowing method, proper seed rate, last cutting date, availability of pollinators and insect pests management are the major factors which contribute to successful seed production in forage crops like berseem and alfalfa (Tufail et al, 2019;El-Zanaty, 2005). (Lewandowski et al, 2003;Ul-Allah et al, 2014) reported that proper sowing method is very important for multi cut forage crops.…”

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“…Different factors like insufficiency of normal seed (Tufail et al, 2019) or less awareness for advanced techniques of forage produce are responsible for low fodder production in developing countries like Pakistan (Kamanzi and Mapiye, 2012). During the year of 2014 about 30000 tons of seed was imported from abroad to fulfill the forage need in Pakistan (Farooq, 2015).…”

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Optimisation of Sowing Method for Seed Production in Berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum)

Jabbar¹,

Shah²,

Basıt³

et al. 2022

PJAR

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| Berseem, a multi-cut fodder, is the best source of nutrition for animals. Seed is a key to get optimum yield of any crop. There are many factors affecting seed production but the sowing method is a major one. A study to assess the consequence of different sowing methods on seed production of berseem (SB-11) was directed at Fodder Research Institute, Sargodha, Pakistan during 2017-18 and 2018-19. Different sowing methods, broadcast and row spacing of 15cm, 30cm, 45cm, 60cm apart were used. Plant height (cm), number of capsules/m 2 , number of seeds/capsule, 1000-grains weight (g) and seed yield (kg/ha) parameters were studied. It was observed that sowing methods had a significant outcome on seed yield. The results depicted that broadcast sowing gave maximum seed yield of 954 kg ha -1 while the lowest seed yield (789 kg ha -1 ) was recorded in 60 cm row spacing sowing. In nut shell, broadcast method had the highest potential to achieve maximum seed yield in berseem clover. Appropriate sowing method is one of the important components in production technology of any crop. In Pakistan, at farmer level, berseem seed production is less because of non-availability of improved production technology and advance machinery. If results of the present study are made part of recommended production technology of berseem for farmers, it will enhance the seed production of berseem in Pakistan in future.

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Seeding rate effects on yield components and forage quality of Agaitti Berseem-2002 – an improved variety of berseem clover

Cited by 4 publications

References 17 publications

Egyptian Clover Genotypic Divergence and Last Cutting Management Augment Nutritive Quality, Seed Yield and Milk Productivity

Egyptian Clover Genotypic Divergence and Last Cutting Management Augment Nutritive Quality, Seed Yield and Milk Productivity

Does manipulating harvest regime of single‐cut 'Fahl' berseem clover compensate for reduced seeding rate?

Optimisation of Sowing Method for Seed Production in Berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum)

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