Daily Share of Green Matter in Pure or Associated Fodder Chicory
Keywords:
chicory (Cichorium intybus L.), daily yield of green matter, nitrogen fertilisation, pure or associated cropAbstract
Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.), used as fodder, has some favourable features: high longevity, resistance to drought and to soil conditions (acidity, alkalinity), cultivable pure or associated with different grassland species, quick recovery after mowing or grazing, high degree of consumability, high nutritive value. Research shows that chicory, sowed pure or in association with legume species or with grassland grasses, produces daily, depending on vegetation duration, important amounts of green matter, i.e. between 120 and 280 kg/day/ha without or with nitrogen fertilisation (N150).
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