Forage Yield and Quality of Winter Canola–Pea Mixed Cropping System
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Site, Planting, and Experimental Design
2.2. Plant Sampling, Processing, Yield, and Quality Determination
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Crop and Growing Conditions
3.2. Forage Yields and Pea Contribution to Yields
3.3. Land Equivalent Ratio (LER)
3.4. Forage Quality
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Monthly Mean Temperature (°C) | Monthly Precipitation (mm) | |||||
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2015 † | 2016 | Long-Term †† | 2015 | 2016 | Long-Term | |
September | 19.4 | 22.6 | 20.7 | 67 | 65 | 55 |
October | 15.6 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 9 | 208 | 50 |
November | 4.8 | 7.0 | 8.6 | 6 | 22 | 19 |
December | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 1 | 15 | 20 |
January | −0.5 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 31 | 2 | 14 |
February | 3.7 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 16 | 4 | 11 |
March | 7.8 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 15 | 0 | 24 |
April | 12.3 | 12.0 | 13.8 | 15 | 12 | 23 |
May | 15.2 | 15.5 | 19.0 | 189 | 39 | 47 |
June | 22.3 | 22.0 | 23.7 | 45 | 95 | 67 |
Forage Quality and Yield Indices | Year (Y) | Cropping Treatment (CT) | Y × CT |
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Total canola and pea yield (Mg·ha−1) | NS | * | NS |
Pea contribution (%) | * | * | NS |
Land equivalent ratio | NS | * | NS |
Crude protein (g·kg−1 DM) | NS | * | NS |
Acid detergent fiber (g·kg−1 DM) | * | * | NS |
Neutral detergent fiber (g·kg−1 DM) | * | * | NS |
Lignin (g·kg−1 DM) | * | * | NS |
Total digestible nutrients (g·kg−1 DM) | * | * | NS |
Relative feed value | * | * | NS |
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Begna, S.; Angadi, S.; Mesbah, A.; Umesh, R.M.; Stamm, M. Forage Yield and Quality of Winter Canola–Pea Mixed Cropping System. Sustainability 2021, 13, 2122. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13042122
Begna S, Angadi S, Mesbah A, Umesh RM, Stamm M. Forage Yield and Quality of Winter Canola–Pea Mixed Cropping System. Sustainability. 2021; 13(4):2122. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13042122
Chicago/Turabian StyleBegna, Sultan, Sangamesh Angadi, Abdel Mesbah, Rangappa Mathada Umesh, and Michael Stamm. 2021. "Forage Yield and Quality of Winter Canola–Pea Mixed Cropping System" Sustainability 13, no. 4: 2122. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13042122