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Genotype, Environment and Rainfall effects on Vetch Varieties in a Semi-Arid Region

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

A. Hadjichristodoulou
A. Hadjichristodoulou
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Summary

Forage production of common vetch in semi-arid Mediterranean regions can be increased by varietal improvement. Dry matter content and crude protein yield were affected by environment more than crude protein content and harvesting date. Forage produced in environments where plants grew quicker was of lower dry matter content, higher crude protein content but of similar weight as forage produced in late environments. Variations in annual rainfall explained 35 to 76% of the total variation in dry matter yield.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , January 1978 , pp. 81 - 87
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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