Studies on the chemical composition and feeding value in forage crops. 6. On the influence of the stage of maturity and the time of repeated harvest on the chemical composition and feeding value of alfalfa (Medi-cago media Persoon) cultivated in the warm Setouchi district in Japan
Miaki, T.
Jap. J. zootech. Sci 38(3): 96-102
1967
Accession: 014693079
Contents of DM, fibre and lignin in first-cut lucerne progressively increased from the pre-bud to the early flowering stage, whereas those of P, Ca and Mg gradually decreased. Content and digestibility of CP increased considerably at the bud stage and then declined rapidly. DM digestibility and TDN content increased at the pre-bud stage and then declined. Digestible CP yield was highest at the bud stage, that of TDN at early flowering.