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Document Type : Project 
Document Title :
Fodder yield and quality of Rhodes grass-Alfalfa mixtures as affected by sowing rates in Makkah Region.
محصول و جودة مخالط حشيشة الرودس و البرسيم
 
Subject : Fodder yield and quality of Rhodes grass-Alfalfa mixtures as affected by sowing rates in Makkah Region. 
Document Language : Arabic 
Abstract : Forage crop production plays an important and effective rule in agriculture economical development. Fodders are the most valuable and cheapest source of food for livestock having rich source of metabolizable energy, nutrient elements, carbohydrates and protein. With quality nutritional fodder, milk and meat production can be increased. Legume crops constitute a major group of crops in the world. They provide human food, animal feed (alfalfa), and material for industrial uses. Their nutritional value as a source of protein has long been recognized. Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana) is tufted perennial with runners, suited to subtropics, combines well with many legumes and is used as fodder crop for domestic animals. The forage yield and quality advantages of including alfalfa in a mixture with grasses species is well-known. Legume fodder crops are important source of protein, while grassy fodders are major source of carbohydrates and fibers for domestic animals. Therefore, for improving the production efficiency per unit area of land, the two groups of crops will be combined through mixing both alfalfa and rhodes grass to obtain high production efficiency for the unit area and to produce fodder crop of high quality. The study will be conducted at the Agriculture Research Station, Hada Al-Sham, K.A.U., Makkah region to determine the effects of different sowing rates of barley - alfalfa as a companion crop on fodder yield and production, fodder quality and to compare the yield and quality of barley and alfalfa fodder, sown alone and in mixture, and to determine the suitable mixture rate of alfalfa legumes and barley under Makkah region ecological conditions. 
Publishing Year : 1428 AH
2007 AD 
Sponsor Name : King Abdulaziz University 
Sponsorship Year : 1428 AH
2007 AD 
Added Date : Monday, September 27, 2010 

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Researcher Name (Arabic)Researcher Name (English)Researcher TypeDr GradeEmail
احمد عبد الله باخشوينBakhashwain, Ahmed AbdullahInvestigatorDoctorate 

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