Maćešić, D.

Sikora, S.

Svečnjak, Z.

Uher, D.

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University of Kentucky UKnowledge International Grassland Congress Proceedings 21st International Grassland Congress / 8th International Rangeland Congress Forage Potential of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) for Wildlife D. Maćešić University of Zagreb, Croatia S. Sikora University of Zagreb, Croatia Z. Svečnjak University of Zagreb, Croatia D. Uher University of Zagreb, Croatia Follow this and additional works at: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc  Part of the Plant Sciences Commons, and the Soil Science Commons This document is available at https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/21/1-3/1 The 21st International Grassland Congress / 8th International Rangeland Congress took place in Hohhot, China from June 29 through July 5, 2008. Proceedings edited by Organizing Committee of 2008 IGC/IRC Conference Published by Guangdong People's Publishing House This Event is brought to you for free and open access by the Plant and Soil Sciences at UKnowledge. It has been accepted for inclusion in International Grassland Congress Proceedings by an authorized administrator of UKnowledge. For more information, please contact UKnowledge@lsv.uky.edu. 瞯 ]100　 瞯 　 Multifunctional Grasslands in a Changing World 　 Volume Ⅰ 　Grasslands/Rangelands Resources and Ecology ——— Ecology of Grasslands/RangelandsForage potential of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L .) for wildlifeD . Mac＇e比ic＇ , 1 S . S ikora , Z . Svečnj ak and D . UherUniversity o f Zagreb , Faculty o f A griculture , Dep t . o f Field Crops Forages & G rasslands , 1 Dep t . o f M icrobiology ,Sveto比imunska 25 , Zagreb , Croatia , E‐mail :dmacesic＠ agr .hrKey words :alfalfa , forage yield , inoculationIntroduction Croatia has ７２４ hunting grounds with demand to increase the potential for hunting opportunities . To increasecarrying capacity for wildlife our objective was to determine the influence of cultivar type of alfalfa and S . meliloti innoculastrains on forage .Materials and methods An experiment was conducted in northwest Croatia on a silt loam soil ( Typic Udifluvents ) , pH ６ .０ .Total monthly precipitation was ９０１ mm and average annual temperature is １１ ℃ . Four cultivars of alfalafa : Mirna , Posavina ,OS ８８ and OS ６６ were seeded in a prepared seedbed in １ .２ by １０ m plots at the seeding rate of １８ kg ha‐１ . Seeds wereinoculated (２０ g peat kg‐１ seed) with a peat based‐commercial S . meliloti inoculant ( ２０１１ ) and two isolated indigenous S .meliloti strains ( OS ６ and C １６ ) . The experimental design was a randomized complete block with treatments in a split‐blockarrangement , with four replicates ( SAS Inst . , １９９７) .Results and discussions Obtained DM yield was significantly ( P ＝ ０ .０５) greater with cultivar OS ６６ , while the effect of inoculastrain by cultivars was not significant .Table 1 Total DM yield ( t ha‐1 ) o f 4 al f al f a cultiv ars inoculated by 3 di f f erent strains o f Sinorhizobium meliloti , Maksimir２００５ .Strain / cultivar DM yield ( t ha－ １ )Mirna Posavina OS ８８ 挝OS ６６ :Averagest rainControl １４ s.２４ １４ 哌.３５ １３ L.５６ １４ 父.９３ 14 $.27OS ６ `１６ s.１３ １５ 哌.７７ １６ ,０１ 乔１６ ,６６ 316 ,14C １６ V１５ ,９７ 铑１５ ,８２ Z１５ ,４１ 乔１５ ,９６ 315 ,79２０１１ Y１６ ,１４ 铑１６ ,２０ Z１５ ,４０ 乔１５ ,２８ 315 ,76Average cultivar 15 ,62 铑15 ,54 Z15 ,10 乔15 ,71LSD ０ 憫.０５ １ ,２ t / haStrain x cultivar NSConclusions These results are in accordance to Mac＇e比ic＇ et al . ( ２００７ ) , our results suggests there is some advantage ininoculating alfalfa seed when planting in areas where a legume species has not been grown before and that strain of S . melilotibacteria may be an important factor to consider .Acknowledgments The authors appreciate the financial support received through the project ０１４７ f rom the Ministry of scienceeducation and sports in Croatia .ReferenceMac＇e比ic＇ , D , Uher , D . , Sikora , S . , Bla碧inkov , M . and 搽tafa , Z . ( ２００７ ) Yield and height of alfalfa ( Medicago sativ a L .)effected by Rhizobial inoculation . Cereal Research Communications , Vol . ３５ . No .２ : ７３７‐７４０ .

Forage Potential of Alfalfa (\u3cem\u3eMedicago sativa\u3c/em\u3e L.) for Wildlife

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Forage Potential of Alfalfa (\u3cem\u3eMedicago sativa\u3c/em\u3e L.) for Wildlife

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