herbaceous forage legume in Russia presented several options.The first is white, pink or red clover.He has a remarkable forage quality, rich in protein and has been used successfully as a forage for cattle (hence the name - the host plant).
most common culture - this is red clover, which in our country is cultivated for over two hundred years.The plant likes moist soil, fertilizers, organic and mineral mixtures, well developed on neutral or slightly acid soil.Pink variety requires more land and has a slightly bitter taste, so less is eaten by animals.
There is another valuable herbaceous forage legume.It alfalfa.Culture is a common view of the high digestibility of feed and a record of fertility in the southern regions.By providing heat and moisture can get up to 7 mowing (about 250 quintals of hay) per hectare.In areas with a lack of additional irrigation can be collected about 90 quintals per hectare 2-3 mowing in a single season.
Such fodder plant of the legume family as sainfoin, grows well in the black earth in the forest and steppe.Can successfully grow on rocky soils rich in lime, it is a honey plant.Sainfoin is cultivated mainly in the North Caucasus, endures drought, giving about 22 units per quintal of fodder crops by eating his animals.
Another herbaceous forage legume known since Roman times and is called "Vika".It is grown in the Caucasus, in some central regions of the Russian Federation and Belarus.From the culture obtained grain, silage, hay and green fodder.This latter contains 22 units of feed per quintal weight.From one hectare of farming subject can collect up to 20 quintals of grain or about 250 kg of green plant mass, which makes culture very attractive to participate in seveooborotah at livestock farms.
Where grows the most unpretentious herbaceous forage legume?In terms of resilience leading grass pea.Its high frost resistance (can withstand temperatures down to minus seven degrees Celsius), undemanding to soil, drought allow us to extend cultivation to the area of Western Siberia.The vegetation period (about 112 days) gives an opportunity to get in central Russia about 230 centners plants in the form of green, or about 17 centners of grain per hectare.Culture gladly eaten by horses and sheep, less likely it uses cattle.
herbaceous legume lupine was known in ancient Egypt.It was used to power both animals and humans (beans).Today it is used for green manure, as well as the feed culture.From one hectare of crops yellow lupine can collect up to 400 quintals of green mass of the plant, or about 15 centners of grain.This plant contains alkaloids dangerous, t. To. In the mid-30s of the twentieth century in the Soviet Union were brought new varieties meet the requirements of food safety.
In addition, in the western regions of Russia and Belarus is possible to meet such a culture as ornithopus, which is perfectly adapted to poor sandy loam and sandy soils.When manure per hectare can be obtained up to 298 centners of green mass, which is fed to livestock.Culture also grows quickly after cutting, which provides excellent opportunities for grazing animals.
