Ertan Ateş, Hazım Serkan Tenikecier
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Mineral content, Morphological characters, Nutritive value
The research was conducted to determine some forage quality traits, macro and micro mineral, α-tocopherol, β-carotene and ergocalciferol content of Dorycnium graecum (L.) Ser. and Dorycnium pentaphyllum Scop. The samples were obtained in 2021 at end of flowering-beginning of pod binding stage, from the north side of the Ganos Mountain of Tekirdağ in Thrace-Türkiye, with a typical subtropical climate. The plant height (56.52 cm), number of stems (29.20 pcs), fresh above-ground biomass (172.00 g plant-1), dry above-ground biomass (67.32 g plant-1), crude ash (5.34%), P (0.27%), K (2.01%), Ca (1.52%), Zn (0.028 mg g-1), DDM (66.58%), DMI (2.84%), TDN (63.40%), Nel (0.652), Nem (0.704), Neg (0.377) of D. pentaphyllum were determined higher than D. graecum. The crude protein (17.10 %), ADF (29.09 %), NDF (43.26 %), Mg (0.31 %), Fe (0.24 mg g-1), Cu (1.31 mg g-1), Mo (0.192 mg g-1), α-tocopherol (122.06 mg kg-1), β-carotene (321.06 mg kg-1), ergocalciferol (7.02 µg kg-1) of D. graecum were found higher than D. pentaphyllum. According to the results of the characteristics examined in the research, both species can be evaluated in Tekirdağ, Thrace-Türkiye and similar ecological conditions.
Cite this paper: Ates, E., Tenekecier, H.S. (2024). FORAGE NUTRITIVE QUALITY AND SOME VITAMIN CONTENTS OF DORYCNIUM GRAECUM (L.) SER. AND DORYCNIUM PENTAPHYLLUM SCOP. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 13(25), 06-12. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2024.v13i25.001
