USING ACONOGONON DIVARICATUM L. AS FORAGE CROP IN THE SYSTEM OF CUTTING ROTATION

Traditional forage crops (maize, pea and oats mixture) are not sufficient for livestock farming needs in balanced low – cost fodder. However, the demand for fodder can be met using such forage crop as Aconogonon divaricatum L. This plant was researched in semi – arid circumstances of North Kazakhstan steppes. Crop was recorded using field studies involving forage crops, which was later mathematically treated. As a result of using Aconogonon divaricatum L. in the system of cutting rotation, during the budding – blossoming phase, the forage mass rated 53·2 t ha–1, but during the blooming phase it was 49·3 t ha–1. Aconogonon divaricatum L. is used for the nutritional forage production. So in the budding phase crude protein content was 12·6 %, as protein supply of one fodder unit accounted 138 g–1. Production cost – effectiveness is very high – 590 % – in respect to input of 170 $ per ha–1 and profit of 1003 $ per ha–1. Fodder output (silage, haylage, vitamin – grass dried forage) quality meets the National Standard.

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