Nutritive value responses to biological products in alfalfa forage (Medicago sativa L.)

The effects of the biological insecticides Madex and Agricolle, applied alone or in combination with the biological fertilizers Lithovit and Nagro, on chemical composition and enzyme in vitro digestibility, as well as energy feeding value of alfalfa dry mass were studied. Treatments were carried out...

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Main Authors: Mitkova-Nikolova Ivelina, Anastasova-Georgieva Natalia, Andreeva-Naydenova Yordanka
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Language:English
Published: Institute of Pesticides and Environmental Protection 2018-01-01
Series:Pesticidi i Fitomedicina
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Online Access:https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1820-3949/2018/1820-39491802119M.pdf
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author Mitkova-Nikolova Ivelina
Anastasova-Georgieva Natalia
Andreeva-Naydenova Yordanka
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Anastasova-Georgieva Natalia
Andreeva-Naydenova Yordanka
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description The effects of the biological insecticides Madex and Agricolle, applied alone or in combination with the biological fertilizers Lithovit and Nagro, on chemical composition and enzyme in vitro digestibility, as well as energy feeding value of alfalfa dry mass were studied. Treatments were carried out at the beginning of the flowering stage during the second cutting for control of economically important pests, testing a method of organic pest control. Independent and combined applications of several biological products were found to influence positively the chemical composition, enzyme in vitro digestibility, and energy and protein nutritional value of alfalfa feed. An optimal combination of decrease in the content of plant cell wall fiber components and a significant increase in forage enzyme in vitro digestibility was revealed after the application of Agricolle and a combination of Agricolle and Nagro. Digestibility reached 60.4 and 59.9%, respectively, which is an increase of 12.0 and 11.0%. Alfalfa low fiber, high protein content, and digestibility made a very good complement to grains and other forages in dairy rations after treatment with biological products.
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spelling doaj.art-e55e7c439b5e44e49bc2ae6a6b39cf4c2022-12-21T18:28:32ZengInstitute of Pesticides and Environmental ProtectionPesticidi i Fitomedicina1820-39492406-10262018-01-013321191251820-39491802119MNutritive value responses to biological products in alfalfa forage (Medicago sativa L.)Mitkova-Nikolova Ivelina0Anastasova-Georgieva Natalia1Andreeva-Naydenova Yordanka2Institute of Forage Crops, Pleven, BulgariaInstitute of Forage Crops, Pleven, BulgariaInstitute of Forage Crops, Pleven, BulgariaThe effects of the biological insecticides Madex and Agricolle, applied alone or in combination with the biological fertilizers Lithovit and Nagro, on chemical composition and enzyme in vitro digestibility, as well as energy feeding value of alfalfa dry mass were studied. Treatments were carried out at the beginning of the flowering stage during the second cutting for control of economically important pests, testing a method of organic pest control. Independent and combined applications of several biological products were found to influence positively the chemical composition, enzyme in vitro digestibility, and energy and protein nutritional value of alfalfa feed. An optimal combination of decrease in the content of plant cell wall fiber components and a significant increase in forage enzyme in vitro digestibility was revealed after the application of Agricolle and a combination of Agricolle and Nagro. Digestibility reached 60.4 and 59.9%, respectively, which is an increase of 12.0 and 11.0%. Alfalfa low fiber, high protein content, and digestibility made a very good complement to grains and other forages in dairy rations after treatment with biological products.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1820-3949/2018/1820-39491802119M.pdfBiopesticidesBiological fertilizersForage qualityAlfalfa
spellingShingle Mitkova-Nikolova Ivelina
Anastasova-Georgieva Natalia
Andreeva-Naydenova Yordanka
Nutritive value responses to biological products in alfalfa forage (Medicago sativa L.)
Pesticidi i Fitomedicina
Biopesticides
Biological fertilizers
Forage quality
Alfalfa
title Nutritive value responses to biological products in alfalfa forage (Medicago sativa L.)
title_full Nutritive value responses to biological products in alfalfa forage (Medicago sativa L.)
title_fullStr Nutritive value responses to biological products in alfalfa forage (Medicago sativa L.)
title_full_unstemmed Nutritive value responses to biological products in alfalfa forage (Medicago sativa L.)
title_short Nutritive value responses to biological products in alfalfa forage (Medicago sativa L.)
title_sort nutritive value responses to biological products in alfalfa forage medicago sativa l
topic Biopesticides
Biological fertilizers
Forage quality
Alfalfa
url https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1820-3949/2018/1820-39491802119M.pdf
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