The Effect of Different Planting Times on the Agronomic Characteristics and Forage Quality of Mung Bean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v8i5.1160-1165.3335

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ADF and NDF ratio, Forage yield, Mung bean, Seed yield, Sowing time

Abstract

This study was carried out in the research field of Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University. The research was conducted to determine the optimum planting time of mung bean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek) in Kahramanmaraş ecological conditions. The experiment was established as a randomized block design with three replications. Mung bean seeds were sown at five different sowing times (30 March, 15 April, 30 April, 15 May and 30 May). According to the results of the research, it was found that the differences among the averages of all traits except for plant height, number of seeds in pods and NDF ratio were significant. In the research, the emerging time of seedlings, 50% flowering period, 50% encapsulation period, 50% maturation period and plant height ranged from 6.33 to 14.67 days, 50.00 to 67.33 days, 57 to 70 days, 73.67 to 99.00 days and 36.43-41.70 cm respectively. When the values related to pod formation were examined, it was found that the first pod height, pod length, the number of pods, the number of seeds per pod and seed yield were between 11.82-21.70 cm, 9.06-10.63 cm, 9.43-23.93 pcs/plant, 9.90-10.27 pcs/pod and 25.00-74.21 kg/da, respectively. In addition, it was determined that the number of leaves, fresh forage yield, dry forage yield, crude ash ratio, ADF ratio and NDF ratio were between 47.30-73.77 pcs/plant, 960.00-1512.38 kg/da, 232.35-316.59 kg/da, 13.03-16.91%, 22.17-29.12% and 55.06-56.05%, respectively.

Published

23.06.2020

How to Cite

Akbay, F., Uslu, Ömer S., & Erol, A. (2020). The Effect of Different Planting Times on the Agronomic Characteristics and Forage Quality of Mung Bean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek). Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 8(5), 1160–1165. https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v8i5.1160-1165.3335

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Research Paper