@article{Hetman_Veklenko_2019, title={Feed productivity of sainfoin in the conditions of the right-bank Forest-Steppe }, url={https://fri-journal.com/index.php/journal/article/view/30}, DOI={10.31073/kormovyrobnytstvo201988-07}, abstractNote={<p><strong>The purpose of the research</strong> was to study the effect of planting time on the formation of productivity of Hungarian sainfoin when grown for green forage. <strong>Methods</strong> are field, laboratory, statistical, correlation and regression relationships. <strong>Research results.</strong> It is established that under uneven humidity and high temperature regime in the year of sowing, Hungarian sainfoin formed two yields under spring planting date and one yield under summer planting date. In the second and third years of growth, no significant effect of the planting date on the stages of organogenesis of Hungarian sainfoin was found, where the maturity of the herbage was reached simultaneously. Productivity of Hungarian sainfoin was only conditioned by hydrothermal conditions, where the yield of green mass averaged 45.9—49.6 t/ha with crude protein content of 1.58—1.73&nbsp;t/ha. At the same time, the highest dry matter yield of 10.25 t/ha and crude protein of 1.73 t/ha was provided by agrophytocenosis when sown on April 12. The productivity index of Hungarian sainfoin in the first year of life was determined, where the highest indicator was obtained during the early spring sowing period (29.04) – 7.85&nbsp;kg/ha of dry matter per 1 hour of light day, whereas for the recommended summer sowing period was 1.13 kg/ha, or 6.9 times lower. The correlation equation between dry matter output, duration of daylight and the sum of precipitation from full shoots to the beginning of flowering in the first year of life is described. It is found that with increase of precipitation by 1 mm the dry matter output increases by 1.53&nbsp;% and there is a tendency increase with increasing the length of daylight by 1 minute. <strong>Conclusions.</strong> It has been established that on gray forest soils of the right-bank Forest-Steppe, over two years of intensive use of the grass stand, regardless of hydrothermal conditions, Hungarian saifoin provided a stable forage productivity when sown in spring. Thus, dry matter yield was 9.38—10.25 t/ha with crude protein content of 1.58—1.73 t/ha. In particular, as for summer planting date, July 20 appeared to be the most effective planting date, which provided dry matter yield of 9.78 t/ha with crude protein content of 1.61 t/ha.</p&gt;}, number={88}, journal={Feeds and Feed Production}, author={Hetman , N. Y. and Veklenko , Y. A.}, year={2019}, month={Dec.}, pages={50-55} }