Productivity and silage quality of forage from intercropped silage maize and perennial legumes

• Published in: Animal feed science and technology Vol. 325; p. 116369
• Main Authors: Liu, Hao, Stomph, Tjeerd-Jan, Zhang, Yingjun, Jing, Jingying, Struik, Paul C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.07.2025
• Subjects: acid detergent fiber; alfalfa; biomass; corn; corn silage; Crop diversification; crude protein; dry matter accumulation; dry matter content; feed quality; forage; intercropping; Mixed silage; Net biodiversity effect; neutral detergent fiber; Nitrogen; Nutritive value; starch; technology; Trifolium pratense; Trifolium repens; Crop diversification; ADF; MR; WSC; Net biodiversity effect; Nutritive value; FM; SFY; DM; SDY; MW; PLER; Nitrogen; CP; TOI; NDF; Mixed silage; MA; Log-NER; LER; FWL; NER

Intercropping provides options for on-farm production of high-quality silage. Here, alfalfa, white clover and red clover were grown with maize in 50 %/50 %, strip intercrops fertilized at 100 or 250 kg N ha−1 during 2021–2023. Fresh materials from the final harvests of intercrops and sole crops were...