The impact of drought stress on the yields and food value of selected forage grasses

• Published in: Acta Agrobotanica Vol. 69; no. 2
• Main Author: Staniak, Mariola
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Warsaw Polish Botanical Society 2016
• Subjects: Cultivars; Dactylis glomerata; Dehydration; Digestibility; Dry matter; DSI index; energy value; Festulolium; Festulolium braunii; Food selection; Grasses; Lolium multiflorum; Plant growth; protein value; Soil moisture; Water stress
• ISSN: 0065-0951; 2300-357X
• DOI: 10.5586/aa.1663

The aim of the study was to compare yields and nutritional value of selected species and cultivars of forage grasses under the optimal moisture conditions and long-term drought stress. The regenerative capacity of plants after dehydration was also assessed. The pot experiment was conducted in years...