Forage potential of Thinopyrum intermedium through near‐infrared spectrometry and grown in mixture with various legumes

• Published in: Grass and forage science Vol. 79; no. 4; pp. 557 - 570
• Main Authors: Fagnant, Laura, Duchene, Olivier, Bindelle, Jérôme, Beckers, Yves, Decruyenaere, Virginie, Dumont, Benjamin
• Format: Journal Article Web Resource
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.12.2024; Wiley; Blackwell
• Subjects: Agricultural sciences; Agriculture & agronomie; Agriculture & agronomy; Agronomy; Animal feed; Biomass; biomass production; Breeding; Cattle feeds; Chemical composition; Crop production; Dairy cattle; Digestibility; energy content; Environmental services; feeds; Forage; forage composition; Forage evaluation; forage yield; Grain; Grasses; Growing season; Infrared spectroscopy; Intermediate wheatgrass; Kernza; Legume intercropping; Legumes; Life Sciences; Mixtures; Near infrared radiation; Parameters; Perennial grain; perennial grasses; phenology; Plant breeding; prediction; Protein composition; Sciences du vivant; Scientific imaging; Spectrometry; spectroscopy; straw; Thinopyrum intermedium; Thinopyrum intermedium subsp. intermedium; forage evaluation; intermediate wheatgrass; Kernza; perennial grain; Thinopyrum intermedium; legume intercropping

Intermediate wheatgrass [IWG; Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkworth & D.R. Dewey] is a perennial grass, dual‐purpose crop that can provide environmental services. In addition to the grain production, assessing its forage potential is crucial. We developed models for near‐infrared (NIR) spectro...