YIELD AND QUALITY OF AMARANTH, BEAN GRASSES IN ONE SPECIES AND BINARY SEEDS

• Main Authors: A.T. Farniev, A.A. Sabanova, D.T. Kalitseva
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Editorial and publishing department of FSBEE HE Penza SAU 2020-03-01
• Series: Volga Region Farmland
• Subjects: legumes; amaranth; single species crops; binary crops; yield; crude protein; crude fat; crude fiber; ash
• Online Access: https://niva-volga.ru/file/vipuski/2020_1_54/en/2020_1_5_en_61-65.pdf
• ISSN: 2686-7672; 2713-198X

Amaranth belongs to non-traditional crops with a high content of protein, essential amino acids, biologically active substances and antioxidants with high adaptive properties. Currently, a significant number of researchers of innovative technologies in crop production prove the advantage of binary crops over monocrop. Studies were conducted In order to study the most productive legumes fodder crops for the formation of binary crops with amaranth, to increase the yield of the green matter and to determine the feed value in the experimental field of the Kirov State Seed-Trial Ground. According to the research results, the biological and physiological properties of the best bean component of ama-ranth are yellow melilot, Lucerne or clover. The binary crops amaranth+clover, amaranth+clover and amaranth+Lucerne formed a green matter yield that exceeded the yield of pure amaranth by 12.1; 7.7 and 6.4 t/ha and pure crops of clover, clover and Lucerne by 7.9; 13.0 and 6.7 t/ha, respectively. In the binary crop, the content of crude protein in dry substance significantly increased by 3.6; 5.0 and 2.4% when compared with the crop of sweet clover, clover, Lucerne and by 1.1; 1.1 and 3.2% com-pared with amaranth monocrops. The fat content increased by 1.2; 0.7; 1.2% and by 1.8; 2.1 and 2.0%, respectively.