Uman National University | today: 05/29/2026
| Author(s) | Sichkar A.A., Candidate of Agricultural Science, , Uman National University of Horticulture, Ukraine | ||
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| Category | The Agronomy | ||
| year | 2026 | issue | Issue 108 part 1 |
| pages | 359-366 | index UDK | 633.1:633.32:631.559:636.085 | DOI | 10.32782/2415-8240-2026-108-1-359-366 (Link) |
| Abstract | Field experiments aimed at evaluating the yield and quality of green biomass of winter rye, winter wheat, and winter triticale, as well as their mixtures with winter hairy vetch and Pannonian vetch, were conducted in the zone of unstable moisture during 2023–2025 at the experimental field of Uman National University of Horticulture within the crop rotation system of the Department of Crop Production. Over the years of research, the highest yield was recorded in 2023. The greatest average yield of green biomass was obtained from the mixture of winter hairy vetch with winter triticale, amounting to 31.0 t/ha; a lower yield was observed in the mixture with winter wheat (28.4 t/ha), and the lowest in the mixture with winter rye (22.7 t/ha). The maximum yield increase was achieved in mixed cropping of winter triticale with hairy vetch (10.9 t/ha), followed by winter wheat (8.3 t/ha), and the smallest increase was recorded for winter rye (2.6 t/ha). In mixed crops of winter triticale, winter rye, and winter wheat with Pannonian vetch, the yield increments were lower, amounting to 8.4, 6.6, and 5.5 t/ha, respectively. Throughout all years of the study, the increase in green biomass yield in both monoculture cereal crops and their mixtures with Pannonian and hairy vetch was statistically significant. Mixed cropping systems of winter rye, wheat, and triticale with Pannonian and hairy vetch not only provided higher yields of green biomass compared to pure cereal stands, but also improved forage quality. This is attributed to the higher yields of digestible protein, metabolizable energy, and carotene observed in mixed winter cereal–vetch stands. | ||
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