ORIGINAL RESEARCH
The Effect of Different Doses of Nitrogen
and Mixtures with Berseem Clover on Yield
and Quality of Italian Ryegrass
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Çumra District Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry, Konya, Türkiye
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Selçuk University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Field Crops, Konya, Türkiye
Submission date: 2023-07-04
Final revision date: 2023-08-18
Acceptance date: 2023-09-08
Online publication date: 2023-11-14
Publication date: 2024-01-03
Corresponding author
Abdullah Özköse
Field Crops, Selçuk University, Faculty of Agriculture, Konya, Turkey
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2024;33(1):711-719
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Considering the impact of producing and using nitrogen-based fertilizer on the environment, as well
as the economic cost of nitrogen-based fertilizer application, growing high-protein grass such as Italian
ryegrass mixed with berseem clover as an alternative for sustainable production could be an option.
This study was carried out in 2020 to determine the effects of different nitrogen doses and berseem
clover mixtures on the yield and quality of Italian ryegrass in Konya ecological conditions. Within the
scope of the study, different nitrogen doses (0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 g m–2 as pure substance) and different
mixtures of Italian ryegrass + berseem clover (monoculture Italian ryegrass, 75% + 25%, 50% + 50%
and 25% + 75%) were conducted as two separate trials. As a result, it was found that as the amount
of nitrogen given in Italian ryegrass increased, yield and quality increased, and in the mixtures, yield
and quality increased due to the increase in the ratio of berseem clover. In Konya conditions, we can
recommend a nitrogen dose of 15-20 g m–2 for Italian ryegrass, and 25% + 75% for mixtures of Italian
ryegrass and berseem clover. In order to get high green grass yield from Italian ryegrass, it would be
more appropriate to grow it in a mixture with berseem clover and to increase the ratio of berseem clover
in the mixture instead of fertilizing with high doses of nitrogen.