| Author(s) | Nasser A. Al-Suhaibani and Abdullah A. Al-Doss |
| Affiliation | Plant Production Department, College of Agriculture King Saud University, Riyadh |
| Title | Evaluation of Growth and Forage Production for Six Varieties of Egyptian Clovers under Riyadh Conditions |
| Source | Journal of King Saud University. Agricultural Sciences. Volume 16, No 1. (2004/1424) |
| Abstract | The present work was carried out to investigate the potential growth of six cultivars of Egyptian clovers (Giza-1, Giza-5, Giza-6, Giza-15, Sakha-4, Sakha-86) under Riyadh conditions. The cultivars were sown on two planting dates (15 October and 15 November), and four cuts were taken. The agronomic traits studied were plant height, dry and fresh yield, seed yield, tillers number and dry matter percentage. The general trend of growth and yield production was higher at the first planting date (16.3 t/ha) than (13.5 t/ha) at the second planting date. However, maximum plant height, dry and fresh yields and seed yield were recorded was for Giza-15 and Giza-5. The 3rd and 2nd cut of first and second planting dates, respectively, produced the greatest yield during the month of February. The average seed production at the 1st planting date was 338.5 kg/ha, which was incomparable with 12.9 kg/ha recorded at the 2nd planting date. |
