Plant and Soil Science

One of the main tasks of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine is the formation of a stable and high-quality feed base for the livestock sector, which is directly connected with the expansion of the areas of perennial legumes, including increasing the productivity of intensive varieties of the clover and improving the quality of feed due to intensification factors. The cranberry rayon is one of the most common high protein crops. Its green mass is characterized by high digestibility, high content of vitamins, especially carotene and minerals. Eagerly eats livestock and grows well after mowing and grazing. This crop in the field crop rotation plays an important agricultural value, provides the soil with nutrients, serves as a good predecessor for subsequent crops. The cranberry ray helps improve the nutrient, water and air conditions of the soil, restores its structure, and also significantly stimulates the processes of accumulation of humus. Proceeding from this, it can be argued that the clover is an universal high-protein crop that can enrich the soil with nutrients, increase crop yields in crop rotations, and ensure the production of high-protein feeds while maintaining high fodder productivity.

raven clover, digestible protein, crop rotation, soil, nutrition, yield