Effect of Mixture Type on the Herbage Yield and Quality

The objectives of this experiment were to suggest that the suitable mixture type for the herbageuse under an intensive system of short-term pasture utilization in fallow land. The field trials wereconducted over a 3-year (1989-1991) period to evaluate the effects of mixture types (pure stands;orchardgrass (OG), simple mixtures; orchardgrass (OG) + red clover (RC), and complex mixtures (C.Mix: orchardgrass + tall fescue + Kentucky bluegrass + ladino clover) on the herbage yield andquality.Mean total dry matter yields per hectare over the three years were higher for OG + RC as11,849 kg than for OG as 10,709 kg and for C. Mix as 11,371 kg (P