NUTRITIONAL VALUES OF FOUR HAIRY VETCH (VICIA VILLOSA ROTH) VARIETIES GROWN UNDER MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT

WOS: 000444528000024SThe experiment was conducted in Mediterranean environments of Turkey (Agricultural Station of Ceylanprnar, Turkey) with four hairy winter vetch's varieties (i.e., 'Aday' ('Ceylan'), 'Efes-79', 'Menemen-79' and 'Selcuklu-2002' during 2011-12. The main objective of the study was to compare varietal performance of quality parameters under Mediterranean environment of Ceylanprnar, Turkey. All the quality parameters of four winter hairy vetch varieties were influenced significantly (p <= 0.05) by the environmental conditions. Among the quality parameters, water content varied 7.9 to 12.3%, dry matter varied 87.7 to 92.6, crude ash varied 3.60 to 4.35 %, crude protein varied 26.27 to 28.17%, crude oil varied 0.30 to 0.51%, crude cellulose varied 0.19 to 0.23, neutral detergent fiber (NDF) varied 34.78 to 40.09), acid detergent fiber (ADF) varied 12.22 to 15.16% and acid detergent lignin (ADL) varied 2.81 to 3.65% respectively. Considering on the four hairy winter vetch varieties, variety 'Aday' ('Ceylan') was promising in terms of water content (12.3%), crude oil (0.51%), crude protein (28.17%), ADF (15.16%) and ADL (3.65%). While, variety 'Menemen-79' was promising for dry matter (92.6%) and ADL (3.48%). Whereas, variety 'Selcuk-2002' was promising for crude cellulose (0.23%) and 'Efes-79' was for NDF (40.09 %). Therefore, variety 'Aday' ('Ceylan') seemed to be the most suitable for the Mediterranean environments of Turkey as a promising variety regarding their nutrient content and nutritional value for animal nutrition