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The aim of this study was to examine the potential cultivation and yields of perennial grasses of foreign origin in western and eastern Croatia. Accessions within a grass species were minimally distinguishable by yields of green mass and hay. In contrast, the differences in crude protein yield were significant. The characteristic with the highest variation was yield of protein per unit area (coefficient variability CV 8.16 %). The influence of location was significant only for yields of hay and crude protein, while the impact of the year by location was not significant for all characteristics. Impact of year as a separate variable had a significant influence on all the yield properties. Italian ryegrass (TLJ2) produced the highest yields of green mass and hay, while cocksfoot (KO2) achieved the highest protein yield.
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Čupić, T., Varnica, I., Jukić, G., Popović, S., Tucak, M. (2014). The Influence of Climatic Conditions on Forage Yield and Quality of Certain Types of Grass. In: Sokolović, D., Huyghe, C., Radović, J. (eds) Quantitative Traits Breeding for Multifunctional Grasslands and Turf. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9044-4_52
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