Production Performance of Different Varieties of Oat A vena sativa) in Winter Dry Land of Hunan

The phenological phase, plant height, filler number, nutritional composition, yield and stem/leaf ratio of three oat （Arena sativa） varieties （lines） in winter dry land of Hunan were studied. The result shows that the three oat varieties were greatly different in plant height, nutritional composition, yield and stem/leaf ratio. Baiyan 7 had the best performance, with the plant height, tiller number and fresh yield of 101.67cm, 7.6 tiller/plant and 70.15 t/hm2 respectively ; the crude protein content of dry matter of Baiyan 7 was 32.63% ; the leaf weight per tiller of Baiyan 7 accounted for 31.6% of single tiller weight, while those of Baiyan 8 and Baiyan 2 accounted for 31.3% and 29.2%, respectively. The single tiller weight of oat could be estimated/calculated by the model/formula Y = 0.043 7X - 2.89 （ R2 = 0.913 4, P 〈 0.01 ）, where Y is the single tiller weight （ g ） and X is the plant height （cm）. Comprehensive analysis showed that Baiyan 7 had higher yields and stem/leaf ratio. Thus, Baiyan 7 is more suitable for planting as a winter-spring forage in the winter dry land of Hunan.

Comparative Study of Three Warm-season Forage Varieties in Southern China

The plant height,tiller number,yield of three warm-season forage varieties in Southern China were studied for consecutive two years.The result showed that the three varieties all adapted to the environmental conditions.The annual fresh grass yield of Pennisetum purpureum Schum ev.Taiwan,Guimu-1 hybrid P.purpureum and P.sinese Roxb were 220.85,163.18,186.20 t/hm^2;the crude protein content were 17.39%,19.02%and 20.91%;the crude fat content were 6.37%,5.37%and 4.69%;and the crude fiber content were 33.49%,32.22%and 33.58%,respectively.P.purpureum Schum ev.Taiwan had stronger cold resistance,fast growth after overwintering and strong resistance,and no plant diseases and insect pests were found during the test.P.purpureum Schum ev.Taiwan is a high yield and high quality forage variety,which is worth popularizing and applying.

Preliminary Study on Production Performance of Different Varieties of Forage Mulberry

A comparative study was conducted on four mulberry（ Morus alba） varieties（ lines） in Hunan dry land from the aspects of production performance,nutritional composition and amino acids content. The result showed that the four mulberry varieties all adjusted well to soil,climate and other natural conditions in Hunan province,presenting good growth. The dry matter content of four varieties（ lines） was above 25% and the crude protein content was more than 22%. Although the crude protein and total amino acid content of four mulberry varieties were lower than that of soybean powder,the proportion of various amino acids tended to be consistent,so mulberry leaf was very comprehensive in nutrition as an animal feed. Yuesang 11 had the highest fresh yield and crude protein of 14. 28 t / hm^2 and23. 22% respectively; Guisangyou 12 had the highest total amino acid content of 19. 58%. There were differences among four varieties,but each variety had its own advantages,so they all had good popularization value.