The future of sainfoin in British agriculture: an economic assessment
作者:
C. J. DOYLE,
D. J. THOMSON,
J. E. SHEEHY,
期刊:
Grass and Forage Science
(WILEY Available online 1984)
卷期:
Volume 39,
issue 1
页码: 43-51
ISSN:0142-5242
年代: 1984
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2494.1984.tb01663.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
AbstractIn view of the revived interest in sainfoin, an economic assessment of the prospects for an expansion of its area in Britain has been attempted. It is estimated that potentially it could be grown on 950 × 103ha of the agricultural area of England and Wales, though it is unlikely in the near future that it would exceed 20 × 103ha, even if economic conditions were favourable. Comparison of the energy and protein yields of sainfoin, red clover and lucerne under conservation management indicates that one of the attractions of sainfoin is its high protein content. However, an assessment of the costs of production and utilization of sainfoin indicate that, for it to be a more widely used legume, sustainable dry matter (DM) yields would need to be increased by 35% to about 11.5 × 103kg DM ha−1. At the same time, although growing sainfoin as a mixture with grass appears to improve the economic attractiveness of the crop, silage production costs (kg DM)−1are still about 15% lower on pure grass swards. However, trials in the UK, Canada and Rumania have shown that, compared to current UK levels, sainfoin yields can be significantly inc
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