Investigations on the utilization options of winter second crops in maize farming at Gediz Plain

This study was conducted in a farmer conditions field under the ecological conditions of Gediz plain during the years of 2012-2014. The aim of this study was to investigate and designate the contributions of the different winter forage legumes and their mixtures with cool season cereals (Trifolium resupinatum, Vicia faba, Vicia sativa, Avena sativa, Hordeum vulgare, Lolium multiflorum) on the main crop yield performance and farmers income. For this aim, fresh and dry forage yield, dry matter content and yield, crude ash content and yield, crude protein content and yield and crude fibre content in addition to corn grain humidity, corn plot yield and corn grain yield characteristics were determined. Results indicated that in fresh forage, dry matter (Oat+BroadBean: 1.940 kg/da) and crude protein (Barley+Broad Bean: 453 kg/da) the broad bean-cereal mixtures; in dry forage yield and dry matter contents the persian clover-cereal mixtures; in crude fibre content the cereals were hold the highest rank. The corn grain results were changed between; in grain humidity %10,5-21,9, in plot yield 12,2-22,6 kg/plot and in grain yield 1189-2741 kg/da.