Butleska Gjoroska, Valentina and Krstik, Marija and Koleva Gudeva, Liljana and Cvetanovska, Lenka (2019) Determination of mineral composition in the alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) collected from different regions in the Republic of North Macedonia. Journal of Agriculture and Plant Sciences, 17 (1). pp. 57-65. ISSN 2545-4455
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Abstract
The role of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), as the highest quality forage culture, in the development of agricultural production and the intensification of forage production is due to the ability to ensure high yield, has the ability to regenerate continuously and possess high nutritional value. The crops of alfalfa were analyzed from different locations in Tetovo, Skopje and Ovche Pole regions on the territory of the Republic of North Macedonia. For proper growth and development, it is necessary to have a sufficient amount of mineral matter in the soil. AAS (atomic absorption spectrophotometry) is used to determine the mineral composition. The experimental part in which the determination of the presence of mineral matter was made, according to the results of the measurements in the slopes and regions, only the manganese in the second slope was shown a significant difference between two groups: Tetovo region and the second group - Skopje and Ovche Pole region for p <0.05. Also, the iron in the second slope was shown a significant difference for p <0.05 between two groups of regions: the first group Tetovo region and the second group Skopje and Ovche Pole region.
From the examination it follows that the representation of macro and micro elements meets the basic criteria and that alfalfa can be recommended for growing in the examined regions, thus obtaining high yield and good quality.
Plant nutrition is the basis for obtaining high quality crop production.
Key words: forage culture, mineral matter, macroelements, microelements
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | Agricultural Sciences > Agricultural biotechnology |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Agriculture |
| Depositing User: | Liljana Koleva Gudeva |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jul 2019 10:32 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Jul 2019 10:32 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/22252 |
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