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BIO Web Conf.
Volume 43, 2022
International Scientific and Practical Conference “VAVILOV READINGS-2021” (VVRD 2021) dedicated to the 101st anniversary of the discovery of the law of homological series and the 134th anniversary of the birth of N. I. Vavilov
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| Article Number | 02025 | |
| Number of page(s) | 9 | |
| Section | Modern Agrobiotechnologies for Ensuring Sustainable Development of Agriculture | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/20224302025 | |
| Published online | 19 January 2022 | |
Ecological and biological characteristics and productivity of Kochia prostrata in the conditions of the Caspian semi-desert
All-Russian Research Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Land Reclamation, 127434, Moscow, Russian Federation
* Corresponding author: nariman@vniigim.ru
Kochia prostrata (L.) Shrad. - a perennial plant with a height of 35-75 cm, according to its life form - a shrub, according to ecology - an euhaloxerophyte, according to an adaptive strategy - violent, an extremely drought-resistant and salt-tolerant, valuable forage plant in desert pastures. It grows on solonetz soils, stony soils, chalk outcrops, in saline and sandy steppes, plain desert sands, on gray soils. In the growing season, Kochia prostrata hay contains up to 16.5 % protein, 15.4 % ash substances, 2.7 % fat, 34.5 % nitrogen-free extractives and 29.6 % fiber. Fodder productivity reaches 2.2-2.5 t/ha of dry fodder mass, seed productivity - on average 100-150 kg/ha. High drought resistance and salt tolerance, good forage qualities make Kochia prostrata a promising forage plant for introduction into cultivation in arid regions of the Caspian semi-desert in order to restore the lost biodiversity and forage productivity of degraded pastures.
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