Creation of pasture agrophytocenoses for adaptive feed production in the north-west of the Russian Federation

The paper presents the results of scientific research conducted in 2017-2021 at the experimental field of the NWSRIDMPF (North-West Scientific Research Institute of Dairy and Meadow Pasture Farming) in the Vologda region. The research is devoted to the impact of perennial grasses and legumes species on yield, productivity and nutritional value of pasture agrophytocenoses in the North-West of the Russian Federation. It has been found that the best in comparison with the control variant in nutrition and productivity are mixtures of legume-cereal grasses with the inclusion of festulolium or pasture ryegrass. The yield of these grass mixtures on average for 4 years differs significantly from the control group and is 8.4 and 8.2 t/ha, respectively.