Comprehensive Evaluation on Production Performance and Nutritional Quality of Different Varieties of Forage Oat in the Qinghai Lake Area
[Objective]In order to explore the adaptability of 10 oat(Avena sativa)varieties in the Qinghai Lake area and screen out the high-yield and high-quality oat varieties suitable for planting in this area,so as to provide data support for high-yield and high-quality forage production in this area and similar areas.[Method]In this study,10 oat varieties(Avena sativa cv.Qinghai No.444,A.sativa cv.Baiyan No.7,A.sativa cv.Qingyan No.4,A.nuda cv.Qingyou No.3,A.sativa cv.Qingyin No.2,A.sativa cv.Qingyan No.3,A.sativa cv.Lena,A.sativa cv.Qinghai,A.sativa cv.Qingyan No.1 and A.sativa cv.Longyan No.1)commonly cultivated in Qinghai province were used.The experiment was established using a randomized complete block design.Three experimental blocks,located at least 3 m away from each other,were randomly chosen.Each block contained 10 different oat varieties plots,for a total of 30 plots.The area of each plot was 3 m × 5 m.The experiment was sown in strip.The row spacing was 25 cm and the sowing depth was 3-4 cm.According to the thousand seed weight,purity and germination rate of each variety,the seeding rate of each variety was calculated according to the seedling protection number of 6.75 million plants/hm2.Moreover,the diammonium phosphate(150 kg·hm-2)and urea(75 kg·hm-2)were used as base fertilizer.The seeds were sown on May 16,2022 and May 19,2023,and field observations and sample collection were conducted on September 23,2022 and September 26,2023,respectively.The production performance and nutritional quality of oat varieties were analyzed,and the piecewise structural equation model was used to explore how varieties,planting years and their interactions affected nutritional quality via agronomic traits and yield traits.Furthermore,the multi-criterion decision model-TOPSIS(Technique for order preference by similarity to an ideal)was used to comprehensively evaluate the various indexes of the tested oat varieties.[Result]Our results demonstrated that A.sativa cv.Qingyan No.3 had the highest plant height(89.4-92.5 cm),and the lowest acid detergent fiber(34.8%-34.9%)and neutral detergent fiber(51.8%-53.4%).The A.sativa cv.Qingyan No.4 had the most tillers number(2.7-3.6/plant)and the lowest crude ash content(10.9%-11.3%).The highest of forage yield,crude protein,relative feeding value were found in A.sativa cv.Qingyan No.3 and A.sativa cv.Qingyan No.4.while the stem/leaf ratio of the A.sativa cv.Qingyan No.3 and A.sativa cv.Qingyan No.4 were significantly lower than that of other varieties.The highest crude fat was found in A.sativa cv.Qingyan No.1(3.8%-3.9%).The Pearson correlation analysis showed that the oat yield was positively correlated with crude protein content and relative feeding value,but negatively correlated with acid detergent fiber and crude ash.The stem/leaf ratio was positively correlated with acid detergent fiber and neutral detergent fiber,but negatively correlated with crude protein and relative feeding value.The structural equation model analysis showed that the varieties,planting years and their interactions had direct effects on the oat nutritional quality,and indirectly affected the nutritional quality by affecting plant height,tillering number,stem/leaf ratio and hay yield.The total effect value of stem/leaf ratio was the highest,which was-0.37.[Conclusion]The comprehensive evaluation of TOPSIS model showed that A.sativa cv.Qingyan No.4 and A.sativa cv.Qingyan No.3 could not only maintain higher production performance,but also have higher nutritional quality,which are ideal oat varieties for planting in Qinghai Lake area.
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