Estimating Qualitative Parameters of Three Halophytes using NIR Technology

Author: Mohammad Javad Mahdavi* , Abolfazl Ranjbar**, Ehsan Zandi Esfahan*** and Reza Dehghani****

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Abstract

Improvement of the traits related to forage quality including Neutral Detergent Fiber (NDF), Acid Detergent Fiber (ADF), and CP in forage species has a significant impact in increasing livestock production. In breeding programs that the number of samples is occasionally high, the use of chemical methods is time-consuming and costly. For this reason, NIR technology has been introduced as a rapid and accurate method in estimating chemical com-position of agricultural products. This research was aimed to investigate the possibility of using this technology in estimation of NDF, ADF, CP, DMI, DMD, ME, RFV and WSC in Suada fritucosa, Seidlitzia rozmarinos and Aeluropus littoralis. A total of 45 samples of each species were selected during different phenological growth stages and from different vegetation types. According to the result, phonological stages of growth had a significant influence on forage quality. In all species, the amount of CP, DMD, ME and RFV decreased with progressing gr

Keywords

halophytes, Neutral Detergent Fiber (NDF), Acid Detergent Fiber (ADF), Crude Protein (CP), Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS).

Conclusion

Arid and semi-arid regions of Iran have diverse and rich collection of plants. Vegetation cover of such regions has high resistance to difficult environmental conditions. Also, the forage, nutritional, industrial, medicinal and conservative values of these plants are of high importance. The nutrient value of range forage depends on plant composition and stage of growth. The close matching of nutrients requirements and feed quality is necessary for efficient animal production. This study suggests that adequate nutrients are available in vegetation communities including the evaluated species. Range forage quality has spatial and temporary variations. The chemical analysis of range forage plants serves as a comparative measure of differences between species and changes with season or phenology. Rangelands of Asadli and Sisab in poor condition usually supply livestock during spring and early summer. However, forage quality declines as plants mature. The results showed the evaluated forage

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Mohammad Javad Mahdavi* , Abolfazl Ranjbar**, Ehsan Zandi Esfahan and Reza Dehghani (2016). Estimating Qualitative Parameters of Three Halophytes using NIR Technology , Biological Forum – An International Journal 8(2): 134-139.