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JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION
Volume 38, Issue 12, Pages 1849-1861Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/01904167.2015.1043376
Keywords
crude protein content; macro-nutrients; micro-nutrients; yellow sweetclover; toxicity
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- Greek National Scholarships Foundation
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Plants of Melilotus officinalis L. were subjected to two different treatments: a) no selenium (Se), and b) addition of 3mg Se L-1 irrigation water for 45days and samples of leaves, stems and roots were analyzed for Se, potassium (K), sodium (Na), magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), calcium (Ca), manganese (Mn) and zinc (Zn). Crude protein (CP) content, neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF) and in vitro organic matter digestibility (IVOMD) were also estimated for the aerial plant tissues. In Se-treated plants Se mainly accumulated in leaf tissues, various changes in macronutrient concentrations were detected, while the micronutrient content decreased significantly. In addition, leaf CP, NDF and ADF content decreased, while IVOMD increased, possibly indicating ameliorated nutritive value. According to our findings, M. officinalis could be used either as a dietary supplement, in mixture with non-accumulator species, for livestock feed deficient in Se or for restoration of grasslands in seleniferous soils.
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