- Common vetch is a highly valuable forage crop that has been grown throughout Anatolia since ancient times.
- Grown for green forage and hay, common vetch is also widely used as green manure; its seeds can also serve as animal feed.
- Gulhan 2005 is a domestic variety, carefully bred through selection from many common vetch varieties.
- Compared with other varieties, higher forage yield and biological yield are obtained.
- Seed yield has reached very high levels, up to 450 kg per decare in Sumqayıt.
- When grown with wheat, triticale or oats, more upright growth is achieved and harvesting becomes easier.
| Origin/Production Location | Azərbaycan |
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| Plant Height | 65 - 85 cm |
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| Protein Ratio (Grain) | %23 - %28 |
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| Protein Ratio (Plant) | %14 - %17 |
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| Fresh Forage Yield | 2.500 - 3.000 kg/da |
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| Dry Forage Yield | 600 - 900 kg/da |
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| Sowing Rate | 10 - 13 kg/da |
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| Sowing Depth | 2 - 3 cm |
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| Disease Resistance | High |
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![Common Vetch - Gulhan 2005]()
