Abstract:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of harvested green mass and prepared hay from Romanian cultivars of of Festuca species created in Research-Development Institute for Grassland Brasov: 'Brio' and 'Măgurele' of tall fescue Festuca arundinacea, 'Tâmpa' and 'Transilvan' of meadow fescue Festuca pratensis, 'Căprioara' and 'Peisaj' of red fescue Festuca rubra, grown in monoculture an experimental field of the NBGI, Chişinău, Moldova. The quality of the green mass and hay have been determined by near infrared spectroscopy technique, using the PERTEN DA 7200 at the R&D Institute for Grasslands, Braşov, Romania. The nutritional value and energy supply of the feed and the biochemical methane potential of substrates were calculated according to standard procedures.