The influence of fertilization systems on the productivity and quality of different varieties of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)
			
	
 
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				Vinnytsia National Agrarian University 3 Soniachna Street, Vinnytsia, 21008, Ukraine
				 
			 
						
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				Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University 57 Shevchenko Street, Ivano-Frankivsk, 76018, Ukraine
				 
			 
						
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				State Biotechnological University, 44 Alchevskih Street, Kharkiv 61002, Ukraine
				 
			 
						
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				Poltava State Agricultural University, 1/3 Skovorody Street, bldg. 1, Poltava, 36003, Ukraine
				 
			 
						
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				Agricultural Sciences Scientific and Methodological Center of Higher and Professional Higher Education 11, Smіlyanska, Kyiv, 03158, Ukraine
				 
			 
						
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				National Scientific Centre "Institute of Agriculture of the National Academy of Agrarian Science of Ukraine", Mashynobudivnykiv Str. 2b, 08162, Сhabany, Ukraine
				 
			 
						
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				Department Institute of Feed Research and Agriculture of Podillya of the National Academy of   Agrarian Sciences 16 Yunosti Ave., 21100. Vinnytsia, Ukraine
				 
			 
										
				
				
		
		 
			
			
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
							
										    		
    			 
    			
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    					Uliana  Karbivska   
    					Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University 57 Shevchenko Street, Ivano-Frankivsk, 76018, Ukraine
    				
 
    			
				 
    			 
    		 		
			
																																															 
		
	 
		
 
 
J. Ecol. Eng. 2025; 26(4):220-227
		
 
 
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The article investigates the influence of different fertilisation systems on the productivity and quality of Medicago sativa L. of different varieties. The peculiarities of formation of green mass and seed yields depending on the use of organic and mineral fertilisers were studied. Changes in quality indicators, such as protein, fibre and other nutrients in plants, were evaluated.
The highest productivity of the thickness of grass of Medicago sativa was achieved when mowing at the beginning of flowering. Based on the yield of dry matter and crude protein, the varieties were ranked in the following order: Rosana, Banat VS, Nasoloda, Unitro, Narechena Pivnochi. The maximum crude protein yield (6.98–7.31 t/ha) was observed during mowing at the early flowering phase, which exceeded the indicators at the budding stage by 0.07–0.60 t/ha. At the same time, the forage harvested at the budding phase had higher protein content, ranging from 193 to 211 g.
The research results indicate a significant impact of fertilization systems on the productivity and chemical composition of Medicago sativa, which is important for optimizing agronomic practices in the cultivation of this crop. Adherence to alfalfa cultivation technologies is a key factor in ensuring high productivity of the grass thickness. On the grey forest soils of the Right-Bank Forest-Steppe, the use of alfalfa varieties of different eco-geographical origins allows for the stable production of plant raw materials for high-quality feed in the form of hay, haylage, pellets, or grass meal.