Goat-grass, a description of the plant

Goatskin is a herb of leguminous crops, the yield of which reaches - 70-80 tons. It can grow in one place up to 20 years. There are 2 species of this plant: Lori and North Caucasian. Goat - the grass is frost-resistant, well tolerates cold winters and cool springs. Thanks to the powerfully developed root system, its crops can be used on sloping terrain as a means of combating soil erosion.

Eastern goatskin

Goat East has active ingredients in its composition that stimulate milk secretion, stimulate the sympathetic-adrenaline system and strengthen the circulatory processes. Goatskin is an excellent honey plant, which is visited by bees during the flowering period, so this crop is marked by a stable yield of seeds. Goat medicinal eastern in its honey and nectar production is equated with sainfoin. A small perspective for the spread of goat can be found in areas of sufficient humidity, where in one year at least 500 mm of precipitation falls. Goat oriental is a perennial herbaceous plant. On the root system, it refers to plants with a rod root, which forms the root offspring. In the first years of life the goat's development occurs relatively slowly, producing no more than one cut in 4 tons of hay, and it is not recommended to mow in the first year of life, if the plant has a height of no more than 20 cm by the end of the vegetation period. The goat grass is the grass giving the earliest spring Food, when alfalfa and clover are only beginning to grow intensively. This culture is indispensable for a person due to the ability to prolong vegetation, use of grass stands to the end of autumn, a great energy of shoot formation.

Beneficial features

East goat grass is a grass that is characterized by a high content of protein, ash elements and carbohydrates. The fodder value of the plant remains high throughout the entire growing season. Stems and leaves remain green after the seeds mature, while maintaining nutritional value. Plants are used as feed for livestock in fresh form, for hay making, preparation of high-protein concentrates.

Conditions

The ripening process is marked by a coarsening of the stem, which nevertheless remains green together with leaves until full ripeness of the seeds. When they are removed, it is possible to obtain simultaneously a green mass for food. Goat oriental is demanding for light, especially in the initial stage of growth, it does not tolerate shading. Culture coverslips should not be too lodging and thick, cleaning it is done early. For the same reasons, goatskin is sensitive to clogging, and especially in the year of sowing. For this culture, loose, fertile and moist soils are preferred. Cattlegrass crops are successful not only in chernozem, but also in sod-calcareous and sod-podzolic soils. Plants are cultivated on reclaimed drained peatlands and floodplain lands. The soil in any case should be cultivated, rich in organic matter and have a sufficiently deep arable layer, be clean from weeds.