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Preliminary Evaluation Of Introduced And Local Lines Of Pearl Millet Under North Sinai Conditions, A H. Belal, A A. Younis Jun 2024

Preliminary Evaluation Of Introduced And Local Lines Of Pearl Millet Under North Sinai Conditions, A H. Belal, A A. Younis

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

Field trials were conducted during 1994 and 1995 seasons on calcareous soil to evaluate thirty introduced and local lines of forage pearl millet (Pennisetum americanum). The evaluation included growth characteristics, forage yield, chemical composition and ion content. Present results of both seasons indicate that the thirty lines varied significantly in their growth, forage yield, chemical composition and ion content, organic and inorganic. The top productivity of dry yield and its components was from the ICMP- 155, while the lowest was from an introduced line from Ghana. Also, the line ICMP-155 gave the highest values of C.P., P+++, K+, …

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The Rangeland Type And Its Geographical Distribution In Tibet, Cui Heng-Xin, Weinahan Heng-Xin Jun 2024

The Rangeland Type And Its Geographical Distribution In Tibet, Cui Heng-Xin, Weinahan Heng-Xin

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

The area of Tibet is a major component of the Qing-Zang Plateau. The natural conditions are complex with various environmental types. The range of the area is of various types. Almost all the range types found in China are presented here. It is characterized by the geographical distribution on horizontal belts in plateau with vertical differences. Therefore it represents the characteristics of the combination of horizontal and vertical changes.

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Changes In The Distribution Of Carbohydrates Due To Water Stress And Root-Shoot Ratio As An Index Of Drought Resistance In Ecotypes Of Adesmia Bicolor (Poir.) D.C., B G. Neves-Piestun, Armando Olano, Dan Piestun Jun 2024

Changes In The Distribution Of Carbohydrates Due To Water Stress And Root-Shoot Ratio As An Index Of Drought Resistance In Ecotypes Of Adesmia Bicolor (Poir.) D.C., B G. Neves-Piestun, Armando Olano, Dan Piestun

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

The genera Adesmia, is found in the “El Plata” area. Adesmia bicolor (Poir). D.C. is one of the most common species in Uruguay that belongs to this genera. In this study, three ecotypes were collected from different kinds of environments. Ecotypes 016, 2316 and 7017, came from superficial-soil, clay-soil and sandy soil, respectively. The ecotypes of Adesmia bicolor (Poir.) DC. were studied under water-stress conditions (two levels), during two stages: vegetative phase and beginning of blossom. In both stages, leaf-water potential (LWP), leaf-relative-water content (LRWC), leaf-dry matter (LDM), stem-dry matter (SDM) and root-dry matter (RDM) were measured, while root-shoot ratio …

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A Study Of Reasons For The Endangered Status Of Potaninia Mongolica In Arid Desert Grasslands Of China, Wang Jihe, Peng Hongjia, Shi Qian, Zhang Dongming Jun 2024

A Study Of Reasons For The Endangered Status Of Potaninia Mongolica In Arid Desert Grasslands Of China, Wang Jihe, Peng Hongjia, Shi Qian, Zhang Dongming

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

Potaninia mongolica is an endangered plant species of arid desert grasslands of China. Reasons for its decline and opportunities for its conservation were investigated by studying the plant’s distribution, biological characteristics, plant community associations and stress resistance.

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A Comparison Of Steer Gains On Cunningham Leucaena And Some Alternative Psyllid-Tolerant Shrub Legumes, R J. Jones, B Palmer Jun 2024

A Comparison Of Steer Gains On Cunningham Leucaena And Some Alternative Psyllid-Tolerant Shrub Legumes, R J. Jones, B Palmer

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

Five shrub legumes, Leucaena leucocephala cv.Cunningham, L. leucocephala cv.Tarramba, L. diversifolia CPI 33820, L. pallida CQ 3439 and Calliandra calothyrsus CPI 115690 were compared for yield and steer gain in comparison to an all-grass control. Shrubs were sown in rows 4 m apart and all treatments, including the control, were sown with the grass Urochloa mosambicensis cv.Nixon. Edible legume yield was highest for L. leucocephala cv.Tarramba and lowest for L. leucocephala cv.Cunningham. In the absence of psyllid attack, liveweight gains over a 5-week period in summer were highest with cv.Cunningham (1170g/d) and lowest for C. calothyrsus (391 g/d) and the …

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Water Use In A Newly Established Pasture As Influenced By Grazing Management, M H. Entz, W P. Mccaughey Jun 2024

Water Use In A Newly Established Pasture As Influenced By Grazing Management, M H. Entz, W P. Mccaughey

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of grazing system and stocking rate on spring profile soil water, soil water extraction and evapotranspiration (ET) of a newly established grass/ legume pasture. The experiment, located on a fine sandy loam soil in western Manitoba, was a two replicate RCBD with continuous and rotational grazing at stocking rates of 1.1 and 2.2 steers/ha. The pastures contained alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), meadow bromegrass (Bromus biebersteineii Roem and Shult.) and Russian wild ryegrass (Elymus juncea L.). Growing season ET averaged 38.4 cm and was consistently highest for …

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Forage Based Fallow Management Strategies For Intensified Land Use And Resource Conservation In Small Holder Farms, M A. Mohamed Saleem, Kahsay Berhe Jun 2024

Forage Based Fallow Management Strategies For Intensified Land Use And Resource Conservation In Small Holder Farms, M A. Mohamed Saleem, Kahsay Berhe

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

Intensification of land-use is inevitable for long term food security in the east African highlands, but technological options need to be environmentally safe. How forages can be used as a basis for intensified grain and fodder production from the same land unit, and serve as a profitable fallow during necessary crop-free rest period is the purpose of this study.

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The Effect Of Crop Residues On Cattle Productivity Wihtin Agropastoral Production Systems In Southern Mali, S.J L.E Leloup, L 'T Mannetje Jun 2024

The Effect Of Crop Residues On Cattle Productivity Wihtin Agropastoral Production Systems In Southern Mali, S.J L.E Leloup, L 'T Mannetje

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

The effect of seasonal diet on cattle productivity was studied in a village in southern Mali. A comparison of measured and simulated liveweight changes of cattle proved that crop residue consumption during the dry season has become indispensable for animal production. Correspondingly, maximum livestock numbers to be fed during the dry season appeared to be directed by crop residue availability. Apparently crop residue availability determines cattle productivity in this village. This is likely to be the case in most of southern Mali where the importance of rangelands’ perennial grasses is decreasing.

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Grazing Impacts On The Production Stability Of Fescue Prairie, W D. Willms, J F. Dormaar, J R. King Jun 2024

Grazing Impacts On The Production Stability Of Fescue Prairie, W D. Willms, J F. Dormaar, J R. King

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

The fescue prairie in southwestern Alberta is highly productive but susceptible to grazing during the growing season. This study examined how production stability is affected by grazing impact. It was initiated in 1949 using four fixed stocking rates (1.2, 1.6, 2.4, 4.8 animal-unitmonths ha-1). Forage and livestock production were estimated over 4 or 15 years, respectively. The coefficient of variation (CV) for either primary or secondary production was constant over all rates except for the very heavily stocked paddock. Forage production, and therefore livestock production, in that paddock was dependent on precipitation during the growing season. Heavy grazing pressure resulted …

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Dry Matter Allocation And Nutritive Value Of Tropical And Temperate Fodder Trees And Shrubs In The Gauteng Province Of South Africa, J P. Lindeque, N.F G. Rethman, C C. Botha Jun 2024

Dry Matter Allocation And Nutritive Value Of Tropical And Temperate Fodder Trees And Shrubs In The Gauteng Province Of South Africa, J P. Lindeque, N.F G. Rethman, C C. Botha

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

Fodder tree and shrub species from the genera Albizzia, Atriplex, Cassia, Chamaecytisus, Cytisus, Leucaena, Lupinus, Medicago, Sesbania and Teline were evaluated in terms of their adaptation to local conditions and potential production of protein-rich forage and fuelwood. Atriplex nummularia, Cassia sturtii, Chamaecytisus palmensis, Cytisus maderiensis, Leucaena species, Sesbania sesban and Teline stenopetala offer considerable potential, both in terms of yield of protein-rich forage and/or fuelwood.

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The Role Of Tagasaste (Chamaecytisus Proliferus) In Farming Systems Of Southern Australia, E C. Lefroy, A K. Abadi Ghadim, N J. Edwards, M A. Ewing Jun 2024

The Role Of Tagasaste (Chamaecytisus Proliferus) In Farming Systems Of Southern Australia, E C. Lefroy, A K. Abadi Ghadim, N J. Edwards, M A. Ewing

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

Farm scale economic analysis of a recently developed alley cropping system based on the fodder shrub tagasaste (Chamaecytisus proliferus) was carried out using the optimising model MIDAS. The model was used to assess the potential application of this new farming system to infertile sandplain soils in southern Australia by comparing the profitability of improved serradella based annual pasture (Ornithopus compressus and O. sativa), tagasaste in plantations and tagasaste alley cropping. The third option was the most profitable, increasing sheep carrying capacity by 76% and resulting in 45% of the model farm being planted to tagasaste alley …

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Short-Term Effects Of Grazing And Rest Treatments On The Seed Banks Of Two Contrasting Sites In The Semiarid Pampas, Argentina, M O. Aguilera, M M. Marchi, O Terenti Jun 2024

Short-Term Effects Of Grazing And Rest Treatments On The Seed Banks Of Two Contrasting Sites In The Semiarid Pampas, Argentina, M O. Aguilera, M M. Marchi, O Terenti

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

The germinable seed bank was characterized in relation to season, grazing, and site type at southcentral San Luis, Argentina. Vegetation is typical of the semiarid western extreme of the Pampas grasslands. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of grazing and rest during the growing season on seed banks for two contrasting sites. Seed banks were sampled twice, in spring and fall. In each date, soil cores were obtained in sanddune and flat sites, for pastures grazed or that remained ungrazed during the growing season. Soil was spread in trays under suitable conditions for germination. Evaluations were done on total …

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Can The Restoration Of Degraded Rangelands Ever Be Economic?, N D. Macleod, J C. Noble, J R. Brown Jun 2024

Can The Restoration Of Degraded Rangelands Ever Be Economic?, N D. Macleod, J C. Noble, J R. Brown

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

Degradation of rangeland pastures in Australia is widespread and ongoing. The characteristics of many restoration technologies in relation to land values contribute to a perception of their being uneconomic. However, while this might be true within the general context of broadscale application, it need not be the case in specific instances. Both the underlying contexts and processes need to be considered in assessing the economic value of a given restoration technique for a given degradation problem.

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Modifying Management Methods To Promote The Reform And Development Of Grassland Based Animal Husbandry Through Better Resource Use, Cui Heng-Xin, Zhang Jiang-Ling, Asya Jiang-Ling Jun 2024

Modifying Management Methods To Promote The Reform And Development Of Grassland Based Animal Husbandry Through Better Resource Use, Cui Heng-Xin, Zhang Jiang-Ling, Asya Jiang-Ling

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

The development of grassland livestock production cannot rely on the cost of pasture degradation. The stocking rate has to be based on the pasture production and it also has to be under the guidance of law. Changing management methods, development of grassland agriculture and optimization of the utilization of natural resources is the effective way of improving the reformation and development of grassland livestock production.

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Native Grasses In The Pilbara Region, Australia; Resource Acquisition, Allocation And Growth, L J. Ingram, L T. Bennett, M A. Adams Jun 2024

Native Grasses In The Pilbara Region, Australia; Resource Acquisition, Allocation And Growth, L J. Ingram, L T. Bennett, M A. Adams

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

Biomass production and nitrogen content of the native perennial grasses, Barley Mitchell grass (Astrebla pectinata ) and Kangaroo grass (Themeda triandra), were studied over the 1996 growing season. After 160 mm of rain, the biomass of T. triandra increased from 2 to 4 t/ha, while A. pectinata increased from 1.1 to 1.5 t/ha. N in aboveground biomass of T. triandra increased from 14.5 to 17 kg/ha and of A. pectinata from 8.5 to 10 kg/ha. A. pectinata leaves senesced quickly increasing the total amount of N in dead leaves. T. triandra senesced more slowly but dead leaves …

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The Effect Of Different Winter Utilization Periods Of A C4 Subtropic Foggage On The Growth Of Weaners, I F. Reckling, G.H J. Kruger Jun 2024

The Effect Of Different Winter Utilization Periods Of A C4 Subtropic Foggage On The Growth Of Weaners, I F. Reckling, G.H J. Kruger

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

A significant (P<0.05) increase in lick consumption was found, as winter progressed, which was attributed to a significant decline in the quality (P<0.05) of Digitaria eriantha foggage. Harvested treatments resulted in a significant (P<0.05) decline in residual soil nitrogen levels compared to unharvested treatments. Losses, due to trampling, on average was 21.25%. It is advocated that Digitaria eriantha ought to be utilised in summer and is only suitable for maintenance if utilised in winter.

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Leucaena Leucocephala As A Supplement For Goats On Tropical Pastures, T Clavero, R Razz Jun 2024

Leucaena Leucocephala As A Supplement For Goats On Tropical Pastures, T Clavero, R Razz

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

A field experiment was conducted in the dryland farming area of Northwest Venezuela in order to evaluate three diets in grazing goats (pasture only; grazing pasture + 0.3 kg of commercial concentrate/ animal/d; grazing pasture + restricted grazing for 2 hours daily in Leucaena leucocephala) on milk production (mp) and milk composition (fat -f- and mineral concentration -mc-). The experiment was laid out as randomized block design. The data showed significant difference (P<0.05) between treatments. Milk production increased in 50 and 70% when goats had access to commercial concentrate or Leucaena graizing as well as grass pasture compared with the control treatment. Milk production in goats with access to Leucaena was insignificantly different than goats on concentrate. Treatments did not affect milk composition. The results suggest that Leucaena leucocephala can supply an adequate amount of nutrient with similar value to commercial concentrate for milk production in grazing goats.

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The Effect Of Long-Term Grazing Treatments On The Establishment Of Woody Plants In A Southern African Savanna, G N. Smit, N.F G. Rethman Jun 2024

The Effect Of Long-Term Grazing Treatments On The Establishment Of Woody Plants In A Southern African Savanna, G N. Smit, N.F G. Rethman

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

Eight paddocks which were debushed to an open savanna during 1935/36 and subsequently grazed annually during different seasons by steers were surveyed after a period of 54 years. Though woody plants have increased in all the paddocks, regardless of the grazing treatment, the rate of woody plant establishment was notably higher in those paddocks that received a more intense annual grazing treatment. This effect was most noticeable in those paddocks of which the mean Animal Unit-grazing days ha-1 exceeded 100 days annually. These results confirm the existence of a positive linear relationship between the severity of the grazing treatment and …

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Monitoring The Stabilization Of Semi-Arid Grassland In The Bridge Creek Watershed Of Central Oregon, R Demmer, L Andrews, B Keller Jun 2024

Monitoring The Stabilization Of Semi-Arid Grassland In The Bridge Creek Watershed Of Central Oregon, R Demmer, L Andrews, B Keller

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

Using land exchanges the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in central Oregon consolidated its land base in the Bridge Creek Watershed between 1987 and 1992 to obtain a 64,500 acre land block. The uplands had been grazed and the valley bottoms farmed since the middle 1800s. Due to improper grazing, primitive irrigation, fire suppression and juniper invasion, the native vegetation was sparse. Weeds were ubiquitous, and soils were eroded. The results of actions taken after baseline inventories of riparian and range communities were monitored. This feedback prompted further actions. Monitoring confirms that increasing native vegetation and decreasing erosion is stabilizing …

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Evaluation Of The Chemical Composition Of Some Locally Available Acacia Seeds As Animal Feed In Botswana, A A. Aganga, C M. Tsopito Jun 2024

Evaluation Of The Chemical Composition Of Some Locally Available Acacia Seeds As Animal Feed In Botswana, A A. Aganga, C M. Tsopito

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

Two separate studies were conducted using indigenous browse seeds. In the first study, seeds from nine locally available Acacia trees were analysed for proximate composition, fatty acid composition and in vitro dry matter digestibility. Nutrient composition of the seeds varied in crude protein from 12.52% for Acacia robusta to 21.82% for Acacia erubescens. Ash content ranged from 3.20% to 4.75%. The in vitro dry matter digestibility ranged from 46.00% for Acacia rehmanniana to 62.00% for Acacia erubescens. Fatty acids present in the seeds included palmitic, linoleic and oleic acids. The second study was to evaluate the influence of processing on …

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The Influence Of Range Condition On The Hydrological Characteristics In A Semi-Arid Rangeland, H A. Snyman Jun 2024

The Influence Of Range Condition On The Hydrological Characteristics In A Semi-Arid Rangeland, H A. Snyman

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

Herbage production, water-use efficiency (i.e. above-ground phytomass production per unit of evapotranspiration), surface runoff, deep percolation, soil loss and soil organic matter content were determined on rangeland in three different ecological conditions, viz. poor, moderate and good, for 20 years. Hydraulic non-floating lysimeters were used to determine evapotranspiration (Et), soil evaporation (E) and deep percolation. Runoff and soil loss were recorded on runoff plots. Above-ground phytomass production, water-use efficiency, deep percolation and soil organic matter content decreased (P<0.01) when plant cover was reduced or range and soil condition declined. The dense plant cover of veld in good condition provides a situation in which surface runoff and soil loss rates are lower (P<0.01) than that from veld in poor condition.

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Carbon Sequestration- Additional Environmental Benefits Of Forage In The Pfra Permanent Cover Program, G M. Luciuk Jun 2024

Carbon Sequestration- Additional Environmental Benefits Of Forage In The Pfra Permanent Cover Program, G M. Luciuk

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

International concern about greenhouse gases and their impacts on climate change has added to the need for an understanding of carbon sequestered in agricultural soils. This paper evaluates the carbon sequestration potentials of the 522 000 hectares converted from annual cultivation to forages under the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration’s (PFRA) Permanent Cover Program (PCP). The 15 000 PCP sites in the prairie provinces of Canada are matched to their dominant soil characteristics. Estimates of carbon losses due to annual crop cultivation are determined for these soil characteristics, and sequestration potentials under the permanent cover condition are presented. Estimates of societal …

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Biomass Partitioning In Grasses Subjected To Defoliation, M Gutman, I Noy-Meir, D Pluda, S Rothman Jun 2024

Biomass Partitioning In Grasses Subjected To Defoliation, M Gutman, I Noy-Meir, D Pluda, S Rothman

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

Containerized plants of Perennial wild barley (Hordeum bulbosum) grown from corms and of Wild emmer wheat (Tritium diccocoides) grown from seeds, were grown in environmental conditions comparable to those encountered under field conditions. Both species were subjected to 3 defoliation frequencies ( once, twice and three times during the season) each at 3 different clipping heights (1, 2.5 and 5 cm above ground level ) plus a control treatment (10 treatments in all). Wild emmer wheat control plants had significantly higher cumulative total and reproductive biomass over all harvests than all clipped plants. Clipping height and …

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Salt Tolerance In Herbage And Its Application To Greening The Desert, Y Maeda, T Otani, K Ogiwara, S Murai, H Takenaga Jun 2024

Salt Tolerance In Herbage And Its Application To Greening The Desert, Y Maeda, T Otani, K Ogiwara, S Murai, H Takenaga

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

Canadian peat moss was used as water holding material and the efficacy of mixing the peat with the sand on water holding capacity of the sand, and the adaptability of alfalfa (AL), burmudagrass (BG), bahiagrass(BH), weeping lovegrass (WL) and Japanese lawngrass(JL) to dry and saline conditions were investigated. Without mixing peat, pF value of the sand did not change for 6 days after watering, but rose markedly up to 2.9 after 18 days. With mixing peat at the rate of 2% by the sand weight, the value did not change for 20 days, and rose gradually up to 2.5 on …

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Some Improvable Points For Better Utilization Of Reed Canarygrass Cultivars In Japan, T Otani, M Ito, Y Maeda, Y Kurihara Jun 2024

Some Improvable Points For Better Utilization Of Reed Canarygrass Cultivars In Japan, T Otani, M Ito, Y Maeda, Y Kurihara

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

Relationships among growth stage, herbage quality, and dry matter accumulation of reed canarygrass cultivars were investigated in a rainy mountainous district of Japan. Fiber content accumulated during the primary growth correlated with some growth characters of this grass, especially with preferential culm expansion, so that total amount of cell wall constituents reached a remarkably high level about the time when culm/foliage (C/F) ratio in dry matter was elevated above 1.5. In aftermaths, whose early regrowth went on rather quickly, dry matter accumulation began to decline at the stage that C/F ratio of standing crop became ca. 1.0 and fiber content …

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Forage Yields Of Simple Mixtures Of Selected Genotypes Of Grasses And Adapted Herbaceous Legumes In Southwest Nigeria, I Ezenwa, M E. Aken'ova Jun 2024

Forage Yields Of Simple Mixtures Of Selected Genotypes Of Grasses And Adapted Herbaceous Legumes In Southwest Nigeria, I Ezenwa, M E. Aken'ova

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

Three tropical grasses viz. Guinea grass (Panicum maximum Jacq), elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum) and star grass (Cynodon nlemfuensis Vanderyst) and three herbaceous legumes viz. Verano stylo (Stylosanthes hamata (L) Taub), centro (Centrosema pubescens Benth) and tropical kudzu (Pueraria phaseoloides (Roxb) Benth) were evaluated for their dry matter (DM) yield potential in mixtures and sole stands. Annual DM yields of Verano stylo in mixtures with star grass, Guinea grass and elephant grass as well as tropical kudzu mixtures with Guinea grass and elephant grass varied between 13.2 and 14.2 t/ha. These yields were similar to …

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Multiple Land Use Management: Case Studies On Building Partnerships, Greg Riemer, Tom Harrison Jun 2024

Multiple Land Use Management: Case Studies On Building Partnerships, Greg Riemer, Tom Harrison

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

As part of the Saskatchewan commitment to the North American Waterfowl Management Plan the Saskatchewan Wetland Conservation Corporation (SWCC) is acquiring over 30,000 acres of native vegetation in a contiguous block around the Big Quill Lake in east central Saskatchewan. Some of this range land was in extremely poor condition. This lake is of internationally significant importance to waterfowl, nesting and migrating shorebirds. SWCC goals for this area are to improve the condition and vigour of the range for livestock and to provide and protect habitat for wildlife such as Baird's sparrow and piping plovers. Big Quill Lake is a …

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Yield Formation And Changes In Quality In Legume-Grass Mixtures As Affected By N-Fertilization, Irrigation And Grass Species, K Richter, K Schmaler Jun 2024

Yield Formation And Changes In Quality In Legume-Grass Mixtures As Affected By N-Fertilization, Irrigation And Grass Species, K Richter, K Schmaler

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

In the years of 1984 to 1992 field experiments have been conducted with different legume-grass mixtures at a location in north-east Germany. Dry matter yield, crude protein and crude fibre content in legume-grass mixtures changed by N-fertilization, grass species, duration of utilization and irrigation. First this was caused by the effect of these factors on yield proportion. The variation of N-fertilization and irrigation influenced red clover grown in a mixture with grass more than lucerne-grass mixture. Irrigation of red clover-grass mixture supported the yield proportion of legume whereas N-fertilization and duration of utilization supported the grass species. Yield proportion, crude …

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Some Ecological Aspects Of Semi-Natural And Temporary Grasslands, N Gaborcik, L Ondrasek, J Cunderlik, J Tomaskin, T Kizek Jun 2024

Some Ecological Aspects Of Semi-Natural And Temporary Grasslands, N Gaborcik, L Ondrasek, J Cunderlik, J Tomaskin, T Kizek

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

Some ecological aspects were studied in semi-natural and temporary grasslands at different levels of fertilizer application. The research was carried out in the upland region of central Slovakia at the altitude of 460 m in Banská Bystrica. At zero fertilizer application, soil CO2 production and Cox content were higher in the temporary grassland. Atmospheric N fixation was also higher in the temporary grassland. However, root accumulation, microbial biomass content and R : S ratio were lower in the temporary grassland. By comparison with the semi-natural grassland, leaf area index (LAI), net assimilation rate (NAR) and crop growth rate (CGR) were …

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The Productivity And Botanical Composition Of Permanent, Temporary And Slot Seeded Grassland, J Fiala, J Gaisler, V Pavlu Jun 2024

The Productivity And Botanical Composition Of Permanent, Temporary And Slot Seeded Grassland, J Fiala, J Gaisler, V Pavlu

IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)

The development of botanical composition and primary production was followed from 1993 to 1995 at the southern side of the Jizera Mountains on three-cutting permanent, temporary and slot seeded grassland. Each grassland type was divided into 4 variants with various doses of mineral fertilization. The same clover-grass mixture composed of 5 components were used for the renovation by ploughing and slot seeding. During three years of the observation a very fast drop of the clover portion for the benefit of grass species and herbs was noted especially by the renewed grassland. Also sown grass species in the renewed grassland declined …

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