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Monitoring Productivity of A UK Dairy System Aiming to Increase Soil Carbon, based on Diverse Swards and Incorporating Mob Grazing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
There is interest in increasing soil organic matter (SOM), both to improve plant productivity, and augment carbon sequestration. One practice that may contribute to increasing SOM is a “mob grazing” approach.
Leach, Katharine   +2 more
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RAD-seq as an effective strategy for heterogenous variety identification in plants-a case study in Italian Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum). [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Plant Biol, 2022
Yu Q   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Ringtest to evaluate four methods of resistance testing in fodder radish against Meloidogyne chitwoodi [PDF]

open access: yes
To measure levels of resistance in fodder radish cultivars a reliable, objective and cost effective testing method is required. In 2006 German and Dutch plant breeder’s organizations (Bundesverband Deutscher Pflanzenzüchter; BDP and Plantum), a number of
Berg, W., van den   +2 more
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A guide to organic grassland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Organic farming systems in the UK are traditionally based on ley/arable crop rotations. Up to 70% of the farmed area comprises of mixed grass and legume leys. These leys offer a powerful mechanism for supplying nitrogen through their potential to harvest
Philipps, Lois
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Legume based plant mixtures for delivery of multiple ecosystem services: An overview of benefits [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
As costs for mineral fertilizers rise, legume-based leys are recognised as a potential alternative nitrogen source for crops. Here we demonstrate that including species-rich legume-based leys in the rotation helps to maximize synergies between ...
Baddeley, J. A.   +13 more
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Postharvest residues from grass seed crops for bioenergy [PDF]

open access: yesJournal on Processing and Energy in Agriculture, 2016
During grass seed production, a large amount of low forage quality biomass has been produced. Tall growing perennial grasses such as tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea L.) and Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) can be used as an alternative source ...
Simić Aleksandar   +5 more
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Environmental impacts of grazed clover/grass pastures [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
peer-reviwedGrazed clover/grass pastures are important for animal production systems and the clover component is critical for its contribution to N inputs via biological fixation of atmospheric N2.
Erikson, J.   +3 more
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