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Long‐term nutrient addition and grazing exclusion determine flower abundance, diversity and community composition in high‐latitude grasslands

Oikos, EarlyView.
The abundance and composition of flowers within plant communities shape the resources available to flower‐visiting insects. However, it remains unclear how nutrient enrichment and changes in grazing impact plant communities and their floral resources, and whether these effects contribute to ongoing pollinator decline. We investigated how the abundance,
Nicolina Johanson, Harry Olde Venterink, Luísa G. Carvalheiro, Anu Eskelinen, Risto Virtanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impacts of woody encroachment on nature's contributions to people in North America and Africa: A systematic review

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Woody encroachment is affecting nature's contributions to people (NCP) in grassy ecosystems around the world, but these impacts have not yet been well summarised. Moreover, the impacts of encroachment are likely to vary depending on the historical ecosystem dynamics, climatic conditions, encroacher species, and the temporal, spatial, cultural ...
Felix Vusumuzi Skhosana, Nicola Stevens, Malebajoa Anicia Maoela, Sally Archibald, Guy Franklin Midgley   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Methodological aspects of determination of biological N-fixation of different forage legumes [Methodische Aspekte der Bestimmung der biologischen N-Fixierung verschiedener Futterleguminosen] [PDF]

, 2002
Knowledge about the amount of fixed nitrogen of different legume crops is very important for calculation of farm N balances. According to literature the choice of determination method may have an impact on the estimated amount of N fixed by a legume ...
Loges, Ralf, Taube, Friedhelm
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Could large‐scale silicon supplementation of crop‐lands mitigate the impacts of climate change?

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Intervention strategies that involve supplementing crop‐lands with silicon have significant scope for carbon capture and drought mitigation, offering wide‐ranging societal impacts. These include contributing to decarbonisation goals, enhancing food security, providing economic benefits and reducing environmental damage associated with intensive ...
Scott N. Johnson, Kimberley J. Simpson, Susan E. Hartley   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A comparative nitrogen balance and productivity analysis of legume and non-legume supported cropping systems: the potential role of biological nitrogen fixation

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016
The potential of biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) to provide sufficient N for production have encouraged re-appraisal of cropping systems that deploy legumes.
Pietro P M Iannetta, Mark Young, Johann Bachinger, Göran Bergkvist, Rafael J. Lopez-Bellido, Jordi Doltra, Jordi Doltra, Michele Monti, Valentini Pappa, Valentini Pappa, Moritz Reckling, Moritz Reckling, Cairistiona F.E. Topp, Robin Walker, Robert M Rees, Christine A. Watson, Euan K. James, Geoffrey R Squire, Graham S Begg   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perennial forage legume cultivation and their above-ground mass management methods for weed suppression in arable organic cropping systems

Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture, 2021
Background In organic crop farms, growing crop yields are limited by insufficient nitrogen supply to plants and crop weediness. In such farms, legume swards are proposed as a service crop to improve nitrogen cycling.
Aušra Arlauskienė, Danutė Jablonskytė-Raščė, Lina Šarūnaitė, Monika Toleikienė, Laura Masilionytė, Viktorija Gecaitė, Žydrė Kadžiulienė   +6 more
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The conditioning environment mediates soil biological legacies, while plant traits mediate corresponding responses among Medicago sativa cultivars

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Alfalfa is the most widely cultivated perennial forage crop in the world, supporting livestock production and contributing to global food systems. However, soil degradation and declining productivity threaten the long‐term sustainability of alfalfa pastures.
Martina Cardoni, Aisa Kuper‐Psenicnik, John Paul Wasan, Jonathan A. Bennett   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of different ratio and intercropping systems on forage yield and some components of Hungarian vetch (Vicia pannonica Crantz.) and grass combination under arid climate conditions

Растениевъдни науки, 2018
Intercropping productivity under conventional farming system was carried out in the experimental field of The Trakya Agricultural Research Institute (TTAE) in Edirne province in 2012-2015 growing seasons with 3 replications on randomized complete block ...
Ferhat Demirhan, Adnan Orak, Hazım Tenikecier   +2 more
doaj  

Forage legumes as feed for pigs in smallholder production systems in the North of Lao PDR [PDF]

, 2013
This thesis sought to characterise and understand existing smallholder pig production systems in the North of Lao PDR and to investigate the role of forage legumes as alternative protein sources for pigs in smallholder production systems.
Phengsavanh, Phonepaseuth
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Semiochemical applications for managing the grey field slug (Deroceras reticulatum Müller), a major pest of arable crops

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Trends in semiochemical research highlight promising attractants and repellents for ‘push–pull’ pest control strategies of the grey field slug. Extracts from plants, predators, entomopathogenic fungi, and essential oils demonstrate potential in modifying grey field slug behaviour, inducing avoidance, antifeeding responses, or mortality, offering ...
Suleiman Mustapha, E Joel Loveridge, Tariq M Butt, Jozsef Vuts, Patricia A Ortega‐Ramos, Samantha M Cook   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source