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Establishment Of Pollinator Habitat Within A Livestock Pasture Ecosystem, Roshani Sharma Acharya

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Pollinators are important for fertilization, setting fruits, and seed development of more than 78% of the flowering plants that provide food for human beings and other species. Use of pollinators to maximize crop production is a proven agricultural practice; however, it has been less explored in livestock forage production systems. This study investigated pollinator abundance and diversity in pastures using different sampling methods and determined the impact of different pasture management practices on insect pollinators in a livestock pasture ecosystem. In Chapter 2, utility of four different colors of pan trap (blue, green, yellow, and purple) for sampling bees in …

Nebline, July 2021

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Smart Techniques Conserve Water in Your Yard

Building a Healthy Community: What Lincolnites Say

Recipe of the Month

Saving and Sing and Storing Garden Seeds

Garden Guide: Things to Do This Month

Naturally Occurring Elements in Groundwater: Last in a Series - Uranium

UNL East Campus Discovery Days

Nebraska 4rs Nutrient Stewardship Field Day

Ants in the Home & Landscape

Lawn Care and Young Children: Creating a Safe and Fun Place to Play

Heart of 4-H Volunteer Award: Marti Thomson

Summer Programming 4-H Interns

4-H Announcements for 4H'ers and Volunteers

Extension News

Extension Calendar

Forage News [2021-07], Department Of Plant And Soil Sciences, University Of Kentucky

Forage News

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Effect Of Harvest Time On The Incidence Of Red Drupelet Reversion And Development Of Tetraploid Linkage Maps In Blackberry, Mitchell E. Armour

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The cultivated eastern U.S. blackberry (Rubus L. subgenus Rubus Watson) has gone through tremendous strides in both trait improvement and market outreach at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture (UA System). What began as primarily a pick-your-own local fruit found mostly in the wild, has become a commercialized year-round product in most major U.S. grocery retailers. This could not have been achieved without decades of diligent breeding efforts. Although the genetic improvement of fresh-market blackberries has advanced, there are still issues that need to be addressed. One issue is the prevalence of red drupelet reversion (RDR), a physiological …

Species-Specific Responses To Restoration Interventions In A Tamaulipan Thornforest, Faeqa Mohsin, Mylen A. Arias, Clifton Albrecht, Kimberly Wahl-Villarreal, Alejandro Fierro-Cabo, Bradley O. Christoffersen

School of Integrative Biological & Chemical Sciences Faculty Publications

In the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV) of south Texas, native thornscrub forest restoration has been ongoing for the past four decades, yet few assessments of their efficacy exist, and no study has yet quantified species-specific responses. Seedling transplantation in conjunction one or more restoration interventions (RIs) remains the method of choice at most sites, and thus the initial months following transplantation, when seedlings are especially vulnerable to drought and animal damage, are a critical time for determining restoration success. To this end, we evaluated the survival, growth, and animal damage of 3600 native seedlings of 24 thornforest species in …

Assessing Impacts Of Winter-Hay Feeding On Soil And Forage Nutrient Dynamics In A Rotationally-Grazed Pasture System In Arkansas, Lawrence Gordon Berry Iv

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

More than 38 % of United States’ rural land area was used for grazing (i.e., pastureland or rangeland) ruminant animals in 2017, constituting the largest private land use group. The expansive nature of these lands means that grazing and pasture management decisions have potential to impact water quality as well as profit margins. As a result, beef producers are under increased pressure from economic and environmental standpoints to limit application of nutrients beyond those required to grow the forage needed for animal consumption. At the same time, a large amount of nutrients is recycled back to pasture systems directly from …

The Applicability, Efficacy And Risks Of Natural Sequence Farming In The Dryland Agricultural Zone Of South West Western Australia, Nik Callow, Rose Anne Bell

Natural resources commissioned reports

Natural sequence farming (NSF) is an approach to restoring degraded agricultural land, developed by Peter Andrews on his property Tarwyn Park in New South Wales. The approach aims to rehydrate the landscape by slowing the movement of water with a series of structures and then using this water to drive plant growth and improve soil function.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development engaged the University of Western Australia to review the applicability, efficacy and risks associated with using NSF principles and practices in the south-west dryland agricultural zone in Western Australia. The review has combined information from the …

Effect Of Silicon On Early Growth And Yields Of Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa), Fuping Tian

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

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Study On Drying Characteristic And Hay Quality Of Alfalfa In Different Hay Making Methods, Shiming Xue, Guilian Shan

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Foliar Applied Boron Not Only Enhances Seed Cotton Yield But Also Improves Fiber Strength And Fineness Of Cotton Cultivars, Muhammad Ashfaq Wahid, Muhammad Saleem, Shahbaz Khan, Sohail Irshad, Mumtaz Akhtar Cheema, Muhammad Farrukh Saleem, Haroon Zaman Khan, Madad Ali, Ali Bakhsh, Zuhair Hasnain, Sara T. Alrashood, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi

The Philippine Agricultural Scientist

Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is as famous as “White Gold” due to its high quality fiber. Boron (B) is one of essential micronutrients involved directly or indirectly in many plant processes. Cotton growth, yield and quality are intensely influenced with B application. A 2 years field based study was conducted to explore the impact of foliar applied B (0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, and 2.5 kg ha^-1) on productivity and quality of cotton cultivars (FH-113, MNH-786, and CIM-496). Outcomes of the experiment reflected that application of various levels of B significantly influences the growth and quality attributes …

The Perception Of Management Needs In Bolivian Rural Communities, Andrea Pardini, L. Angeli, F. Peduzzi

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Biocomposites Of Low-Density Polyethylene Plus Wood Flour Or Flax Straw: Biodegradation Kinetics Across Three Environments, Anna K. Zykova, Petr V. Pantyukhov, Elena E. Mastalygina, Christian Chaverri-Ramos, Svetlana G. Nikolaeva, Jose J. Saavedra-Arias, Anatoly A. Popov, Sam E. Wortman, Matheus Poletto

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study was to assess the potential for biocomposite films to biodegrade in diverse climatic environments. Biocomposite films based on polyethylene and 30 wt.% of two lignocellulosic fillers (wood flour or flax straw) of different size fractions were prepared and studied. The developed composite films were characterized by satisfactory mechanical properties that allows the use of these materials for various applications. The biodegradability was evaluated in soil across three environments: laboratory conditions, an open field in Russia, and an open field in Costa Rica. All the samples lost weight and tensile strength during biodegradation tests, which was …

Mongolian O‐Boo Culture And Biodiversity Conservation In Arbas Mountain, Ordos Plateau, Manliang, Surguga, Shan Chen, Xinshi Zhang

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Changed Relations: Understanding Conflicts In Pastoral Areas, Shaoliang Yi, Ning Wu, Zhaoli Yan, Ismail Muhammad

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Necessity Of Mobility Strategy To Risk Aversion Livestock Husbandry: A Case From Bayantala Village Of Xilingol Prefecture, Inner Mongolia, China, Yina Xie, Wenjun Li, Qian Zhang, Changling Li, Yanbo Li

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Commercial Assets Of The Senegalese Pastoral Population (Ferlo), A. Wane, Ibra Touré, V. Ancey

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Traditional Rangeland Management Systems In Chitral, Ismail Muhammad

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Is The Pastoral Production System Compatible With The Ecosystem Sustainability?—Case Of The Tropical African Sahel, Bernard Toutain, C. Ancey, Alexandre Ickowicz

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Traditional Grazing Systems Used By Pastoralists Of Eastern Alborz (North Of Iran), Hossein Barani

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Adding Biological Agents On Alfalfa Silage Quality, Changhui Li, Yanfang Deng, Yimin Cai

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Yield Trait Comparison Of Twenty Two Alfalfa Cultivars, Tianming Hu, Peizhi Yang, Quanzhen Wang

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Different Additives On Alfalfa Silage Quantity, Huisen Zhu, Kuanhu Dong

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Different Drying Ways On Main Nutrition Ingredient In Different Growth Stages Of Xinjiang Small Reed, Guangwei Zhao, Ainiwaer Aishan, Yong Chen, Yusanjang, K. Ataku

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Comparative Study On Forage Qualities Evaluated With Grading Index And Relative Feed Value, J. K. Zhang, K. W. Chen, J. F. Xie, D. X. Lu, M. Hu

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Traditional Ranching Heritage And Cultural Continuity In The Southwestern United States, Carol Raish, Alice M. Mcsweeney

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Inheriting And Advancing The Essence Of Nomadic Culture, And Searching For A New Course Of Harmonious Development On The Grassland, Zhongling Liu, Cunzhu Liang, Lixing Wang, Dunyuan Hao, Huaming Liu

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

People, Culture And Nature In The Rural‐Urban Fringe: Impressions From A Study Of Rural Gentrification In The English Midlands, Martin Phillips

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Experimental Research On The Grassland Rodent Control By A Way Of Training The Vulpes Fulva Return To A Wild State, Kechang Li, Xiaolin Gu, Weijun Li, Xiuyun Ji, Zhao'e Yu

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Poisonous Species On Livestock Health On The Rangeland, Wenhao Luo, Yujie Lou

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Overseeding Whipgrass With Cool‐Season Annuals To Increase Pasture Yield And Quality In Southwest China, Chunhua Yang, Xiantao Fu, Lingzhi Chen, Zhisong Tang, Huijun Hang

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.