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Full-Text Articles in Agronomy and Crop Sciences
Response Of Forage Oats To Nitrogen Fertilizer In High And Low Fertility Soils, N Moreira
Response Of Forage Oats To Nitrogen Fertilizer In High And Low Fertility Soils, N Moreira
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Forage oats are used extensively as whole-crop in rainfed areas of Portugal as is traditional in Mediterranean areas. They are cropped with minimum inputs, and increasingly in mixtures with annual legumes such as Vivia sativa (Moreira, 1989). In addition to the fact that relatively low yields are obtained in these conditions, the oats harvested during grain filling have a very low crude protein content, which severely limits their nutritive value (Eagles et al., 1979; Abreu et al., 1982). The aim of the present study is to determine the effects of nitrogen fertilizer on whole-crop forage oats in terms of drymatter …
Lowering Cocksfoot Yields Caused By Manganese Toxicity And Molybdenum Deficiency Caused By Acidifying Effect Of Ammonium Nitrate Application, H Gembrazewski, Urszula Sienkiewicz
Lowering Cocksfoot Yields Caused By Manganese Toxicity And Molybdenum Deficiency Caused By Acidifying Effect Of Ammonium Nitrate Application, H Gembrazewski, Urszula Sienkiewicz
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
In the case of cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata L.) cultivation in monoculture or its domination as a result of high N level further regrowth yields decrease is often observed. This situation also takes place on fertile soils and during years with good precipitation amounts. Similarly in pot experiments with optimal water and nutrients-N.P.K.-supply, this phenomenon also takes place. According to many research works, N application systematically acidifies the treated soil. In Poland 60 % of soils are acid ones (pHKcl < 5,6). Sandy soils dominating in Poland are poor organic matter and they possess low buffering capacity. They are not resistant to acidifying effect of nitrogen fertilization which, besides biological oldering of plants, can be the reason of yields lowering in further harvests. Lowering of soil reaction strongly effects micronutrients availability to plants to which its insufficiency or surplus is harmful. The problem of Mn toxicity and Mo insufficiency on acid soils is often discussed. The aim of the present research is to investigate the influence of increasing rates of commonly used N source - ammonium nitrate - on the yield and chemical composition of cocksfoot.
Rendement Des Prairies Dans Les Marais De L'Ouest De La France. Diagnostic Des Insuffisances Minerales, Y Pons, E Lafon
Rendement Des Prairies Dans Les Marais De L'Ouest De La France. Diagnostic Des Insuffisances Minerales, Y Pons, E Lafon
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Situes sur la cote atlantique entre la Vilaine au Nord et la Gironde au Sud, !es Marais de l'Ouest s'etendent sur 250 000 ha environ. Ils resultent du comblement d'un golfe marin par des alluvions fluviomarines argileuses. La prairie est la production obligatoire lorsque !es contraintes hydrauliques ne sont pas maitrisables ou lorsque le cout d'amenagement est prohibitif. C'est le cas d'une part des marais "mouilles" qui sont soumis aux crues des rivieres (sols tourbeux et argileux) et d'autre part des marais desseches lorsque !es sols sont sodiques et done tres instables. L'objectif de l'etude est d'expliquer !es ecarts de …
A Time For Change- Issues Arising From The Xvii International Grassland Congress Developed World Viewpoint, Barney Foran
A Time For Change- Issues Arising From The Xvii International Grassland Congress Developed World Viewpoint, Barney Foran
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
A number of major issues raised at the conference, if they are accepted by farmers and grassland scientists, will mean a major realignment of both the philosophy and practice of grassland science. The first of these is future world trade flows and a bleak prognosis for traded livestock products. Jf the developed world accepts that developing nations have to trade in order to develop, and trade in commodities where they have a cost advantage, this suggests that bulk production of livestock commodities will decline ln total. Thus grassland exports will have to concentrate on high value niche markets. This poses …
Congress Outlook From The Developing Countries' Perspective, Bede N. Okigbo
Congress Outlook From The Developing Countries' Perspective, Bede N. Okigbo
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
In this XVII International Grassland Congress, which is now successfully drawing to a close, we are all very grateful for the opportunity to participate and enjoy the hospitality of our New Zealand and Australian hosts. Above everything else, we have benefited much more from attending than we have individually contributed to its success in various ways.
Water Balance And Soil Fertility Characteristics Of Brigalow (Acacia Harpophylla) Lands Before And After Forest Clearing, Paul A. Lawrence, B A. Cowie, D Yule, P J. Thorburn
Water Balance And Soil Fertility Characteristics Of Brigalow (Acacia Harpophylla) Lands Before And After Forest Clearing, Paul A. Lawrence, B A. Cowie, D Yule, P J. Thorburn
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
A multidisciplinary study was undertaken to investigate the changes in catchment runoff, groundwater recharge and soil fertility after the complete removal of brigalow (Acacia harpophylla) forest for buffet grass pasture. Clearing brlgalow for pasture increased runoff amount by 21 mm/year; however, runoff represented a·· small (11-14%) component of the annual water balance. An increase in groundwater recharge immediately after clearing was not sustained once the pasture was established. Clearing did not alter the annual water balance, evapotranspiration taking 90% of annual rainfall, Clearing and burning• caused a flush of plant available N, P and K but this was …
Successional Dynamics Of An Acacia Savanna In Southern Africa, C. Richard Hurt, Richard I. Yeaton
Successional Dynamics Of An Acacia Savanna In Southern Africa, C. Richard Hurt, Richard I. Yeaton
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Acacia-dominated savannas iii southern Africa are ·maintained by disturbance. Wheri ihese ecosystems are managed as pastoral systems, the disturbance regime is altered, • arid the· successional sequence proceeds to broad-leafed woodland. We examined changes in woody species composition over a soil catena, and used sliccessional stages within an acacia-dominated community to develop a Markov model of the dynamics of the system. We used this model to simulate 2 management scenarios and to make predictions · of associated community changes over time.
Deforestation In Pakistan, Inayat U. Chaudhry
Deforestation In Pakistan, Inayat U. Chaudhry
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Pakistan's economy is agricultural and pastoral. From 1150 to 1991 its forest cover declined from an estimated 28 million ha to 4,6 million ha and population increased from 1.2 to 112 million. rn addition to. increasing population, government irrigation projects for colonisation, in road of agriculture into forestry and construction of barrages over rivers caused deforestation. This has increased soil erosion, siltation of dams and the gap in production and demand of wood: biodiversity has been adversely affected and mangrove forests have degraded. Forestation has been carried out over 220 000 ha since 1947. A network of easily accessible nurseries, …
Animal Production From Tropical Semi-Arid Savannah Woodland In Subcoastal Queensland, Australia, H G. Bishop, H J. Chamberlain, R M. Dodt, T B. Hilder, G A. Lambert, E R. Anderson
Animal Production From Tropical Semi-Arid Savannah Woodland In Subcoastal Queensland, Australia, H G. Bishop, H J. Chamberlain, R M. Dodt, T B. Hilder, G A. Lambert, E R. Anderson
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Annual live-weight gain of steers grazing on virgin tropical semiarid poplar box (Eucalyptus populnea) savannah woodland in subcoastal central Queensland fluctuated between 59 kg/head and 200 kg/head over a 7-year period. Average live-weight gain for the 7 years was 136 kg/head/year, which is above expected levels for this vegetation type. Reasons suggested for this animal performance are the use of a stocking rate more lenient than the district average and above-average winter rainfall received during the 7 years of this demonstration project. Removing trees doubled the pasture dry matter yield, which subsequently allowed a doubling of stocking rate …
Forage Production From In Situ Herbicide Treatment Of Semi-Arid Woodlands And Scrub Regrowth, A R. Murphy, C O. Love, G W. Fossett
Forage Production From In Situ Herbicide Treatment Of Semi-Arid Woodlands And Scrub Regrowth, A R. Murphy, C O. Love, G W. Fossett
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
The response of native pastures after stem injection of eucalypt woodlands with picloram-triclopyr herbicide in 1986 was Investigated at 2 locations in Queensland over 18 months, Treatments were fenced to exclude half the plots from grazing by cattle. At Rolleston (good rainfall) dry matter grass response from grazed and ungrazed plots was 2- to 3-fold more than in untreated plots 4-18 months after treatment. At Mundubbera (low rainfall) picloram-triclopyr gave 2- to 5-fold increases in grass dry matter 3-18 months in ungrazed plots and 3-9 months in grazed plots. At both sites plclorarn-triclopyr gave quicker nnd greater grass response than …
Evaluation Of Animal Productivity And Pasture Yield After Treatment Of Brigalow (Acacia Harpopylla) Regrowth With Tebuthiuron, G W. Fossett, P C. Venamore
Evaluation Of Animal Productivity And Pasture Yield After Treatment Of Brigalow (Acacia Harpopylla) Regrowth With Tebuthiuron, G W. Fossett, P C. Venamore
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Brigalow (Acacia harpophylla) regrowth was aerially treated with 2.0 kg/ha tebuthiuron (Graslan TM) at Blackwater, Australia in November 1989. Control of brigalow regrowth increased in grass production 2- fold, which resulted in dramatic animal live-weight gains. The liveweight advantage of steers grazing the tebuthiuron treated area was 31 kg/head compared with similar steers grazing the control paddock at similar stocking rates. After 20 months this advantage enabled 44% of stock to be marketed at premlum prices. A subset of steers implanted with a long-term hormonal growth promotant (HGP) (Compudose400™) and grazing the tebuthiuron-treated paddock recorded a 75 kg …
Competitive Effects Of Trees On Pasture Are A Function Of Rainfall Distribution And Soil Depth, J C. Scanlan, G M. Mckeon
Competitive Effects Of Trees On Pasture Are A Function Of Rainfall Distribution And Soil Depth, J C. Scanlan, G M. Mckeon
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
A pasture production model was modified to account for the effect of tree water use on pasture production in woodlands of norJhern Australia. Simulation experiments with the model indicate that competition for water explains the effect of trees on pasture production. Trees compete for water most strongly (I) in shallow soils; (2) when tree roots are shallow; and (3) when intra-seasonal dry periods reduce the amount of water available for transpiration.
Deforestation In The Savanna Context: Problems And Benefits For Pastoralism, W H. Burrows
Deforestation In The Savanna Context: Problems And Benefits For Pastoralism, W H. Burrows
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Deforestation is discussed from a savanna perspective, rather than in the usual rain forest connotation. Reasons for removing trees and shrubs from savannas are outlined with emphasis placed on the impacts that tree clearing has on livestock production. Other benefits and possible adverse consequences of removing woody plants are detailed. It is suggested that the importance of trees ln maintafning nutrient flows in grazed savanna may be overstated. Problems that arise from clearing trees from savannas often result from a lack of preclearing planning or post-clearing management, rather than the clearing operation Itself.
Deforestation For Pasture In The Humid Tropics: Is It Economically And Environmentally Sound In The Long Term?, E Adilson Serrao, C Uhl, D C. Nepstad
Deforestation For Pasture In The Humid Tropics: Is It Economically And Environmentally Sound In The Long Term?, E Adilson Serrao, C Uhl, D C. Nepstad
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
During the past 5 decades, the rate of tropical forest conversion has accelerated in response to economic pressures, population growth, technological development, and prpgrammes and incentives to open land for development. Deforestation rates rose substantially through the I 980s, and were highest in Africa ( 1.7% ), followed by Asia (1.4%) and Latin America (0.9%). The greatest extent of deforestation, however, was In Latin America, especially in the Amazon, where much of the deforestation was for pasture-based cattle development. Although forest conversion for ranching has been routinely criticised because of the ecological and socioeconomic implications associated with it, cattle herds …
A Legume Ley System In Australia's Semi-Arid Tropics, R L. Mccown, K Thiagalingam, T Price, P S. Carberry, R K. Jones, N P. Dagliesh, D.C I. Peake
A Legume Ley System In Australia's Semi-Arid Tropics, R L. Mccown, K Thiagalingam, T Price, P S. Carberry, R K. Jones, N P. Dagliesh, D.C I. Peake
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
A large part of the Australian continent is semi-arid and tropical. While extensive beef cattle grazing is the most significant agricultural industry in this region, there Is some potential for dryland cropping. There are strong economic and- ecological reasons for exploring the possibility of a no-till tropical ley system. Work at Katherine, Northern Territory, found that a ley system based on Stylosanthes hamata cv. Verano showed considerable promise based on both contributions to dry-season animal performance and nitrogen contribution to succeeding coarse grain crops. Subsequent research and development in the wetter Douglas-Daly district of the Northern Territory has demonstrated even …
Hardseededness Of Medicago Polymorpha Under Field Conditions In The Subhumid Mediterranean Zone Of Chile, Julia R. Avendano, Alejandro L. Del Pozo, Carlos M. Ovalle
Hardseededness Of Medicago Polymorpha Under Field Conditions In The Subhumid Mediterranean Zone Of Chile, Julia R. Avendano, Alejandro L. Del Pozo, Carlos M. Ovalle
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
To improve knowledge in the establishment and self-regeneration of medics grown in rotation with wheat in Chile, the long-term ambiental softening of medic seed is being studied. In March, (i) 72 samples of 100 pods each, were broadcast on the soil surface In plots of 20x20 cm, surrounded by a wood frame, and (ii) 12 samples were placed in a similar way, but the pods were buried at 1-2 ·cm. /11 sitr,, or field germination was recorded, and the germinated seeds destroyed. In (i), every 2 months during the first to fourlh softening season (SS), and in (ii), each March …
Role Of Gramineous Species In Cereal-Annual Legume Farming Systems, G N. Roberts, P G. Tow, E D. Carter
Role Of Gramineous Species In Cereal-Annual Legume Farming Systems, G N. Roberts, P G. Tow, E D. Carter
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Three pasture types (volunteer annual grass+medic, grass-free medic and oat+volunteer grass+medic) were compared at 2 stocking rates (8.4 and 12.6 DSE) with grazing Merino wethers. The oat variety is resistnnt to both Gaeumannomyces graminis (take-all) and Heterodem avenae (cereal cyst nematode), important root diseases of cereals. Four harvests were taken during early winter. The oat + grass + medic pasture type had a faster growth rate and maintained higher levels of available pasture on all sampling occasions (July to September). The yields of the grass and medic components were significantly reduced in the oat+grass+medic treatment from the second harvest onwards. …
Digitaria Milanjiana Ley Pasture For Banana Cropping In Tropical North Queensland, Australia, T J. Hall, G D. Walduck, R W. Walker
Digitaria Milanjiana Ley Pasture For Banana Cropping In Tropical North Queensland, Australia, T J. Hall, G D. Walduck, R W. Walker
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
The burrowing nematode (Radopholus similis) is a major economic pest of bananas in the wc;t tropics of Queensland. It is expensive to control, reduces banana yields and can reduce the economic life of a crop. Current pasture grasses cannot be used in leys because they are hosts to the nematode. Introduced pasture grasses (143 accessions) were evaluated for their environmental adaptation, burrowing nematode resistance, and weed control and erosion protection ability. Digitaria milanjiana CPI 59745 was the most successful accession and it was released as cultivar Jarra. Establishment methods for planting stolon material were developed.
Yields And Nitrogen Contents Of Maize Receiving Fertilizer Nitrogen Or After Alfalfa And Red Clover, M Collins
Yields And Nitrogen Contents Of Maize Receiving Fertilizer Nitrogen Or After Alfalfa And Red Clover, M Collins
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Two experiments compared alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and red clover(Trifolium pratense L.) genotypes for supplying N to an ensuing maize (Zea mays L.) crop. A non-fixing alfalfa genotype, which nodulates but fixes no N, served as a control crop. Nitrogen-fertilised maize received 0, 7S, ISO or 22S kg/ha of N annually as NH4NO3• Maize was seeded into I-year-old legume stands killed by N• (phosphono-methyl) glycine isopropylamine. Non-fixing alfalfa yielded 6 t/ha of forage in the first year compared with 9 t/ha or more for normal cultivars. Two-year mean maize grain yields after Dart alfalfa were 9.2 t/ha and …
Effects Of Short-Term Rotations Of Monocultures And Mixtures Of Legumes And Grasses With Rice In The Subtropical Zone Of South-Western China, S R. Zhou, Y G. Yu, K Mao, X M. Gan, Z L. Pu
Effects Of Short-Term Rotations Of Monocultures And Mixtures Of Legumes And Grasses With Rice In The Subtropical Zone Of South-Western China, S R. Zhou, Y G. Yu, K Mao, X M. Gan, Z L. Pu
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Five short-term rotation systems of monocultures and mixtures of legumes and grasses with rice, i.e., Medicago hispida ➔ rice, Trifolium repens cv. Ladino ➔ rice, Astragalus sinicus + lolium multiflorum ➔ rice, Medicago hispida + Lolium multiflorum ➔ rice and Trifolium repens cv. Ladino + Lolium multiflorium ➔ rice, were selected from 8 evaluated in this study in the subtropical zone of south-western China. The average results for these rotational types per year were: forage dry matter 3,63 tlha, forage crude protein 727 .5 kg/ha, metabolisable energy 22.lx!03 MJ/ha, in vitro organic matter digestibility of forages 72.84%, rice yield 7.4 …
Prospects For More Sustainable Cropping Systems In Central Italy Based On Subterranean Clover As A Cover Crop, F Caporali, E Campiglia, R Paolini
Prospects For More Sustainable Cropping Systems In Central Italy Based On Subterranean Clover As A Cover Crop, F Caporali, E Campiglia, R Paolini
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
A range of possibilities for increasing long-term sustainability of cropping systems in the mediterranean environment of central Italy is presented, supported by experimental evidence on the use of subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum) as living mulch and green manure in a common cash crop rotation (wheat-sunflower). The annual self-regenerating legume proved to have potential for inducing a significant shift towards a less energy-intensive management of such.a specialised cropping system, and also provided innovative and flexible patterns of crop sequences. Tillering capacity of wheat turned out to be a crucial element for sub clover living mulch to act successfully on …
Performance Of Ley Farming Systems Including Annual Legumes And Mixtures Of Legumes With Grasses At Cukurova In Turkey, V Tansi, T Saglamtimur, H Baytekin
Performance Of Ley Farming Systems Including Annual Legumes And Mixtures Of Legumes With Grasses At Cukurova In Turkey, V Tansi, T Saglamtimur, H Baytekin
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Ecological conditions in Cukurova are favourable for production of various crops, including cotton and wheat, so cotton monoculture or cotton-wheat rotation systems have been common for many years. These monoculture systems have brought some soil and pest problems into .Cukurova. To improve the livestock production, intensive dairy units were established, However, half of these were later liquidated since the livestock husbandry was unprofitable, compared with cash cropping. The most limiting factor was the high purchase cost of fodder. Ley fanning is an alternative system in which crops are alternated on the same land to obtain fodder without reducing yields of …
Effect Of Tillage On Regeneration Of Annual Pasture Legumes In Cereal-Livestock Farming Systems, E D. Carter, P G. Fulwood
Effect Of Tillage On Regeneration Of Annual Pasture Legumes In Cereal-Livestock Farming Systems, E D. Carter, P G. Fulwood
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
The self-regenerating annual pasture legumes, mainly Medicago spp. (medics) and Trifolium spp, (clovers), are important components of annual pastures on millions of ha in the mediterranean climatic zones of the world. We have shown that tillage practices for cereals and other crops have a severe effect by reducing legume density and productivity after a cropping sequence. Deep-burial of pasture legume seed by disc ploughing and mouldboard ploughing is most detrimental, as a high percentage of seed is buried too deeply to allow emergence, while normal scarifying at 6-8 cm causes little loss of potential legume seed germination and seedling emergence. …
Predicting The Emergence Of Annual Pasture Legumes In Cereal-Livestock Farming Systems Of South Australia, E D. Carter, P G. Oorter
Predicting The Emergence Of Annual Pasture Legumes In Cereal-Livestock Farming Systems Of South Australia, E D. Carter, P G. Oorter
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Annual pasture legumes (mainly Medicago spp. and Trifolium spp.) are the basis of sustainable farming systems in the cereal-livestock distcicts of South Australia. However, several factors in the cropping and pasture phases deplete legume seed reserves. While total legume seed reserves measured during summer and autumn after a cropping sequence are a useful guide to legume regeneration, the readily germinable seed (i.e., soft seed) is a much beUer guide. We have developed a simple but accurate method of predicting natural regeneration of legume pastures based on the controlled watering of representative sites on stubble paddocks during the summer-autumn period as …
Potential Suitability Of Spontaneously Reseeing Stylosanthes Spp. For Ley Farming In The Central Chaco Of Paraguay, A Glatzle
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Continuously cropped regosols in the semi-arid Central Chaco are deficient in organic matter and prone to wind erosion. Ley-farming with self-regenerating legumes may be a sustainable alternative land use. In a 2-year field trial Stylosanthes hamata cv. Verano (V) and a 1: 2 mixture of S. humllis cv. Paterson and S. guianeuis var. intermedia cv. Oxley (P+O) were tested for their: preceding crop values to silage sorghum (S) as compared with continuously cropped S; and potential to recover spontaneously after a reduced tillage intermediate crop of S with weed control (we) or with the voluntary style underseed allowed to grow …
Potential Of Crotalaria Ochroleuca (Marejea) In Traditional Crop And Livestock Production Systems In Tanzania, S V. Sarwatt
Potential Of Crotalaria Ochroleuca (Marejea) In Traditional Crop And Livestock Production Systems In Tanzania, S V. Sarwatt
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
In experiments to study the role of Crolalaria ochrroleuca (marejea) in traditional farming systems, the plant was used in the following way: (l) broadcast alone at a rate of 10 kg/ha of seed to determine dry matter (DM) yield, nutritive value and kg N/ha it can fix at different stages of growth, i.e., 2, 4, 6, 8, IO, 12, 14 and 16 weeks. (2) sown under after 3 weeks on alternate ridges with maize and maize alone as control. (3) the leaves at 10 weeks were harvested and supplemented to young sheep grazing 8 h/day. 12 male sheep …
Effect Of Gliricidia Provenances On The Yield Of Soybean And Cassava In An Alley-Cropping System, I M. Nitis, W Puger, M Suarna, W Sukanten, K Lana
Effect Of Gliricidia Provenances On The Yield Of Soybean And Cassava In An Alley-Cropping System, I M. Nitis, W Puger, M Suarna, W Sukanten, K Lana
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
An alley-cropping experiment was carried out for 3 years in a dry land farming area in Bali to study the effect of Gliricidia sepium (gliricidia) on soybean and cassava yields. Sixteen provenances of gliricidia were compared, in a completely randomised block design with 6 blocks and 12 plants/provenance. Six of the provenances originated from Mexico (M), 4 from Guatemala (G), I each from Costa Rica (R), Nicaragua (N), Panama (P), Colombia (C), Venezuela (V) and Indonesia (I). Plant spacings were 0.5 m within the alley, with 4 m between alleys. Soybean seeds and cassava sticks were planted between the alley …
Role Of Ley Farming In Crop Rotations In The Tropics, M A. Mohamed Saleem, M J. Fisher
Role Of Ley Farming In Crop Rotations In The Tropics, M A. Mohamed Saleem, M J. Fisher
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Is there a role for ley farming in the agricultural changes desired across the tropics? Hopes were high after the identification of suitable traits for leys in tropical legumes, Despite agroclimatic-suitability similarities for a wide range of tropical crops and forages, socioeconomic conditions vary across the tropics. Increasing debt problems and low prices for agricultural commodities constrain many countries, particularly in tropical Africa, to achieve the needed agricultural growth rates at the current levels of inputs and subsistence land-use practices, Tropical agriculture's inability to meet the growing demand for food is further compounded by declining land productivity and rapid population …
Is Ley Farming In Mediterranean Zones Just A Passing Phase?, T G. Reeves, M A. Ewing
Is Ley Farming In Mediterranean Zones Just A Passing Phase?, T G. Reeves, M A. Ewing
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Ley farming in southern Australia has changed dramatically in the past decade or so. The present version is a more flexible, adaptive one that includes crop legumes, nitrogen fertiliser, direct drilling, and stubble retention. This has resulted in much longer phases of cropping between pasture periods, causing some to designate the new system as "phase farming". Su.ch changes are critical not only in Australia, but also elsewhere, when considering the development and adoption of ley farming in mediterranean-type regions. While the effects of traditional Icy-farming on soil fertility and crop, pasture and livestock production have been well established, there is …
Sesbania Sesban: A Promising Forage Legume In Semi-Arid Central Tanzania, D N. Msariri, M L. Kusekwa
Sesbania Sesban: A Promising Forage Legume In Semi-Arid Central Tanzania, D N. Msariri, M L. Kusekwa
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Seventy-four accessions of Sesbania sesban were evaluated alongside 7 of S. goetzel for forage production at Mpwapwa, In Tanzania. The former was promising while the latter was generally unsuccessful. For S. sesban, germination of scarified inoculated seed in nursery was 34%. Survival of the seedlings was 96% at transplanting at 8 weeks. Growth in the field, measured in terms of mean incremental height, was 2.9 m at l year of establishment. On average, 50% of the plants flowered and formed pods at 158 and 190 days, respectively. Seed yield averaged 348 g per plant, while forage yield averaged 4.5 t …