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Influence Of N Fertilization Application And Regrowth On The Yields Of Grassland, J Tasi 2024 Godollo University of Agricultural Sciences

Influence Of N Fertilization Application And Regrowth On The Yields Of Grassland, J Tasi

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

The effect of different levels of fertilization and regrowth periods on the quantity and quality and distribution of yields of eleven grassland species were studied in two plots in Hungary. The effect of the following variables were tested: regrowth period of 20 and 40 days; control, 100 and 200 kg N ha-1 and 11 grass and leguminous species.


Effect Of Plant Age And N And P Fertilization On Mineral Composition Of Andropogon Gayanus, D E. Morillo, A Caraballo, J Faria-Marmoll, L R. McDowell 2024 Fondo Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias,

Effect Of Plant Age And N And P Fertilization On Mineral Composition Of Andropogon Gayanus, D E. Morillo, A Caraballo, J Faria-Marmoll, L R. Mcdowell

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Mineral concentrations of Andropogon gayanus Kunth, as affected by age of regrowth, 42 and 63 days (six and four cuttings); rate (kg/ ha/year) of N fertilizer, 0, 100 and 200, and of P2O5, 0 and 75, were evaluated on a sandy-loam Aridisol (pH 5.5) in Venezuela, using a split-split-plot experimental design with two replications. Forage mineral concentrations did not differ (P>0.05) among ages. Mean Ca, P, Mg, Na were: 0.20, 0.11, 0.10 and 0.029 %, and regarded as deficient for ruminants. Only K (1.21 %) was considered adequate. Mean Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn and Co were 57, 24, 2.7, …


Seasonality In The Response Of Perennial Grass-Clover Pastures To Phosphorus Fertiliser, A K. Metherell, A C. McKenzie 2024 Lincoln University

Seasonality In The Response Of Perennial Grass-Clover Pastures To Phosphorus Fertiliser, A K. Metherell, A C. Mckenzie

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Pasture dry matter yields from individual cuts of multi-year phosphorus (P) fertilizer field trials were analyzed for evidence of consistent seasonal trends in the response to P. The relative response to P was greatest in the late autumn - winter period, with the seasonal variation in relative yield being greater where soil fertility and mean annual relative yields were lowest.


Interaction Of Endomycorrhizal Fungi And Phosphate On Neonotonia Wightii, Lackey, V T. Paulino, O.M. A.A. Ghisi, M.A. C. Lucena, M J. Valarini, J C. Werner 2024 Instituto de Zootecnia

Interaction Of Endomycorrhizal Fungi And Phosphate On Neonotonia Wightii, Lackey, V T. Paulino, O.M. A.A. Ghisi, M.A. C. Lucena, M J. Valarini, J C. Werner

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

This experiment was carried out in greenhouse condition, to study the effect of four phosphorus levels (20, 80, 140 and 200 kg of P2O5/ ha) with or without fungi mycorrhizal inoculation (Acaulospora longula + A. morrowae ). Five accessions of Neonotonia wightii (Wightii & Arn) Lackey (perennial soyabean) were studied: Malawi, Tinaroo, NO1264, NO409 and NO 250. The growth of Neonotonia was improved by the phosphorus fertilization.The effect of VAM inoculation was greater in the lower levels of P fertilization reducing its effect in the higher levels of P applied. The presence of soluble P induced higher N accumulation …


Effects Of Agropastoral Systems On Microbially Bound Phosphorus In Low P Acid Soils, A Oberson, D K. Friesen, C Morel, H Tiessen, E Frossard 2024 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne

Effects Of Agropastoral Systems On Microbially Bound Phosphorus In Low P Acid Soils, A Oberson, D K. Friesen, C Morel, H Tiessen, E Frossard

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

The effect of agropastoral systems replacing native savanna on microbially bound phosphorus (Pmic) in low P acid soils was investigated. Chloroform released P (PChl) was measured to estimate Pmic. In a long-term improved pasture experiment, PChl was higher in grass-legume (GL) than grass-only pasture (GO). Although the P balance was slightly higher in GO than in GL, available P contents followed the same trend as PChl suggesting that the presence of legumes enhances the maintenance of P fertility. In a rice-pasture system, PChl was higher than under rice monocrop indicating an effect of the cropping system on PChl that goes …


Potassium Release From Clays By Biosignal Of Grass Root Exudates, S Suzuki 2024 Kobe University

Potassium Release From Clays By Biosignal Of Grass Root Exudates, S Suzuki

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

The objective of this study was to clarify that the root exudates of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) expand the basal spacing of hydroxy potassium vermiculite (K-Vt) in the rhizosphere model with a clay-agar system, and to discuss that the action of the root exudates is regarded as a biosignal to release potassium ions from the interlayers of vermiculite clays.


Effect Of Slurry Application On Cell Wall Components And Silage Intake By Sheep Of Italian Ryegrass And Triticale, H Kawamoto, N Shimizu, R Uegaki, R Kobayashi 2024 National Grassland Research Institute, Japan

Effect Of Slurry Application On Cell Wall Components And Silage Intake By Sheep Of Italian Ryegrass And Triticale, H Kawamoto, N Shimizu, R Uegaki, R Kobayashi

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

The study was to elucidate the effect of application of slurry manure from dairy cows on chemical components, the rumen degradation characteristics and silage intake by sheep of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) and Triticale ( rye-wheat hybrid). The amounts of application of slurry were 0, 50, 100 and 150 t/ha. The increasing level of slurry application resulted in a decrease of lower digestible cell wall and an increase of degradation rate. The silage of 150 t /ha treatment was significantly more consumed by sheep than the other treatments (p<0.05). The changes in cell wall components in both quantity and quality by the slurry application were advantageous to the increase of voluntary dry matter intake of the forage.


Different Response Of Lucerne (Medicago Sativa L.) Cultivars To P And Zn Fertilization And Susceptibility To Phosphorus-Induced Zinc Deficiency On Calcareous Soils, Gansu, China, Chen Wen, Graham Eagleton, Graeme Blair 2024 China-Australia Gansu Grassland Agriculture Systems Research

Different Response Of Lucerne (Medicago Sativa L.) Cultivars To P And Zn Fertilization And Susceptibility To Phosphorus-Induced Zinc Deficiency On Calcareous Soils, Gansu, China, Chen Wen, Graham Eagleton, Graeme Blair

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

The three pot experiments were carried out at the Qingyang Research Station, Gansu, China to determine the yield response of P and Zn, and examine the effect of soil types on P and Zn requirement of the local and introduced lucerne cultivars in the establishment phase on calcareous soils. The results showed marked growth and dry matter yield benefit at lucerne establishment when P fertiliser was applied on both soils. There were no consistent difference among the three cultivars in response to added P. A significant shoot yield response to Zn was only recorded at high P supply in the …


Application Of N And P Fertilizers On Pasture Of Southern Italy: Effects On Forage Species, Production And Quality, D Ferri, G Convertini 2024 Istituto Sperirnentale Agronomico

Application Of N And P Fertilizers On Pasture Of Southern Italy: Effects On Forage Species, Production And Quality, D Ferri, G Convertini

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

The effects of N and P fertilization on the productive and qualitative characteristics of improved pastures in inside Southern Italy areas were investigated. The trial was carried out in two sites characterized by different altitude above sea level and soil properties; also previous fertilization treatments and botanical composition characteristics are significantly different. The N fertilization reduced negative effects of climatic variations (typical of these areas) on botanical composition of “Bella” grassland at lower altitude. On the contrary a more stable botanical composition assured good yields and quality of forage at “Li Foy” field (higher a.s.l.) because more regular weather conditions …


Sulphur And Phosphorus Responses Of Russell Lupin In Rangeland, P Jarvis, R J. Lucas, J.G. H. White 2024 Lincoln University

Sulphur And Phosphorus Responses Of Russell Lupin In Rangeland, P Jarvis, R J. Lucas, J.G. H. White

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Russell lupin (Lupinus polyphyllus) was established by oversowing into low fertility, depleted tussock rangeland in 1990. The soil was low in phosphorus (P) and sulphur (S). P, (O, 12.5, 25 or 50 kg P /ha) and S (0 or 60 kg S/ha) were applied at sowing. In May 1994, a further 0 or 60 kg S /ha was applied as a sub-plot treatment. Lupin and grass dry matter (DM) was assessed in December 1995. Lupin did not grow in the absence of S. Lupin and grass responded to the additional S giving a maximum of 4.2 and 4.9 …


Raster Map For Prediction Of Heading Date Of Timothy By Nonparametric Dvr Method, T Saigusa, K Nakashima, N Noshiro, M Tsutsumi 2024 Hokkaido National Agricultural Experiment Station

Raster Map For Prediction Of Heading Date Of Timothy By Nonparametric Dvr Method, T Saigusa, K Nakashima, N Noshiro, M Tsutsumi

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

A system for making a raster map for predicting the heading date of timothy (Phleum pratense L.) at first cutting for every 1km2 plot was developed to supply information for smooth harvest of forage of good quality in a dairy farming area of Hokkaido. Daily mean air temperature for every 1km2 plot was estimated with data from a network of meteorological observatories and data base of the Japan Meteorological Agency. Day length could be calculated from latitude and calendar day. Using these two environmental factors, heading date of timothy at first cutting for each area was predicted by nonparametric DVR …


Long-Term Effects Of Co2 Enrichment And Temperate Increase On Forage Quality In A Temperate Grass, J F. Soussana, J M. Besle, I Chabaux, P Loiseau, P C. de Faccio Carvalho 2024 SRNH, INRA

Long-Term Effects Of Co2 Enrichment And Temperate Increase On Forage Quality In A Temperate Grass, J F. Soussana, J M. Besle, I Chabaux, P Loiseau, P C. De Faccio Carvalho

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Perennial ryegrass swards were grown during two years at two N fertilizer supplies in elevated (700 ppm) or ambient atmospheric CO2 concentration at outdoor temperature and at + 3°C in elevated CO2. Elevated CO2 and temperature increase had only minor impacts on the digestibility and on the fiber composition of the cut material. On average, the water soluble carbohydrate concentration of the leaf laminae was doubled in elevated CO2, whereas a 3°C temperature increase reduced this concentration by 25 %.


Co2 Enrichment And Temperature Effects On Productivity Of Field-Grown Phalaris And Subterranean Clover, J M. Lilley, T P. Bolger, R M. Gifford 2024 CSIRO

Co2 Enrichment And Temperature Effects On Productivity Of Field-Grown Phalaris And Subterranean Clover, J M. Lilley, T P. Bolger, R M. Gifford

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Pure and mixed swards of Phalaris aquatica and Trifolium subterraneum were exposed to cool (ambient) and warm (cool +3oC) temperatures, at both 380 and 690 ppm CO2 concentrations in field temperature gradient tunnels for 5 months. In general, clover and the mixture had similar forage productivity in each treatment, while phalaris was less productive. Elevated CO2 increased clover production 40% in the monoculture and the mixture. Higher temperatures reduced clover regrowth at ambient CO2 and reduced the response to elevated CO2 in the monoculture but not in the mixture. In contrast, phalaris regrowth in the monoculture was not increased by …


Growth Response Of Australian Temperate Pasture Species To Co2 Enrichment, T P. Bolger, J M. Lilley, R M. Gifford, J R. Donnelly 2024 CSIRO

Growth Response Of Australian Temperate Pasture Species To Co2 Enrichment, T P. Bolger, J M. Lilley, R M. Gifford, J R. Donnelly

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Growth responses to a doubling of the atmospheric CO2 concentration for 15 species represented in temperate pastures of southern Australia were investigated in a glasshouse experiment. The final dry weight increase due to CO2 enrichment averaged 34% across species but varied widely. The variation in CO2 response was greater among species within botanical groups than it was among groups. The CO2 response of a number of ‘desirable’, but also a number of ‘undesirable’ species was greater than the mean response, suggesting that these species may increase their proportion in pastures as atmospheric CO2 rises. Our results do not support the …


Co2 Gas Fluxes In Grazing Pasture, T Oku, S Shibata, S Takahashi, M Shibayama 2024 National Grassland Research Institute, Japan

Co2 Gas Fluxes In Grazing Pasture, T Oku, S Shibata, S Takahashi, M Shibayama

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

CO2 gas fluxes in grazing pastures were measured directly by the eddy correlation method to determine whether grasslands function as carbon sinks or sources. Observations revealed daytime CO2 absorption fluxes to grassland and nighttime CO2 emission fluxes to atmosphere. In 1993, the daily amounts of CO2 absorbed by grassland were larger than those of CO2 emitted to the atmosphere during the measuring period in spite of a cool summer and consequently lower level of solar radiation. In 1994, we obtained reverse carbon budgets especially on very hot days, which resulted from a different fluctuation pattern of the CO2 gas fluxes. …


Elevated Co2 And Temperature Effects On Paspalum And Arachis Forages, K J. Boote, F B. Fritschi 2024 University of Florida

Elevated Co2 And Temperature Effects On Paspalum And Arachis Forages, K J. Boote, F B. Fritschi

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Long-term effects of elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) and elevated temperature on growth processes of bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flugge) and rhizoma peanut (Arachis glabrata Benth.) were evaluated. Forages were established and grown in 27-m long temperature-gradient greenhouses constructed over a natural field soil. Treatments were two CO2 levels, 350 or 700 vpm CO2, and four temperature sectors (0, 1.5, 3.0, and 4.5 °C above ambient). Shoot emergence, ground cover, leaf and canopy assimilation, rate of leaf appearance, and dry matter accumulation were measured. Increasing temperature accelerated plant establishment and increased early plant dry matter accumulation, leaf area, and leaf appearance rate. …


Productivity Of Orchardgrass In Japan Estimated By The Neural Network Method And The Effect Of An Increase In Co2 And A Rise In Temperature, H Sasaki, T Suyama, M Fukuyama 2024 National Grassland Research Institute, Japan

Productivity Of Orchardgrass In Japan Estimated By The Neural Network Method And The Effect Of An Increase In Co2 And A Rise In Temperature, H Sasaki, T Suyama, M Fukuyama

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

The purpose of this study is to estimate changes in the productivity of orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.) resulting from an anticipated increase in CO2 and a rise in temperature. Productivity of orchardgrass is primarily determined by mean temperature and solar radiation. Accordingly, a growth model was established on this basis by using the neural network method. Maps of areas where productivity is depressed in the summertime were drawn based on calculations applying anticipated climatic changes to this model. The direct influence of the increase in CO2 density was also considered in making these maps. As a result, it was concluded …


Growth And Physiology Respond Differently To Elevated Co2 In Nad-Me And Nadp-Me C4 Grasses, D R. LeCain, J A. Morgan 2024 USDA, Agricultural Research Service

Growth And Physiology Respond Differently To Elevated Co2 In Nad-Me And Nadp-Me C4 Grasses, D R. Lecain, J A. Morgan

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Plants with C4 photosynthesis have one of three decarboxylation enzymes in their bundle sheath cells. Reports suggest that bundle sheath leakiness to CO2 is highest in the NAD-ME group, lowest in the NADP-ME group and intermediate in the PCK group. We investigated the hypothesis that growth and photosynthesis of three NADME grasses would respond more to elevated CO2 than three NADPME grasses. Contrary to our hypothesis, growth of NADP-ME grasses was greater under elevated CO2, while none of the NADME grasses had a significant response. Increased leaf non-structural carbohydrates were associated with greater growth responses of NADP-ME grasses, while none …


Nitrogen And Co2 Effects On Remobilization Of Root And Crown Reserves For Regrowth Following Defoliation, R H. Skinner, J A. Morgan, J D. Hanson 2024 USDA, Agricultural Research Service

Nitrogen And Co2 Effects On Remobilization Of Root And Crown Reserves For Regrowth Following Defoliation, R H. Skinner, J A. Morgan, J D. Hanson

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

The effect of carbohydrate and nitrogen reserve remobilization during the first 4 d following defoliation on subsequent regrowth was studied under different soil nitrogen and atmospheric CO2 conditions. On a structural dry matter basis, elevated CO2 increased carbohydrate concentration without affecting total nitrogen in roots and crowns. High soil nitrogen had the opposite effect, increasing nitrogen concentration with no effect on nonstructural carbohydrates. Regrowth was significantly correlated with total nitrogen concentration at the time of defoliation. Carbohydrate concentration was not related to subsequent regrowth, nor was there a consistent correlation between carbohydrate or nitrogen remobilization and regrowth. No nitrogen remobilization …


Methane Production By Steers On Pasture, W P. McCaughey, K Wittenberg, D Corrigan 2024 Agriculture & AgriFood Canada

Methane Production By Steers On Pasture, W P. Mccaughey, K Wittenberg, D Corrigan

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Grazing system, stocking rate and monensin controlled release capsule (CRC) administration were investigated to determine impacts on methane (CH4) production by steers grazing alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)/meadow bromegrass (Bromus biebersteinii Roem & Schult.)/Russian wildrye (Psathyrostachys juncea (Fisch.) Nevski) pastures. Pasture treatments consisted of 2 replications each of two grazing systems (continuous stocking or 10-paddock rotational stocking) at each of two stocking rates (low, 1.1 steer ha-1 or high, 2.2 steers ha-1). Half of the animals in each pasture were administered a monensin CRC while untreated animals served as controls. During the grazing season, 1 steer per treatment …


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