The Grazing Manager: A New Application Of The Carrying Capacity Concept,
2024
Texas A&M University
The Grazing Manager: A New Application Of The Carrying Capacity Concept, M M. Kothmann, R T. Hinnant
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Common approaches to evaluating carrying capacity are stocking rate trials for research and trial and error adjustments for ranchers. These approaches are inadequate as operational decision guides for grazing management. The Grazing Manager (TGM) is a generalized management level dynamic model that provides a new approach to stocking rate analysis. Grazing pressure is integrated over time with a function called pasture demand ratio (PDR) which is based on cumulative forage demand relative to cumulative forage production within a forage year. PDR is a dynamic variable that standardizes the forage balance relationship and makes the analysis of stocking rate data more …
Accounting For Selective Grazing In The Stocking Rate Decision,
2024
Queensland Dept. of Primary Industries
Accounting For Selective Grazing In The Stocking Rate Decision, M F. Quirk, J W. Stuth
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
We describe the development and use of a simple, generic method for predicting botanical composition of herbivore diets, thereby allowing resource managers to consider selective foraging when setting stocking rates. For a particular season and herbivore, we found that forage species fall into one of 3 selection categories: preferred (consistently selected for), undesirable (consistently selected against), and variable (inconsistent selection pattern). Our studies showed that, for most situations, dietary composition is adequately predicted from regression relationships with the field proportions of preferred and undesirable species. We demonstrate how this method can help address issues such as the conservation of preferred …
Productivity And Genotypic Diversity Of Trifolium Ambiguum In The Central Caucasian Mountains, Georgia,
2024
Longslip Station, NZ
Productivity And Genotypic Diversity Of Trifolium Ambiguum In The Central Caucasian Mountains, Georgia, R G. Patterson, P R. Espie
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Trifolium ambiguum occurred in12 diverse grassland communities, ranging from 1700 m to 2850 m, in the Kasbegi region, Central Caucasus. Total herbage mass in mid summer ranged from 310 to 763 g/m2with T. ambiguum composition ranging from 0.5 to 51%. Maximum T. ambiguum production occurred in fertile, regularly mown hay meadows, but was reduced in severely grazed pastures. It has persisted in these communities after centuries of grazing or cutting, without fertiliser input. T. ambiguum ploidy levels were predominantly diploid (82% frequency of occurrence), often in conjunction with triploid (18%) or tetraploid (27%) genotypes. The triploid T. ambiguum genotype ( …
Nitrogen Nutrition Of Brant (Branta Bernicla L.) Grazing On Saltmarsh And Pasture Species,
2024
University of Sunderland
Nitrogen Nutrition Of Brant (Branta Bernicla L.) Grazing On Saltmarsh And Pasture Species, G Q.A Anderson, M Andrews, S M. Percival, J S. Kirby
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Captive brant Branta bernicla were fed a range of food plants to determine their ability to digest nitrogen and specifically soluble protein. Soluble protein levels in droppings were only a small fraction of those in plants, indicating substantial uptake or conversion. For white clover Trifolium repens L., uric acid content indicated that at least 50% of excreted nitrogen had been metabolised, strongly suggesting that a substantial fraction of soluble protein is utilised by the geese. Carbon/nitrogen ratios increased from plants to droppings while carbon/hydrogen ratios remained nearly constant indicating greater uptake of nitrogen relative to carbon. T. repens was found …
Measuring Spatial Variation Within Pastures,
2024
CSIRO
Measuring Spatial Variation Within Pastures, C K. Mcdonald, R M. Jones
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Paddock means of pasture yield and composition can be inadequate or even misleading due to the spatial variability within pastures. The use of visual estimation procedures, particularly the BOTANAL technique, provides data suitable for analysing variability as many quadrats are sampled within the one paddock. Examples show how data from routine BOTANAL samplings can reveal small and paddock scale spatial variation, and how BOTANAL data can be used to examine relationships between the yield of legume and grass in a mixed pasture grazed at different stocking rates.
Effect Of Seed Storage On Integrity Of Grass Germplasm,
2024
Plant Breeding & Acclimatization Institute, Botanical Garden, 85-687 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Effect Of Seed Storage On Integrity Of Grass Germplasm, G Zurek
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Experiment on estimation of qualitative changes in populations of meadow fescue (Festuca pratensis Huds.) after seed storage in different conditions were taken. Phenotypical traits for plants derived from seeds stored during 54 months in two different kind of storage conditions were compared. Storage of meadow fescue seed during 54 months in unfavourable conditions resulted in decrease of initial germination as well as in increase of abnormal seedlings and variation. Germination of seed samples stored in cold and dry conditions remain at the initial level. Results of the above experiment prove great variability of tested samples in case of reaction …
Post-Harvest Residue Management For Fine Fescue Seed Crops In Oregon,
2024
Oregon State University
Post-Harvest Residue Management For Fine Fescue Seed Crops In Oregon, T G. Chastain, W C. Young Iii, G L. Kiemnec, C J. Garbacik, G A. Gingrich, G H. Cook
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
On-farm trials were conducted from 1992 to 1995 to investigate the efficacy of alternative post-harvest residue management practices for production of fine-leaf fescue seed crops, creeping red fescue (Festuca rubra L.) and Chewings fescue (F. rubra L. ssp. commutata Gaud.). Seed yield and seed quality were maintained in Chewings fescue seed crops without burning when residue management techniques removed most of the straw and stubble remaining after harvest. Seed yield was reduced to unacceptable levels by all nonthermal management practices in creeping red fescue.
Proximate Composition Of Mature Seeds From Soybean Plants Grown In Different Environments,
2024
Oil Chemical Research
Proximate Composition Of Mature Seeds From Soybean Plants Grown In Different Environments, T M. Kuo, E Eskins, R L. Cooper
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
The objectives of this study were to examine the influence of differences in sunlight irradiation on the accumulation of soluble oligosaccharides in mature soybean (Glycine max L.) seeds and to determine the correlations between important seed constituents. Plants were grown in field houses covered with plastic filters that varied sunlight irradiation. The most obvious effect of both blueand red-deficient sunlight was a reduction in the level of stachyose and sucrose that coincided with an increase in raffinose level and decreased oil content. Blue growth house which was deficient in red light spectrum also produced seeds with an increased protein content. …
Management Requirements For Dryland Creeping Bentgrass Seed Production,
2024
University of Manitoba
Management Requirements For Dryland Creeping Bentgrass Seed Production, D J. Cattani, R Gjuric, D E. Feindel, P R. Miller, S R. Smith Jr
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
An extensive research project was initiated in 1992 to develop a dryland seed production system for creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.) in western Canada. Two objectives involved determining the appropriate renovation method and spring nitrogen timing and rate to maximize seed yield. Renovation experiments included scalping, mowing, aeration, tillage, burning and chemical and mechanical gapping and spring N fertilization experiments included at 0, 50, 100, and 150 kg N ha-1 at two dates. Scalping (removal of stubble and growth to 1.25 cm) showed the greatest potential to maintain seed yields. Timing of renovation was also important with early (after …
Alfalfa Seed Production Under Marginal Environmental Conditions,
2024
University of Manitoba
Alfalfa Seed Production Under Marginal Environmental Conditions, S R. Smith Jr, F M. Katepa-Mupondwa, G Huebner
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) seed production has become an important diversified cropping option for western Canadian producers covering approximately 60,000 ha. The objective of this research was to conduct and interpret a survey of Manitoba alfalfa seed producers from 1992 to 1995. Approximately 1/4 of producers completed the survey with questions ranging from seed yield to crop management practices. The 1992 and 1993 production seasons were characterized by below average temperatures and above average precipitation (historical records) which dramatically affected plant growth, reduced leafcutter bee activity and resulted in an average seed yield of 25 kg/ha. The 1994 and …
Narrow Rows And Residue Management Increase Seed Yield Of Three Turfgrasses,
2024
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Narrow Rows And Residue Management Increase Seed Yield Of Three Turfgrasses, B D. Gossen, J J. Soroka, H Najda
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Trials were seeded in 1993 at Saskatoon SK and Brooks AB, Canada and assessed in 1994 and 1995 to examine the impact of residue management, row spacing and seeding rate on seed yields of Kentucky bluegrass, creeping bentgrass, and creeping red fescue, with the focus primarily on Kentucky bluegrass. The highest, most consistent yields were achieved in the first production year, and yields were generally highest at narrow (20 - 40 cm) row spacings at that time. Without aggressive residue management such as burning or close mowing (scalping), yield of all three species declined dramatically in the second harvest year …
Evaluation Of Lolium Perenne And Lolium Multiflorum Cultivars In Chilean Andisols,
2024
Universidad de La Frontera
Evaluation Of Lolium Perenne And Lolium Multiflorum Cultivars In Chilean Andisols, F R. Demanet, M G. Mora
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
During the seasons 1992/93, 1993/94, 1994/95, the productive pattern of seven cultivars of Lolium perenne: Nui, Ellett, Santa Elvira, Solo, Embassy, Super Nui, Marathon and five Lolium multiflorum: Tetrone, Montblanc, Concord, Aberoscar, Abercomo, was evaluated in a dryland area of Southern Chile. The average season at yield reached by the evaluated cultivars was statistically similar (P< 0.05). However, Ellett, Solo and Marathon, showed a higher persistence and Tetrone and Montblanc presented a plant structure which might allow a greater complementation with Trifolium pratense.
The Effect Of Paclobutrazol On Seed Yield Components Of Trifolium Subterraneum,
2024
NSW Agriculture
The Effect Of Paclobutrazol On Seed Yield Components Of Trifolium Subterraneum, J M. Virgona
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Paclobutrazol was sprayed at a rate of 1 kg a.i./ha at and prior to flowering on swards of Trifolium subterraneum L. cv. Dalkeith over two years (1992 and 1993). There was no consistent effect of paclobutrazol on seed yield. Only at the earliest spraying time (20 days before flowering) in 1992 was there a significant increase in yield. Paclobutrazol increased burr and seed number for all spraying times in both years. However, the general absence of a yield response was due to a decrease in seed size in both years. The ratio of surface to buried seed yield and number …
Arthropods, Silvertop, And Grass Seed Yields,
2024
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Research Centre
Arthropods, Silvertop, And Grass Seed Yields, J J. Soroka, B D. Gossen, B E. Coulman
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
High numbers of various arthropods early in the season, especially thrips, mites, and grass plant bugs, were associated with silvertop injury in six grass seed fields in Saskatchewan in 995. Insect numbers in sweep samples were frequently suppressed for one or two weeks in plots sprayed with an insecticide. Four fields had low levels of arthropods early in the season andoelow incidence of silvertop later on. In a field of Russian wildrye grass with high arthropod populations, seed yield was highest in plots that had been sprayed with insecticide prior to the boot stage of grass growth. In one field …
Residue Management And Establishment Systems For Annual Ryegrass Seed Production,
2024
Oregon State University
Residue Management And Establishment Systems For Annual Ryegrass Seed Production, W C. Young Iii, T G. Chastain, M E. Mellbye, C J. Garbacik, B M. Quebbeman
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Two on-farm trials were established in 1994 to investigate low cost crop residue management and seeding practices in two cultivars of annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) grown for seed production in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Sites varied by soil type and drainage. Stand density was greater in no-till and volunteer established plots at both locations, but straw removal by baling had no effect on stand density. Fertile tiller number and seed yield was reduced in drill sown plots in TAM-90 (poorly drained site); also, fertile tiller number was fewer where no straw removal preceded no-till or volunteer establishment. No difference …
Effect Of White Clover Defoliation On Seed Production And Maturity,
2024
Lithuanian University of Agriculture
Effect Of White Clover Defoliation On Seed Production And Maturity, Slepetys, R Dapkus
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Experiments were carried out in Lithuania over the period 1990- 1995. They involved white clover (Trifolium repens L.) cultivars Atoliai (large - leaved) and Bitunai (intermediate - leaved). Different defoliation treatments were carried out at a height of 5, 10 and 15 cm every week over the period from 7 May to 18 June. On 21-28 May, two more treatments consisting of an application with 0.5 and 1.0 l ha-1 reglone were added. When defoliation was carried out on 11-18 June, the seed of cv. Bitunai and cv. Atoliai matured 7 d and 13 d later, respectively than the …
Differentiation Of Festuca Pratensis Varieties And Festulolium Hybrids By Electrophoresis,
2024
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Differentiation Of Festuca Pratensis Varieties And Festulolium Hybrids By Electrophoresis, H Hahn, W Schoberlein, K Forster
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
In the present study seed proteins and isozymes of varieties and lines of Festuca pratensis and Festulolium were investigated with the aim of finding methods for the discrimination of meadow fescue varieties and the identification of Festulolium hybrids. The banding patterns of ultrathin-layer isoelectric focusing (UTLIEF) of bulked seed samples allowed a clear distinction of Festulolium hybrids of different crossing combinations from each other and in most cases also from their parental species. Despite the outcrossing character, identification of some hybrids and crossing parents was also achieved using protein patterns of single seeds. By means of isozyme electrophoresis of Festuca …
Precrop Effects Of Grass Seed Stands On The Yield Of Succeeding Crops,
2024
Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
Precrop Effects Of Grass Seed Stands On The Yield Of Succeeding Crops, W Schöberlein, H Matthies
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Depending on grass species, number of harvest years, location and fertilizer input grass seed cropping leaves varying quantities of organic residues in the soil. When grasses are part of a crop rotation, soil-physical properties will be improved, and positive effects on the yield formation of successors can be expected. In three different experiments run between 1990 and 1995 the precrop effects of six grass species (one or two seed cropping years) were studied for their influence on the yielding of various successors. A highly differentiated water supply in spring 1993 and 1994 enabled an exact assessment of the precrop effects …
Utilization Of Regrowth For Forage In Seed Stands Of Meadow Fescue (Festuca Pratensis Huds.),
2024
The Norwegian Crop Research Institute
Utilization Of Regrowth For Forage In Seed Stands Of Meadow Fescue (Festuca Pratensis Huds.), Lars T. Havstad
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Intensive utilization of autumn regrowth for forage production was compared to other autumn treatments in nine seed production fields of meadow fescue (Festuca pratensis) during 1993-96. Uncut plots without a N application in autumn always had the lowest number of reproductive tillers and the lowest subsequent year seed yields. Intensive utilization of regrowth, by application of 80 kg N ha-1 immediately after seed harvest and forage harvests in September or October, did not have any negative impact on the following yearsí seed yields. Delaying forage harvest from 10 September to 10 October increased forage yields, but lowered the …
Average Annual Requirements, Production, Import And Export Of Legumes And Grass Seeds In Yugoslavia (Serbia And Montenegro) Up To The Year 2000, B Radenovic
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
F.R. Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), in the period from 1995 to 2000, will have sufficient lucerne seeds, of the local varieties and production, and will be able to produce for export from 300 to 500 tons of seeds for foreign varieties registered in our Variety List. For the known customer in Yugoslavia, Serbia, the production of lucerne seeds can be organized in accordance with wishes of foreign partners including varieties that have not been registered, but in such a case a special permit from relevant state authorities would be required, and provided that all produced quantities of lucerne variety that …
