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1. Recoupling cross-scale interactions in tall fescue-invaded tallgrass prairie

Author:
Raynor Edward J.; Hillhouse Heidi L.; Debinski Diane M.; Miller James R.; Schacht Walter H.
Source:
Landscape ecology 2022 v.37 no.2 pp. 267-283
ISSN:
0921-2973
Subject:
forage quality,   etc   ; Festuca arundinacea; homogenization; invasive species; landscape ecology; tallgrass prairies; Iowa;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Context Vegetation quantity and quality influence the degree large grazers drive grassland structural heterogeneity. Invasive plants threaten the function of cross-scale interactions that exist when multiscale effects such as fire and grazing interplay to shape structural heterogeneity patterns. Objectives We investigated how grazing pressure and time since fire at the patch-scale influenced forag ...
Handle:
10113/7709544
DOI:
10.1007/s10980-021-01348-x

2. The Eurasian crane (Grus grus) as an ecosystem engineer in grasslands: Conservation values, ecosystem services, and disservices related to a large iconic bird species

Author:
Orsolya Valkó; Sándor Borza; Laura Godó; Zsolt Végvári; Balázs Deák
Source:
Land degradation & development 2022 v.33 no.12 pp. 2155-2165
ISSN:
1085-3278
Subject:
forage quality,   etc   ; Grus grus; birds; ecosystem engineers; ecosystems; land degradation; livestock; species diversity; Hungary;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Large bird species, such as cranes are involved in human‐wildlife conflicts as they often forage in croplands. The Eurasian crane (Grus grus) is a large bird species, protected across Europe, which, thanks to conservation programmes and its ability to utilise croplands for foraging, shows a strongly increasing population trend. This exaggerates the existing conflicts between crop farmers and crane ...
DOI:
10.1002/ldr.4314

3. Field-scale monitoring of green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas): Influence of site characteristics and capture technique on the blood metabolome

Author:
Steven D. Melvin; Stephanie Chaousis; Kimberly Finlayson; Anthony R. Carroll; Jason P. van de Merwe
Source:
Comparative biochemistry and physiology 2022 v.44 pp. 101026
ISSN:
1744-117X
Subject:
forage quality,   etc   ; Chelonia mydas; abiotic stress; blood; blood chemistry; diet; metabolites; metabolome; metabolomics; sample size;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Given their threatened status, there is considerable interest in establishing monitoring techniques that can be used to evaluate the health of sea turtles in the wild. The present study represents a methodological contribution towards field-scale metabolomic assessment of sea turtles, by exploring differences in blood biochemistry associated with site characteristics and capture technique. We comp ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cbd.2022.101026

4. Effect of stem rot disease on berseem protein content and digestibility

Author:
H. K. Oberoi; Ashlesha
Source:
Range management & agroforestry 2022 v.43 no.1 pp. 176-179
ISSN:
2249-5231
Subject:
forage quality,   etc   ; Trifolium alexandrinum; agroforestry; crude protein; dry matter digestibility; range management; regression analysis; stem rot;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... The effect of sclerotinia stem rot on crude protein (CP) content and in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) was assessed in berseem fodder. The stem rot infected berseem samples were collected from different locations of Punjab during 2019-2020 cropping season.The scale of 0-9 was used to determine severity of infection on randomly selected berseem plants. The results showed that the severity o ...

5. Productivity and quality of fodder as influenced by different bajra napier hybrid and legume fodder cropping systems

Author:
K. N. Manoj; B. G. Shekara; R. K. Agrawal; Mudalagiriyappa; N. M. Chikkarugi
Source:
Range management & agroforestry 2022 v.43 no.1 pp. 88-93
ISSN:
2249-5231
Subject:
forage quality,   etc   ; Sesbania; agroforestry; alfalfa; crude protein; field experimentation; forage yield; hybrids; range management; sole cropping; supply balance;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... The adoption of perennial cereal-legume cropping systems will play an important role in achieving higher fodder productivity and provides a way to bridge the gap between supply and demand of fodder in the country. In this context, a field experiment was conducted to identify the suitable BN hybrid + legume intercropping systems in randomized complete block design with three replications. The resul ...

6. Changes in forest structure modify understory and livestock occurrence along the natural cycle and different management strategies in Nothofagus antarctica forests

Author:
Guillermo José Martínez Pastur; Juan M. Cellini; Jimena E. Chaves; Julián Rodríguez-Souilla; Julieta Benitez; Yamina M. Rosas; Rosina M. Soler; María V. Lencinas; Pablo L. Peri
Source:
Agroforestry systems 2022 v.96 no.7 pp. 1039-1052
ISSN:
0167-4366
Subject:
forage quality,   etc   ; Nothofagus antarctica; agroforestry; biomass; ecosystems; forest management; forests; landscapes; livestock; livestock production; socioeconomics; sustainable forestry; understory; Argentina;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Sustainable forest management is proposed as a solution for many ecological and socio-economic trade-offs associated with different forest uses. In Patagonia, silvopastoral systems were proposed to balance provisioning ecosystem services and other natural values. However, the design of these practices needs a better understanding of livestock production. The objective of this study was to determin ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10457-022-00760-9

7. Influence of water level management on vegetation and bird use of restored wetlands in the Montezuma Wetlands Complex

Author:
Edward B. Farley; Michael L. Schummer; Donald J. Leopold; John M. Coluccy; Douglas C. Tozer
Source:
Wildlife biology 2022 v.2022 no.2 pp. e01016
ISSN:
0909-6396
Subject:
forage quality,   etc   ; Thespesia; annuals; dewatering; drawdown; ducks; habitats; plant communities; spring; vegetation; water management; waterfowl; wetlands; wildlife; New York;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... Active water management of wetlands promotes seed and tuber production to feed migrating waterfowl, but few assessments exist to determine how management actions influence wetland structure, vegetation and bird response throughout the year. We identified effects of full water drawdown, partial water drawdown and passive wetlands (no active dewatering during the growing season) on plant communities ...
DOI:
10.1002/wlb3.01016

8. Interaction of multispecies sward composition and harvesting management on herbage yield and quality from establishment phase to the subsequent crop

Author:
Martin Komainda; Paul Muto; Johannes Isselstein
Source:
Grass and forage science 2022 v.77 no.1 pp. 89-99
ISSN:
0142-5242
Subject:
forage quality,   etc   ; Lolium multiflorum; biomass; botanical composition; drought; forage yield; grasses; grasslands; humid zones; nitrogen; regrowth; summer; sward; weeds;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Delayed harvest during different periods of the year may help to increase the multifunctionality in terms of simultaneous flowering resource and forage provision of ley grassland. Interaction effects of harvesting regime and the grass sward composition on herbage yield and quality were therefore investigated in two multispecies swards in the present study (a simple sward with five vs. a complex sw ...
DOI:
10.1111/gfs.12554

9. Soil properties are resilient despite grass invasion, fire, and grazing

Author:
Leslie Gerhard; Caley K Gasch; Kevin Sedivec
Source:
Agrosystems, geosciences & environment 2022 v.5 no.2 pp. e20257
ISSN:
2639-6696
Subject:
forage quality,   etc   ; Poa pratensis; community structure; environment; forbs; labile carbon; nitrogen; perennial grasses; spring; thatch; vegetation; Great Plains region;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.; hereafter referred to as bluegrass) is an invasive perennial grass that has become naturalized throughout the entire United States. This species is an effective competitor and produces abundant litter, which in turn creates a thick thatch layer. In the northern Great Plains, fire and grazing are effective management tools for reducing the thatch layer, promoti ...
DOI:
10.1002/agg2.20257

10. Stage-Wise Assessment of Trifolium repens Performance Against Elevated UV-B: Gaseous Exchange, Antioxidant and Forage Quality

Author:
Abdul Hamid; Suruchi Singh; Shashi Bhushan Agrawal
Source:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India, Section B: biological sciences 2022 v.92 no.2 pp. 371-384
ISSN:
0369-8211
Subject:
forage quality,   etc   ; Trifolium repens; antioxidants; ascorbic acid; gas exchange; livestock; nitrogen; nitrogen fixation; photosynthesis; soil; stomatal conductance; sucrose; India;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Accessory agricultural activities like rearing of livestock are declining because of deterioration in forage/fodder productivity and quality. Fodder species like Trifolium repens through biological nitrogen fixation supplements nitrogen in soil and helps in checking the input of harmful nitrogen-based chemical fertilizers. UV-B (280–315 nm) is one amongst many other abiotic stresses that influence ...
DOI:
10.1007/s40011-021-01316-0

11. Remotely Sensed Spatiotemporal Variation in Crude Protein of Shortgrass Steppe Forage

Author:
Jorge Gonzalo N. Irisarri; Martin Durante; Justin D. Derner; Martin Oesterheld; David J. Augustine
Source:
Remote Sensing 2022 v.14 no.4 pp. -
ISSN:
2072-4292
Subject:
forage quality,   etc   ; botanical composition; cattle; crude protein; models; protein supplements; rangelands; risk; risk assessment; steppes; sustainable agriculture; yearlings; North America;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... In the Great Plains of central North America, sustainable livestock production is dependent on matching the timing of forage availability and quality with animal intake demands. Advances in remote sensing technology provide accurate information for forage quantity. However, similar efforts for forage quality are lacking. Crude protein (CP) content is one of the most relevant forage quality determi ...
DOI:
10.3390/rs14040854

12. Wildfire extends the shelf life of elk nutritional resources regardless of fire severity

Author:
Lauren A. Snobl; Kelly M. Proffitt; Joshua J. Millspaugh
Source:
Ecosphere 2022 v.13 no.7 pp. e4178
ISSN:
2150-8925
Subject:
forage quality,   etc   ; Cervus canadensis; body condition; elks; fire severity; habitats; landscapes; remote sensing; reproductive performance; shelf life; shrubs; summer; wildfires; wildlife; Montana;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... Large‐scale, high‐severity wildfires are increasingly frequent across the western United States. Fire severity affects the amount of vegetation removed and helps dictate what, where, and how many plants regenerate postfire, potentially altering the available habitat and nutritional landscape for wildlife. To evaluate the effects of fire severity on summer nutritional resources for elk (Cervus cana ...
DOI:
10.1002/ecs2.4178

13. Agri-environmental payments drive the conservation and forage value of semi-natural grasslands by modifying fine-scale grazing intensity

Author:
Francesca Napoleone; Massimiliano Probo; Pierre Mariotte; Simone Ravetto Enri; Michele Lonati; Giovanni Argenti; Sabina Burrascano
Source:
Biological conservation 2022 v.269 pp. 109531
ISSN:
0006-3207
Subject:
forage quality,   etc   ; Bromus erectus; biodiversity; environmental factors; equations; forage yield; habitat conservation; habitats; leaves; pastoralism; soil; specific leaf area; sward; Italy; Switzerland;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... In Europe, the conservation of extensively grazed semi-natural grasslands is addressed by agricultural policies whose effectiveness is questioned. We studied sub-xerophilous Bromus erectus semi-natural grasslands to analyse the interactions among: i) agri-environmental payments, ii) grazing regimes, iii) environmental conditions, iv) habitat conservation state, and v) forage yield and quality. We ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109531

14. Early Calving Benefits Livestock Production Under Winter and Spring Warming

Author:
Matthew J. Rinella; Susan E. Bellows; Thomas W. Geary; Richard C. Waterman; Lance T. Vermeire; Kurt O. Reinhart; Megan L. Van Emon; Lindsey A. Cook
Source:
Rangeland ecology & management 2022 v.81 pp. 63-68
ISSN:
1550-7424
Subject:
forage quality,   etc   ; administrative management; beef; calves; climate; cold; cold stress; confidence interval; livestock production; neonatal mortality; nutrition; rangelands; risk; spring; summer; weight gain; winter;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... In temperate rangelands, the timing of livestock breeding is managed so that most births occur late winter to midspring. Nutrient demands of young livestock increase steadily as they grow, while nutrients supplied by rangelands typically increase in spring and then decline through summer as plant tissues mature and senesce. Timing births in late winter rather than spring can increase weight gain o ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rama.2022.01.003

15. Restoration of ecologically valuable grassland on sites degraded by invasive Solidago: lessons from a 6‐year experiment

Author:
Magdalena Szymura; Sebastian Świerszcz; Tomasz H. Szymura
Source:
Land degradation & development 2022 v.33 no.12 pp. 1985-1998
ISSN:
1085-3278
Subject:
forage quality,   etc   ; Solidago; biomass production; botanical composition; chemical composition; environmental impact; grasses; grassland restoration; hay; herbicides; invasive species; land degradation; lawns and turf; meadows;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Most semi‐natural grasslands are threatened by invasive alien plants, which have also overgrown abandoned fields. We conducted a 6‐year experiment testing different methods of eliminating invasive Solidago species and adding seed to restore valuable species‐rich grassland. Three removal treatments (herbicide spraying, rototilling, turf stripping) and two seed addition methods (direct sowing of a f ...
DOI:
10.1002/ldr.4278

16. Cattle performance with Brachiaria and Panicum maximum forages in an integrated crop-livestock system

Author:
Mariana Borges de Castro Dias; Kátia Aparecida de Pinho Costa; Eduardo da Costa Severiano; Ubirajara Oliveira Bilego; Lourival Vilela; Wender Ferreira de Souza; Itamar Pereira de Oliveira; Ana Carolina Gomes da Silva
Source:
African journal of range & forage science 2022 v.39 no.2 pp. 230-243
ISSN:
1727-9380
Subject:
forage quality,   etc   ; Brachiaria; Megathyrsus maximus; Urochloa brizantha; Urochloa ruziziensis; animal production; biomass; cattle; environmental impact; experimental design; forage production; integrated agricultural systems; mulches; pastures; soil; soybeans; synergism;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... Crop-livestock integration is an efficient technique that enables cropping and animal production in the same area, takes advantage of all the benefits that this synergism provides, and results in greater sustainability and lower environmental impact. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the production, forage quality, and cattle performance with forages of the genus Brachiaria and Panicum ...
DOI:
10.2989/10220119.2021.1901311

17. Effects of spatially heterogeneous warming on gut microbiota, nutrition and gene flow of a heat-sensitive ungulate population

Author:
Shiyu Chen; Marcel Holyoak; Hui Liu; Heng Bao; Yingjie Ma; Hongliang Dou; Guangshun Jiang
Source:
Science of the total environment 2022 v.806 pp. 150537
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
forage quality,   etc   ; Alces alces; botanical composition; carbohydrate intake; climate; diet; gene flow; habitats; intestinal microorganisms; latitude; metabolism; metagenomics; molecular biology; nutritional ecology; spring; temperature; thermosensitivity; ungulates; China;     Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:
... Effects of climate warming on trophic cascades are increasingly reported for large herbivores occupying northern latitudes. During the last 40 years, moose (Alces alces) in northeast China have lost nearly half of their historical distribution through their habitat shifting northwards. There are many possible causes of bottom-up and top-down effects of temperature and for moose in northeast China ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150537

18. A lucerne-digit grass pasture offers herbage production and rainwater productivity equal to a digit grass pasture fertilized with applied nitrogen

Author:
Sean R. Murphy; Suzanne P. Boschma; Steven Harden
Source:
Agricultural water management 2022 v.259 pp. 107266
ISSN:
0378-3774
Subject:
forage quality,   etc   ; Alfalfa mosaic virus; Desmanthus virgatus; Digitaria eriantha; Leucaena leucocephala; Medicago sativa; alfalfa; evapotranspiration; frost; livestock; nitrogen; pastures; rain; soil water; summer; sward; water management; Australia;     Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:
... In recent years, livestock producers have widely sown tropical perennial grasses, such as digit grass (Digitaria eriantha), in the frost-prone summer dominant rainfall zone of eastern Australia. Tropical grasses require substantial nitrogen inputs to maintain water productivity and forage quality. Perennial legumes offer a potential nitrogen source for these perennial grasses when sown in a mixed ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agwat.2021.107266

19. Can plant derived smoke solutions support the plant growth and forage quality in the hydroponic system?

Author:
M. C. Dogrusoz
Source:
International journal of environmental science and technology 2022 v.19 no.1 pp. 299-306
ISSN:
1735-1472
Subject:
forage quality,   etc   ; Avena sativa; Hordeum vulgare; Lathyrus sativus; Triticum aestivum; acid detergent fiber; barley; crude protein; environmental science; hydroponics; neutral detergent fiber; oats; plant growth; smoke; technology; wheat;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... In this study, the effect of plant based smoke solutions on yield and forage quality of hydroponic barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) was investigated. Two smoke solutions were prepared by burning the harvest residues of oats (Avena sativa L.) and grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.). Wheat and barley grains were primed with five concentrations (0, 1, 5, 10,15%) of the smoke s ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13762-021-03143-2

20. Understanding herbivore-plant-soil feedbacks to improve grazing management on Mediterranean mountain grasslands

Author:
Miguel Castillo-Garcia; Concepción L. Alados; Javier Ramos; David Moret; Olivia Barrantes; Yolanda Pueyo
Source:
Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 2022 v.327 pp. 107833
ISSN:
0167-8809
Subject:
forage quality,   etc   ; agriculture; carbon nitrogen ratio; ecosystems; environment; forbs; global change; graminoids; grasslands; grazing intensity; microbial biomass; nitrogen content; pastures; plant communities; sheep; soil organic carbon; species richness;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... The surface of many European mountain grasslands is decreasing due to global change and extensive grazing stands out as a key tool for their conservation. Sound knowledge of grassland ecosystem functioning and its feedback processes is required to implement sustainable grazing management. This study aimed to understand the effect of different grazing intensities on herbivore-plant-soil feedbacks i ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agee.2021.107833