Article: Forage legumes for temperate grasslands.(AGRICULTURE, PLANT CULTURE, FORESTRY)(Brief Article)(Book Review)

Temperate Forage Legumes.
Crop Science;  May 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Temperate Forage Legumes. J. FRAME, J.F.L. CHARLTON ... important contributions of temperate forage legumes to worldwide grassland agricultural systems. The beneficial role of forage legumes has received increasing visibility ...

Article: Invasion of woody species into temperate ...
Journal of Vegetation Science;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Question: Invasion of woody species into grasslands is a global phenomenon. This is also topical in semi-natural temperate grasslands that are no longer profitable for agricultural management. Trees and grasses interact through harsh root competition ...

Acid-soil resistance of forage legumes as assessed by a ...
Crop Science;  September 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...PLANTS THAT ARE RESISTANT to Al toxicity, or by extension acid-soil, are those, that exhibit superior root growth which ultimately result in enhanced plant vigor on acidic, Al-toxic soils or solutions" (Kochian, 1995). Aluminum tolerance and Al exclusion imply specific and different mechanisms

Article: Linking vegetation heterogeneity and functional attributes of ...
Applied Vegetation Science;  February 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Abstract Question: How are plant communities of the Flooding Pampa grasslands spatially distributed? How do canopy dynamics of the different communities vary among seasons and years? Location: Buenos Aires province, Argentina. Methods: We characterized the distribution of communities through a

Factors modifying frost tolerance of legume species. (Forage & Grazing ...
Crop Science;  November 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... hazards. Spring-seeded grain and forage legumes, and legume-grass mixtures cover ... Seedling stand loss for both grain and forage legumes has been reported in cooler areas of ... conducted on frost tolerance of grain and forage legumes under conditions more typical of the ...

Article: Clovers Not a 'Silver Bullet' for High Costs Nitrogen
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  August 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... news from its agriculture program: Forage legumes can provide livestock producers some ... there is a lot of "hype" surrounding forage legumes such as crimson or arrowleaf clovers ... in a form plants can use. However, forage legumes such as clovers have a symbiotic relationship ...

Article: Effects of feeding grass or red clover silage cut at two maturity ...
Journal of Dairy Science;  November 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... ability to bind atmospheric N. Red clover, like other forage legumes, is known for greater intake potential and animal performance ... breakdown in the rumen and outflow from the rumen are higher in forage legumes (Wilson and Kennedy, 1996). Despite the higher content ...