SEED GERMINATION RATES OF DIFFERENT COOL SEASON LEGUMES

Overseeding Unimproved Warm-Season Pasture with Cool- and Warm-Season Legumes to Enhance Forage Productivity

Candidate Cool-Season Legumes for Filling Forage Deficit Periods in the Southern Great Plains

The second occurs in late spring and early summer (May to June) when wheat has ceased growth and warm-seaThis study was conducted to determine seasonal forage production son pastures are not yet available for grazing (Northup, and nutritive value of the cool-season annual legumes grasspea (Lath2003). New plant species that can fill these gaps with yrus sativus L. cv. AC-Greenfix) and lentil (Le...

Future Prospects for Ascochyta Blight Resistance Breeding in Cool Season Food Legumes

Legume cultivation is strongly hampered by the occurrence of ascochyta blights. Strategies of control have been developed but only marginal successes achieved. Breeding for disease resistance is regarded the most cost efficient method of control. Significant genetic variation for disease resistance exists in most legume crops with numerous germplasm lines maintained, providing an excellent reso...

A water relations analysis of seed germination rates.

Seed germination culminates in the initiation of embryo growth and the resumption of water uptake after imbibition. Previous applications of cell growth models to describe seed germination have focused on the inhibition of radicle growth rates at reduced water potential (Psi). An alternative approach is presented, based upon the timing of radicle emergence, to characterize the relationship of s...

Mechanisms of drought stress tolerance in cool season grasses

Drought stress is one of the most limiting abiotic stresses affecting growth, production and survival of plants in many areas of the world, and is expected to intensify considering the trend of climate change. Grass species are important for the sustainability of agricultural systems, forage resources for animal farming and landscapes. Grass species adapt to water deficit by different morpholog...