Grain legumes, such as soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.), pea (Pisum sativum L.), faba bean (Vicia faba L.), lupins (Lupinus spp.), common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) and grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.), represent one of the most quality and least expensive solutions for a long-term demand for plant protein in animal husbandry. One of the limitations to an increased use of grain legumes as feed is t...

The nitrogen (N) effect of legumes is one of the main reasons for their inclusion in rotation systems and their success in rainfed agriculture of Mediterranean areas. The comparative analysis of this effect in relation to alternative systems or practices is essential for a comprehensive appreciation in their merit. This field experiment was comprised of four three-year rotation cycles. Wheat (T...

BACKGROUND Glomerular deposition of IgA1 is a common feature of Henoch-Schönlein purpura, and is indistinguishable from that seen in IgA nephropathy. Serum IgA1 is abnormally O-glycosylated in IgA nephropathy, and this may contribute to mesangial IgA1 deposition and the development of glomerular injury. This altered O-glycosylation of IgA1 can be detected by its increased binding to the lectin ...

Insect populations feeding on different plant species are under selection pressure to adapt to these differences. A study integrating elements of the ecology, behavior, and gene expression of aphids on different host plants has not yet been well-explored. The present study explores the relationship between host fitness and survival, feeding behavior, and salivary gland gene expression of a pea ...

Abstract Phosphorus (P) is a limiting nutrient in many agroecosystems and, apart from affecting plant growth, can also limit biological N 2 fixation (BNF) by leguminous plants. Thus, increasing P supply have positive effect on BNF particularly P-deficient soils. Here, we provide new insights into the response of hairy vetch ( Vicia villosa ), widely adopted as legume cover crop, to limitations,...

The trial was conducted to evaluate the influence of tillage and mulch practices on growth response maize selected forage legumes. With three replications, experiment carried out using a split-plot design. Mulch no were used as major plot treatments straw left from previous cropping season. subplot different namely Minimum (0.2 m) Deep (0.35 m).The research in Foothills Lesotho Ha-Matela Nazare...

A field study was carried out in 2017 and 2018 two Italian rice farms (at Livorno Ferraris Rovasenda) to assess the effect of using cover crops as green mulching on weed control yield. Three different fields were sown each site after harvest with either Vicia villosa, Lolium multiflorum, or a mixture both (V. villosa 40% + L. multiflorum 60%); at Rovasenda, small percentage Brassica napus Triti...