Legumes may also be used to extend the production season in the cooland warm-season grass pastures. Growing complementary plant species is an alternative approach Grazing systems using forage legumes increase animal to enhancing pasture production. Our objective was to estimate combining ability for native, warm-season grasses and legumes grown in production (Fribourg et al., 1979; Jung et al.,...

To solve the problems posed in Doctrine to ensure food security of population Russia (2020), it is important increase productivity and quality voluminous fodder on meadow hayfields. In Federal Scientific Center "VIK named after V.R. Williams", improved technologies have been developed for creation use legume-grass stands (with participation four legume species) using presowing inoculation seeds...

Broomrape weeds (Orobanche and Phelipanche spp.) are root holoparasites that feed off a wide range of important crops. Among them, Orobanche crenata attacks legumes complicating their inclusion in cropping systems along the Mediterranean area and West Asia. The detrimental effect of broomrape parasitism in crop yield can reach up to 100% depending on infection severity and the broomrape-crop as...

Legumes are a rich source of valuable nutrients thus represent important component in human and animal nutrition. The most often limiting factor legume production is the presence seed pests, such as bean weevil Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say, 1831). This work tested suitability three different species (common bean, faba grass pea), with growing interest diet, for development weevil, aiming to pr...

Integrating cover cropping into crop–fallow rotation has been considered a key component of ecological intensification that could mitigate negative productivity and sustainability challenges associated with conventional fallow practices. However, the adoption crops in water-limited environments limited by potential soil water nitrogen (N) costs resulting yield penalties. We examined impacts div...

Agroecological studies are based on the concept that, by understanding ecological processes, it is possible to manage agroecosystems for more sustainable production of biomass and, thus, protection natural resources. Many in field agroecology show that some farming methods can improve soil quality and restore increasing plant biodiversity. Functional characteristics plants assessment ecosystem ...

Context Tagasaste (Cytisus proliferus), a fast-growing leguminous tree, has potential to supplement pasture production in steep-hill country and increase resilience.Aims In the companion paper, we quantified tagasaste characteristics. Here, determine effect of proximity 10-year-old trees on productivity eight species including grasses (perennial ryegrass, Lolium perenne; cocksfoot, Dactylis glo...

Recently, an increasing interest in such fertilizers and fertilization methods which not only directly supply nutrients to plants, but also stimulate soil bioactivity is noted. Their effect on both microbiota forage plants has been fully recognized. The aim of the study was investigate combined plant mixture type mineral (NPK) with biostimulants based a marine algae extracts botanical compositi...