Sinorhizobium meliloti bacteria produce a signal molecule that enhances root respiration in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and also triggers a compensatory increase in whole-plant net carbon assimilation. Nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, and ultraviolet-visible absorption identify the enhancer as lumichrome, a common breakdown product of riboflavin. Treating alfalfa roots with 3 nM ...

Crop sequence is an important management practice that may affect durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) production. Field research was conducted in 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons in a rain-fed cold Mediterranean environment to examine the impact of the preceding crops alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), maize (Zea mays L.), sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.), and bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) on yie...

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is a crucial perennial forage plant with its high protein and mineral content may be mowed several times through the vegetation period. Along having large cultivation area in Türkiye, it constitutes approximately 61% of total green produced. Silage best method for keeping grass well using as source roughage all seasons. However, ensiling alfalfa, especially low dry ...

Argon oxygen decarburization (AOD) slag is the by-product of stainless steel refining process, which has caused considerable environmental stress. In this work, utilization AOD as mineral fertilizer for alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne planting were investigated by pot experiments. The morpho-physiological parameters biomass, plant height, root morphology bioc...

The lignocellulose in forage crops represents a second generation of biomass feedstock for conversion into energy-related end products. Some of the most extensively studied species for cellulosic feedstock production include forages such as switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea L.), and alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). An advantage of using forages as bioenergy ...

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are mutualistic symbionts associated with most terrestrial plants. HMA communities vary in composition and life histories affected by land use management. The caldén forests (Prosopis caldenia Burkart) the province of San Luis have suffered a considerable reduction their area. Currently, its relics part landscape made up lands cultivated Medicago sativa L. (al...

Intercropping of silage maize (Zea mays L.) and alfalfa (Medicago sativa is not a common practice because generally reduces grain biomass yield. The objective this research was to evaluate the productivity profitability maize–alfalfa intercropping, with goal establish increase in first year production. experiment conducted Fargo Prosper, ND, USA, 2014–2017. design randomized complete block four...

Abstract Alternative plant‐based protein sources are needed for supplementing or replacing fishmeal in formulated animal feeds. Alfalfa ( Medicago sativa L.), a perennial legume, is grown worldwide as high‐protein forage crop used primarily dairy and beef cattle However, its utility source feeding other farmed animals has great potential. Wet fractionation can provide several products that incr...

Forages grown in temperate regions, such as alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and white clover (Trefolium repens L.), typically have a high nutritional value when fed to ruminants. Their high protein content and degradation rate result, however, in poor utilization of protein from the forage resulting in excessive excretion of nitrogen into the environment by the animal. Proanthocyanindins (also kno...

The biosynthesis of monolignols can potentially occur via two parallel pathways involving free acids or their coenzyme A (CoA) esters. Caffeic acid 3-O-methyltransferase (COMT) and caffeoyl CoA 3-O-methyltransferase (CCOMT) catalyze functionally identical reactions in these two pathways, resulting in the formation of mono- or dimethoxylated lignin precursors. The activities of the two enzymes i...