Associated grass-legume pastures have advantages over grass monoculture; in order to evaluate them the association of black oat (Avena strigosa Schreb) with winter vetch (Vicia villosa Roth) was analysed. The objective study forage yield, botanical, morphological, and chemical composition monoculture vetch, at different crop heights residual stubble heights. Eighteen treatments were evaluated r...

Integrating cover crops (CC) in rotations provides multiple ecological services, but it must be ensured that management does not increase pre-emptive competition with the subsequent crop. This experiment was conducted to study the effect of kill date on: (i) CC growth and N content; (ii) the chemical composition of residues; (iii) soil inorganic N and potentially mineralizable N; and (iv) soil ...

Biological nitrogen fixation by the Rhizobium -legume symbiosis allows conversion of atmospheric into ammonia within root nodules mediated nitrogenase enzyme. Nitrogenase activity results in evolution hydrogen as a result side reaction intrinsic to this Some rhizobia, and also other fixers, induce NiFe uptake hydrogenase (Hup) recycle produced nitrogenase, thus improving efficiency process. In ...

The implementation of soil conservation measures is essential to promote sustainable crop production in the Mediterranean region. In an organic rainfed almond orchard located Lanjarón (SE, Spain), a study carried out during 2016–2021 analyzed influence different management strategies (SMSs) (TT, traditional tillage; NT, no VF, cover Vicia faba; VS, sativa; VS-VE, sativa and ervilia) on some sel...

Evolutionary relationships were inferred among a worldwide sample of Ascochyta fungi from wild and cultivated legume hosts based on phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequences from the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer regions (ITS), as well as portions of three protein-coding genes: glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-dehydrogenase (G3PD), translation elongation factor 1-alpha (EF) and chitin synthase 1...

The economic return from cereal or cereal/vetch crops was determined using previously published and new agronomic herbage quality data experiments conducted at four sites across southern New South Wales, Australia, over years (2008 to 2011), evaluate the parameters of two wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), barley (Hordeum vulgare oat (Avena sativa one triticale (x Triticosecale) variety, grown as mo...

Zonal management of cereal–legume cover crop mixtures may help address weed and nitrogen challenges common in organic reduced tillage systems. During a field study conducted over 3 years Michigan, we evaluated the effects management, tillage, supplemental mulch on organically produced acorn squash ( Cucurbita pepo ). fall season before production, rye Secale cereale L.) vetch Vicia villosa Roth...