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...

Zinc is essential for the growth and development of plants, but in excessive amounts soil it can be toxic them. Its mobility depends part on organic matter content soil. The aim study was to investigate effect application increasing zinc (200, 400 600 mg Zn·kg−1 soil) together with various forms fertilizer (cattle manure, chicken manure spent mushroom substrate) yield cocksfoot uptake this meta...

Copper is an element necessary for the proper growth and development of plants, but when taken in excess amounts, it can be toxic. Its availability plant reduced by using organic fertilizers or soil liming. The aim study was to investigate effect increasing doses copper (100, 200, 300 mg Cu·kg?1 soil) application combination with various amendments (cattle manure, chicken spent mushroom substra...

Four weed species (Bromus mollis, Vulpia sp., Poa annua, Steltaria media) occur in 30% or more of all perennial ryegrass seed samples. Of the listed undesirable species, Avena fatua (wild oat) and Hordeum murinum occurred respectively in 5.3 and 3.5% of ryegrass seedlots. Only 6 herbicides are registered for use in grass seed crops in New Zealand, 2 for wild oat, and 4 for broadleaved weeds. Th...

Four ruminally cannulated cows were used to compare amino acid (AA) composition of protozoal and bacterial fractions as affected by sampling time and diet. Cows were given once a day restricted feed (80% of ad libitum intake) of 7 kg DM with two successive diets. Diet HB was 65% Cocksfoot hay and 35% pelleted ground barley, and Diet H was 100% Cocksfoot hay. Samples of whole ruminal contents we...

Under Mediterranean climates, the best strategy to produce rain-fed fodder crops is to develop perennial drought resistant varieties. Summer dormancy present in native germplasm has been shown to confer a high level of survival under severe drought. Nevertheless it has also been shown to be negatively correlated with annual biomass productivity. The aim of this study was to analyze the correlat...

The productivity of a perennial lupin/cocksfoot mix was compared to that of lucerne in summer dry conditions at Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand. The pastures were planted in December 2013 and rotationally grazed by ewe lambs in autumn 2014 (Year 1), and by ewe hoggets in spring-summer and ewe lambs in autumn of 2014/2015 (Year 2) and 2015/2016 (Year 3). For lupin/cocksfoot relative ...

Abstract Background Cocksfoot grass ( Dactylis glomerata L.) with high biomass yield and rich cellulose can be used to produce bioethanol as fuel additive. In view of this, ultrasonic hydrothermal pretreatments followed by successive alkali extractions were assembled into an integrated biorefinery process applied on cocksfoot improve its enzymatic hydrolysis. this work, the effects sequential h...