A two year field experiment was carried out to evaluate the effects of three row and eight row seeding on the total phenolic compound (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), hydrolyzed (HTC) and condensed tannin (CTC), antioxidant activity (ABTS assay), protein content and soluble dietary fiber (SDF) and insoluble dietary fiber (IDF) in the extracts of lentil (Lens culinaris L.) and grass pea (La...

Vascular wilt, caused by the infection of soil-borne pathogen Fusarium oxysporum (Fo), is one most destructive diseases many crops, including legumes such as grass pea (Lathyrus sativus), with several formae speciales (ff. spp.) defined according to their hosts. Commonly described host-specific, Fo could, in some cases, show a broader host range comprising related plant species, making its char...

Abstract Diversifying cropping systems by increasing the number of cash and cover crops in crop rotation plays an important role improving resource use efficiency promoting synergy between ecosystem processes. The objective this study was to understand how combination diversification practices influences performance arable sequences terms grain yield, weed biomass, nitrogen acquisition a temper...

Plantago lanceolata L. is a herb species with a broad distribution in grasslands throughout the temperate world. The leaf is highly palatable to grazing animals, providing a mineralrich forage. The species is rapid to establish, grows on a wide range of agricultural soils and is tolerant of drought and of many common diseases and pests. Two productive upright cultivars of plantain have been bre...

Lawns require a steady supply of nitrogen (N) to maintain green color and seasonal shoot density. Excess N fertilization can lead surface groundwater contamination, suggesting need for alternative turf strategies that reduce the reliance on frequent applications. Grass-legume mixtures may be one solution since legumes, like white clover (Trifolium repens L.), biologically fix atmospheric add it...

On the cover : Steers grazing strips of rhizoma peanut ( Arachis glabrata Benth) and bahiagrass Paspalum notatum Flüggé) at North Florida Research Education Center, Marianna, FL, USA. See article, “Nutrient excretion from cattle nitrogen‐fertilized grass or grass‐legume pastures”, by Garcia et al. in this issue Agronomy Journal . Photo Credit: Liza Garcia. image

We examined the effect of fire on vegetation composition with the use of an experiment with four different fire frequencies (annual, 2-yr interval, 4-yr interval, and an intended control with no burning) over a 27-yr period in an infertile, old-field grassland at the Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, located in Minnesota, United States. We measured the plant species’ aboveground biomass in...

Nutrient cycling via livestock excreta is an important grassland ecosystem service. This study was conducted in 2016 and 2017 determined nutrient excretion from cattle grazing three systems: (a) N-fertilized bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flüggé) overseeded with rye (Secale cereale L.) oat (Avena sativa during winter (Grass+N), (b) unfertilized rye–oat–clover (Trifolium sp.) mixture (Grass+clover...

Soil bacteria play a key role in the ecological and evolutionary responses of agricultural ecosystems. Domestic herbivore grazing is known to influence soil bacterial community. However, the effects of grazing and its major driving factors on soil bacterial community remain unknown for different plant community compositions under increasing grazing intensity. Thus, to investigate soil bacterial...