In Florida, the dietary cation-anion balance (DCAD) characteristic of bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum) can be highly variable. This is a result of fluctuations in all four elements making up the core DCAD equation, Na, K, Cl, and S. Bahiagrass receiving annual contributions of S from ammonium sulfate fertilizer can accumulate high levels of S. In a previous study (Arthington et al. 2002), bahiagra...

agricultural sustainability is closely related with the efficient use of natural resources, which are primarily transformed by the action of microorganisms. soil microorganisms are usually used as early indicators of soil quality since they rapidly respond to changes in soil management. a field experiment was carried out aiming to evaluate the effect of siratro (macroptylium atropurpureum), bah...

to regional environmental conditions. Bahiagrass is particularly tolerant of poor soil drainage, close continuous Fall and winter are periods of critical forage shortage in subtropical grazing, and marginal fertility. regions of the world, including the extreme southeastern USA. CoolBeginning in 1960, Burton (1974, 1982) used modified season herbage accumulation has not been documented for bahi...

Florunner peanut was grown after 1 and 2 years of Tifton 9 bahiagrass, corn, cotton, and continuous peanut as whole-plots. Pesticide treatments aldicarb (3.4 kg a.i./ha), flutolanil (1.7 kg a.i./ha), aldicarb + flutolanil, and untreated (control) were sub-plots. Numbers of Meloidogyne arenaria second-stage juveniles in the soil and root-gall indices of peanut at harvest were consistently lower ...

Establishing rhizoma peanut (Arachis glabrata Benth.; rp) in strips into existing bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flüggé) pastures has potential to increase forage nutritive value, decrease N fertilizer use, and improve N cycling. Grazing the grass–legume mixture in the year after planting may be possible, but appropriate grazing management strategies have not been defined. The objectives were to ...

An experiment was carried out under greenhouse conditions to observe the distribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) hyphae in the rhizosphere of papaya and other plants under intercropping system. Special acrylic root boxes with three compartments, separated by nylon mesh screens, were constructed. One outer compartment contained seedlings of papaya (Carica papaya L.) and other contained seedl...

The beef cattle ranchers in Florida reported some health issues related to grazing on warm-season grass pastures, such as bahiagrass and bermudagrass. illness was not attributable nutritional imbalances, or other possible causes. focus then turned what the animals were consuming, forages implicated. In general, are just fine; however, sometimes under certain circumstances fungi live our may pro...

Perennial grasses are the backbone of the U.S. livestock industry and are widely recognized as a key in conserving soil. Certain government programs require perennial grasses such as the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) as a way to enhance and protect soil quality while setting aside land from production. Perennial grasses are used along roadsides all across the country to provide stable slop...