Farmer-directed on-farm experimentation examining the impact of companion planting barley and oats on timothyalfalfa forage establishment in central Newfoundland

2004 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 217-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Spaner and A. G. Todd
Keyword(s):  
Hordeum Vulgare ◽  
Medicago Sativa ◽  
Avena Sativa ◽  
Phleum Pratense ◽  
Forage Production ◽  
Hordeum Vulgare L ◽  
Medicago Sativa L ◽  
On Farm ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Phleum Pratense L

Oats (Avena sativa L.) or barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) sown at increasing seeding rates of 23, 45 and 68 kg ha-1 with a timothy (Phleum pratense L.)-alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) mixture (harvested at cereal soft dough) resulted in increasing forage yields containing decreasing alfalfa, crude protein, P and Ca percentage in the planting year. Barley out-yielded oats by 11% in the planting year. Oats or barley sown at seeding rates up to 68 kg ha-1 do not impede underseeded forage establishment or forage production in the subsequent year in central Newfoundland. The implications of farmer-directed on-farm experimentation are discussed. Key words: Hordeum vulgare L., Avena sativa L., Phleum pratense L, Medicago sativa L., underseeding

The impact of underseeding forage mixtures on barley grain production in northern North America

2003 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 351-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Spaner ◽  
A. G. Todd
Keyword(s):  
Hordeum Vulgare ◽  
Barley Grain ◽  
Linear Increase ◽  
Phleum Pratense ◽  
Grain Production ◽  
Forage Production ◽  
Seeding Rate ◽  
Hordeum Vulgare L ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Forage Mixtures

Livestock farmers in Newfoundland grow most of their required forage, yet must import most feed grain. Growing barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in the year of forage establishment may allow for the incorporation of grain production into local cropping schemes. We examined the effect of barley grain production over an establishing timothy (Phleum pratense L.)-clover (Trifolium pratense L.; T. hybridum L.) forage sward in a 4-yr study near St. John’s. The experiment compared two barley varieties (differing in plant height), three barley seeding rates and the effect of a forage under-story on grain production in the establishment year, and forage production in the subsequent year. Increasing barley seeding rate from 125 to 375 plants m-2 resulted in a linear increase in spikes m-2, which led to a linear increase in barley yield. Pure-stand grain yields did not differ from those undersown to forage mixtures. The production of barley grain in the establishment year did not alter forage yield in the subsequent year (at any barley seeding rate or cultivar archetype). The barley crop did alter forage species composition in that higher seeding rates resulted in 15% less timothy in the forage production year. Barley undersown at a rate of 375 seeds m-2 with a timothy-clover mixture can be produced successfully in Newfoundland. Key words: Hordeum vulgare L., alsike clover, red clover, underseeding, companion planting, Newfoundland

NITROGENASE ACTIVITY OF ALFALFA GROWN ALONE AND IN MIXTURE WITH GRASS UNDER GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS

1985 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 787-791
Author(s):  
H. A. BURITY ◽  
B. E. COULMAN ◽  
M. A. FARIS
Keyword(s):  
Medicago Sativa ◽  
Nitrogenase Activity ◽  
Dactylis Glomerata ◽  
Phleum Pratense ◽  
Bromus Inermis ◽  
Smooth Bromegrass ◽  
Medicago Sativa L ◽  
Dactylis Glomerata L ◽  
Phleum Pratense L ◽  
Nodule Tissue

A greenhouse experiment has shown that total nitrogenase activity of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is not significantly affected when grown in association with timothy (Phleum pratense L.), smooth bromegrass (Bromus inermis Leyss) or orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.) except after initial harvest when decreased alfalfa activity was associated with smooth bromegrass or orchardgrass. It was concluded that mixed cultures of alfalfa with timothy, smooth bromegrass or orchardgrass have no effect on alfalfa N2 fixation. The results also suggest the occurrence of N transference from alfalfa to associated grasses. It is speculated that this transfer is not primarily due to the death of roots and nodule tissue (after harvest), but involves some degree of N excretion during the period before initial harvest.Key words: Alfalfa-grass mixtures, N2-fixation, nodule activity, N-transference

EFFECT OF APPLIED SELENIUM ON THE SELENIUM CONTENT OF BARLEY AND FORAGES AND SOIL SELENIUM DEPLETION RATES

1982 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
UMESH C. GUPTA ◽  
K. A. WINTER ◽  
K. B. McRAE
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiments ◽  
Trifolium Pratense ◽  
Red Clover ◽  
Sharp Decrease ◽  
Phleum Pratense ◽  
Hordeum Vulgare L ◽  
Trifolium Pratense L ◽  
Medicago Sativa L ◽  
Cropping Seasons ◽  
Phleum Pratense L

Two separate field experiments were conducted on several crops to determine the effect of selenium (Se) applied to soils with pH levels between 5.7 and 6.6. Tissue Se levels after a single application of Se and lime, were monitored for up to six cropping years or until the tissue Se fell below 0.1 ppm, the level considered to be necessary for animal nutrition. For applications of 1.12 and 2.24 kg Se/ha, the minimal tissue Se concentration (> 0.1 ppm) was maintained in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) for two cropping years, but with a very sharp decrease for the first 3 yr. In the case of timothy (Phleum pratense L.), tissue levels greater than 0.1 ppm were maintained for 3 yr at the higher rate of Se without lime and up to 5 yr at high soil pH levels. At the applied rates of 0.28 and 0.56 kg Se/ha, the tissue Se levels above 0.1 ppm in timothy, red clover (Trifolium pratense L.), and alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) were maintained for one and two cropping years, respectively. In spite of the sharp decrease in plant tissue Se levels, little decrease in total soil Se was noted at rates of 1.12 and 2.24 kg Se/ha after successive croppings of barley and timothy. Although not always significant, liming, in general, increased the plant Se concentration. The Se concentration (log ppm) for tissues (or depletion of Se availability) in the Se-applied plots decreased linearly for at least the first three cropping seasons.

FORAGE CROP MATURITY ZONATION IN THE ATLANTIC REGION USING GROWING DEGREE-DAYS

1984 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 329-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. BOOTSMA
Keyword(s):  
Medicago Sativa ◽  
Trifolium Pratense ◽  
Phleum Pratense ◽  
Growing Degree Days ◽  
Degree Days ◽  
Atlantic Region ◽  
Maturity Stages ◽  
Trifolium Pratense L ◽  
Medicago Sativa L ◽  
Phleum Pratense L

Accumulated growing degree-days above 5 °C (GDD) were used to estimate the average time of occurrence of maturity stages before first harvest in post seeding years for alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), double cut red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) and timothy (Phleum pratense L.) in the Atlantic region of Canada. Maturity stages recommended for first cut were reached after an average accumulation of approximately 350, 400 and 450 GDD, depending upon the cultivar. Estimates of maturity dates based on the average air temperature (T) for May and June were highly correlated with annually observed dates of selected maturity stages [Formula: see text]. T was also used to estimate regional variation in maturity dates based on normals for the 1951–1980 period from 231 climate stations. Eight maturity zones (M1 to M8) were designated for the region. Estimated average dates when forage cultivars reach maturity stages recommended for first cut ranged from on or before 15 June–25 June in the Annapolis and Saint John River valleys to after mid-July in parts of Newfoundland.Key words: Medicago sativa L., Phleum pratense L., Trifolium pratense L., cutting date, temperature, zonation

scholarly journals A talaj arzénterhelésének hatása a kísérleti növények arzéntartalmára nehézfémterheléses tartamkísérletben

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 119-125
Author(s):  
László Szegedi ◽  
Péter Tamás Nagy
Keyword(s):  
Hordeum Vulgare ◽  
Pisum Sativum ◽  
Medicago Sativa ◽  
Cannabis Sativa ◽  
Sinapis Alba ◽  
Hordeum Vulgare L ◽  
Sinapis Alba L ◽  
Pisum Sativum L ◽  
Medicago Sativa L

Az 1994 őszén az Eszterházy Károly Egyetem Tass-pusztai Tangazdaságában csernozjom barna erdőtalajon szabadföldi kisparcellás nehézfémterheléses tartamkísérlet indult 8 elem (Al, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Pb, Zn) vízoldható sóival, 3 terhelési szinten (30, 90 és 270 kg elem/ha), 3 ismétlésben. Jelzönövényként 1998-ban borsó (Pisum sativum L.), 1999-ben silócirok (Sorghum bicolorL.), 2001-ben őszi árpa (Hordeum vulgare L.), 2002-ben fehérmustár (Sinapis alba L.), 2003- ban rostkender (Cannabis sativa L.) és 2005-ben lucerna (Medicago sativa L.) termesztésére került sor. A kísérlet során vizsgáltuk a talaj és a növények nehézfémtartalmát, amelynek ismeretében nyomon követhető a vizsgált elemek talajban való viselkedésének és talaj-növény rendszerben való mobilitásnak alakulása. Az arzén kifejezett depresszív hatása a kísérlet első két évében mutatkozott meg, a kísérlet további éveiben a vizsgált növények esetén mérséklődött, majd megszűnt. Az arzén a maximális terhelésnél sem dúsult a növényi szervekben, mindössze néhány növény vegetatív szerve mutatott némi akkumulációt. A kísérleti növények szemtermése védettnek bizonyult az arzénszennyezéssel szemben. A kísérleti eredmények alapján kijelenthető, hogy az arzén mozgása gátolt a talaj-növény rendszerben, mozgékonysága a kísérlet negyedik évétől jelentősen csökkent. 

SELENIUM ENRICHMENT OF CROPS THROUGH FOLIAR APPLICATIONS

1988 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 519-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
UMESH C. GUPTA ◽  
K. A. WINTER ◽  
K. B. McRAE
Keyword(s):  
Prince Edward Island ◽  
Foliar Spray ◽  
Barley Grain ◽  
Phleum Pratense ◽  
Hordeum Vulgare L ◽  
Livestock Feeds ◽  
Application Rates ◽  
Medicago Sativa L ◽  
Phleum Pratense L ◽  
Podzol Soils

A field study was conducted, at two locations on Prince Edward Island, over a 5-yr period to determine the effects of foliar applications of sodium selenite on the Se concentration in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) grain and in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and timothy (Phleum pratense L.) foliage. Applications of 10–20 g Se ha−1 resulted in barley kernels and forage plant Se levels that would be adequate to prevent Se deficiency in most livestock. The highest rate of Se, at 80 g ha−1, resulted in plant Se concentrations of 706 μg kg−1 in timothy. The measured plant Se concentrations, to the same applications, varied from year to year but the responses to applied Se levels were generally in the same proportions. For similar application rates Se concentrations were lower in barley grain than in the forages. Tissue Se levels in the second cuts of alfalfa and timothy were lower than in the first cut. High levels of foliar-applied Se did not result in a carryover effect the following crop year. Annual foliar applications of Se would be required to raise the Se levels in crops into the sufficiency range for livestock feeds. Key words: Selenium content, foliar spray, cereals, forages, Podzol soils

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