Herbage production,nutritive value and animal productivity within hardwood silvopasture,open and mixed pasture systems in Appalachia,United States          下载免费PDF全文

J. P. S. Neel  D. P. Belesky 《Grass and Forage Science》2017,72(1):137-153

Demand for livestock food products is projected to increase dramatically through to 2050. Increased livestock production capacity on marginal lands will be critical to meeting this demand. A 5‐year research effort was undertaken to evaluate lamb and sward productivity within open and hardwood silvopasture (SP) systems in Appalachia, USA. Grazing began in mid to late April each year, with the grazing season averaging 141 d. Grazing system treatments during 2002 and 2003 grazing seasons were as follows: 100% open pasture (OP), 67% OP and 33% SP, and 67% OP and 33% SP with delayed SP grazing initiation (OSD). In 2004, a 100% SP (SP) system was added. Animals were rotationally stocked through either 6 (2002–2004) or 7 (2005–2006) paddocks. Open pasture produced greater (P < 0·001) grazing season herbage yield, while all systems generated similar animal performance. Based on summer solstice, herbage production in spring was greater (P < 0·001) than summer, except in 2003. Total non‐structural carbohydrate (TNC) content was greater (P < 0·05) in spring than in summer, except in 2004. Animal performance was superior in spring versus summer (P < 0·001). Animal plasma urea nitrogen (PUN) was lower (P < 0·05) for OP in 2003. When PUN was correlated with nutritive value indicators, the ratio of TNC to crude protein (CP) had the strongest correlation. The strong correlation indicates the need for synchronized ruminal energy and CP availability. Development of silvopasture from existing woodlots has potential to improve whole farm productivity on marginal lands.  相似文献   

黄土丘陵半干旱区几种牧草蒸腾作用的研究   总被引：10，自引：1，他引：9  

程积民 《干旱区研究》1989,6(2):62-66

蒸腾是牧草生理生态特性的主要指标,也是植物体内水分平衡的主要环节。它能调整植株体温、缩小叶肉细胞内水分饱和差与大气水分饱和差之间的梯度,调节水分的损失,保证植物体内水分的有效利用,借以抵抗或降低水胁迫对植物的影响。我们在1983～1985年对五种栽培牧草蒸腾强度在生长期和生长末期的日变化,以及这些变化与环境因子的关系进行了研究,有助于了解不同栽培牧草在半干旱条件下对水分的需求,为黄土丘陵半干旱区牧草品种的选择提供科学依据。自然概况试验设在宁夏固原东部黄土丘陵区的万亩人工改良草地。海拔1600-1850米,年平均气  相似文献   

天山北坡中山带野生牧草种质资源评价     

郑子英 《草业科学》1995,12(4):2-4

通过对新疆３８野生种牧草种植试验，证明许多野生牧草不但在产量、质量上高于栽培牧草，在抗逆性能方面也为许多载培牧草所莫及，对建设新疆中山带的优质人工草地具有重要意义。  相似文献   

羊草草原枯枝落叶积累的研究：枯枝落叶积累对草原生态环境及生产力的作用   总被引：5，自引：0，他引：5  

郭继勋  祝廷成 《草业科学》1994,11(6):12-16

枯枝落叶积累可改变原生态环境，地表温度、土壤ＰＨ值积累量呈线性负相关，蒸发量、土壤容重与积累量呈指数负相关，土壤水分、土壤孔隙度与积累量呈线性正相关，枯枝落叶积累可为植物生长创造良好的生境。土壤中主要营养物质随着枯枝落叶积累均有明显提高当积累量达６００ｇ／ｍ＾２时，有机质、Ｎ、Ｐ、Ｋ含量分别比无枯枝落叶层提高１．８倍、８８．２％、２．１５倍和３７％。枯枝落叶积累对草原生产力有促进作用，在一定范围内  相似文献   

不同钠浓度对白三叶草和多年生黑麦草生长的影响     

彭克勤  胡笃敬 《湖南农业大学学报(自然科学版)》1993,(2)

白三叶草对Na 的反应比多年生黑麦草敏感.培养液中的Na 浓度从0.1mmol/L 增至0.5mmol/L 时,其干物质生产下降37%;增至2.5mmol/L 时,干重下降49%,而多年生黑麦草的干重仅降低6%.2种牧草的Na 含量均随培养液Na 浓度的增加而提高,K 含量未受影响.白三叶草的Na 含量低于多年生黑麦草,而K 含量高于多年生黑麦草.试验结果暗示,白三叶草对K 的选择吸收能力较多年生黑麦草强,但耐盐能力较差,生态适应性不如多年生黑麦草广.  相似文献   

热带牧草对高温干旱适应性特征特性的研究   总被引：3，自引：2，他引：1  

李正民  曹景勤 《草业科学》1996,13(4):1-6

对美国矮象草、毛花雀稗、百喜草等热带牧草具有的特殊组织与细胞结构进行了探讨。从而确认这几种热带牧草对高温干旱、酸、瘠有很强的适应性，是适合红壤丘陵区种植的优良草种，可大力推广  相似文献   

植物育种的物理学方法   总被引：10，自引：0，他引：10  

冯璐  那日 《草业科学》2005,22(12):63-66

介绍了草原生态恢复中选育优良牧草种子的一些物理学方法,包括电场、磁场、物理辐射、激光、离子束和交变应力等在植物的生物学效应、诱变育种和转基因技术中的应用.  相似文献   

Primary productivity in patches of heterogeneous swards after 12 years of low-intensity cattle grazing     

Dorothee Ebeling  Bettina Tonn  Johannes Isselstein 《Grass and Forage Science》2020,75(4):398-408

In low-intensity grazing systems, patch grazing leads to a mosaic structure of short (frequently defoliated) and tall (rarely defoliated) patches, with the stocking rate determining the proportion of these patch types on the pasture. Little is known about the long-term effects of patch grazing on the productivity of contrasting sward height patches developed under varying stocking rates. On a 12-year low-intensity cattle pasture we investigated aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) and its seasonal variation in different patch types (‘short’, ‘medium’ and ‘tall’) under three stocking rates (‘moderate’, ‘lenient’ and ‘very lenient’) over two years. Additionally, we determined stocks of soil phosphorus, potassium and magnesium as well as soil pH. ANPP was affected by an interaction of patch type and stocking rate and ranged from less than 300 g/m² in short patches under very lenient stocking to more than 1,000 g/m² in medium patches under moderate stocking. In contrast with observations at the start of the experiment, ANPP in short patches was similar to or less than that in medium and tall patches. As topsoil phosphorus and potassium stocks were lowest in short patches, this indicates a long-term redistribution of nutrients by grazing animals, which limits short-patch productivity. Productivity of medium patches increased with stocking rate, and soil potassium concentration showed a similar trend, pointing towards enhanced nutrient cycling under more intensive stocking. We conclude that nutrient redistribution may lead to increasing trade-offs between ecological and agronomic aims in long-term low-intensity grazing systems.  相似文献   

A proposal for enhanced EU herbage VCU and DUS testing procedures     

Trevor J. Gilliland  Paolo Annicchiarico  Bernadette Julier  Marc Ghesquière 《Grass and Forage Science》2020,75(3):227-241

Herbage production is regarded as having environment-friendly credentials. However, as the ruminant production it supports is facing major challenges on sustainability, environmental footprint and human health concerns, EU herbage cultivar testing must contribute to the solutions. Before new cultivars can be sold in a member state (MS) and gain EU-wide marketing, they must pass official tests to prove they are both novel (distinct, uniform and stable, DUS) with improved value for cultivation and use (VCU). Herbage species present specific challenges, as their allogamy imposes a wide within-cultivar variation that adds complexity to DUS tests and their “value” is only realized in ruminant produce. Current VCU systems measure production, chemical composition and disease/stress tolerances, often on large numbers of candidate cultivars, but prohibitive labour costs and logistics mean that animal intake, ruminant output or environmental benefits cannot be measured directly. Furthermore, some candidate cultivars with proven superior VCU fail DUS even though the non-distinct comparison is with a significantly lower performing registered cultivar. To resolve these problem cases, a “vmDUS” distinctness tool is proposed, which uses molecular markers but conforms to UPOV-declared principles. A short overview of current grassland research shows smart proxy measures of animal value can easily and quickly be adopted into an integrated pan-European (EU-VCU) test network. The proposed EU-VCU scheme will reallocate test resources to conduct these additional tests by placing MS in data sharing collaborations, while retaining their national listing authority. The benefits to all stakeholders from adopting these new testing procedures are considered.  相似文献   

Effects of forage type and gibberellic acid on nitrate leaching losses          下载免费PDF全文

R. R. Woods  K. C. Cameron  G. R. Edwards  H. J. Di  T. J. Clough 《Soil Use and Management》2016,32(4):565-572

Nitrogen (N) leaching from soil into water is a significant concern for intensively grazed forage‐based systems because it can cause a decline in water quality and is a risk to human health. Urine patches from grazing animals are the main source of this N. The objective of this study was to quantify the effect that forage type and gibberellic acid (GA) application had on N leaching and herbage N uptake from urine patches on perennial ryegrass–white clover (RGWC), Italian ryegrass and lucerne. A lysimeter study was conducted over 17 months to measure herbage growth, N uptake and N loss to water beneath each of the three forage types with the following treatments: control, urine (700 kg N/ha) and urine with GA (8 g GA active ingredient/ha). Compared with RGWC (205 kg N/ha), N leaching losses were 35.3% lower from Italian ryegrass (133 kg N/ha) and 98.5% higher from lucerne (407 kg N/ha). These differences in leaching loss are likely to be due to winter plant growth and N uptake. During the winter months, Italian ryegrass had higher N uptake, whereas lucerne had lower N uptake, compared with RGWC. The application of GA had no effect on N leaching losses, DM yield or N uptake of forage treated with 700 kg N/ha urine.  相似文献