zhu, guanglong liu, jiao hao, wu zhu, yiming ahmed nimir, nimir eltyb zhou, guisheng
The forage shortage is more aggravating than ever before, with husbandry development accelerating and meat and dairy product demand increasing. Salinized soils are important reserve land encouraged to be used for forage production in China. However, the salt-tolerant cultivation techniques for forage crops are still inadequate. Therefore, a field e...
zhou, li hao, yunfei wang, xiaowen jin, he zhao, xuechun chen, jihui xinyao, gu zhang, mingjun yang, feng dong, rui
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Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) grown in acidic soils is often affected by phosphorus (P) deficiency, which results in reduced mineral nutrient content and forage quality. In this context, the effects of phosphorus (P) fertiliser remain unclear. In this study, we analysed the effects of P application on mineral nutrient content and forage quality in a...
liu, lingling liang, guoling liu, wenhui
Planting density is an effective strategy for regulating both oat lodging and forage quality. To delve into the regulatory mechanisms of planting density on lodging and oat forage quality, lodging-resistant variety LENA and lodging-sensitive variety QY2 were grown in 2018 and 2019 growing seasons, and four planting densities were implemented: 2.25 ...
zhong, zixuan niimi, mitsuhiro tobisa, manabu idota, sachiko ishii, yasuyuki
Amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.) is a potential forage crop with a high yield and crude protein (CP) content; however, establishment methods need to improve for the crop to be less sensitive to typhoons. Optimal establishment, cultivation, and utilization in amaranth were examined in a variety of seasons and methods of establishment in 2021...
gaier, lukas poetsch, erich m. graiss, wilhelm klingler, andreas herndl, markus krautzer, bernhard
Cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata L.) is becoming increasingly important for grassland farming due to climate change, which alters precipitation and increases droughts. Although it is generally considered to be drought-tolerant, little is known about the differences between cultivars. This study aimed to investigate the effects of four different field ...
baxevanos, dimitrios
Lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) forage production may be shifting towards the autumn–spring season, or in cooler environments, due to warmer and drier summers in Mediterranean Europe. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of lucerne cultivars with varying winter activity ratings (WAR) and hardiness in divergent environments of Greece: a cool hi...
duan, lianxue zeliang, ju xiang, ma pan, jing el-zaher, abd jia, zhifeng
In the context of the increasingly serious issues of resource waste, soil degradation, and environmental pollution caused by excessive nitrogen fertilizer application worldwide, this study conducted a two-year field experiment in Qinghai Province to explore suitable nitrogen fertilizer management strategies for the region. Ten fertilization levels ...
han, xinran xiao, xu zhang, jiamin shao, mingyu jie, yucheng xing, hucheng
The optimal combination of the nitrogen fertilizer application and planting density with reference to the silage maize yield and quality remains unclear. We hypothesized that increasing both would increase yields following the law of diminishing returns. Yayu26, a silage maize cultivar, was used in a split-plot experiment to investigate the effects...
tong, yu zhou, jing ranjbar, sadegh chen, jiang digman, matthew f. zhang, zhou
Alfalfa is one of the most widely cultivated perennial legume crops used as feedstock for animals. Efficiently estimating alfalfa yield and quality traits before harvesting is critical for the decision-making process regarding precision management activities and harvesting time to ensure high profitability. Satellite-based radar is a powerful tool ...
Wolabu, Tezera W. Mahmood, Kashif Chen, Fang Torres-Jerez, Ivone Udvardi, Michael Tadege, Million Cong, Lili Wang, Zengyu Wen, Jiangqi
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Frontiers in Plant Science
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) forage quality is adversely affected by lignin deposition in cell walls at advanced maturity stages. Reducing lignin content through RNA interference or antisense approaches has been shown to improve alfalfa forage quality and digestibility. We employed a multiplex CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene-editing system to reduce lign...
