Contribution of subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum) to changes in morphological and physiological parameters raised alone and with birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)

Vasileva, Viliana; Ilieva, A.

doi:10.56093/ijas.v87i3.68785

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“…(Caldarella et al, 2013) represent options, too. For instance, T. subterraneum has an earlier growth in spring compared to perennial legumes (Smetham & Jack, 1993), has the ability of self‐seeding (e.g., Vasileva & Enchev, 2018) and may be therefore attractive as an alternative to produce sufficient forage as a cover crop with good adaptation to grazing (Llédo et al, 2016). T. ambiguum (M.Bieb.)…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

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Multi‐species for multifunctional grassland: Evaluation of minor and novel forage species for temperate humid grasslands

Thielecke,

Isselstein,

Komainda

2024

Annals of Applied Biology

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One pillar of sustainable agriculture is grassland resilient and resistant to climate perturbation and capable of attaining multiple services. Novel or exotic and, so far, minor or underutilised plant species may become increasingly important against this background and exploration of such plant species seems of importance to maintain grassland functioning. We chose a set of 21 dicotyledonous plant species from seven botanical families. The set included 10 legumes, of which four were, so far, not used in temperate climate grassland and are named exotic henceforward. The other species are named minor as they are mostly not in widespread use. We evaluated different plant functions including herbage accumulation, herbage quality and functional traits in a pilot study under semi‐controlled conditions under increased temperatures compared to ambient conditions. The factor species had a significant influence (p < .001, F‐test) on all target variables, including the leaf dry matter content, the herbage biomass and the protein contents. All studied species had a high concentration of organic matter in the dry‐matter, had low concentrations of neutral detergent fibre and reached relatively large protein concentrations. In addition, fibre‐bound protein concentration was low resulting in pre‐caecal digestible protein concentrations that meet the nutritional requirements of horses. In contrast, protein concentrations were often too low for intensive livestock feeding. Since no fertiliser N was applied, non‐legumes accumulated on average 29% less herbage than legumes. The exotic legumes accumulated the highest herbage biomass on average while the minor legumes produced on average 22% less. Of the exotic legumes, Bituminaria bituminosa and Hedysarum coronarium were within the upper quartile for herbage accumulation. Plant functional traits of several species were in similar ranges showing potential for mixture design to follow traits rather than species. The study may pave the way for informed breeding of distinct plant species on the basis of relevant traits in order to improve herbage provision in the future under ongoing climate changes.

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Multi‐species for multifunctional grassland: Evaluation of minor and novel forage species for temperate humid grasslands

Thielecke,

Isselstein,

Komainda

2024

Annals of Applied Biology

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“…Fertilizing natural grass stands with organic fertilizers creates conditions for the development of valuable and high-quality species (Bozhanska et al 2021). As a result, there is a degradation in the percentage of low-quality plant species and an advantage of grass and legume meadow species in the biomass, which provide fodder with a balanced composition and high digestibility (Naydenova & Vasileva 2019;Vasileva & Enchev 2018).…”

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Effect of a compost fertilizer on the productivity and botanical composition of a natural grass stand under mountain conditions

Iliev,

Bozhansk

2023

TJB

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The aim of the study was to determine the impact of compost of bracken (Pteridium aquilinum L.) and fresh cattle manure on the yield and the change in the botanical composition of a natural grass stand under mountain conditions. The annual application of compost in a natural meadow of a transitional type with Chrysopogon gryllus–Agrostis capillaris, increased significantly (P <0.001) the amount of dry matter in the treated variants from 57.77% (at a fertilizer rate of 3000 kg/dka) to 73.79% (at a fertilizer rate of 2000 kg/dka) compared to the untreated control. Grass stands fertilizerd at a rate of 2000 kg/dka increased to the highest degree the presence of legume components (from 44.7% to 71.2%) in the biomass, which is a prerequisite for the production of fodder with a high crude protein content. The compost application had a positive impact on the grass mass composition and contributed to positive changes in the group of desirable legume and grass meadow species. An increased share of useful legume (Trifolium pratense, T. hybridium, T. agrarium and Lotus corniculatus) and grass meadow species (Agrostis capillaris, Festuca rubra, Cynosurus cristatus and Poa pratensis) and stimulation of their productive potential was found. In the fertilized variants, the percentage share of weeds participate followed a downward trend compared to the control. Fertilizing with compost of bracken and manure is a highly effective measure and can be recommended to increase hay yields in natural grass stand (а transitional type with Chrysopogon gryllus-Agrostis capillaris) in the conditions of the Central Balkan Mountain. URL: https://www.upjs.sk/pracoviska/botanicka-zahrada/odborne-aktivity/contents-abstracts/

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Content of cyanogenic glycosides in forage biomass of birdsâ€™-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) grown alone and in mixed population

Vasileva¹,

ILIEVA²,

VASILEV³

2019

Indian J Agri Sci

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The work was aimed to study the changes in the content of cyanogenic glycosides in forage biomass of birdsâ€™-foot trefoil grown alone and in mixtures with subterranean clover, cocksfoot and tall fescue. The content of cyanogenic glycosides was determined in leaves, stems and flowers in fresh plant. Cyanogenic glycosides content in stems of birdsâ€™-foot trefoil was found 38.40 mg HCN/100 g DM, in leaves 90.39 mg HCN/100 g DM and in flowers 173.60 mg HCN/100 g DM, respectively. The content of cyanogenic glycosides in plants of three subclover subspecies was found very low, i.e. Trifolium subterraneum ssp. subterraneum (2.84 mg HCN/100 g DM), Trifolium subterraneum ssp. brachycalicinum (3.18 mg HCN/100 g DM), Trifolium subterraneum ssp. yaninicum (7.87 mg HCN/100 g DM). In the mixtures of birdsâ€™-foot trefoil with subclover the content of cyanogenic glycosides increased in both components compared to their pure grown â€“ in birdsâ€™-foot trefoil from 8.8% to 19.9%, and in subclover from 10.7 to 54.4%. The content of cyanogenic glycosides in birdsâ€˜-foot trefoil increased by 6.0% in mixtures with tall fescue and with 17.9% in mixtures with cocksfoot. The higher proportion of subclover in the mixtures with birdsâ€™-foot trefoil decreased the cyanogenic glycosides content.

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Contribution of subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum) to changes in morphological and physiological parameters raised alone and with birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)

Cited by 3 publications

References 11 publications

Multi‐species for multifunctional grassland: Evaluation of minor and novel forage species for temperate humid grasslands

Multi‐species for multifunctional grassland: Evaluation of minor and novel forage species for temperate humid grasslands

Effect of a compost fertilizer on the productivity and botanical composition of a natural grass stand under mountain conditions

Content of cyanogenic glycosides in forage biomass of birdsâ€™-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) grown alone and in mixed population

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