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Agronomy
Muhammad Tahir, Changhua Li, Tairu Zeng, Yafen Xin, Chen Chen, Hafiz Hassan Javed, Wenyu Yang, Yanhong Yan
Summary: This study investigated the effects of different mixture compositions and legume-grass seeding ratios on the biomass yield and nutritional quality of legume-grass mixtures. The results showed that mixture A2 with a legume-grass seeding ratio of 4:6 had the highest biomass yield and nutritional quality.
Article
Plant Sciences
Ranran Xu, Wei Shi, Muhammad Kamran, Shenghua Chang, Qianmin Jia, Fujiang Hou
Summary: In the Loess Plateau of China, it is unclear what types of cultivated grassland are suitable for grazing and the amount of nitrogen application, which has hindered the implementation of a green agricultural model. A study found that mixed cropping of alfalfa and brome resulted in higher yield, quality, and utilization efficiency compared to monoculture of brome, indicating that this integrated management model is suitable for nutrient-poor land in the Loess Plateau.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Samuel Peprah, Enkhjargal Darambazar, Bill Biligetu, Alan D. Iwaasa, Kathy Larson, Daalkhaijav Damiran, Herbert A. Lardner
Summary: The study examined the potential of novel forage mixtures to address reduced herbage for late season grazing. Results showed that hybrid bromegrass-legume mixture had higher forage yield compared to Russian wildrye-legume mixture, with the highest legume contribution coming from MountainSF and ALF in July. Overall, the July harvest had greater yield, legume content, and nutritive value compared to the September harvest.
Article
Agronomy
Giuseppe Di Miceli, Mario Licata, Roberto Marceddu
Summary: Intercropping is a sustainable agricultural system in semiarid Mediterranean environments. Two experiments were conducted in Sicily, Italy to assess the biomass production of forage crop mixtures and the quality of silages. The intercropping of pea-wheat and pea-ryegrass showed good performance, and all silages were suitable for high-quality production in the Southern Mediterranean region.
Article
Ecology
Alison Bressler, Jennifer Blesh
Summary: Nitrogen (N) fertilizer inputs to agricultural soils are a leading cause of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions. A study found that using a legume-grass mixture as an alternative nitrogen source can reduce pulse emissions of N2O following tillage. However, the interactions between cover crop functional types and background soil fertility can influence N2O emissions.
Article
Agronomy
Yuqiang Tian, Weijian Sun, Minghua Song, Yan Zhao, Shuhai Wen, Yu Cui, Xiaobing Li, Xingliang Xu
Summary: Intercropping decreased the production of all three legumes, but did not change the production of the two grasses. Intercropping strongly affected NO3- uptake by legumes and not by grasses.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Karol Wolski, Joanna Markowska, Adam Radkowski, Marek Brennensthul, Lukasz Sobol, Grzegorz Peczkowski, Henryk Bujak, Wiktoria Grzebieniarz, Iwona Radkowska, Karen Khachatryan
Summary: The study investigated the properties of lawn grass mixtures and their suitability for football pitches, finding that mixtures based on meadow grass performed better in terms of visual appearance, color, and leaf fineness, while those based on perennial ryegrass were most useful in terms of overwintering, disease resistance, and sodding.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
David Mirabedini Jaramillo, Jose C. B. Dubeux, Lynn E. Sollenberger, Joao M. B. Vendramini, Cheryl Mackowiak, Nicolas DiLorenzo, Liza Garcia, Luana M. D. Queiroz, Erick R. S. Santos, Bruno G. C. Homem, Flavia van Cleef, Martin Ruiz-Moreno
Summary: Replacing nitrogen fertilizer with forage legumes can increase sustainability in grazing systems. Including rhizoma peanut can significantly increase cattle average daily gain during summer. Productivity in grass-legume systems is comparable to N-fertilized grass systems, with the added benefit of reduced nitrogen inputs and improved herbage distribution.
Article
Ecology
Sneha Kumari, Jitendra Ahirwal, Subodh Kumar Maiti
Summary: The study suggests that direct seeding of grass-legume mixture can effectively restore soil fertility and increase biomass production, contributing to ecosystem restoration. Additionally, after 1-5 years of revegetation, soil fertility, biomass, and enzyme activity significantly increased.
ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Amit Kumar Singh, Jai Bahadur Singh, Ramesh Singh, Sita Ram Kantwa, Prakash Kumar Jha, Safik Ahamad, Anand Singh, Avijit Ghosh, Mahendra Prasad, Shikha Singh, Surendra Singh, P. V. Vara Prasad
Summary: An integrated forage-legume cropping system has the potential to address land degradability. This study assessed the performance of mixed cropping systems versus monocultures and found that the legume intensification significantly improved soil health and productivity in semi-arid regions.
Article
Agronomy
Katherin Meza, Steven J. Vanek, Yulissa Sueldo, Edgar Olivera, Raul Ccanto, Maria Scurrah, Steven J. Fonte
Summary: Improved forage-based fallows using grass-legume mixtures have the potential to address soil degradation issues in the Andean highlands. A pot study revealed significant overyielding in grass-legume bicultures compared to monocultures, with grass growth playing a bigger role in driving overyielding. Combining key functional groups, such as grasses and legumes, offers great promise for developing improved fallows to support soil health and productivity in Andean agroecosystems.
Article
Soil Science
Laercio Santos Silva, Jackeline Vieira dos Santos Laroca, Anderson Prates Coelho, Evelyn Custodio Gonsalves, Romario Pimenta Gomes, Leandro Pereira Pacheco, Paulo Cesar de Faccio Carvalho, Gabriela Castro Pires, Rafael Loverde Oliveira, Juliana Mendes Andrade de Souza, Caio Moretti Freitas, Carlos Eduardo Avelino Cabral, Flavio Jesus Wruck, Edicarlos Damacena de Souza
Summary: Grass-legume intercropping in the pasture phase of integrated crop-livestock systems under no-tillage (ICLS-NT) has a significant impact on soil microbiota, pasture quality, and soybean productivity, especially when cowpea is grown, leading to increased soybean productivity and grass dry matter. Total organic carbon (TOC), carbon management index (CMI%), microbial biomass carbon (MBC), soil basal respiration (BR), and metabolic quotient (Qmic) are the key indicators affected by intercropping in ICLS-NT.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ryo Fujiwara, Hiroyuki Nashida, Midori Fukushima, Naoya Suzuki, Hiroko Sato, Yasuharu Sanada, Yukio Akiyama
Summary: Evaluation of legume proportion in grass-legume mixed swards is important in breeding and cultivation research. In this study, convolutional neural network (CNN) models were used for efficient estimation of legume coverage on unmanned aerial vehicle images. The models showed high accuracy in estimating legume coverage, with better precision for white clover compared to timothy and background. This research demonstrates the usefulness of CNN models in effectively estimating legume coverage.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Xianjun Liu, Muhammad Tahir, Changhua Li, Chen Chen, Yafen Xin, Guijie Zhang, Mingjun Cheng, Yanhong Yan
Summary: The study investigated the influence of mixture composition on biomass yield and early establishment in legume-grass mixtures. Results showed that M2 had the highest two-year average biomass yield. Grass biomass decreased and legume biomass increased in the second year. M2 and M4 had land equivalent ratio values greater than 1, indicating greater productivity. Grass competition rate decreased over time.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Krishanu Mukherjee, Anil Kumar Mishra
Summary: By incorporating waste tire fiber into CSB, the strength and consolidation characteristics of the mixture were improved, reducing crack density and consolidation time. The addition of tire fiber enhanced the performance of CSB, demonstrating potential for application in landfill liner systems.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Bahare Salehi, Mariola Staniak, Katarzyna Czopek, Anna Stepien, Kamal Dua, Ridhima Wadhwa, Dinesh Kumar Chellappan, Oksana Sytar, Marian Brestic, Namrata Ganesh Bhat, Nanjangud Venkatesh Anil Kumar, Maria del Mar Contreras, Farukh Sharopov, William C. Cho, Javad Sharifi-Rad
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2019)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Bahare Salehi, Marcello Iriti, Sara Vitalini, Hubert Antolak, Ewelina Pawlikowska, Dorota Kregiel, Javad Sharifi-Rad, Sunday I. Oyeleye, Adedayo O. Ademiluyi, Katarzyna Czopek, Mariola Staniak, Luisa Custodio, Ericsson Coy-Barrera, Antonio Segura-Carretero, Maria de la Luz Cadiz-Gurrea, Raffaele Capasso, William C. Cho, Ana M. L. Seca
Article
Environmental Sciences
Cezary A. Kwiatkowski, Elzbieta Harasim, Mariola Staniak
JOURNAL OF ELEMENTOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Agronomy
Piotr Kraska, Sylwia Andruszczak, Ewa Kwiecinska-Poppe, Mariola Staniak, Krzysztof Rozylo, Hubert Rusecki
Article
Plant Sciences
M. Staniak, J. Bojarszczuk, P. Kraska, C. Kwiatkowski, E. Harasim
BIOLOGIA PLANTARUM
(2020)
Review
Agronomy
Anna Kocira, Mariola Staniak, Marzena Tomaszewska, Rafal Kornas, Jacek Cymerman, Katarzyna Panasiewicz, Halina Lipniska
Article
Agronomy
Adam Kleofas Berbec, Mariola Staniak, Beata Feledyn-Szewczyk, Anna Kocira, Jaroslaw Stalenga
Article
Agronomy
Mariola Staniak, Anna Stepien-Warda, Katarzyna Czopek, Anna Kocira, Edyta Baca
Summary: The study found that cold stress reduced emergence rates of soybean plants but had a beneficial effect on yield, with long-term stress increasing yield by 21.5% on average. Short-term stress also led to yield increases, with different cultivars showing variations in both yield and seed composition.
Review
Agronomy
Anna Kocira, Katarzyna Kozlowicz, Katarzyna Panasiewicz, Mariola Staniak, Ewa Szpunar-Krok, Paulina Hortynska
Summary: The recent significant increase in the development of edible films and coatings is expected to have a major impact on the quality of fruit and vegetables in the future. This environmentally friendly approach focuses on quality, nutrition, and extended shelf life.
Editorial Material
Agronomy
Anna Kocira, Mariola Staniak
Article
Agronomy
Mariola Staniak, Katarzyna Czopek, Anna Stepien-Warda, Anna Kocira, Marcin Przybys
Summary: The study evaluated the effects of cold stress at the flowering stage on plant structure, yield, and chemical composition of seeds of 15 soybean cultivars. Cold stress negatively impacted plant structure elements and seed yield, with significant differences among cultivars. Cold stress led to an increase in protein content and ash content, and a decrease in fat concentration in soybean seeds.
Review
Agronomy
Mariola Staniak, Ewa Szpunar-Krok, Anna Kocira
Summary: The sharp increase in soybean acreage is driven by the demand for edible oil and feed protein. However, its high heat requirements and response to photoperiod limit its cultivation range. Global warming allows the range to be shifted, but droughts and high temperatures still restrict crop production. This review paper examines how soybean responds to environmental stresses and presents research findings.
Review
Agronomy
Jerzy Ksiezak, Mariola Staniak, Jaroslaw Stalenga
Summary: This paper provides an overview of the benefits of cereal-grain legume mixtures in low-input farming systems and discusses the key factors affecting their agricultural performance. The review is based on data from various databases and focuses on literature from Mediterranean countries and Central-Eastern Europe. Legumes and cereals complement each other as they provide nitrogen and other benefits, resulting in higher and more stable yields. The productivity of these mixtures depends on soil factors, crop species, variety, and management practices.
Review
Agronomy
Barbara Wrobel, Waldemar Zielewicz, Mariola Staniak
Summary: Grazing is important for milk production worldwide, but it is declining in popularity in Europe due to current trends in livestock farming. This paper provides an overview of the challenges faced by pasture feeding under climate change. Grazing lands provide ecosystem services and are vital for maintaining pasture biodiversity. Opportunities for pasture feeding include the health benefits and nutritional qualities of milk and milk products from pasture-fed cows. Better management and understanding of the impact of grazing on the environment and climate change can be achieved through organizational innovations.
Article
Ecology
M. Staniak, J. Ksiezak, J. Bojarszczuk, B. Feledyn-Szewczyk
APPLIED ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2019)
Article
Agronomy
Vikrant Khare, Rama Shankar Shukla, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Suneeta Pandey
Summary: This study explores the variation and recognition of heat responsive traits in wheat, aiming to enhance wheat productivity in high temperature stress conditions. The findings provide valuable insights into the key factors influencing grain yield and offer a framework for developing heat tolerant cultivars in the future.
JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY AND CROP SCIENCE
(2024)
