Yield and quality properties of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and their influencing factors in China

Identification of Genetic Loci Associated With Crude Protein Content and Fiber Composition in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Using QTL Mapping

(2021) Changfu Yang et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Simulating alfalfa and pasture yields at regional and national scales in Canada from 1981 to 2019

(2021) Zhaozhi Wang et al.   AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS

Shoot-soil ecological stoichiometry of alfalfa under nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization in the Loess Plateau

(2021) Jiaoyun Lu et al.   Scientific Reports

Use of the stable oxygen isotope method to evaluate the difference in water consumption and utilization strategy between alfalfa and maize fields in an arid shallow groundwater area

(2021) Chenli Hou et al.   AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT

Stem and leaf forage nutritive value and morphology of reduced lignin alfalfa

(2020) Amanda M. Grev et al.   AGRONOMY JOURNAL

Trade‐off between nutritive value improvement and crop water use for an alfalfa–grass system

(2020) Madhav Dhakal et al.   CROP SCIENCE

Recovery Role in Soil Structural, Carbon and Nitrogen Properties of the Conversion of Vegetable Land to Alfalfa Land in Northwest China

(2020) Tiefeng Yu et al.  

Impact of water deficit in the relationship among alfalfa traits

(2020) Iara Gonçalves dos Santos et al.   Bioscience Journal

Breeding Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Adapted to Subtropical Agroecosystems

(2020) Janam P. Acharya et al.   Agronomy-Basel

Soil water depletion and restoration under inter-conversion of food crop and alfalfa with three consecutive wet years

(2020) Jiamin Ge et al.   JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY

Warming Reduces Net Carbon Gain and Productivity in Medicago sativa L. and Festuca arundinacea

(2020) Vinod Jacob et al.   Agronomy-Basel

Changes in forage nutritive value of reduced‐lignin alfalfa during regrowth

(2020) R. Mark Sulc et al.   CROP SCIENCE

Understanding spatial variability of forage production in California grasslands: delineating climate, topography and soil controls

(2020) Han Liu et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Effect of Cutting Time on the Performance of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Genotypes Cropped in Arid Environment

(2020) Samir Tlahig et al.   POLISH JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Land Use Changes Impact Distribution of Phosphorus in Deep Soil Profile

(2019) Asif Khan et al.  

Short-term N transfer from alfalfa to maize is dependent more on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi than root exudates in N deficient soil

(2019) Hualiang Zhang et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Potassium Fertilization Affects Alfalfa Forage Yield, Nutritive Value, Root Traits, and Persistence

(2019) Jacob M. Jungers et al.   AGRONOMY JOURNAL

A meta-analysis on the effects of climate change on the yield and quality of European pastures

(2018) M. Dellar et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Influence of drought stress on afalfa yields and nutritional composition

(2018) Yinghao Liu et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Soil water storage deficit of alfalfa ( Medicago sativa ) grasslands along ages in arid area (China)

(2018) Ze Huang et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Effect of Environment x Cultivar Interaction on Protein and Mineral Contents of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) in Central Anatolia, Turkey

(2018) Abdullah Özköse   Sains Malaysiana

Global changes alter plant multi-element stoichiometric coupling

(2018) Dashuan Tian et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The development of lucerne root morphology traits under high initial stand density within a seven year period

(2018) J. Hakl et al.   PLANT SOIL AND ENVIRONMENT

Yield components of lucerne were affected by sowing dates and inoculation treatments

(2018) José Martín Jáuregui et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY

Do metabolic changes underpin physiological responses to water limitation in alfalfa (Medicago sativa) plants during a regrowth period?

(2018) Gemma Molero et al.   AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT

In-field lucerne root morphology traits over time in relation to forage yield, plant density, and root disease under two cutting managements

(2017) Josef Hakl et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Forage yield, soil water depletion, shoot nitrogen and phosphorus uptake and concentration, of young and old stands of alfalfa in response to nitrogen and phosphorus fertilisation in a semiarid environment

(2016) Jing-Wei Fan et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Effects of plant architecture and drought stress level on lucerne forage quality

(2016) L. Pecetti et al.   GRASS AND FORAGE SCIENCE

Impact of long-term organic and mineral fertilization on lucerne forage yield over an 8-year period

(2016) J. Hakl et al.   PLANT SOIL AND ENVIRONMENT

Changes in aggregate-associated organic carbon and nitrogen after 27 years of fertilization in a dryland alfalfa grassland on the Loess Plateau of China

(2015) Liqiong Zhang et al.   Journal of Arid Land

Fall Dormancy and Harvest Stage Impact on Alfalfa Persistence in a Subtropical Climate

(2014) Filippo Rimi et al.   AGRONOMY JOURNAL

Plant trait-digestibility relationships across management and climate gradients in permanent grasslands

(2014) Antoine Gardarin et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Influence of maturity on alfalfa hay nutritional fractions and indigestible fiber content

(2014) A. Palmonari et al.   JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Satellite-indicated long-term vegetation changes and their drivers on the Mongolian Plateau

(2014) Xia Zhao et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Phosphorus and Potassium Fertilizer Effects on Alfalfa and Soil in a Non-Limited Soil

(2013) Stefano Macolino et al.   AGRONOMY JOURNAL

Changes in alfalfa forage quality and stem carbohydrates induced by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and elevated atmospheric CO2

(2013) M. Baslam et al.   ANNALS OF APPLIED BIOLOGY

Global patterns of the responses of leaf-level photosynthesis and respiration in terrestrial plants to experimental warming

(2013) Junyi Liang et al.   Journal of Plant Ecology

Two perennial legumes (Astragalus adsurgensPall. andLespedeza davuricaS.) adapted to semiarid environments are not as productive as lucerne (Medicago sativaL.), but use less water

(2012) X.-K. Guan et al.   GRASS AND FORAGE SCIENCE

Alfalfa forage digestibility, quality and yield under future climate change scenarios vary with Sinorhizobium meliloti strain

(2012) Álvaro Sanz-Sáez et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Closing yield gaps through nutrient and water management

(2012) Nathaniel D. Mueller et al.   NATURE

Legacies of precipitation fluctuations on primary production: theory and data synthesis

(2012) O. E. Sala et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Effect of Nitrogen Fertilizer Rate and Harvest Season on Forage Yield, Quality, and Macronutrient Concentrations in Midland Bermuda Grass

(2011) Maru K. Kering et al.   COMMUNICATIONS IN SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT ANALYSIS

Leaf nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations of woody plants differ in responses to climate, soil and plant growth form

(2011) Yahan Chen et al.   ECOGRAPHY

How fundamental plant functional trait relationships scale-up to trade-offs and synergies in ecosystem services

(2011) Sandra Lavorel et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Comparison of CHN analysis and Hach acid digestion to quantify total nitrogen in marine organisms

(2011) Elisabete Barbarino et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY-METHODS

Yield and water-use efficiency of contrasting lucerne genotypes grown in a cool temperate environment

(2011) K. G. Pembleton et al.   Crop & Pasture Science

Influence of 24 annual applications of fertilisers and/or manure to alfalfa on forage yield and some soil properties under dryland conditions in northern China

(2011) Jun Fan et al.   Crop & Pasture Science

Multiple adaptive responses of Australian native perennial legumes with pasture potential to grow in phosphorus- and moisture-limited environments

(2010) Lalith D. B. Suriyagoda et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Water-use efficiency in response to climate change: from leaf to ecosystem in a temperate steppe

(2010) SHULI NIU et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

In situ use of groundwater by alfalfa

(2009) James E. Ayars et al.   AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT

Patterns and controls of the variability of radiation use efficiency and primary productivity across terrestrial ecosystems

(2009) Martín F. Garbulsky et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Pasture yield and soil water depletion of continuous growing alfalfa in the Loess Plateau of China

(2007) Yushan Li et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT