Asymmetric somatic hybridisation between the annual legumes Medicago truncatula and Medicago scutellata

1999 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 989-996 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Tian ◽  
R. J. Rose
Keyword(s):  
Medicago Truncatula ◽  
Somatic Hybridisation ◽  
Annual Legumes ◽  
Medicago Scutellata

Persistence of several annual legumes in mixtures under continuous grazing in the south west of Western Australia

1974 ◽  
Vol 14 (70) ◽  
pp. 632 ◽  
Author(s):  
GB Taylor ◽  
RC Rossiter
Keyword(s):  
Medicago Truncatula ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Subterranean Clover ◽  
The Other ◽  
Annual Rainfall ◽  
Annual Legumes ◽  
South West ◽  
Continuous Grazing ◽  
Average Annual Rainfall ◽  
Average Rainfall

Two experiments are described: one in the wheatbelt in areas receiving 320 and 400 mm average annual rainfall, and the other in a medium rainfall area with an average rainfall of 640 mm. In the first experiment various combinations of barrel medic (Medicago truncatula) and cupped (Trifolium cherleri) and rose clovers (T. hirtum) with subterranean clover (T. subeterraneum) were grown at four sites. Each site was continuously grazed by sheep for periods ranging from three to five years. At all sites subterranean clover became dominant within a few years of establishment. The second experiment involved rose and subterranean clovers in ungrazed pure swards and mixed swards which were either grazed or ungrazed. Grazing was continued for three years. Grazing had a profound effect on the composition of the mixture: whereas subterranean clover dominated the grazed sward, in the absence of grazing rose clover over-topped the subterranean clover and dominated the mixture. The success of subterranean clover in grazed mixtures is attributed largely to relative inaccessibility to the grazing animal, particularly of seedlings but also of seeds.

scholarly journals Dry matter accumulation and sheep grazing preference of six winter active annual legumes

2003 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 117-121
Author(s):  
M.G. Hyslop ◽  
M.W.A. Slay ◽  
C.A. Moffat
Keyword(s):  
Medicago Truncatula ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Seasonal Pattern ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Subterranean Clover ◽  
Late Winter ◽  
Dry Matter Accumulation ◽  
Sweet Clover ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Annual Legumes

Winter active legumes are suited to the mild winter areas of New Zealand, where they provide high quality forage in late winter and early to mid-spring. Six winter active annual legumes, persian clover, balansa clover, sweet clover, hybrid serradella, subterranean clover, and Medicago truncatula, were sown in a randomised complete block design with four replicates. Their dry matter (DM) accumulation and grazing preference to young sheep were measured every 3-6 weeks from sowing on 6 April 2000 until 24 October 2000. Total ungrazed DM production ranged from 5 500 kg/ha (sweet clover) to 9 300 kg/ha (balansa clover) over this period. The seasonal pattern of growth varied significantly between species, as did hogget grazing preference, with persian, balansa, and subterranean clover most preferred. These six plant species are capable of producing large amounts of high quality dry matter, but at all grazings, preference was extreme (measured by the number of sheep preferring to graze any one of the species when given a choice of all six), which may indicate the limited usefulness of some species. Key words: accumulative yield, grazing preference, Medicago truncatula, Melilotus albus, Ornithopus sativus x compressus, seasonal growth, sheep, Trifolium balansae, Trifolium respinatum, Trifolium subterraneum, winter active legumes

Forage yield and quality from intercropped barley, annual ryegrass and different annual legumes

1997 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 298-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. G. Stout ◽  
B. Brooke ◽  
J. W. Hall ◽  
D. J. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Forage Yield ◽  
Annual Ryegrass ◽  
Annual Legumes ◽  
Yield And Quality
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