Dry Matter and Nitrogen Production of Legumes and Legume Associations in the Fall of the Seeding Year¹

Abstract

Synopsis Madrid sweetclover excelled in dry matter and nitrogen production in the fall of the seeding year. Southern, nonhardy alfalfas were superior to the hardy strain, Ranger. Higher yields were obtained from medium red clover than from. Ladino white clover, but both were inferior to other legumes. Madrid sweetclover grown alone outyielded the various legume associations. Madrid was the major component of all associations in which it was included. Red clover and Ladino white clover lacked strong competitive ability under these conditions.

Melilotus indicus (L.) All., a salt-tolerant wild leguminous herb with high potential for use as a forage crop in salt-affected soils

“…Melilotus (sweet clover) is a leguminous genus which includes 25 species, annual and biennial types (Allen and Allen, 1981), characterized by high seed yields, tolerance of temperature extremes, nitrogen fixation rates superior to other legumes, and value in crop rotations (Hirsch, 2002;Hirsch et al, 2000;Stickler and Johnson, 1959). In some countries (e.g.…”

Grain yield and N benefits to sequential wheat and barley crops from single-year alfalfa, berseem and red clover, chickling vetch and lentil

“…A study in Manitoba showed that non-dormant Nitro alfalfa produced 25 to 39% greater herbage for incorporation in the fall compared to dormant alfalfa cultivars (Kelner and Vessey 1995). Stickler and Johnson (1959) also noted greater biomass production, as well as greater N production from non-dormant cultivars compared to a dormant cultivar. Other studies have indicated that no difference existed with biomass yield or N yield in non-dormant compared to dormant cultivars (Fribourg and Johnson 1955;Kroontje and Kehr 1956).…”

Nitrogen fixation and growth of one-year stands of non-dormant alfalfa in Manitoba

“…A similar study found the N yields comparable benreen four non{ormant and two dormant alfalfa cultivars, ranging from 56 to l0l kg N ha-r, although the subsequent barley yield was significirtly higher in three of the four nondormant cultivars when compared with a non-fertilized check plot (Kroontje and Kehr 1956). Stickler and Johnson (1959), however, discovered significant increases in the seeding year DM and N production of two nondormant alfalfa cultivars relative to a dormant cultivar. Indian, Africag and Ranger alfalfa yielded 3549, 3188 and 2377 kg ha-r of DM and produced 90, 84 and 62 kg ha -' of N for soil incorporation, respectively.…”