Effect of summer grazing on forage quality of woody and herbaceous species in a silvopastoral system in northern Greece

Ainalis, A. B.; Tsiouvaras, C. N.; Nastis, A. S.

doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.01.017

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“…Competition among trees in the 0.5 m intra-row spacing was high and resulted in smaller plants with reduced biomass compared with plants spaced at 1 m; however, due to the increased tree population, the biomass production per unit area was not influenced by coppice height. These results are in agreement with reports from Greece by Ainalis and Tsiouvaras (1998) who recorded highest per hectare yields of BL herbage at the narrowest intra-row spacing studied and highest per tree yields at the widest intra-row spacing studied.…”

Section: Tree Herbage Biomasssupporting

confidence: 93%

“…Only limited research has been conducted on BL with regard to the influence of the aforementioned factors on herbage production. In northern Greece Ainalis and Tsiouvaras (1998) planted 1-year old BL seedlings and other browse species on 1.5, 2.5 or 3.5 m centers corresponding to three different plant densities (4,440, 1,600 and 810 plants ha -1 ) and coppiced annually at 0.5 m above ground level to keep plants in shrubby form. Sheep grazed the trees at a stocking rate of 1.1 sheep ha -1 for three consecutive years in early June and late August.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Growth characteristics and allometry of Robinia pseudoacacia as a silvopastoral system component

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Demand for goat (Capra hircus) meat in the southeastern USA is steadily increasing as a result of preferences exhibited by ethnic communities. Feeding systems that include fodder trees can be developed to take advantage of the natural preference of goats for browse. Data were collected for 2 years on a 5-year old stand of Robinia pseudoacacia L. to evaluate growth characteristics for goat browse and to develop allometric relationships in a randomized complete block design (intra-row spacing 0.5 or 1 m and coppice height 0.25 or 0.50 m) replicated six times. Allometric equations were derived from destructive harvests of 68 trees. Main branch size was not affected by intra-row spacing when trees were coppiced at 0.25 m; however, when coppiced at 0.5 m, trees spaced at 1 m had more and larger branches (P < 0.05) than trees spaced at 0.5 m. Intra-row spacing did not influence tree herbage biomass when trees were spaced at 0.5 m whereas trees coppiced at 0.25 m and spaced at 1 m produced less woody and herbaceous biomass than trees spaced at 0.5 m (P < 0.05). A strong relationship (P < 0.0001) was found between tree herbage biomass and the number of main branches greater than 0.01 m (r 2 = 0.80). The results, based on growth characteristics and tree herbage biomass production, suggest that Robinia pseudoacacia L. would be an excellent candidate as a silvopastoral component in the southeastern USA.

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Section: Tree Herbage Biomasssupporting

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Growth characteristics and allometry of Robinia pseudoacacia as a silvopastoral system component

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“…Black locust had better establishment and tolerance to sheep (Ovis aries L.) grazing marginal land in semiarid Greece than honey locust (Ainalis and Tsiouvaras 1998). Black locust contains at least one cytotoxic flavanoid (Tian and McLaughlin 2000) and can induce non-fatal poisoning of the horse, Equus caballus L. (Ball et al 1996).…”

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Management Effects on Biomass and Foliar Nutritive Value of Robinia pseudoacacia and Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis in Arkansas, USA

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The browse potential of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) and thornless honey locust [Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis (L.) Zabel] has not been adequately tested. Our objective was to determine effects of fertilization and pollarding on biomass and foliar nutritive value in separate studies of black locust and thornless honey locust in Arkansas, USA. Shoots were sampled monthly for two consecutive growing seasons in 2002 and 2003 to determine foliar, shoot, and total aboveground biomass, shoot basal diameter, and foliar nutritive value (crude protein and in vitro digestibility). Black locust yielded more foliar biomass when pollarded at 50 or 100 cm and fertilized with 600 kg P ha À1 , than at 5 cm with or without P, averaging 3.5 Mg dry matter ha À1 . Black locust foliar crude protein and in vitro dry matter digestibility ( £170 and 534 g kg À1 , respectively) decreased as leaves aged, but still met maintenance needs for beef cattle (Bos taurus L.). Thornless honey locust had little agronomic potential because of slow establishment, low foliar yield (330 kg ha À1 ), and a 2% reversion to undesirable thorny phenotype. Black locust should be considered for livestock browse when drought induces semi-dormancy of herbaceous forages.

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“…It is a multi-purpose tree species suitable for production of timber, fuel wood, land reclamation, beekeeping, and forage (Barrett et al, 1990). Its use for forage is becoming a prominent practice in China and other parts of the world with a temperate climate owing to the superiority of biomass production and high protein content compared with other woody fodder species (Papanastasis et al, 1997;Ainalis and Tsiouvaras, 1998;Burner et al, 2005).…”

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The effect of tetraploid <i>Robinia pseudoacacia</i> leaf meal on performance, egg quality, and nutrient digestibility in laying hens

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J. Anim. Feed Sci.

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Effect of summer grazing on forage quality of woody and herbaceous species in a silvopastoral system in northern Greece

Cited by 27 publications

References 9 publications

Growth characteristics and allometry of Robinia pseudoacacia as a silvopastoral system component

Growth characteristics and allometry of Robinia pseudoacacia as a silvopastoral system component

Management Effects on Biomass and Foliar Nutritive Value of Robinia pseudoacacia and Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis in Arkansas, USA

The effect of tetraploid <i>Robinia pseudoacacia</i> leaf meal on performance, egg quality, and nutrient digestibility in laying hens

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