Effects of age and frequency of cutting on productivity of Mediterranean deciduous fodder tree and shrub plantations

Papanastasis, V. P.; Platis, Panagiotis; Dini-Papanastasi, O.

doi:10.1016/s0378-1127(98)00293-x

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“…Deep-rooted, perennial trees such as black locust and thornless honey locust could have a particular niche for rotational livestock browse when drought limits forage options and livestock productivity, as has been demonstrated for the sub-Mediterranean region (Papanastasis et al 1998). Climatic conditions of the southeastern USA are generally favorable for high annual forage yields: an average frost-free growing season of 7 to 9 months and annual rainfall of 1000-1500 mm.…”

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

2005

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

2005

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“…Woody plants of the arid zone constitute an essential fodder component for mammalian herbivores (Papanastasis et al, 1998), especially during the summer, when the alternative herbaceous species have wilted. In order to survive, trees and shrubs evolved antiherbivore compounds that reduce the probability of herbivory during crucial periods of the plant's life cycle (Rhoades, 1979).…”

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Relationship of Periploca laevigata (Asclepidaceae) tannins to livestock herbivory

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Journal of Arid Environments

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“…Producers could substantially increase profit margins by developing forage systems that extend the grazing season, thus decreasing or eliminating the high costs of harvesting and feeding hay during these dry periods. Multipurpose trees could have a particular niche for rotational livestock browse when drought limits forage options and livestock productivity, as has been demonstrated for temperate (Oppong et al 2002) and sub-Mediterranean regions (Papanastasis et al 1998). However, the browse potential of multipurpose tree species and the temporal distribution of foliar biomass need further study.…”

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Foliar and shoot allometry of pollarded black locust, Robinia pseudoacacia L.

2006

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Browse of multipurpose tree species such as black locust could be used to broaden grazing options, but the temporal distribution of foliage has not been adequately studied. Our objective was to determine effects of harvest date, P fertilization (0 and 600 kg ha À1 yr À1 ), and pollard height (shoots clipped at 5-, 50-, and 100-cm above ground) on foliar and shoot allometry of black locust. The experiment was conducted on a naturally regenerated 2-yr-old black locust stand (15,000 trees ha À1 ). Basal shoot diameter and foliar mass were measured monthly in June to October 2002 and 2003. Foliar and shoot dry mass (Y) was estimated from basal shoot diameter (D) by the function Y = aD b , with regression explaining ‡95% of variance. Allometry of foliar mass was affected by harvest date, increasing at a greater rate with D in September than in June or July, but not by P fertilization or pollard height. Foliar mass was predicted best by monthspecific equations for the June to October growth interval. Allometry of shoot dry mass was unaffected by harvest date, P fertilization, or pollard height. These equations could be used as a first approximation of foliar and shoot mass for pollarded black locust.

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Effects of age and frequency of cutting on productivity of Mediterranean deciduous fodder tree and shrub plantations

Cited by 38 publications

References 2 publications

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

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

Relationship of Periploca laevigata (Asclepidaceae) tannins to livestock herbivory

Foliar and shoot allometry of pollarded black locust, Robinia pseudoacacia L.

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