Enhancing performance of berseem clover genotypes with better harvesting management through farmers’ participatory research at smallholder farms in Punjab

Tufail, Shoaib; Krebs, Gaye; Southwell, Alison; Piltz, John; Norton, Mark; Wynn, Peter

doi:10.1038/s41598-020-60503-7

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“…In the study of Vaswani, et al (2016) the crude protein of Corn forage HTHM 5101, DHM 117 and HM variety were 8.39%, 6.56% and 7.09% respectively. In the study of Tufail et al, (2020) There were significant variations for green forage energy among the maize genotypes (Table 4). According to Ruswandi and Syafi'I (2016) each genotype has different character in responding to their environment.…”

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confidence: 97%

The Genotype and Crop Age Effect on Nutritive Value of Corn Forage

Indriani

Yuwariah

Ruswandi

2021

IJARe

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Background: The Corn crop (Zea mays) was one type of feed crop which is a good source of crude fiber for ruminant. Corn crops had several types of genotypes and each genotype had its advantages in terms of productivity and nutritional content. Methods: The study was conducted from January to May 2018, at the Agricultural Research and Development Research Studio located at Arjasari Village, Arjasari District, Bandung Regency, West Java, in Indonesia. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of various genotypes and crop ages on crude protein, crude fiber, crude fat, energy and Nitrogen free extract of Corn forage. This research was designed with an experimental method using a Completely Randomized Design. The treatments in this study were the genotype of Corn crop and the crop age.Result: The results of the statistical analysis showed that the interaction of genotype and age gave different results on Nitrogen free extract and crude fiber at 5% significant level test. Genotype and age interaction did not give different results on Energy, Crude Fat and Crude Protein at 5% significant level test.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 97%

The Genotype and Crop Age Effect on Nutritive Value of Corn Forage

Indriani

Yuwariah

Ruswandi

2021

IJARe

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“…The overall improvement of forage quality in mixtures vs. the cereal monoculture was particularly evident in Swift Current during the very dry conditions of 2017, which might indicate that annual forage mixtures might be a useful crop management option to provide higher quality forage under stressful growing conditions. In addition, the improved forage quality in mixtures could also lead to greater potential market value and improve animal performance in beef, dairy, and sheep production systems (Buza et al, 2014;McKenzie et al, 2017;Fruet et al, 2019;Tufail et al, 2020).…”

Section: Diversified Cover Crop Mixtures Increased Forage Quality Andmentioning

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Influence of Annual Plant Diversity on Forage Productivity and Nutrition, Soil Chemistry, and Soil Microbial Communities

Bainard

Evans

Malis

et al. 2020

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Forage cover crops are gaining in popularity on the Canadian prairies, where multi-species crop mixtures are grown for soil and ecosystem enhancing benefits, but also harvested for forage. As the use of these forage mixtures increases, more knowledge is needed to understand the impact these mixtures have on forage production systems. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of increasing plant species diversity on forage productivity, soil chemistry, and soil microbial communities. Field trials were conducted in 2016 and 2017 at two separate locations in the Canadian Prairie region that included four treatments: (1) oat monoculture, (2) three spp. mixture (one grass, one legume, one brassica), (3) six spp. mixture (two grasses, two legumes, two brassicas), and (4) nine spp. mixture (three grasses, three legumes, three brassicas). Soil and plant samples were collected at the mid and late growing season to assess soil chemistry, plant biomass and composition, forage nutrition and quality, and soil bacterial and fungal communities. Overall, the oat monoculture had the highest biomass productivity, while the nine spp. mixture produced the lowest biomass among the treatments. All three mixtures had a better nutritional profile [i.e., greater concentrations of Ca, Cu, Fe, total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), total phosphorus (TP) and total potassium (TK), and lower concentrations of acid detergent fiber (ADF) and neutral detergent fiber (NDF)] compared to the monoculture. Differences in forage nutrition were particularly heightened at the end of the growing season. Soil chemical properties did not differ greatly among the treatments with the exception of higher levels of soil nitrate availability in the mixtures compared to the monoculture. Early indicators of a shift in soil microbial diversity and fungal community composition, and an increased abundance of fungal pathotrophs in the mixtures compared to the oat monoculture, was observed at one of the field sites. This study indicates that increasing plant species diversity does not always lead to an increase in biomass production or significant changes or improvements in soil microbial communities. However, the inclusion of multiple plant species can improve the quality and nutritive value of forages over a monoculture forage crop.

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“…Its production is low (3354 t/ha) in Pakistan as compared to other countries. Poor agronomic methods, unavailability of well-adapted seed varieties and timely input are some important factors that contribute to low production (Anwar et al 2012; Tufail et al 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

Stem rot affects the structure of rhizosphere microbiome in Berseem Clover (Trifolium alexandrinum)

Mukhtar,

Ahmad,

Khan

et al. 2024

Preprint

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Rhizosphere microbiome plays an essential role in maintaining plant health and productivity. Fungal and bacterial diseases may affect the rhizosphere-associated microbial communities and overall structure of plant microbiome. Here, we studied the effect of stem rot of berseem clover on the bacterial and fungal communities associated with the rhizosphere. We analyzed the rhizosphere-associated bacterial and fungal microbiome from healthy and infected berseem clover collected from three sampling sites by using 16S rRNA and ITS based Illumina sequencing metabarcoding approach. Microbiome analysis showed that healthy plants had higher bacterial and fungal diversity as compared to stem rot infected plants. At the genus level, bacterial genera Rhizobium and Comamonas were more abundant in healthy plants while Pantoea was more abundant in infected plants and fungal genera Sclerotinia, Fusarium and Cladorrhinum were more abundant in infected plants while Microdochium and Cladosporium were distinctively abundant in healthy Berseem. Functional characterization of bacterial and fungal microbiomes revealed that bacterial communities from infected plants showed more abundance of bacteria with functions replication and repair, enzyme families and biosynthesis of other secondary metabolites as compared to healthy plant microbiome and decreased in fungal groups including arbuscular mycorrhiza and soil saprotrophs and an increase in plant saprotrophs and fungal parasite-plant pathogens. This study provides comprehensive information about the structure and composition of bacterial and fungal communities associated with the berseem clover rhizosphere that could be utilized for future research on the control of stem rot of berseem clover.

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Enhancing performance of berseem clover genotypes with better harvesting management through farmers’ participatory research at smallholder farms in Punjab

Cited by 9 publications

References 27 publications

The Genotype and Crop Age Effect on Nutritive Value of Corn Forage

The Genotype and Crop Age Effect on Nutritive Value of Corn Forage

Influence of Annual Plant Diversity on Forage Productivity and Nutrition, Soil Chemistry, and Soil Microbial Communities

Stem rot affects the structure of rhizosphere microbiome in Berseem Clover (Trifolium alexandrinum)

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