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Michelle Dobbratz, Jacob M. Jungers and Jessica L. M. Gutknecht
Intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium; IWG) is a perennial grass under development as a grain and forage crop. Although IWG is known for its ability to take up nitrate and improve water quality, seasonal nitrogen (N) demand and uptake by IWG is...
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Sarmini Maheswaran, Lydia M. Cranston, James P. Millner, David J. Horne, James A. Hanly, Paul R. Kenyon and Peter D. Kemp
This article reviews the literature on nitrate leaching under sheep grazing systems and focuses on identifying future research needs. Urinary nitrogen (N) is an important source of the nitrate leached from pastoral agriculture. Urinary N excretion can be...
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Daniel Villwock, Sabine Kurz, Jens Hartung and Maria Müller-Lindenlauf
Maize is Germany?s most important fodder and energy crop. However, pure maize cultivation has ecological disadvantages. Moreover, its yield is low in crude protein, an important feed quality parameter. Maize?bean intercropping can potentially address bot...
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Bruno Laecio da Silva Pereira,Eugenio Ferreira Coelho,Marcos Sousa Campos,Laina Andrade Queiroz,Carla Caroline Damasceno Bras,Zalmar Santana Gonçalves,Benedito Rios Oliveira
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Fertirrigation allows total control of the amount of applied fertilizers to the soil as a function of crop demand. Fertigation relies on monitoring of soil ions to obtain the sustainability of soil chemical conditions. The continuous evaluation of ions i...
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Gerhard Gramss and Klaus-Dieter Voigt
Crossing annual cereals, legumes, and oilseeds with wild rhizomatous relatives is used to create perennial lines that fruit over 2–3 seasons. Contrary to annual crops, the year-round vegetation cover should contribute to carbon sequestration, soil ...
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