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Open AccessBrowse potential of bristly locust, smooth sumac, and sericea lespedeza for small ruminants
Temperate grass and legume yield and quality are markedly reduced during hot, dry summer months in the southern USA; therefore, browse species could add feed options for small ruminants during this season. Our...
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Effect of understory management on phenological responses of eastern black walnut on an alluvial Arkansas soil
Black walnut (Juglans nigra L.) is commonly grown in agroforestry practices for nuts and/or timber with little knowledge of how understory herbage management might affect tree phenology. We compared black walnut...
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Phenological responses of juvenile pecan and white oak on an upland site
Pecan (Carya illinoiensis) and white oak (Quercus alba) produce multiple products and wildlife values, but their phenological responses to N fertilization have not been well characterized. We compared tree growth...
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Stocking rate mediates responses of mid-rotation loblolly pine in west-central Arkansas. 1. Growth
Further study is needed on loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) growth in a systematic array of plantation designs or stocking rates commonly used in temperate forestry and agroforestry practices. Our objective was to ...
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Stocking rate mediates responses of mid-rotation loblolly pine in west-central Arkansas. 2. Profitability
Financial analyses are needed for the wide array of plantation designs commonly used in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) forestry and agroforestry practices. Our objective was to develop an economic model to estima...
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Improving tall fescue shade tolerance: identifying candidate genotypes
Tall fescue (Schedonorus arundinaceus [Schreb.] Dumort.) is genetically variable for many agronomic traits, so it might be possible to increase its persistence and productivity in shaded agroforestry applications...
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Foliar and shoot allometry of pollarded black locust, Robinia pseudoacacia L.
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 effec...
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Management Effects on Biomass and Foliar Nutritive Value of Robinia pseudoacacia and Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis in Arkansas, USA
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 fe...
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An assessment of the genetic diversity within a collection ofSaccharum spontaneum L. with RAPD-PCR
A local collection of 33Saccharum spontaneum L. clones and two sugarcane cultivars (LCP 82-89 and LCP 85-384) were assessed for genetic variability using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD)-PCR. A total of 15...
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Herbage response to spacing of loblolly pine trees in a minimal management silvopasture in southeastern USA
Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) silvopastures often are established and maintained on sites of poor soil fertility and minimal fertilizer input. Our objective was to determine whether row spacing affected yield, q...
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An Assessment of the Phylogenetic Relationship Among Sugarcane and Related Taxa Based on the Nucleotide Sequence of 5S rRNA Intergenic Spacers
5S rRNA intergenic spacers were amplified from two elite sugarcane (Saccharumhybrids) cultivars and their related taxa by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with 5S rDNA consensus primers. Resulting PCR products wer...
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Cytogenetic analyses of sugarcane relatives (Andropogoneae: Saccharinae)
Meiosis was studied in 31 wild Saccharum relatives, including Erianthus (8 clones), Miscanthus (5 clones), Narenga prophyrocoma (1 clone), S. robustum (3 clones), and S. spontaneum (14 clones). Chromosome number ...