Forage plant ecophysiology / / edited by Cory Matthew.

• TeilnehmendeR: Matthew, Cory,
• Place / Publishing House: Basel, Switzerland : : MDPI,, [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 203 pages) :; illustrations

Forage plant ecophysiology has been described, perhaps mischievously, as the selective application of useful information from pure plant physiology research to provide human benefit through improved agricultural output. The intention of creating this Special Issue was to create a volume that future researchers will find user friendly and want to consult, while ensuring it is rich in scientific quality. Contributions were sought that provide a broad geographic representation and a snapshot of present knowledge and research on a range of forage species in use around the world.

Table of Contents

About the Special Issue Editor.v -- Preface to "Forage Plant Ecophysiology".vii -- Section 1: Studies of Forage Legumes and Forage Herbs -- Jorge F. S. Ferreira, Monica V. Cornacchione, Xuan Liu and Donald L. Suarez Nutrient Composition, Forage Parameters, and Antioxidant Capacity of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa, L.) in Response to Saline Irrigation Water Reprinted from: Agriculture 2015, 5(3), 577-597; doi: 10.3390/agriculture50305773 -- Athole H. Marshall, Matthew Lowe and Rosemary P. Collins Variation in Response to Moisture Stress of Young Plants of Interspecific Hybrids between White Clover (T. repens L.) and Caucasian Clover (T. ambiguum M. Bieb.) Reprinted from: Agriculture 2015, 5(2), 353-366; doi: 10.3390/agriculture502035320 -- Jennifer W. MacAdam and Juan J. Villalba Beneficial Effects of Temperate Forage Legumes that Contain Condensed Tannins Reprinted from: Agriculture 2015, 5(3), 475-491; doi: 10.3390/agriculture503047531 -- Section 2: Studies of Forage Grasses -- Cory Matthew, Alec D. Mackay and Arif Hasan Khan Robin Do Phytomer Turnover Models of Plant Morphology Describe Perennial Ryegrass Root Data from Field Swards? Reprinted from: Agriculture 2016, 6(3), 28; doi: 10.3390/agriculture6030028 47 -- Racheal H. Bryant, Cory Matthew and John Hodgson Growth Strategy of Rhizomatous and Non-Rhizomatous Tall Fescue Populations in Response to Defoliation Reprinted from: Agriculture 2015, 5(3), 791-805; doi: 10.3390/agriculture503079162 -- Sila Carneiro da Silva, André Fischer Sbrissia and Lilian Elgalise Techio Pereira Ecophysiology of C4 Forage Grasses-Understanding Plant Growth for Optimising Their Use and Management Reprinted from: Agriculture 2015, 5(3), 598-625; doi: 10.3390/agriculture503059874 -- Masahiko Hirata Linking Management, Environment and Morphogenetic and Structural Components of a Sward for Simulating Tiller Density Dynamics in Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum) Reprinted from: Agriculture 2015, 5(2), 330-343; doi: 10.3390/agriculture502033096 -- Section 3: Plant Physical and Physiological Systems -- Philippe Barre, Lesley B. Turner and Abraham J. Escobar-Gutiérrez Leaf Length Variation in Perennial Forage Grasses Reprinted from: Agriculture 2015, 5(3), 682-696; doi: 10.3390/agriculture5030682111 -- David F. Chapman Using Ecophysiology to Improve Farm Efficiency: Application in Temperate Dairy Grazing Systems Reprinted from: Agriculture 2016, 6(2), 17; doi: 10.3390/agriculture6020017 122 -- Hongxiang Zhang, Yu Tian and Daowei Zhou A Modified Thermal Time Model Quantifying Germination Response to Temperature for C3 and C4 Species in Temperate Grassland Reprinted from: Agriculture 2015, 5(3), 412-426; doi: 10.3390/agriculture5030412141 -- Máximo Lorenzo, Silvia G. Assuero and Jorge A. Tognetti Temperature Impact on the Forage Quality of Two Wheat Cultivars with Contrasting Capacity to Accumulate Sugars Reprinted from: Agriculture 2015, 5(3), 649-667; doi: 10.3390/agriculture5030649153 -- Louis J. Irving Carbon Assimilation, Biomass Partitioning and Productivity in Grasses Reprinted from: Agriculture 2015, 5(4), 1116-1134; doi: 10.3390/agriculture5041116168 -- François Gastal and Gilles Lemaire Defoliation, Shoot Plasticity, Sward Structure and Herbage Utilization in Pasture: Review of the Underlying Ecophysiological Processes Reprinted from: Agriculture 2015, 5(4), 1146-1171; doi: 10.3390/agriculture5041146183.