Seeding rate affects establishment of native perennial legumes in the upper midwestern US
In Minnesota, perennial native legumes (Fabaceae) differed in population and yield response to seeding rates of 14, 67, 135, 275, and 538 pure live seeds (PLS)/m² (1.3, 6.3, 12.5, 25, and 50 PLS/ft²) when seeded in cultivated seedbeds with little bluestem (Schizachryium scoparium (Michx.) Nash [Poac...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Native plants journal 2006-04, Vol.7 (1), p.61-68 |
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Zusammenfassung: | In Minnesota, perennial native legumes (Fabaceae) differed in population and yield response to seeding rates of 14, 67, 135, 275, and 538 pure live seeds (PLS)/m² (1.3, 6.3, 12.5, 25, and 50 PLS/ft²) when seeded in cultivated seedbeds with little bluestem (Schizachryium scoparium (Michx.) Nash [Poaceae]). Average seeding-year populations were greatest for Illinois bundleflower (Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacM. ex B.L. Robins. & Fern.) (131 plants/m²); intermediate and similar for false indigo (Amorpha fruticosa L.), wild blue indigo (Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br), and wild senna (Senna hebecarpa (Fern.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby) (average of 72 plants/m² ); and least for purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea Vent) (27 plants/m²). Seeding-year populations of all legumes increased linearly as seeding rate increased. Second-year biomass yield of legumes in mixture with little bluestem ranged from 1.1 Mg/ha (0.5 tons/ac) for purple prairie clover to 5.6 Mg/ha (2.5 tons/ac) for Illinois bundleflower. |
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ISSN: | 1522-8339 1548-4785 1548-4785 |
DOI: | 10.1353/npj.2006.0007 |