Browse potential of bristly locust, smooth sumac, and sericea lespedeza for small ruminants
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DOI: 10.1007/s10457-019-00479-0
Abstract: 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 objective was… read more here.
Keywords: bristly locust; sericea lespedeza; smooth sumac; lespedeza ... See more keywords
Use of Sericea Lespedeza (Lespedeza Cuneata) as a Nutraceutical Forage for Livestock
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DOI: 10.1093/jas/skab096.062
Abstract: Sericea lespedeza (SL; Lespedeza cuneata) is a widely-adapted warm season perennial legume that can be used for grazing, hay, or as a conservation plant. Planted extensively for erosion control in the Southeast in the 1930s… read more here.
Keywords: sericea lespedeza; lespedeza lespedeza; lespedeza; livestock ... See more keywords
154 Awardee Talk – Tares among the wheat: sericea lespedeza invasion of native tallgrass prairie
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DOI: 10.1093/jas/skz258.310
Abstract: North-American tallgrass prairie provides an array of ecosystem services including carbon sequestration, biodiversity preservation, and forage for grazing livestock. Once covering 68 million ha, only 4% remains today. The largest remnant (~1.5 million ha) lies… read more here.
Keywords: tallgrass prairie; beef; sericea; sericea lespedeza ... See more keywords