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03/31/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Environmental conditions of soil seed bank in Mediterranean pasture evaluated for effects of grazing versus grazing exclusion

The soil seed bank – the natural repository of seeds within the soil – is affected by certain factors, which could potentially increase its volume and biodiversity, according to researchers. The results of their findings were published in the journal Agroforestry Systems. The study focused on soil seed banks in Mediterranean wood pastures, which allow understory vegetation […]

02/28/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Nutritional potential documented for livestock grazing on fodder trees in sandy and clay soils

Trees can play a role in nourishing livestock; however, the amount of nutrition it provides relies on what type is used. Led by researchers from the Louis Bolk Institute in the Netherlands, the findings of the study appeared in the journal Agroforestry Systems. The authors looked at how trees function in a silvopastoral system – that is, the practice […]

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