Grassland management affects delivery of regulating and supporting ecosystem services

LE Sollenberger, MM Kohmann, JCB Dubeux Jr… - Crop …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Ecosystem services (ES) are the direct and indirect contributions of ecosystems to human
well‐being. Grassland ecosystems cover> 40% of Earth's ice‐free terrestrial surface, and …

Water footprint, herbage, and livestock responses for nitrogen‐fertilized grass and grass–legume grazing systems

DM Jaramillo, JCB Dubeux, LE Sollenberger… - Crop …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Replacing N fertilizer with forage legumes may increase sustainability of grazing systems.
The objectives were to evaluate herbage and animal responses and to quantify the water …

Warm-climate, legume-grass forage mixtures versus grass-only swards: An ecosystem services comparison

LE Sollenberger, JCB Dubeux - Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Integrating warm-climate forage legumes into grass monocultures has received significant
research attention during the past 70 years, but widespread adoption by end users has been …

Soil bacterial diversity responds to long-term establishment of perennial legumes in warm-season grassland at two soil depths

AS Erhunmwunse, VA Guerra, JC Liu, CL Mackowiak… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
The introduction of rhizoma peanut (RP Arachis glabrata Benth) into bahiagrass (Paspalum
notatum Flüggé) may require time to develop stable plant–soil microbe interactions as the …

Herbage Responses and Biological N2 Fixation of Bahiagrass and Rhizoma Peanut Monocultures Compared with their Binary Mixtures

ERS Santos, JCB Dubeux Jr, LE Sollenberger… - Crop …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flüggé) and rhizoma peanut (RP, Arachis glabrata Benth.)
are widely used in Florida, and growing them in association may decrease the need for N …

Herbage accumulation, nutritive value, and persistence responses of rhizoma peanut cultivars and germplasm to grazing management

MK Mullenix, LE Sollenberger, MO Wallau… - Crop …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Forage legumes increase nutritive value and provide N to grass‐based grazing systems.
Few legumes have a long stand life in the southeastern US, but persistence is documented …

Annual and perennial peanut mixed with 'Pensacola'bahiagrass in North Florida

DM Jaramillo, JCB Dubeux Jr, C Mackowiak… - Crop …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Fertilization of perennial grass pastures is a major expense in beef cattle operations, and
grass pastures may degrade in the absence of N fertilization. Grass–legume mixtures can …

Sward structure, light interception, and rhizome‐root responses of rhizoma peanut cultivars and germplasm to grazing management

MK Mullenix, LE Sollenberger, MO Wallau… - Crop …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
'Florigraze'rhizoma peanut (RP; Arachis glabrata Benth.) is a persistent forage legume for
the US Gulf Coast, but peanut stunt virus (Cucumovirus spp.) reduces herbage accumulation …

Growth habit of rhizoma peanut affects establishment and spread when strip planted in bahiagrass pastures

MK Mullenix, LE Sollenberger, AR Blount… - Crop …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Planting rhizoma peanut (RP; Arachis glabrata Benth.) in strips in bahiagrass (Paspalum
notatum Flügge) pastures may be an economical approach to increase sward nutritive …

Strategies to control competition to strip‐planted legume in a warm‐season grass pasture

MS Castillo, LE Sollenberger, JA Ferrell… - Crop …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Planting rhizoma peanut (RP)(Arachis glabrata Benth.) in tilled strips in existing bahiagrass
(Paspalum notatum Flüggé) pastures may be an option for establishing legume–grass …