Harvest management and genotype effects on sunn hemp forage characteristics

J Garzon, JMB Vendramini, ML Silveira… - Agronomy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) is an annual legume widely used as cover crop; however,
there is potential to use it as forage. The objective of this study was to evaluate forage …

Sunnhemp (Crotalaria juncea, L.) silage can enrich rumen fermentation process, microbial protein synthesis, and nitrogen utilization efficiency in beef cattle …

M Wanapat, P Totakul, B Viennasay… - Tropical Animal Health and …, 2021 - Springer
The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effect of leguminous fodder silage on
rumen fermentation, nutrient digestibility, and utilization in beef cattle crossbreds. Four cattle …

Sunn hemp planting date effect on growth, biomass accumulation, and nutritive value in southeastern Wyoming

C Eberle, L Shortnacy - Crop Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Sustainablesuccess of the Northern High Plains (NHP) crop and livestock industry
is limited by market accessibility, infertile soils, short growing seasons, and availability of …

Seeding and Harvesting Times and Climate Conditions Are Important for Improving Nitrogen and Fiber Contents of Green Manure Sunn Hemp

M Kaneko, N Kato, I Hattori, M Matsuoka… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The efficient use of green manure enhances sustainable nitrogen (N) cycling in
agroecosystems. Appropriately utilizing the differences in N and fiber of green manure …

Establishment techniques affect productivity, nutritive value and atmospheric N2 fixation of two sunn hemp cultivars

DM Jaramillo, JCB Dubeux Jr… - Grass and Forage …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nitrogen fertilization is a common practice for sustaining forage production in forage systems
in southeastern United States. Warm‐season annual legumes may be an alternative forage …

Partitioning of forage mass and nutritive value in sunn hemp leaf and stem components

I Lepcha, HD Naumann - International Journal of Agronomy, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sunn hemp (SH; Crotalaria juncea L.) is a fast‐growing, annual, warm‐season tropical
legume that could complement less productive cool‐season forages such as tall fescue …

Intercropping Forage Sorghum with Sunnhemp at Different Seeding Rates to Improve Forage Production

HM Mosqueda, BC Blaser, SA O'Shaughnessy… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Forage sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is well established in the Texas High Plains
as a drought-tolerant forage that often requires additional feed to provide adequate protein …

Does adding legumes to tall fescue pastures before stockpiling improve productivity and animal performance?

MD Corbin, RLG Nave, HD Naumann… - Agronomy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The rising prices of N fertilizer led to exploring cost‐saving efforts, such as intercropping cool‐
or warm‐season legumes serving as alternative sources of N for managing fall‐stockpiled …

Inclusion of cool‐and warm‐season species in tall fescue swards for increased productivity

MD Corbin, RLG Nave, HD Naumann… - Agronomy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Pasture systems that include cool‐and warm‐season species have the potential to enhance
tall fescue (TF)[Schedonorus arundinaceus (Schreb.) Dumort.] forage systems beyond their …

[HTML][HTML] Crotalaria juncea Genotype Biomass Accumulation in Northern Semi-Arid and Humid-Continental Climates

CA Eberle, DK Harris, TZ Jones, B Fowers, BA Mealor - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
Crotalaria juncea (sunn hemp) is a tropical forage legume used as a cover, forage, and fiber
crop. Sunn hemp seed production occurs primarily in India because it requires short days to …