Flooding duration and sediment texture play vital roles in the growth adaptation of wetland plants. However, there is a lack research on interactive effects flooding sediments A two-factor experiment with was designed study, involving three plant species commonly found Poyang Lake (i.e., Carex cinerascens, Phalaris arundinacea, Polygonum criopolitanum). Our findings were as follows: (i) Sedimen...

Highlights Defoliation initiates physiological recovery and chemical defense mechanisms in Phalaris aquatica . Under infrequent defoliation treatment, P. has high DM production. severity on herbage regrowth was associated with variation of secondary metabolite content antioxidant activity. may be suited to conservation pasture systems; the interval between cuts is about six weeks maximize rates...

Field experiments were conducted to study weed population shifts in long-term conservation tillage systems. The objectives of this study were to determine weed community abundance, diversity and composition on conventional tillage (CT), minimum tillage (MT), no-tillage with paraplow (ZT) and no-tillage (NT) systems, and to identify species that are associated with specific tillage systems. The ...

Biological abatement was used to condition dilute acid-pretreated hydrolysates of three perennial herbaceous crops that are potential bioenergy feedstocks: switchgrass, reed canarygrass, and alfalfa stems. Fungal isolate Coniochaeta ligniaria was inoculated into the hydrolysates to metabolize and remove inhibitory compounds prior to yeast fermentation of glucose. Switchgrass, reed canarygrass, ...