Subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.) is Australia’s most widely sown annual pasture legume. Its widespread use as a plant requires well-functioning seed production industry, and Australia the only significant producer of subterranean globally. However, sustainability this industry under threat due to its reliance on ageing harvest equipment resultant environmental impacts. In order e...

Fertilizing pastures with poultry litter has led to an increased incidence of nutrient-saturated soils, particularly on highly fertilized, well drained soils. Applying litter to silvopastures, in which loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) and bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum) production are integrated, may be an ecologically desirable alternative for upland soils of the southeastern USA. Integrating subt...

Abstract The introduction of well-adapted species, such as Trifolium subterraneum (subclover) and Poa pratensis (Kentucky bluegrass), might enhance the forage yield quality dehesa pastures for feeding livestock. However, climatic hardness poor soils in these agrosystems may limit plant establishment development. Since fungal endophytes have been found to alleviate environmental stresses their h...

Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii SRDI943 (strain syn. V2-2) is an aerobic, motile, Gram-negative, non-spore-forming rod that was isolated from a root nodule of Trifolium michelianum Savi cv. Paradana that had been grown in soil collected from a mixed pasture in Victoria, Australia. This isolate was found to have a broad clover host range but was sub-optimal for nitrogen fixation with T. sub...

Subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L. cv Seaton Park) was grown in solution cultures containing adequate nitrogen both with and without Cu. After Cu deficiency had developed, Cu(2+) was added to some deficient plants and Cu content, protein content, and activities of three Cu metalloenzymes (diamine oxidase [EC1.4.3.6], ascorbate oxidase [EC1.10.3.3] and o-diphenol oxidase [EC1.10.3.1]...