Grass―legume mixtures can yield more nitrogen than legume pure stands due to mutual stimulation of nitrogen uptake from symbiotic and non-symbiotic sources

By D. Nyfeler, O. Huguenin‐Elie, M. Suter, E. Frossard, Andreas Lüscher. 2011

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Subfields: Agronomy and Crop Science, Plant Science, Soil Science

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Testing the effects of diversity on ecosystem multifunctionality using a multivariate model (2015, background): “This benefit is well documented for individual functions (Ledgard & Steele 1992; Spehn et al. 2002; Nyfeler et al. 2011) but is shown here for the first time for ecosystem multifunctionality.”
Benefits of Condensed Tannins in Forage Legumes Fed to Ruminants: Importance of Structure, Concentration, and Diet Composition (2019, background): “, 2017), more nitrogen fixed per hectare (Nyfeler et al., 2011; Vasileva and Ilieva, 2016) and improved dry matter and nitrogen digestibilities of coensiled mixtures (Wang et al.”
Nitrogen transfer from forage legumes to nine neighbouring plants in a multi-species grassland (2011, background): “The strong above-ground growth of lucerne and red clover suggested that they competed intensely for below ground N. Yet forage legumes were shown to receive greater proportions of their N from atmospheric N2 fixation when grown in mixtures compared with monocultures (Carlsson and Huss-Danell 2003; H”
Potential of legume-based grassland–livestock systems in Europe: a review (2013, background): “In grass – clover mixtures containing red and white clovers, Nyfeler et al. (2011) observed stimulatory effects of the accompanying grasses on the symbiotic N 2 ﬁxation activity of clover (% N derived from symbiosis).”
An improved model to predict the effects of changing biodiversity levels on ecosystem function (2013, background): “A relationship between h and environmental heterogeneity is also suggested by the work of Nyfeler et al. (2011).”
Forage Legumes for Grazing and Conserving in Ruminant Production Systems (2015, background): “For this reason, N fixation in grass + legume mixtures tends to be very closely related to the total amount of legume herbage produced, even across varying soil N availabilities (Høgh-Jensen and Schjørring, 1997; Carlsson and Huss-Danell, 2003; Nyfeler et al., 2011).”