Track 1-04: Germplasm Preservation, Domestication and Use of Native Forage Plants
Publication Date
2013
Location
Sydney, Australia
Description
If ruminant production from cultivated and natural grasslands is to depend less on petroleum-based products, forage legumes must serve as protein sources. Commercially available legumes for warm-dry climate grasslands are, however, very limited and resources available for developing such legumes are inadequate. Indeterminate flowering and dehiscent seed pods combined with the need for specialized seed harvesting equipment are major impediments (Butler and Muir 2012). Warm climates often present environmental challenges such as poor rainfall distribution, extended dry seasons, temperature extremes and aggressive grass species (Muir et al. 2011). Erosion of indigenous knowledge and replacement with inappropriate land management approaches from moist-temperate regions compound the challenges.
Citation
Muir, James P.; Dubeux, José C. B. Jr.; dos Santos, Mércia V. F.; Maposse, Inacio C.; Pitman, William D.; and Butler, Twain J., "Challenges to Domesticating "Native" Forage Legumes" (2013). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 14.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/22/1-4/14)
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Challenges to Domesticating "Native" Forage Legumes
Sydney, Australia
If ruminant production from cultivated and natural grasslands is to depend less on petroleum-based products, forage legumes must serve as protein sources. Commercially available legumes for warm-dry climate grasslands are, however, very limited and resources available for developing such legumes are inadequate. Indeterminate flowering and dehiscent seed pods combined with the need for specialized seed harvesting equipment are major impediments (Butler and Muir 2012). Warm climates often present environmental challenges such as poor rainfall distribution, extended dry seasons, temperature extremes and aggressive grass species (Muir et al. 2011). Erosion of indigenous knowledge and replacement with inappropriate land management approaches from moist-temperate regions compound the challenges.
