干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Plant biomass and seed production of the legumes Aeschynomeme histrix and Stylosanthes hamata and the potential of endozoochory cattle and in semi-arid native

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DOI	10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18202
	Plant biomass and seed production of the legumes Aeschynomeme histrix and Stylosanthes hamata and the potential of endozoochory cattle and in semi-arid native
	Sanou, Lassina; Ouedraogo, Souleymane; Savadogo, Patrice; Bindelle, Jerome; Kabore-Zoungrana, Chantal Yvette
通讯作者	Sanou, L
来源期刊	HELIYON
EISSN	2405-8440
出版年	2023
卷号	9 期号:7
英文摘要	Endozoochory is a substantial vector for seed dispersal and plays an important role in vegetation dynamics, mainly in colonisation processes through seed input to the vegetation and soil seed bank. We investigated the endozoochorous seed input by cattle and sheep on a pasture located in the western region of Burkina Faso. Through germination experiments, we assessed viable seed content of the dung of these grazing animals to estimate their suitability and efficiency for seed dispersal of fodder legumes. Cattle and sheep were daily fed seeds of Sthylosanthes hamata and Aeschynomene histrix, mixed with cotton seed cake. Faeces containing seeds of both legumes were collected 24 h after feeding. One part of faeces samples was spread in buckets of soil for direct germination in the greenhouse to evaluate germinating seed content. To improve pastures, a randomized completed design with 6 replications was conducted with both legumes and phosphorus fertilization (0 and 100 kg/ha of P2O5) and year as experimental factors. Recovery of A. histrix seeds was better than that of S. hamata with cattle (18 and 9%, respectively) compared to sheep. Seed recovered from faeces had higher germination with sheep than cattle. Thus, S. hamata seed recovered from faeces germinated well (12 and 45% with cattle and sheep, respectively, than fresh seeds used as control. However, A. histrix's seeds recovered from faeces germinated less than control (P < 0.001). The findings confirmed that ruminants could be used for targeted legume seed dispersal in natural pastures. A. histrix and S. hamata have high potential for plant biomass and seed production when phosphorus is applied. Seed ingestion by ruminants should be undertaken for improving natural pastures in semi-arid zones as lower cost practice.
英文关键词	Experimental endozoochory Legume Seed dispersal Seed survival Improved pastures West Africa
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Green Published, gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:001040278400001
WOS关键词	FORAGE LEGUMES ; PASTURE ; RECOVERY ; GERMINATION ; RUMINANTS ; SAVANNA ; SHEEP ; GERMINABILITY ; RECRUITMENT ; GRASSLANDS
WOS类目	Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/396821
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Sanou, Lassina,Ouedraogo, Souleymane,Savadogo, Patrice,et al. Plant biomass and seed production of the legumes Aeschynomeme histrix and Stylosanthes hamata and the potential of endozoochory cattle and in semi-arid native[J],2023,9(7).
APA	Sanou, Lassina,Ouedraogo, Souleymane,Savadogo, Patrice,Bindelle, Jerome,&Kabore-Zoungrana, Chantal Yvette.(2023).Plant biomass and seed production of the legumes Aeschynomeme histrix and Stylosanthes hamata and the potential of endozoochory cattle and in semi-arid native.HELIYON,9(7).
MLA	Sanou, Lassina,et al."Plant biomass and seed production of the legumes Aeschynomeme histrix and Stylosanthes hamata and the potential of endozoochory cattle and in semi-arid native".HELIYON 9.7(2023).