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Language Deutsch
Category Biology
Level Primary School
Created / Updated 15.04.2015 / 26.05.2015
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Major problems for grain legume prodcution

  • frost after sowing
  • high temperature at flowering
  • rainfall at maturity
  • low economic competetiveness

Weed management

(-) Pulses have low competetiveness

harrow: requires sufficient crop development, weeds need to be samll
hoe: only in the row, imrpoving soil structure

Differnet sowing depths for grain legumes

deep: 5-7cm for hypogeal (cotyledons stay below the ground)

shallow: 2-4cm epigeal (cotyledons emerge)

Pic: Tim Fehr

Sowing date for grain legumes

Temp: >0C for germination, low <0 tolerated

early in spring
(+) higher yield potential

late in spring
(+) false seed bed preparation possible
(-) risk: late ripening, lower yield
 

Soybean: latin name, utilization, climate

Glycine may

  • Oil
  • animal feed (crush grain), toasting required
  • human nutrition
  • hot climate

Faba bean = Field bean: Latin name, utilization, climate

Vicia faba

  • Animal feed (kernels, whole plant silage)
  • Human nutrition
  • temperate climate

Pea: latin name, utilization, ideotypes

Pisum sativum

  • green or mature seed for human nutrition
  • seeds or whole plant for animal nutrition

semi-leafless: less suceptible to lodging

White clover: latin name, characteristic

Trifolium repens

  • creeping habit > grazin resistant

Red clover: latin name, characteristics

Trifolum pratense

  • not grazing resistant (>grass mixture)
  • deep tap root
  • critical: strong winter

Alfalfa = Lucerne: latin Name, characteristics, climate

Medicago sativa

  • high protein content
  • high yield
  • deep tap root
  • continetal climate (winter frost, summer dryness)

Characteristics of grain legumes: untilization, development stage at harvest

  • cropped for their seeds
  • harvested at maturity
  • cropped for human or animal nutrition
  • rich in protein and energy

Characteristics of forage legumes: utilization, development stage at harvest, cropping system, growing time

  • Whole crop can be fed to animals // green manure
  • Harvested before maturity
  • Often grwon in mixtures (>>better grazing compensation)
  • Grazing or sequential cutting (1-4/year)
  • Not self-compatible: break (~5 years)

When is Rizobia inoculation done and how?

Especially if legumes are planted for the first time

>> solid or water suspension
>> seed or soil application

Process of N fixation

1.) Legume roots release Flavonoids as signal
2.) Flavonoids induces expresstion of nodulation genes in the bacteria
3.) Production of species-specific Nod-factor molecules
4.) Nod factor induces nodulate formation and root curling
5.) Bacteria can invade the root hair >> plant provides Malate for bacteria as energy supply > Bacteria releases NH3

Name some common catch crops

Phacelia: phacelia tanacetifolia

Mustard: Sinapis alba

Oil radish: Raphanus sativus

Short Portraits fo main crops from central Europe

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Problems of Oilseed Rape production

- Low N availability after cereal straw input (relativly high N demand)
- Seed dispersal at harvest >> volunteers (long dormancy)
- Fungal diseases
- Damage by insects
- Low frost tolerance (better with lower crop density)
- Sowing time (farmer is busy)
- Menchanical weed control causes weed damage (not very problematic)

Advantages of Oilseed Rape production

- Brings diversity into the rotation
- 11 month soil cover >>prevents from leaching
- Attractive for pollinators

Yield and Yield components of Oilseed Rape

around 4t/ha

  • Plants/m2
  • Pods/plant
  • Seeds/pod
  • TKM

Latin name: Couch grass

Elymus repens

Latin name: Field horse tail

Equisetum arvense

Latin name: Canada thisle

Cirsium arvense

Latin name: Dock

Rumex

Latin name: Chamomle

Matricaria chmomilla

Poppy

Papaver rhoeas