Benefits of legume-based livestock systems (Conference presentation)

Following my recent post on the EGF 2013 (European Grassland Federation) Symposium in Iceland, presentations are now available at the EGF 2013 homepage
Update: Proceedings now available at: http://www.egf2013.is/

Our work is featured in one of the plenary presentations by our long-time friend and collaborator Andi Lüscher. We also had two other presentations by Matthias Suter and Nyncke Hoekstra (see below).
Potential of legume-based grassland-livestock systems in Europe
Lüscher A.¹, Mueller-Harvey I.², Soussana J.F.³, Rees R.M.⁴ and Peyraud J.L.⁵

[UPDATE: now published in Grass and Forage Science, Special Issue: Forage legumes

Volume 69, Issue 2, pages 206–228, June 2014]

 

Grass-legume mixtures enhance yield of total nitrogen and uptake from symbiotic N₂ fixation: Evidence from a three-year multisite experiment

Suter M.¹, Connolly J.², Finn J.A.³, Helgadóttir Á.⁴, Goliński P.⁵, Kirwan L.⁶, Loges R.⁷, Kadžiulienė Ž.⁸, Sebastià M.T.⁹, Taube F.⁷ and Lüscher A.¹

 

Nutrient uptake in soil niches affected by plant species and drought stress

Hoekstra N.J.^1,2, Finn J.A.¹ and Lüscher A.²

¹    Teagasc, Environment Research Centre, Johnstown Castle, Wexford, Ireland

²    Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon Research Station ART, Zurich, Switzerland