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{"title":"Biological control of cat's claw creeper (Dolichandra unguis-cati; Bignoniaceae): Current status and future prospects","authors":"Kunjithapatham Dhileepan,&nbsp;Anthony M. King,&nbsp;Dianne B. J. Taylor,&nbsp;Kathryn M. Pollard,&nbsp;Marion K. Seier","doi":"10.1111/aab.12930","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aab.12930","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Cat's claw creeper (<i>Dolichandra unguis-cati</i>), native to tropical South America, is a major invasive species and a target for biological control in Australia, South Africa and some South Pacific Island countries. Native range surveys in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Venezuela have identified eight insects and four fungal pathogens as potential agents. Five leaf-feeding insects a tortoise beetle <i>Charidotis auroguttata</i>, two tingids <i>Carvalhotingis visenda</i> and <i>C. hollandi</i>, a leaf-tying moth <i>Hypocosmia pyrochroma</i> and a leaf-mining beetle <i>Hedwigiella jureceki</i>, have been tested and all were released in South Africa. Four of these have become established but are not widespread and cause only limited damage. In Australia, only three of these, <i>C. visenda</i>, <i>H. pyrochroma</i> and <i>H. jureceki</i> were released, while <i>C. auroguttata</i> was not approved due to perceived non-target risks. All agents have become widely established, except for <i>H. pyrochroma</i> which is restricted to riparian corridors in southeast Queensland. In South Africa, an accidentally introduced leaf-spot pathogen, <i>Neoramulariopsis unguis-cati</i>, causes necrotic lesions and premature abscission of leaves in cat's claw creeper infestations, resulting in widespread defoliation. Based on its impact and field-host specificity in its native range and in South Africa, the pathogen has been prioritised for evaluation as a potential additional agent in Australia. The current priority is to seek approval for the introduction of this leaf-spot pathogen into Australia. Future research should focus on the gall-inducing rust <i>Uropyxis rickiana</i> and the seed-feeding weevil <i>Apteromechus notatus</i> as prospective agents.</p>","PeriodicalId":7977,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Applied Biology","volume":"185 2","pages":"132-145"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aab.12930","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141886595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Soil fauna changing in after-pine harvesting's areas along a temporal gradient of Atlantic Forest regeneration","authors":"Camila Elis Casaril,&nbsp;Luís Carlos Iuñes de Oliveira Filho,&nbsp;Mireli Moura Pitz Floriani,&nbsp;Dilmar Baretta,&nbsp;Osmar Klauberg-Filho","doi":"10.1111/aab.12932","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aab.12932","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Monoculture of pine alters the soil fauna community structure, but forest farms, mixed with natural areas, are restoring the original vegetation to protect, the diversity and ecosystem functions. In restoration initiatives it is necessary to consider the soil fauna. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate how the process of restoration of the soil community occurs over time in areas after pine harvesting. Areas in natural regeneration with 4 and 10 years, pine plantations adjacent to these areas (representing previous use), and areas of natural forest (reference) were evaluated, it was evaluated three areas per treatment, with six sampling points spaced 30 m apart, totalling 18 sampling points for each treatment (<i>n</i> = 18). Soil mesofauna and macrofauna were collected through soil monoliths and pitfall traps. The comparison of the statistical analysis was to check for changes in the soil fauna over time (4 and 10 years) compared with that observed in secondary forest areas. The study showed that, along the natural regeneration time (4 and 10 years), it was observed increments in the diversity and evenness of the soil community and a reduction in the dominance of groups like Formicidae and increases in the community structure complexity with the resurgence of micropredators/regulators (Collembola and Acari), litter transformers (Oligochaeta, Diplopoda, Blattodea, Coleoptera (Larva), Diptera (Larva) and Coleoptera) and predators (Pseudoscorpiones, Opiliones, Symphyla and Coleoptera) after 10 years of natural regeneration, the areas have already recovered groups with important ecosystem functions, but are not yet at the level of abundance, functional diversity and community structure of native forest areas. The 4- and 10-year regeneration areas present major number of soil fauna groups of native forest (20 groups in regeneration areas and 17 in the native forest areas). Even so, the forest showed a major complexity of soil fauna community structure, evidenced by the diversity. This study contributes to the understanding of natural regeneration for soil fauna along a temporal gradient and these findings can guide the conservation of regional soil fauna diversity.</p>","PeriodicalId":7977,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Applied Biology","volume":"185 3","pages":"383-395"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141743858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Uptake and transport of antibiotic kasugamycin from leaves to roots in rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings","authors":"Huayang Xu,&nbsp;Hongzhen Zhang,&nbsp;Guoyu Wei,&nbsp;Yuling Jiang,&nbsp;Meto Yao Charles,&nbsp;Anlong Hu","doi":"10.1111/aab.12928","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aab.12928","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Kasugamycin (KSM), an aminoglycoside antibiotic, has been widely used as a natural fungicide to control plant diseases, particularly for managing rice blast. However, its uptake mechanism and transport in rice remain to be explored. In this article, rice seedlings were treated by the foliar spraying method, and the content of KSM in rice leaves, stems and roots under different treatments was detected by high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS), respectively. Results showed that leaf-applied KSM could be transported to the phloem and migrate to roots and stems after uptake by leaves. Concentration, temperature and pH had significant effects on the uptake of KSM. Compared with the control, the competitive inhibitors <span>d</span>-glucose and phlorizin both inhibited the uptake of KSM, demonstrating that sugar transporter proteins were involved in the uptake process. The energy inhibitors dinitrophenol (DNP) and carbonyl cyanide chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP) also significantly inhibited the uptake of KSM, indicating that the uptake of KSM required energy consumption. Thus, the uptake of KSM by rice was an active process involving sugar transporter proteins, and it could migrate downward through the phloem. This study contributes to the promotion of the scientific application of antibiotics and the biological control of crop diseases. It will also provide a theoretical basis for the development of root-targeted pesticides and transport pesticides with phloem mobility.</p>","PeriodicalId":7977,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Applied Biology","volume":"185 3","pages":"360-370"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141608541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A BBCH-scale code for the phenology of sand rice (Agriophyllum squarrosum (L.) Moq.)","authors":"Ruilan Ran,&nbsp;Guoxiong Chen,&nbsp;Pengshan Zhao","doi":"10.1111/aab.12924","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aab.12924","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Sand rice (<i>Agriophyllum squarrosum</i> (L.) Moq.), an annual psammophyte, is a promising wild plant for de novo domestication. Although many related studies have been documented recently, a basic phenological scale describing its growth stages is lacking. To address this gap, we have defined nine principal growth stages, each subdivided into several secondary stages according the international BBCH coding system. The growth stages mainly include seedling emergence, leaf development, formation of the primary branches, main stem elongation, inflorescence emergence, flowering, fruit development, ripening and senescence. Importantly, the growth sequence of sand rice reveals a distinctive stage, coded as BBCH21, characterized by the elongation of the first pair of primary branches, which occurs prior to main stem visible (BBCH30). This branch priority phenotype in sand rice strongly challenges the generally recognized growth pattern of ‘apical dominance’ in dicotyledons. The sequential and chronological progression of principal growth stages of sand rice was further determined in an experimental field with a representative genotype from the Tengger desert of Northwest China in 2023. The establishment of BBCH scale of sand rice lays a methodological foundation for morphological assessment among different germplasms and between wild-type and mutant plants. This will accelerate the de novo domestication process of sand rice using natural selection and artificial mutagenesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":7977,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Applied Biology","volume":"185 3","pages":"323-332"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141552279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Predictive modelling of yellow stem borer population in rice using light trap: A comparative study of MLP and LSTM networks","authors":"Kiran Gandhi Bapatla,&nbsp;Basana Gowda Gadratagi,&nbsp;Naveenkumar B. Patil,&nbsp;Guru-Pirasanna Pandi Govindharaj,&nbsp;Lakshmi Narayana Thalluri,&nbsp;Bipin Bihari Panda","doi":"10.1111/aab.12927","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aab.12927","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The yellow stem borer (YSB), <i>Scirpophaga incertulas</i> (Walker), is a major insect pest that significantly damages rice crop. This study investigates methods to predict YSB populations in rice fields, aiming to develop an early warning system. Traditionally, rice farmers rely on light traps to monitor YSB presence. However, this study goes beyond this approach by combining light-trap data with weather information (temperature, humidity, rainfall) and utilizing powerful artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to forecast future YSB populations. Two AI methods, multilayer perceptron (MLP) and long short-term memory (LSTM), were employed to estimate YSB populations and assess their performance. The results revealed that the LSTM model outperformed the MLP model based on statistical metrics like RMSE, MAE, and <i>R</i>² values. Utilizing LSTM model with historical data, stakeholders in the Eastern Coastal Plains and Hills agro-climatic zone of India can gain a significant advantage in predicting YSB populations well in advance. This early warning system can alert stakeholders of potential YSB outbreaks, allowing them to take timely management actions and protect their rice crops from substantial yield losses.</p>","PeriodicalId":7977,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Applied Biology","volume":"185 2","pages":"255-263"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141531534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Genome-wide study of OsWRKY gene in Oryza sativa subsp. japonica","authors":"Jhumishree Meher,&nbsp;Jeetu Narware,&nbsp;Prahlad Masurkar","doi":"10.1111/aab.12926","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aab.12926","url":null,"abstract":"<p>WRKY transcription factor (TF) family is well known to govern essential physiological functioning as well as regulate plant response to biotic and abiotic stress. In this study, we have identified 108 <i>OsWRKY</i> genes in the genome of <i>Oryza sativa</i> subsp. <i>japonica</i>, using the updated genomic data from the Rice Annotation Project Database and Oryzabase, which were further used to conduct the phylogenetic study, motif analysis, gene structure analysis, chromosomal mapping, and prediction of sub-cellular localization. The multiple sequence alignment OsWRKY proteins revealed the presence of nine different types of alterations in the conserved heptapeptide sequence WRKYGQK associated with 19 <i>OsWRKY</i> genes. Physiochemical analysis discloses the hydrophobic amino acid-rich, thermally stable, and polar nature of OsWRKY proteins. These genes were noted as highly conserved between the two cultivated sub-species of <i>Oryza sativa</i>, that is Indica and <i>japonica</i> type. Additionally, from motif analysis, we have found a new motif, which was categorized as hAT family C-terminal dimerization region associated with four members of group IIc. We have identified 21 stress-responsive <i>OsWRKY</i> genes, and their significance to the different biotic and abiotic stress-mediated cascades was further evaluated by analysing 1500 kb upstream sequences and this disclosed the presence of important phytohormone-responsive <i>cis</i>-elements in the OsWRKY gene, suggesting its direct involvement in defence against a wide range of external stressors and these 21 <i>OsWRKY</i> genes are tentatively listed as possible candidates for more study.</p>","PeriodicalId":7977,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Applied Biology","volume":"185 3","pages":"345-359"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141520518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Crop age is the main driver affecting alfalfa mosaic virus: The predominant virus in the alfalfa virome","authors":"Roberto Meseguer,&nbsp;Alexandre Levi-Mourao,&nbsp;Eric Lucas,&nbsp;Xavier Pons,&nbsp;María Ángeles Achon","doi":"10.1111/aab.12929","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aab.12929","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The alfalfa virome has been understudied. Existing research dealing with viral incidences within the crop primarily concentrate on local factors, rather than considering a broader perspective. In this comprehensive 2-year study, we define the alfalfa virome and the main local and landscape factors affecting the incidence and annual increase of the Alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV), the most prevalent virus in alfalfa. The study was conducted in commercial alfalfa fields located along the highly productive northeast region of the Iberian Peninsula. For the first time in Europe, next-generation sequencing revealed the presence of 14 different viruses representing the genera <i>Cytorhabdovirus</i>, <i>Alphapartitivirus</i>, <i>Amalgavirus</i>, <i>Alfamovirus</i>, <i>Luteovirus</i>, <i>Enamovirus</i> and <i>Flavivirus</i>. AMV was the most prevalent species, accounting for 89% of the identified viral contigs. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays showed that the incidence of AMV varied between fields, with the average incidence doubling from 34% in 2019 to 65% in 2020. To assess the effect of local and landscape characteristics on the incidence of AMV and the observed annual increase, we selected different local variables and recorded landscape structure at three different buffer radii (250, 500 and 1000 m) from the centre of each field. Both the incidence and annual increase in AMV were driven mainly by local characteristics. The incidence of AMV showed a significant relationship with crop age and field area, whereas the annual increase was mainly influenced by crop age and the cumulative number of alate morphs of the aphid <i>Acyrthosiphon pisum</i>. Only one landscape composition variable, the percentage of alfalfa, showed a significant relationship with AMV incidence at the 250-m scale. These results confirm the effect of local variables on the population structure of generalist viruses.</p>","PeriodicalId":7977,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Applied Biology","volume":"185 3","pages":"371-382"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aab.12929","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141552304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Productive and physiological characteristics of tomato plants produced on different rootstocks","authors":"Jean Paulo de Jesus Tello,&nbsp;Marcelo de Almeida Guimarães,&nbsp;Caris dos Santos Viana,&nbsp;Manuel Filipe Nascimento Garcia,&nbsp;João Germano Gomes,&nbsp;Rosilene Oliveira Mesquita,&nbsp;José Cola Zanuncio","doi":"10.1111/aab.12922","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12922","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Grafting facilitates the management of phytodiseases, especially of soils, but the growth and development of the grafted plant depend on the compatibility with rootstocks. The objective was to evaluate the graft union and survival, the growth characteristics, fruit biometrics, yield and physiological characteristics of the tomato plant ‘Santa Clara’ on five rootstocks. The study was conducted at the Pici Campus of the Federal University of Ceará in Fortaleza, Ceará state, Brazil. The seven treatments were tomato ‘Santa Clara’ ungrafted and self-grafted, or grafted onto cherry tomato ‘Vermelho’, hybrid tomato ‘Guardiao’, eggplant ‘Comprida Roxa’, jiló ‘Comprido Grande Rio’ (<i>Solanum gilo</i>) and cocona (<i>Solanum sessiliflorum</i>). Cleft grafting was used. The growth characteristics evaluated were stem diameter (SD), plant height (PH), and number of commercial (NCF) and total (NTF) fruits. The biometric characteristics of the fruits (diameter-FD, length-FL and average mass-AMF) and productive (commercial-CFM and total-TFM fruit mass) and yield of commercial (YCF) and total (YTF) fruits were estimated per hectare. Physiological evaluations were performed to obtain the internal concentration of CO₂ (Ci), transpiration rate (E), stomatal conductance (Gs), liquid photosynthesis (A), ratio between internal CO₂ and the environment (Ci/Ca) and carboxylation efficiency (A/Ci). The graft union and survival of <i>S. lycopersicum</i> plants was 100% at 10 days after grafting. The number of commercial and total fruits were higher in non-grafted tomato plants. The FD of the plants was higher with rootstocks of the ‘Vermelho’ cherry tomato and ‘Guardião’ hybrid, the CFM and TFM with ungrafted, the AMF and TFM with ‘Vermelho’ cherry tomato and the YCF and YTF with ungrafted and grafting on the ‘Vermelho’ cherry tomato. The tomato plant ‘Santa Clara’ completed its development in rootstocks and, therefore, they are compatible with this plant. The production of tomato fruits was higher with grafting on the ‘Vermelho’ cherry tomato with diameter and productivity similar to those of the ungrafted plants, indicating that this tomato cultivar can be used as rootstock.</p>","PeriodicalId":7977,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Applied Biology","volume":"185 1","pages":"73-80"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141488912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of recurrent intermittent flooding on the yield and growth of Elaeis guineensis","authors":"Ahmad Malike Fadila,&nbsp;Kian-Wah Liew,&nbsp;Zulkifli Yaakub,&nbsp;Siew-Eng Ooi","doi":"10.1111/aab.12925","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aab.12925","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Increased frequency and severity of flooding are linked to global warming. Flooding stress can severely affect crop yields and plant survival, and therefore the livelihoods of farmers. An oil palm breeding trial plot consisting of six progenies in Terengganu, Malaysia, happened to be inundated with flooding within a year after planting and annually for 2 years thereafter. Flooding recurred at the 8th year of planting and several times after that within the 14-year period of monitoring. Due to the uneven terrain in this trial, palms were exposed to various flood levels and were categorized into two flooding groups. Yields and survivability of the palms were not affected by low-flood levels, in contrast to the palms in lower areas that experienced higher flood levels. Compared to neighbouring non-flooded trials, palms exposed to high floodwaters generally experienced lower fruit yields, and reduced vertical growth with poorer canopy cover. However, one of the progenies that exhibited a moderate survival rate in high-flooded areas outperformed the other progenies in terms of yield in these areas. Generally, young oil palms exposed to low floods were able to survive and produce yields that were comparable to palms in non-flooded areas, though 10%–20% of the low-flooded palms produced poor yields in the first 3–5 years. In high-flooded areas however, oil palm survivability ranged from 45% to 73% during the early 3 years and 46%–89% thereafter. Hence, young palms exposed to recurrent flooding of approximately more than 1 m during their early years are likely to become poor yielders with poor survival rates. Observations from this study may assist oil palm farmers in the management of this crop in the event of unexpected flooding.</p>","PeriodicalId":7977,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Applied Biology","volume":"185 3","pages":"333-344"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141552305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Multi-species for multifunctional grassland: Evaluation of minor and novel forage species for temperate humid grasslands","authors":"Dietrun Thielecke,&nbsp;Johannes Isselstein,&nbsp;Martin Komainda","doi":"10.1111/aab.12920","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12920","url":null,"abstract":"<p>One pillar of sustainable agriculture is grassland resilient and resistant to climate perturbation and capable of attaining multiple services. Novel or exotic and, so far, minor or underutilised plant species may become increasingly important against this background and exploration of such plant species seems of importance to maintain grassland functioning. We chose a set of 21 dicotyledonous plant species from seven botanical families. The set included 10 legumes, of which four were, so far, not used in temperate climate grassland and are named exotic henceforward. The other species are named minor as they are mostly not in widespread use. We evaluated different plant functions including herbage accumulation, herbage quality and functional traits in a pilot study under semi-controlled conditions under increased temperatures compared to ambient conditions. The factor species had a significant influence (<i>p</i> &lt; .001, <i>F</i>-test) on all target variables, including the leaf dry matter content, the herbage biomass and the protein contents. All studied species had a high concentration of organic matter in the dry-matter, had low concentrations of neutral detergent fibre and reached relatively large protein concentrations. In addition, fibre-bound protein concentration was low resulting in pre-caecal digestible protein concentrations that meet the nutritional requirements of horses. In contrast, protein concentrations were often too low for intensive livestock feeding. Since no fertiliser N was applied, non-legumes accumulated on average 29% less herbage than legumes. The exotic legumes accumulated the highest herbage biomass on average while the minor legumes produced on average 22% less. Of the exotic legumes, <i>Bituminaria bituminosa</i> and <i>Hedysarum coronarium</i> were within the upper quartile for herbage accumulation. Plant functional traits of several species were in similar ranges showing potential for mixture design to follow traits rather than species. The study may pave the way for informed breeding of distinct plant species on the basis of relevant traits in order to improve herbage provision in the future under ongoing climate changes.</p>","PeriodicalId":7977,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Applied Biology","volume":"185 1","pages":"91-107"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aab.12920","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141488591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}