The objective of this study was to evaluate the production and persistence of biomass of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), guinea grass (Panicum maximum) and palisade grass (Urochloa brizantha), as well as the release ...

Long-term field studies help unveil mechanisms of grass soil seed bank (SSB) persistence and resilience. We wonder whether grazing is a disruptive force that changes grass SSB composition and size, while heavy rainfall is ...

Fire-related cues may enhance seed recruitment in flammable ecosystems and differences in fire-germination responses of invasive vs. native species can drive the invasion process. We evaluated the effects of heat shock and ...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the production and persistence of biomass of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), guinea grass (Panicum maximum) and palisade grass (Urochloa brizantha), as well as the release ...

Nitrogen (N) anticipation in cover crops, besides increasing the accumulation of dry weight and nutrients, may favor the subsequent crop by increasing the availability of N. However, N can alter the decomposition of ...

Annual forbs form short-term persistent soil seed banks whereas perennial grasses form mostly transient ones in the central Monte desert. A conceptual framework predicts that annual forb seeds will have primary dormancy, ...

Livestock intensification is increasing weed invasion in pastures. We performed an experiment near Buenos Aires, Argentina, to evaluate the impact of weeds on temperate cultivated pastures. We sowed 1,700 viable seeds m–2 ...