The herbage productivity of tall fescue in the Pampas region of Argentina is correlated to its ecological niche

Since its introduction in the 1950s, tall fescue has spread throughout the Pampas region of Argentina to become naturalized in much of this region. Its annual forage mass productivity shows significant differences among sites. In this work, we hypothesized that, under dryland conditions, the annu...

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Autores principales: Scheneiter, Jorge Omar, Kaufmann, Ingrid Irene, Ferreyra, Adriana, Llorente, Ricardo Teodoro
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/10313
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gfs.12184
https://doi.org/10.1111/gfs.12184
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author Scheneiter, Jorge Omar
Kaufmann, Ingrid Irene
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Llorente, Ricardo Teodoro
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description Since its introduction in the 1950s, tall fescue has spread throughout the Pampas region of Argentina to become naturalized in much of this region. Its annual forage mass productivity shows significant differences among sites. In this work, we hypothesized that, under dryland conditions, the annual forage mass productivity is related to the probability that the corresponding site is within the ecological niche of the species. To test this hypothesis, the spontaneous occurrence of tall fescue was surveyed in an area of 440 000 km2. The abundance of tall fescue was verified on roadsides of national and provincial roads, in systematic sampling points spaced every 50 km. Subsequently, the ecological niche of the species was estimated with the Maxent software, based on the environmental information available. Additionally, the bioclimatic variables with greatest influence in determining the ecological niche were identified. Based on the information of comparative yield trials of tall fescue cultivars, a correlation analysis between annual forage mass productivity and the likelihood of ecological niche was performed. We found that the realized ecological niche of tall fescue in the Pampas region covers an area of 237 000 km2 where the average minimum temperature of the coldest month is between 2_6 and 3_2°C and the rainfall in the driest quarter is 100 mm or higher. We also found that there were significant correlations between annual forage mass productivity and the probability of realized ecological niche. Therefore, in areas with low probability of realized ecological niche, other forage species could be a better option than tall fescue to obtain a high and stable annual forage mass productivity.
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spelling INTA103132021-09-21T12:41:59Z The herbage productivity of tall fescue in the Pampas region of Argentina is correlated to its ecological niche Scheneiter, Jorge Omar Kaufmann, Ingrid Irene Ferreyra, Adriana Llorente, Ricardo Teodoro Festuca arundinacea Plantas Forrajeras Valor Nutritivo Forrajes Feed Crops Nutritive Value Forage Festuca Alta Nicho Ecológico Tall Fescue Ecological Niche Since its introduction in the 1950s, tall fescue has spread throughout the Pampas region of Argentina to become naturalized in much of this region. Its annual forage mass productivity shows significant differences among sites. In this work, we hypothesized that, under dryland conditions, the annual forage mass productivity is related to the probability that the corresponding site is within the ecological niche of the species. To test this hypothesis, the spontaneous occurrence of tall fescue was surveyed in an area of 440 000 km2. The abundance of tall fescue was verified on roadsides of national and provincial roads, in systematic sampling points spaced every 50 km. Subsequently, the ecological niche of the species was estimated with the Maxent software, based on the environmental information available. Additionally, the bioclimatic variables with greatest influence in determining the ecological niche were identified. Based on the information of comparative yield trials of tall fescue cultivars, a correlation analysis between annual forage mass productivity and the likelihood of ecological niche was performed. We found that the realized ecological niche of tall fescue in the Pampas region covers an area of 237 000 km2 where the average minimum temperature of the coldest month is between 2_6 and 3_2°C and the rainfall in the driest quarter is 100 mm or higher. We also found that there were significant correlations between annual forage mass productivity and the probability of realized ecological niche. Therefore, in areas with low probability of realized ecological niche, other forage species could be a better option than tall fescue to obtain a high and stable annual forage mass productivity. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino Fil: Scheneiter, Jorge Omar. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino; Argentina Fil: Scheneiter, Jorge Omar. Universidad Nacional del Norte de la Provincia de Buenos Aires; Argentina Fil: Kaufmann, Ingrid Irene. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino; Argentina Fil: Ferreyra, Adriana R. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino; Argentina Fil: Ferreryra, Adriana R. Universidad Nacional del Norte de la Provincia de Buenos Aires; Argentina Fil: Llorente, Ricardo Teodoro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino; Argentina 2021-09-21T12:31:28Z 2021-09-21T12:31:28Z 2016-09 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/10313 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gfs.12184 1365-2494 (online) https://doi.org/10.1111/gfs.12184 eng info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/PNPA-1126072/AR./Desarrollo de cultivares superiores de especies forrajeras para sistemas ganaderos y agricolo-ganaderos de la Argentina. info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/BANOR-1271103/AR./Contribución al desarrollo competitivo, sustentable e inclusivo del territorio norte de la provincia de Buenos Aires. info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Wiley Grass and Forage Science 71 (3) : 403-412. (2016)
spellingShingle Festuca arundinacea
Plantas Forrajeras
Valor Nutritivo
Forrajes
Feed Crops
Nutritive Value
Forage
Festuca Alta
Nicho Ecológico
Tall Fescue
Ecological Niche
Scheneiter, Jorge Omar
Kaufmann, Ingrid Irene
Ferreyra, Adriana
Llorente, Ricardo Teodoro
The herbage productivity of tall fescue in the Pampas region of Argentina is correlated to its ecological niche
title The herbage productivity of tall fescue in the Pampas region of Argentina is correlated to its ecological niche
title_full The herbage productivity of tall fescue in the Pampas region of Argentina is correlated to its ecological niche
title_fullStr The herbage productivity of tall fescue in the Pampas region of Argentina is correlated to its ecological niche
title_full_unstemmed The herbage productivity of tall fescue in the Pampas region of Argentina is correlated to its ecological niche
title_short The herbage productivity of tall fescue in the Pampas region of Argentina is correlated to its ecological niche
title_sort herbage productivity of tall fescue in the pampas region of argentina is correlated to its ecological niche
topic Festuca arundinacea
Plantas Forrajeras
Valor Nutritivo
Forrajes
Feed Crops
Nutritive Value
Forage
Festuca Alta
Nicho Ecológico
Tall Fescue
Ecological Niche
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/10313
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gfs.12184
https://doi.org/10.1111/gfs.12184
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