European Grassland Federation Symposium 2011 Grassland farming and land management systems in mountainous regions

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Pötsch, E. M., Krautzer, B., Hopkins, A. (eds.), 2011: Grassland farming and land management systems in mountainious regions. Proceedings of the 16th Symposium of the European Grassland Federation. Agricultural Research and Education Centre (AREC) Raumberg-Gumpenstein, Irdning, Austria
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Opening Session

Hopkins A.:
Mountainous farming in Europe

Buchgraber K., Schaumberger A. and Pötsch E.M.:
Grassland Farming in Austria - status quo and future prospective

Session 1. Meeting the challenge of grassland management in disadvantaged areas

Invited Papers

Tasser E., Leitinger G., Pecher C. and Tappeiner U.:
Agricultural changes in the European Alpine Bow and their impact on other policies

Trnka M., Bartošová L., Schaumberger A., Ruget F.,Eitzinger J., Formayer H., Seguin B. and Olesen J.E.:
Climate change and impact on European grasslands

Oral Presentations

Sauter J. and Latsch R.:
Operating limits to mechanisation in mountain areas

Vázquez I., Puente L. de la. and Busqué J.:
Managing the summer alpine pastures in a context of recurrent droughts

Nettier B., Dobremez L., Talichet M., Romagny T. and Le Pottier V.:
The relationship between farming systems and grassland diversity in dairy farms in Valle d’Aosta, Italy

Meisser M., Chassot A. and Freléchoux F.:
Herbage selection and landscape utilisation by suckler cows on a sub-alpine pasture

Jung L.S., Eckstein R.L., Donath T.W. and Otte A.:
A physiological approach to reduce population densities of Colchicum autumnale L. in extensively managed grasslands

Poster Presentations

Afif E. and Oliveira J.A.:
Edaphic factors and mineral composition of Cynosurus pastures in the Cantabrian Mountains

Hejduk S.:
Differences in persistence in red clover cultivars as an important trait for their use in permanent grasslands

Brunschwig G., Garcia-Launay F., Agabriel C. and Sibra C.:
Forage management in mountainous bovine systems is constrained by geographical characteristics of the field pattern

Pötsch E.M., Resch R., Wiedner G. and Buchgraber K.:
Challenge and problems of forage conservation in mountainous regions of Austria

Suter M. and Lüscher A.:
Can Senecio aquaticus be controlled in agricultural grassland?

Salcedo G.:
Effects of the application of nitrogen on the fatty acid profile of grass in coastal zone meadows in Cantabria (Spain) used for pasture

Fernández-Núñez E., Pires J.M., Fernandes A., Pires J., Aguiar C., Galvão L. and Moreira N.:
Nutritive value of meadows in the Northeast of Portugal

Vasileva V.:
Influence of organic fertilization on nitrogen content in lucerne under water deficiency stress

Christodoulou A. and Kourantidou M.:
Irrigated meadows and virtual water: the case study of Greece

Wyss U. and Collomb M.:
Influence of hay or silage on cow-milk fatty acid composition

Thurner S., Neumaier G. and Wendl G.:
Management of young cattle on alpine pastures using a GPS-based livestock tracking system

Kulik M.:
Persistency of Festulolium loliaceum strains in comparison with other species depending on the method of utilization

Benzenberg M., Fricke T. and Wachendorf M.:
Effects of biogas digestates on the above and below ground biomass of Lolium perenne L.

Sveinsson Th.:
The effect of soil type and age on yield in grass fields on dairy farms

Parissi Z.M., Abraham E.M., Kyriazopoulos A. and Abas Z.:
Seasonal changes in nutritive value of the understory vegetation of an open coppice oak forest during the grazing period

Janků Ľ., Lošák M., Straková M. and Straka J.:
Cover of species and leaf area index of a regional mixture after the application of soil amendments

Komárek P., Kohoutek A., Nerušil P. and Odstrčilová V.:
Influence of liquid nitrogen fertilizer injection (CULTAN) on production potential of grass-clover mixtures

Orth D.:
Shrub invasion management by cattle grazing in the French Massif Central

týbnarová M., Svozilová M., Karabcová H. and Otrhálková P.:
The influence of nitrogen fertilizer application on the occurrence of couch grass

Huguenin-Elie O., Zollinger A., Stutz C., Gago R. and Lüscher A.:
Phedimus stoloniferus: a problematic alien species detected in Swiss grasslands

Nedělník J., Skládanka J., Doležal P., Moravcová H., Zeman L. and Křížová Š.:
Forage as a primary source of mycotoxins

Gruber L., Schauer A., Häusler J., Urdl M., Adelwöhrer A. and Südekum K.-H.:
Influence of growth stage of permanent grassland on dry matter yield, nutritive value, feed intake and milk yield of dairy cows during the whole period of vegetation

Mládek J. and Juráková J.:
Using phenological progression and phenologicalcomplementarity to reveal potential for late grassland harvest

Vicente F., Hernández-Ortega M., González A., Morales-Almaráz E., Soldado A., Martínez-Fernández A. and De la Roza-Delgado B.:
Effect of TMR composition on milk fatty acids profile of dairy cows grazing different day-time periods

Schaumberger A., Scheifinger H. and Formayer H.:
Improvement of air temperature interpolation in mountainous regions for grassland-specific spatial analysis of growth dynamics

Kohoutek A., Komárek P., Nerušil P., Odstrčilová V., Němcová P., Hrabě F.,Rosická L., Knot P., Kvapilík J., Chalupová P., Kašparová J., Šrámek P., Jiřič M., Jiřičová T., Pozdíšek J., Štýbnarová M., Svozilová M., Černoch V. and Houdek I.:
Effects of intensity of fertilisation and cutting frequency on yield and forage quality of permanent grassland in the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2010

Roca-Fernández A.I., González-Rodríguez A. and Vázquez-Yáñez O.P.:
Effect of daily herbage allowance on sward quality and milk performance of grazing dairy cows

Roca-Fernández A.I., González-Rodríguez A., Vázquez-Yáñez, O.P and Fernández-Casado J.:
Milk composition and fatty acid profile of grazing dairy cows supplemented with oilseed concentrates

Lind V. and Mølmann J.:
Effects of feed quality of mountain pastures and cultivated pastures on lamb meat quality in Norway

Pozdíšek J., Látal O. and Štýbnarová M.:
Voluntary intake of grasslands under different management by heifers from suckler cow breeding system

Tabacco E., Revello-Chion A. and Borreani G.:
Feasibility and economic advantage of conserving grassland forages as wrapped bale silage in a mountain environment of Italy

Oudshoorn F.W., Hansson S.L. and Hansen H.:
Calibration of the C-Dax Pasture Meter in a Danish grazing system

Borreani G., Revello-Chion A., Peiretti P.G. and Tabacco E.:
Variation of fatty acid composition of forage from natural pasture located at different altitudes during the first growth cycle

Revello-Chion A., Battelli G., Giaccone D., Peiretti P.G., Tabacco E. and Borreani G.:
The effects of different conserved forages on fatty acid profile and terpene composition of cow milk in Alpine dairy production

Burns G. A., Gilliland T.J., Grogan D. and O’Kiely P.:
Ranking stability and indicators for predicting the yield and quality of perennial ryegrass cultivars throughout the growing season

Florian C., Kasal A., Werth E. and Peratoner G.:
Strategies for mechanical weed control of False Hellebore (Veratrum album L.)

Bozkurt Y., Uzun N. and Dogan C.:
Grassland evaluation based on GIS model and Remote Sensing data for beef cattle grazing

Tobi D., Herrmann A., Loges R., Hasler M., Gierus M. and Taube F.:
Effect of heading date, ploidy level and cutting regime on yield and feed quality of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)

Protin P.V., Pommelet A. and Caperaa P.:
Estimation of grassland productivity by using climate parameters in the French Piedmonts Pyrenean Mountains

Coppa M., Martin B., Pradel P., Leotta B., Priolo A. and Vasta V.:
Milk volatile compounds derived from a hay-based diet or different grazing systems on upland pastures

Tremetsberger L. and Pötsch E.M.:
Influence of plant competition on biomass production and nutritive quality of three grassland species - results of a pot experiment

Eisele N., Tonn B., Pekrun C. and Elsaesser M.:
Influence of different cutting dates on regrowth and achene germination capacity of Senecio jacobaea

Trnka M., Schaumberger A., Formayer H., Eitzinger J.,Balek J., Dubrovský M., Semerádová D. and Brázdil R.:
Risk of climate change for productivity of permanent grasslands in Czech Republic in the light of past drought events

Peratoner G., Gottardi S., Florian C., Klotz C., Figl U., Santer J. and Kasal A.:
Effect of application timing on the effectiveness of chemical weed control of Alpine ragwort

Bassignana M., Curtaz A., Journot F., Poggio L. and Bovio M.:
Patterns of land use and ownership and their influence on pasture quality in the mountains of northern Spain

Hujerová R., Gaisler J., Pavlů L. and PavlůV.:
Mechanical weeding of Rumex obtusifolius in organically managed grassland

Trnka M., Schaumberger A., Eitzinger J., Hlavinka P., Balek J., Dubrovský M., Bartošová L., Možný M., Štěpánek P., Kohoutek A. and Žalud Z.:
Modelling approach for evaluating the seasonal drought impact on the productivity of permanent grasslands under conditions of the Czech Republic

Schmid S., Hiltbrunner E., Spehn E., Lüscher A. and Scherer-Lorenzen M.:
Impact of experimentally induced summer drought on biomass production in alpine grassland

Gilliland T.J., Farrell A.D. and Grogan D.:
Differential responses to climatic conditions in Ireland by five grass species

Bassignana M., Clementel F., Kasal A. and Peratoner G.:
The forage quality of meadows under different management practices in the Italian Alps

Peratoner G., Florian C., Klotz C., Figl U. and Gottardi S.:
Effect of forage conservation on the leaf texture of tall fescue

Zom R.L.G. and Holshof G.:
GrazeVision: A versatile grazing decision support model

Kadžiulienė Ž., Kadžiulis L. and Šarūnaitė L.:
Lucerne and white clover for long term grassland: impact on sward and yield stability

Pöllinger A.:
Influence of harvesting techniques on forage production in alpine regions

Ondrášek Ľ., Martincová J. and Čunderlík J.:
Effects of folding on nitrogen mineralization and the instantaneous concentration of mineral forms of nitrogen in grassland soil

upina B., Krstić Đ., Mikić A., Pejić B., Antanasović S. and Erić P.:
Soil properties, yield and quality of permanent grasslands in the Vojvodina Province

Hartmann S., Hochberg H., Riehl G. and Wurth W.:
Measuring the loss of dry matter yield effected by Rough-stalked meadow-grass (Poa trivialis)

Gasteiner J., Guggenberger T., Fallast M.,Rosenkranz S., Häusler J. and Steinwidder A.:
Continuous and long term measurement of ruminal pH in grazing dairy cows by an indwelling and wireless data transmitting unit

Bender A.:
Seed colour index for red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) cultivars ‘Varte’ and ‘Ilte’

Stilmant D., Stassart P., Peeters P., Joie Th., Buron M.H. and Mormont M.:
Obliged permanent grasslands: main future of ruminant productions in Belgium?

Salcedo G.:
Relationship between in vivo digestibility and in situ degradability of grass in grazing

Krawutschke M., Weiher N., Gierus M., Thaysen J. and Taube F.:
The effect of cultivar on the crude protein fractions of fresh, wilted and ensiled red clover

Jatkauskas J., Vrotniakiene V., Lund B. and Ohlsson C.:
Lucerne silage fermentation characteristics when adding single strain inoculants

Weiher N., Krawutschke M., Gierus M. and Taube F.:
Effects of oven- or freeze-drying on protein fractions of red clover and relationship with specific polyphenol oxidase activity

Gutmane I. and Adamovics A.:
Crude protein yield and quality of festulolium (×Festulolium Asch. & Graebn.) and hybrid ryegrass (Lolium×boucheanum Kunth.)

Aguiar C., Pires J.M., Rodrigues M.A. and Fernández-Núñez E.:
Effects of sowing and fertilisation in the establishment of annual legume rich permanent pastures

Session 2. Organic, low-input and alternative grassland farming systems

Invited Papers

Thomet P., Cutullic E., Bisig W., Wuest C., Elsaesser M., Steinberger S. and Steinwidder A.:
Merits of full grazing systems as a sustainable and efficient milk production strategy

Steinwidder A., Schneider M.K., Wachendorf M., Starz W. and Pötsch E.M.:
The future of organic grassland farming in mountainous regions of Central Europe

Oral Presentations

Veysset P. and Rapey H.:
Which types of farms for managing mountain grasslands in the future? A prospective approach

Hovstad K.A., Fystro G., Hegrenes A. and Norderhaug A.:
Designing sustainable systems for dairy farming a flexible approach to modelling multifunctionality in agriculture

Alig M., Baumgartner D.U., Mieleitner J. and Nemecek T.:
Environmental impacts of Swiss milk production in the mountain region

Nagy G., Mihók S. and Gyüre P.:
Feather production responses of farmed geese to diets containing ad libitum fresh chopped grass

Blumenstein B. and Möller D.:
Bio-energy from semi-natural grasslands? Socio-economics and risk assessment of alternative grassland utilisation in disadvantaged areas

Poster Presentations

Acar Z., Gulumser E., Ayan I., Asci O.O., Mut H. and Basaran U.:
A new forage to be used in marginal lands with low input: Bituminaria bituminosa (L.) Stirt.

Cagaš B., Knot P. and Janků L.:
Impact of different management practices on the occurrence of some biotic disorders in turf grasses

Leisen E. and Buchgraber K.:
Effect of live weight and walking distance on milk yield in Austrian Alps

Chodkiewicz A. and Stypiński P.:
Diet preferences of Koniks horses in disadvantaged areas: a case study from the Biebrza National Park

Steinwidder A., Starz W., Podstatzky L., Gasteiner J., Pfister R., Rohrer H. and Gallnböck M.:
Milk production from grazed pasture in mountainous regions of Austria - impact of calving season

Leisen E. and Rieger T.:
Profitability of organic dairy farming considering different degrees of grazing (5-year evaluation)

Samuil C., Vintu V., Sirbu C., Saghin G., Muntianu I. and Ciobanu C.:
Low input management of Agrostis capillaris and Festuca rubra grasslands in Romania

Hensgen F., Richter F. and Wachendorf M.:
Towards an efficient energetic conversion of landscape conservation material

Evangelou Ch., Yiakoulaki M.D. and Papanastasis V.P.:
Seasonal changes in grazing behavior of sheep and goats in communal Mediterranean rangelands of northern Greece

Slepetys J. and Slepetiene A.:
Use of green manure for organic seed production of perennial forage grasses

Röder N., Osterburg B. and Nitsch H.:
Regional differences in the intensity of the utilisation of organic soils in Germany

Osterburg B., Laggner B., Nitsch H., Roggendorf W. and Röder N.:
Analysis of grassland conversion into arable land in Northwest Germany

Angeringer W., Starz W., Pfister R., Rohrer H. and Karrer G.:
Vegetation change of mountainous hay meadows to intensified management regime in organic farming

Starz W., Steinwidder A., Pfister R. and Rohrer H.:
Forage feeding value of continuous grazed sward on organic permanent grassland

Richter F., Graß R., Labriola M., Bühle L. and Wachendorf M.:
Growth and quality dynamics of semi-natural grassland in river flood plains

Richter F., Graß R., Labriola M., Bühle L. and Wachendorf M.:
Energy prodcution from the biomass of semi-natural grassland in river flood plains

Claus S., Wienforth B., Sieling K., Kage H., Taube F. and Herrmann A.:
Energy balance of bioenergy cropping systems under the environmental conditions of Schleswig-Holstein

Yiakoulaki M.D. and Papanastasis V.P.:
Intake of forage by sheep and goats grazed on wooded rangelands of deciduous oak and beech trees in northern Greece

Mikić A., Sarukhanyan N., Akopian J., Vanyan A., Gabrielyan I., Torchyan V., Sarukhanyan S., Ćupina B., Zeremski-Škorić T., Krstić Đ., Smýkal P., Kenicer G. and Ambrose M.:
Conservation strategies of Vavilovia formosa (syn. Pisum formosum), a high-mountainous pea relative, in Armenia

Porqueddu C., Dettori G., Falqui A. and Re G.A.:
Bio-agronomic evaluation of fifteen accessions within Psoralea complex

Techow A., Quakernack R., Pacholski A., Kage H., Taube F. and Herrmann A.:
Perennial ryegrass for biogas production: How do cutting frequency and cultivar maturity influence methane yield?

Piccand V., Cutullic E., Schori F., Kunz P., Troxler J., Wanner M., Thomet P.:
Comparison of Swiss breeds with New Zealand Holstein-Friesian in pasture-based, seasonal-calving systems

Tilvikiene V., Kadžiulienė Ž. and Dabkevicius Z.:
Digestate application on cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata L.) swards - effects on yield, N content and C/N ratio

arūnaitė L. and Kadžiulienė Ž.:
The impact of white clover-winter wheat bi-cropping on cereals in an organic crop rotation

Leithold A., Buchgraber K., Bohner A., Resch R., Häusler J., Ringdorfer F., Pöllinger A. and Rathbauer J.:
An economic analysis of different grassland cultivation system for preserving the Austrian landscape

Messner J., Nussbaum H. and Elsaesser M:
Specific utilization intensity of permanent grassland used as biogas-substrate

Manousidis T., Abas Z., Abraham E.M., Kyriazopoulos A., Parissi Z.M. and Ragkos A.:
Pasture establishment for the development of sheep farming as an alternative land use for the less favoured areas

Bühle L., Hensgen F., Donnison I., Heinsoo K. and Wachendorf M.:
Evaluation of fuel and biogas production on typical semi-natural grasslands in Germany, Wales and Estonia

Bühle L., Hensgen F., Donnison I., Heinsoo K. and Wachendorf M.:
Improving combustion performance of European grassland biomass through water mashing and subsequent dehydration

Pavlů V., Gaisler J., Pavlů L. and Hejcman M.:
Cessation of cutting and fertilization and its effect on upland grassland

Hochberg H. and Zopf D.:
Sustainable management of Mesobrometum without animals?

Hochberg H. and Zopf D.:
Sustainable management of Nardetum strictae - without animals?

D’Ottavio P., Trombetta M.F. and Santilocchi R.:
Monitoring the management of hill pastures grazed by rotationally stocked cattle

Adamovics A., Dubrovskis V., Plume I. and Adamovica O.:
Biogas production from Galega orientalis Lam. and galega-grass biomass

Mosquera-Losada M.R., Cuiña-Cotarelo R. and Rigueiro-Rodríguez A.:
Fertilization effects on understory and tree interactions in a mountain forest pasture after sowing

Fernández-Núñez E., Rigueiro-Rodríguez A. and Mosquera-Losada M.R.:
Silvopastoral systems with Betula alba L.: effects of fertilisation and seasonal variation on alpha biodiversity

Ferreiro-Domínguez N., Mosquera-Losada M.R. and Rigueiro-Rodríguez A.:
Effect of the fertilization with different dose of sewage sludge on soil fertility and species richness in a silvopastoral system developed under Quercus rubra L.

Rigueiro-Rodríguez A., Santiago-Freijanes J.J., Urban-Martínez I. and Mosquera-Losada M.R.:
Stocking rate and pasture production and biodiversity under a Prunus silvopastoral system

Knot P., Hrabě F. and Vrzalová J.:
Production of above-ground phytomass of turf grass species during their extensive exploitation

Falchero L., Brown R.H., Mueller-Harvey I., Hanley S., Shield I. and Karp A.:
Condensed tannins in willow (Salix spp.): a first step to evaluate novel feeds for nutritionally improved animal products

De Vliegher A., Peiren N. and De Campeneere S.:
Forage use and grass/clover quality on organic dairy farms in Flanders

Graiss W., Krautzer B. and Pötsch E.M.:
Suitability of alternative grass species for grassland management in Austria under changing climatic conditions

Kulakouskaya T.:
Productivity and mathematical estimation of the vertical structure of swards

Leisen E., König-v. Borstel U. and König S.:
Long-term comparison of progeny of different lines of HF-bulls in pasture-based farms

Raave H., Kauer K., Viiralt R., Köster T., Noormets M., Laidna T., Keres I., Parol A., Varul T. and Selge A.:
Surface decomposition of mown residues of grasses and white clover

Kauer K., Raave H., Viiralt R., Köster T., Noormets M., Laidna T., Keres I., Parol A., Varul T. and Selge A.:
Effect of returning of mown grass residues on the productivity of grass-clover sward and the nitrogen content in plants and soil

Session 3: Grassland as a source of biodiversity and public goods

Invited Papers

Krautzer B., Bartel A., Kirmer A., Tischew S., Feucht B., Wieden M., Haslgrübler P., Rieger E. and Pötsch E.M.:
Establishment and use of High Nature Value Farmland

Schellberg J. and Pontes L. da S.:
Plant functional traits and nutrient gradients on grassland

Oral Presentations

Schneider M.K., Homburger H. and Lüscher A.:
Survey of the biodiversity-productivity relationship in Swiss summer pastures

Kryszak A., Kryszak J. and Strychalska A.Natural and use value of meadow communities of mountain and lowland regions

Burrascano S., Anzellotti I., Carli E., Del Vico E., Facioni L., Pretto F. and Blasi C.:
Can β-diversity drive dry pastures conservation priorities?

Orth D., A. Gueringer A., Landré F. and Balay C.:
Grassland biodiversity in a mountainous PDO cheese area in France: do organic and cheese production systems provide higher biodiversity?

Novák J., Nemeš J. and Obtulovič P.:
Restoration of ruderalized secondary grassland in the National park of Western Carpathian Mountains

Poster Presentations

Kyriazopoulos A.P., Fotiadis G., Parissi Z.M. and Abraham E.M.:
Edible plant species in rangeland ecosystems of Crete, Greece

Schuch H., Ingwersen B., Beckmann K., Pons-Kühnemann J., Hasler M., Taube F. and Herrmann A.:
Variation in morphological characters and in rust susceptibility of Northern German Lolium perenne ecotypes

Harkot W., Wyłupek T. and Czarnecki Z:
Importance and landscape value of legumes on roadsides of the Lublin region

Vymyslicky T., Fabsicova M., Entova M. and Kurova J.:
Barren fallows as small areas with potentialfor increasing grassland biodiversity

Harndorf J., Fricke T., Weisser W.W., Weigelt A. and Wachendorf M.:
Combustion of grassland biomass: Effects of species richness and functional groups on energy parameters

Staeheli B., Weyermann I., Schiess C. and Benz R.:
Validation and promotion of biodiversity in Alpine pastures

Haslgrübler P., Krautzer B. and Graiss W.:
Germination capacity of threshed material from an Arrhenatherion meadow

Haslgrübler P., Krautzer B., Tamegger C., Ševčíková M., Tischew S., Rieger E., Kizeková M., Golinski P. and Scotton M.:
SALVERE - Semi natural grassland as a source of biodiversity improvement - a Central Europe Project

Pornaro C., Rimi F. and Ziliotto U.:
Specific biodiversity and forage value of pasture as affected by the expansion of two wood types in the Venetian Prealps

Macháč R.:
Use of selected herb species for increasing biodiversity of grasslands

Rotar I., Stoie A. and Roxana V.:
Productivity and interspecific relations in the meadows with Arnica montana in Gârda, Romania during 2006

Mayer F., Heinz S. and Kuhn G.:
Plant species diversity in the Bavarian alpine grasslands

Jerrentrup J.S., Wrage N. and Isselstein J.:
Effects of grazing intensity and sward structure on grasshopper (Orthoptera) diversity and abundance

Wrage N., Şahin Demirbağ N., Hofmann M. and Isselstein J.:
Influence of stocking density on plant species richness and diversity in permanent grassland

Bassler G. Angeringer W., Karrer G., Schaumberger A. and Formayer H.:
Change of plant species composition in mountainous meadows against the background of climate change and altered management

Hensgen F., Bühle L. and Wachendorf M.:
Assessment of productivity of semi-natural grasslands under different fertilisation and cutting treatments

Plexida S.G., Sfougaris A.I. and Papadopoulos N.T.:
Variation in beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Scarabaeidae) assemblages at a local scale in mountain grasslands of central Greece

Parente G., Dovier S. and Bovolenta S.:
Multifunctionality of karst grassland to ensure an optimal provision of public goods

evčíková M.1, Semanová I.² and Jongepierová I.:
Utilisation of species-rich Bromion grasslands as donor sites for regional seed mixtures

Last L., Herzog F., Boller B., Widmer F. and Kölliker R.:
Influence of habitat and management on genetic diversity of Dactylis glomerata in Switzerland

Păcurar F., Rotar I., Bogdan A., Vidican R. and Sima N.:
Effect of organic fertilization on level on botanical composition of a Festuca gr. rubra L. meadow in the boreal floor in Romania

Lunnan T. and Todnem J.:
Forage quality of native grasses in mountain pastures of southern Norway

Mihailović V., Mikić A., Zlatković B., Zorić L., Ćupina B., Krstić Đ. and Antanasović S:
Preservation and sustainable utilisation of the wild legume flora in the mountainous regions of Serbia

Köster T., Selge I. and Kikas T.:
Grasslands as valuable agricultural land use in less favoured area of Estonia

Gaisler J., Pavlů V. and Pavlů L.:
Effect of different extensive management treatments on the plant diversity of an upland meadow without forage utilisation

Kryszak J., Kryszak A. and Strychalska A.:
Site preconditioning of the development of meadow communities in mountain and lowland areas

Hochberg H. and Zopf D.:
Preservation of forage quality and biodiversity by utilization of mountain meadows

Vasilev E.:
Botanical composition, productivity and plant density of six-year-old birdsfoot trefoil swards

Lüscher G., Bailey D., Schneider M.K. and Jeanneret P.:
Farming intensity, habitat and plant diversity in a Swiss grassland region

Goliński P. and Golińska B.:
Agri-environmental funding schemes - a tool for supporting the conservation of semi-natural grassland in Poland

Hejcman M., Stetinova Z., Hejcmanová P., Pavlů V. and Schellberg J.:
Plant density and seed production of Rhinanthus minor under long-term Ca, N, P and K fertiliser application in the Rengen Grassland Experiment (Germany)

Karrer G.:
Grassland Farming and Land Management Systems in Mountainous Regions Dynamics of biomass production in extensively managed meadows at the eastern edge of the Alps

Martincová J., Kizeková M., Čunderlík J., Ondrášek Ľ. and Pollák Š.:
Establishment of species-rich grasslands on arable land

Bohner A. and Starlinger F.:
Effects of abandonment of montane grasslands on plant species composition and species richness - a case study in Styria, Austria

Peratoner G., Klotz C., Florian C., Figl U., Bodner A., Kasal A., Trombetta M.F. and D’Ottavio P.:
Assessing the adequacy of stocking rates on protected pasture vegetation

Hrabě F., Skládanka J. and Knot P.:
Differences in the long-term succession of semi-natural and newly sown permanent grassland associations

Tamegger C. and Krautzer B.:
Production and marketing of regional seeds

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