Knowledge

Publications

Peer-reviewed publications from LegumeLegacy will be made available here as they are published.

2025


Effect of sward diversity on herbage quantity and quality of managed grasslands on peat

Baekelmans ES, Hoekstra NJ, Janssen PW, De Wit J, Groot JC, Van Eekeren N. Effect of sward diversity on herbage quantity and quality of managed grasslands on peat. In EGF Symposium 2025-Proceedings 2025 Aug 29 (pp. 87-90). Wageningen Academic.

Grass-legume mixtures can reduce nitrogen fertiliser requirement: a three-year, eight-site study

Hu D, Finn JA, Huguenin-Elie O, Lüscher A, Orešković M, Suter M, Brophy C. Grass-legume mixtures can reduce nitrogen fertiliser requirement: a three-year, eight-site study. In EGF Symposium 2025-Proceedings 2025 Aug 29 (pp. 174-176). Wageningen Academic.

Exploring the role of functional traits to explain performances in multispecies grasslands

Kaspereit MD, Nyaga JW, Meka SR, Eriksen J, Malisch CS. Exploring the role of functional traits to explain performances in multispecies grasslands. In EGF Symposium 2025-Proceedings 2025 Aug 29 (pp. 195-197). Wageningen Academic.

Nitrogen leaching in perennial forage- and annual crop-based rotations with different nitrogen sources

Nyaga JW, Thivierge MN, Jégo G, Lafond JA, Tremblay J, Thériault M, Royer I, Maillard É, Leewis MC, Eriksen J, Malisch CS. Nitrogen leaching in perennial forage-and annual crop-based rotations with different nitrogen sources. InEGF Symposium 2025-Proceedings 2025 Aug 29 (pp. 422-424). Wageningen Academic.

Effect of sward diversity richness on photosynthesis parameters of selected grassland species

Orešković M, Golińska B, Czerwiński M, Goliński P. Effect of sward diversity richness on photosynthesis parameters of selected grassland species. In EGF Symposium 2025-Proceedings 2025 Aug 29 (pp. 154-156). Wageningen Academic.

Impact of multi-species swards on in vitro digestibility and methane production

Orešković M, Golińska B, Sidoruk P, Cieślak A, Goliński P. Impact of multi-species swards on in vitro digestibility and methane production. InEGF Symposium 2025-Proceedings 2025 Aug 29 (pp. 445-448). Wageningen Academic.

Grasses, legumes and forbs respond differently to compound drought-heatwave events during establishment

Philadelphi SM, Malisch CS, Eriksen J, Högy P. Grasses, legumes and forbs respond differently to compound drought-heatwave events during establishment. Plant and Soil. 2025 Apr 12:1-6.

Grassland species yield shaped by the timing of compound drought-heatwave events

Philadelphi SM, Malisch CS, Eriksen J, Högy P. Grassland species yield shaped by the timing of compound drought-heatwave events. In EGF Symposium 2025-Proceedings 2025 Aug 29 (pp. 112-114). Wageningen Academic.

Multi-species swards outperform perennial ryegrass monocultures under drought

Valencia R, Reynolds CK, Hammond JP. Multi-species swards outperform perennial ryegrass monocultures under drought. In EGF Symposium 2025-Proceedings 2025 Aug 29 (pp. 187-190). Wageningen Academic.

The effects of species and genetic diversity on yield in grass-legume swards

Wang CH, Brophy C, Finn JA. The effects of species and genetic diversity on yield in grass-legume swards. In EGF Symposium 2025-Proceedings 2025 Aug 29 (pp. 402-404). Wageningen Academic.

2024


Design principles for multi-species productive grasslands: Quantifying effects of diversity beyond richness

Finn JA, Suter M, Vishwakarma R, Oram NJ, Lüscher A, Brophy C. Design principles for multi‐species productive grasslands: Quantifying effects of diversity beyond richness. Journal of Ecology. 2024 Nov;112(11):2471-9.

The importance of multi-species grassland leys to enhance ecosystem services in crop rotations

Malisch CS, Finn JA, Eriksen J, Loges R, Brophy C, Huguenin‐Elie O. The importance of multi‐species grassland leys to enhance ecosystem services in crop rotations. Grass and Forage Science. 2024 Jun;79(2):120-34.