Publications by authors named "Eunice B Carter"
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- Root carbohydrate accumulation after defoliation greatly influences the phenolic content and feed quality of Lotus corniculatus, more so than environmental regrowth conditions.
- Variability in condensed tannin levels in regrowth poses challenges for using this legume in agriculture and impacts the nutrition of herbivores—high or low tannin levels can either help or hinder animal diets.
- Factors such as temperature and carbon allocation during the growth process can lead to significant differences in tannin and flavonol levels, affecting tissue digestibility and overall forage quality across seasons.
Growth temperature and light intensity are major drivers of phenolic accumulation in Lotus corniculatus resulting in major changes in carbon partitioning which significantly affects tissue digestibility and forage quality. The response of plant growth, phenolic accumulation and tissue digestibility to light and temperature was determined in clonal plants of three genotypes of Lotus corniculatus (birdsfoot trefoil) cv Leo, with low, intermediate or high levels of proanthocyanidins (condensed tannins). Plants were grown from 10 °C to 30 °C, or at light intensities from 20 to 500 µm m s.
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