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Herbaceous mimosa persistence in grazed pasture

Montgomery W Alison, William D Pitman, Kun-Jun Han and R Alan Shadow
Native Plants Journal, March 2022, 23 (1) 75-83; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/npj.23.1.75
Montgomery W Alison
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center Macon Ridge Research Station 212 Macon Ridge Road Winnsboro, LA 71295
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William D Pitman
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center Hill Farm Research Station 11959 Highway 9 Homer, LA 71040
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Kun-Jun Han
School of Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences Louisiana State University 104 Sturgis Hall Baton Rouge, LA 70808
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R Alan Shadow
USDA NRCS East Texas Plant Materials Center 6598 FM 2782 Nacogdoches, TX 75964
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Herbaceous mimosa (Mimosa strigillosa Torr. & A. Gray [Fabaceae]) is a perennial, warm-season, native legume widely adapted in southern and eastern Texas, across Louisiana, and into Mississippi. Limited natural occurrence in Louisiana pastures and preliminary evaluation of experimental pasture plantings indicate potential value as a pasture legume. Typical low growth and limited spread in Louisiana pastures suggest a competitive disadvantage for herbaceous mimosa within pastures of the sod-forming grasses. Potential for seasonal deferment from grazing (April–May, June–July, or August–September) to contribute to stand improvement of this legume was evaluated at 2 sites in Louisiana. Measures of forage nutritive value were also compared to those of the warm-season grasses. In contrast to expectations, populations of the legume increased similarly under all grazing treatments, even with contrasting seasons of drought and temporary flooding. The legume population increases indicate that the competitive advantage of the grasses may be more closely related to typical pasture management practices involving nitrogen fertilization and chemical weed control than to the selective grazing of the legume. Forage of herbaceous mimosa provided higher crude protein and lower fiber concentrations in late summer and autumn than those of the companion grasses. Herbaceous mimosa provides a potentially useful pasture legume option for sustainable management objectives, particularly with low-input approaches. This legume is especially suitable for multiple-use management with grazing tolerance and quality forage contributing to the previously recognized value for wildlife habitat and pollinator habitat among other ecosystem services provided to diverse pasture landscapes.

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  • native legumes
  • forage species
  • Fabaceae
  • Crockett Germplasm
  • herbaceous mimosa
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  • Plants: USDA NRCS (2020)
  • Animals: ITIS (2020)
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Montgomery W Alison, William D Pitman, Kun-Jun Han, R Alan Shadow
Native Plants Journal Mar 2022, 23 (1) 75-83; DOI: 10.3368/npj.23.1.75

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Montgomery W Alison, William D Pitman, Kun-Jun Han, R Alan Shadow
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  • Crockett Germplasm
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  • Plants: USDA NRCS (2020)
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