12th British Grassland Society research Conference

Aberystwyth, 7th – 9th SEptember 2015

List view of Titles in the Conference Proceedings

Day 1
A history of plant breeding
A. Lovatt
IBERS, Aberystwyth
Session I: PLANT BREEDING AND GENOMICS
–Chair: David Lloyd
Modelling for yield longevity in forage grasses
S. Palmer and A. Lovatt
IBERS, Aberystwyth
A breeders dilemma: an evaluation of digestibiltiy strategies for varieties applied to multiple recommended list trials
G.A. Burns, G.M. Hoppé, M. Mocarska and D. Johnston
AFBI, Northern Ireland
Difference in total fatty acid content between perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) genotypes across a growing season
S.A. Morgan, S.A. Huws, J.K.S. Tweed and N.D. Scollan
IBERS, Aberystwyth
Forage production of red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) varieties selected for improved persistence in mixed swards
A.H. Marshall, J.E. Vale, R. Collins and M. Lowe
IBERS, Aberystwyth
Session II: LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS
– Chair: Dr Jon Moorby
High quality silage with flat rate supplementation of soya for ewes
J.E. Vipond
SAC Consulting
The effect of replacing grass silage with lucerne silage on high yielding dairy cows
J.F. Flockhart and D.J. Roberts
SRUC Dairy Research and Innovation Centre
A behavioural model of the pasture - based dairy cow
M.L. Williams, N. Mac Parthaláin, P. Brewer, W.P.J. James and M.T. Rose
IBERS, Dept of Computer Science, and Dept of Geography and Earth Science, Aberystwyth
Effects of establishment method and date on the of yield of chicory
C.L. Marley, M.B. Scott, J.W. Davies, R. Sanderson and R. Fychan
IBERS, Aberystwyth

DAY 2

Breakfast – TaMed Da for those in university accommodation
Session III: GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT
– Chair: Elaine Jewkes
Grass yield and crude protein responses to phosphorus and sulphur fertilisation
G.E.J. Fisher and H. Llwyd
GrowHowUK Ltd, Chester
Effect of soil alleviation methods on grass yield
P.R. Hargreaves, D.J. Roberts and B.C. Ball
SRUC
Species and nitrogen fertilisation effects on the yield of herbage managed for silage production
T. Moloney, H. Sheridan and P. O’Kiely
Teagasc and UC Dublin
Repeatability of grass height measurements using the GrassOmeter
S. Hoste and S. Lock
Monford AG Systems Ltd, Ireland
Session IV – POSTERS
Poster introductions and poster viewing
All poster presenters will have a maximum of 2 minutes/2 PowerPoint slides to introduce their poster(s), followed by poster viewing.
Depart for conference tours
Conference dinner (MedRus). After dinner speaker: Prof Chris Pollock

DAY 3: WEDNESDAY 9 september 2015

07:30 / Breakfast – TaMed Da for those in university accommodation
09:00 / Session V: Stapledon Memorial Trust Presentations
– Chair: Mariecia Fraser / Page
09:05 / Introduction to the Stapledon Memorial Trust
A. Hopkins
GES consulting
09:10 / Differences in red clover cultivars persistence
S. Hejduk
Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic
09:35 / Multifunctionality of grassland-based systems in northern spain
R. Rosa García
SERIDA, Spain
10:00 / Production of xylooligosaccharides from grass fibre
P. Nandal, J. Gallagher, D. Bryant and S.R. Ravella
IBERS, Aberystwyth
10:25 / Ina
10:30 / Refreshment Break
11:00 / Session VI: Environmental Impact
-Chair: George Fisher / Page
11:05 / Grassland biodiversity: meeting our international commitments
S. Peel
Natural England, Leeds
11:25 / Making the most of molinia
M.D. Fraser, J.E. Vale, I.S. Donnison and J. Corton
IBERS, Aberystwyth
11:45 / Effect of additives on ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions from cattle slurry during storage and after application to ryegrass
M.S. Bastami, D.L. Jones and D.R. Chadwick
Bangor University
12:05 / Nitrogen fertiliser formulation: the impact on yield and gaseous emissions in temperate grassland
M.A. Harty, P.J. Forrestal, D.J. Krol, G.J. Lanigan, R. Carolan, K.L. McGeough, R.J. Laughlin, D. Hennessy , C. Elliot, C.J. Watson and K.G. Richards
Teagasc, Ireland, AFBI and Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland.
12:30 / Presentation of awards: BGS President, Dr Jon Moorby
Closing Remarks: Elaine Jewkes, BGS Director
13:00 / Conference ends

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