Lowland Sedge Meadows as a Potential Source of Macro and Micronutrient Supplementation
From the point of view of farming utilization, investigations on the recognition of the mineral composition of sedges appears important, appropriate and useful. Sedges are often found in many meadow and pasture communities. It is therefore worth paying attention to the mineral content of their tissu...
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| author | Magdalena Janyszek-Sołtysiak Maciej Murawski Leszek Majchrzak Bogusława Waliszewska |
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| description | From the point of view of farming utilization, investigations on the recognition of the mineral composition of sedges appears important, appropriate and useful. Sedges are often found in many meadow and pasture communities. It is therefore worth paying attention to the mineral content of their tissues and their possible impact on the organisms of farm animals such as pigs. The basic objective of this study was to determine the concentration of selected macro and microelements: phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), sodium (Na), iron (Fe), silicon (Si), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), chrome (Cr) and nickel (Ni) in the biomass of seven sedge species, potentially used as fodder, commonly occurring in natural sites in Central Europe. The material was collected twice during one growing season in the Krześniczka (N 52°37′14′ E 14°46′06′)—lubuskie voivodeship. The first harvest was carried out at the beginning of May, during the shooting and earring phase. The collected plant material included stems and leaves. The second harvest—the end of June—was collected at a time when the seedlings were developing flowers and young fruits, and their vegetative organs were developing dynamically. In June, the collected material represented organs in all possible development phases. The collected material was dried at a temperature of 65 °C, ground, and analyzed. The obtained results showed a difference in the content of microelements between the May and June harvest dates in the dry matter of all analyzed sedge species, which differed statistically significantly only in relation to copper. The harvest date had a statistically significant impact on the change in the content of macroelements in the dry matter of all analyzed sedge species and was associated with a decrease in the content of phosphorus, magnesium and calcium, while in the case of silicon, the delay in mowing resulted in an increase in the content of this element. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fd7e20c19fac479d901d179f89d1920a2025-08-20T02:11:24ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952025-02-0115353910.3390/agronomy15030539Lowland Sedge Meadows as a Potential Source of Macro and Micronutrient SupplementationMagdalena Janyszek-Sołtysiak0Maciej Murawski1Leszek Majchrzak2Bogusława Waliszewska3Department of Botany, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Dąbrowskiego 159, 60-995 Poznań, PolandDepartment of Grassland and Natural Landscape, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Dojazd 11, 60-632 Poznań, PolandAgronomy Department, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Dojazd 11, 60-632 Poznań, PolandDepartment of Chemical Wood Technology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 38/42, 60-637 Poznań, PolandFrom the point of view of farming utilization, investigations on the recognition of the mineral composition of sedges appears important, appropriate and useful. Sedges are often found in many meadow and pasture communities. It is therefore worth paying attention to the mineral content of their tissues and their possible impact on the organisms of farm animals such as pigs. The basic objective of this study was to determine the concentration of selected macro and microelements: phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), sodium (Na), iron (Fe), silicon (Si), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), chrome (Cr) and nickel (Ni) in the biomass of seven sedge species, potentially used as fodder, commonly occurring in natural sites in Central Europe. The material was collected twice during one growing season in the Krześniczka (N 52°37′14′ E 14°46′06′)—lubuskie voivodeship. The first harvest was carried out at the beginning of May, during the shooting and earring phase. The collected plant material included stems and leaves. The second harvest—the end of June—was collected at a time when the seedlings were developing flowers and young fruits, and their vegetative organs were developing dynamically. In June, the collected material represented organs in all possible development phases. The collected material was dried at a temperature of 65 °C, ground, and analyzed. The obtained results showed a difference in the content of microelements between the May and June harvest dates in the dry matter of all analyzed sedge species, which differed statistically significantly only in relation to copper. The harvest date had a statistically significant impact on the change in the content of macroelements in the dry matter of all analyzed sedge species and was associated with a decrease in the content of phosphorus, magnesium and calcium, while in the case of silicon, the delay in mowing resulted in an increase in the content of this element.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/15/3/539<i>Carex</i>macroelementsmicroelementssedgesmeadows |
| spellingShingle | Magdalena Janyszek-Sołtysiak Maciej Murawski Leszek Majchrzak Bogusława Waliszewska Lowland Sedge Meadows as a Potential Source of Macro and Micronutrient Supplementation Agronomy <i>Carex</i> macroelements microelements sedges meadows |
| title | Lowland Sedge Meadows as a Potential Source of Macro and Micronutrient Supplementation |
| title_full | Lowland Sedge Meadows as a Potential Source of Macro and Micronutrient Supplementation |
| title_fullStr | Lowland Sedge Meadows as a Potential Source of Macro and Micronutrient Supplementation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lowland Sedge Meadows as a Potential Source of Macro and Micronutrient Supplementation |
| title_short | Lowland Sedge Meadows as a Potential Source of Macro and Micronutrient Supplementation |
| title_sort | lowland sedge meadows as a potential source of macro and micronutrient supplementation |
| topic | <i>Carex</i> macroelements microelements sedges meadows |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/15/3/539 |
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