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Integrating multiple soil management practices: A system‐wide approach for restoring degraded soil and improving Brachiaria productivity

Agrosystems, Geosciences &Environment, Volume 6, Issue 2, June 2023., 2023
Abstract Land degradation has severely affected soil health and agricultural productivity in the Sasiga district of western Oromiya, Ethiopia, demanding urgent and extensive solutions. Integrated soil management in particular is a comprehensive approach that could mitigate the multifaceted effects of land degradation.
Tekalegn Gutema, Erana Kebede, Hirpa Legesse, Tarekegn Fite   +3 more
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Nutritive value of forages consumed by ruminants during the dry season in the Western Highlands of Cameroon

Grassland Research, Volume 2, Issue 2, Page 112-119, June 2023., 2023
The design of a database on available forage resources can be very useful to improve the zootechnical performance of ruminants. Abstract Background In the Western Highlands of Cameroon (WHC), information on the nutritional value of fodder species consumed by ruminants is very limited. Methods Through interviews with farmers and monitoring of animals on
Leslie Tieubou Tsopgni, Jules Lemoufouet, Felix Meutchieye, Langston Wilfried Edie Nounamo, Camile Nyembo Kondo, Jean Raphaël Kana, Mama Mouchili, Back Armel Feudjio, Fujiang Hou   +8 more
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Herbage accumulation and nutritive value of cultivar Mulato II, Congo grass, and Guinea grass cultivar C1 in a subhumid zone of West Africa

Agronomy Journal, Volume 114, Issue 1, Page 138-147, January/February 2022., 2022
Abstract Despite a long history promoting improved forages, their adoption in sub‐Saharan Africa remains limited. Identifying cultivars and developing the right agronomic practices suited to specific forage systems can help reduce the feed gap in this region.
Nouhoun Zampaligré, Tidiane Cheick Traoré, Epiphanie T. B. P. Sawadogo, Augustine Ayantunde, K. V. S. V. Prasad, Michael Blummel, Mulubrhan Balehegn, Esteban Rios, José C. Dubeux, Ken J. Boote, Adegbola T. Adesogan   +10 more
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Infiltração de água no solo sob escarificação e rotação de culturas Water infiltration in soil as influenced by chiseling and crop rotations

Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 2010
Nos solos com restrições físicas e, ou, físico-hídricas ao crescimento de raízes, aumentar o potencial de armazenagem de água por meio de melhorias na infiltração pode ser uma estratégia viável para aumento da produtividade das culturas.
Maryara Buriola Prando, Dácio Olibone, Ana Paula Encide Olibone, Ciro Antonio Rosolem   +3 more
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Toward in vitro fertilization in Brachiaria spp. [PDF]

, 2010
Brachiaria are forage grasses widely cultivated in tropical areas. In vitro pollination was applied to accessions of Brachiaria spp. by placing pollen of non-dehiscent anthers on a solid medium near isolated ovaries.
Alves, E.R., Carneiro, V.T.C., Dusi, D., Falcao, R., Valle, C.B., do, Willemse, M.T.M.   +5 more
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Productivity nutritive value and economic potential of irrigated fodder in two regions of Ghana

Agronomy Journal, Volume 114, Issue 1, Page 148-164, January/February 2022., 2022
Abstract An on‐farm study was conducted in the northern and Upper East regions of Ghana to investigate the productivity and nutritive value of irrigated ruzi grass [Urochloa ruziziensis (R. Germ. and C.M. Evrard) Crins] (syn. Brachiaria ruziziensis (R. Germ. and C.M. Evrard)] and forage sorghum (Sorghum almum) grasses as options against dry season feed
T. Adegoke Amole, Emmaunel Panyan, Adetayo Adekeye, Augustine Ayantunde, Alan Duncan, Michael Blummel   +5 more
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Fodder development in sub‐Saharan Africa: An introduction

Agronomy Journal, Volume 114, Issue 1, Page 1-7, January/February 2022., 2022
Abstract Livestock systems play a key role in the sustainability and livelihood of sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). The human population in SSA is rapidly increasing, resulting in steady growth in the demand for animal‐sourced foods (ASF). Most current agricultural production practices in SSA coupled with poor management, health challenges and indigenous ...
Kenneth J. Boote, Adegbola T. Adesogan, Mulubrhan Balehegn, Alan Duncan, James P. Muir, José C.B. Dubeux Jr., Esteban F. Rios   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Produtividade de grãos de milho e massa seca de braquiárias em consórcio no sistema de integração lavoura-pecuária Corn grain yield and dry mass of Brachiaria intercrops in the crop-livestock integration system

Ciência Rural, 2011
Objetivou-se avaliar as produtividades de grãos de milho e massa seca de braquiárias em duas modalidades de consórcio em sistema de integração lavoura-pecuária no período de inverno-primavera em região do Cerrado.
Cristiano Magalhães Pariz, Marcelo Andreotti, Mariana Vieira Azenha, Antonio Fernando Bergamaschine, Luiz Malcolm Mano de Mello, Ronaldo Cintra Lima   +5 more
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Forage conservation in sub‐Saharan Africa: Review of experiences, challenges, and opportunities

Agronomy Journal, Volume 114, Issue 1, Page 75-99, January/February 2022., 2022
Abstract Forage conservation is an important potential solution to seasonal variation in feed quality and quantity and herder‐farmer conflicts in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). Considerable variations exist in the type of forages conserved and the preservation methods across SSA. Hay from cultivated forages is commonly made with mechanical mowers and balers
Mulubrhan Balehegn, Augustine Ayantunde, Tunde Amole, Donald Njarui, Bhutikini D. Nkosi, Francuois L. Müller, Robin Meeske, Tlou J. Tjelele, Ingrid M. Malebana, Othusitse R. Madibela, Wame S. Boitumelo, Ben Lukuyu, Addah Weseh, Elias Minani, Adegbola T. Adesogan   +14 more
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Livestock feed resources in the West African Sahel

Agronomy Journal, Volume 114, Issue 1, Page 26-45, January/February 2022., 2022
Abstract Limited supply of quality feed is the most important factor limiting livestock productivity in many sub‐Saharan African (SSA) countries. Having a systematic inventory of available feed resources, identifying main challenges and potentials for improvement is the first step towards designing development strategies to improve feed quality and ...
Tunde Amole, Ayantunde Augustine, Mulubrhan Balehegn, Adegbola T. Adesogoan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source