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Realized Genetic Gain in Spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) Resistance and Tolerance at CIAT's Interspecific Urochloa Breeding Programme

Plant Breeding, Volume 145, Issue 1, Page 132-141, February 2026.
ABSTRACT The Interspecific Urochloa recurrent selection breeding programme at CIAT aims to integrate desirable traits such as resistance and tolerance to spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae), the main insect pest affecting these pastures in Latin America.
Luis Hernandez, Johan Aparicio, Paula Espitia‐Buitrago, Valheria Castiblanco, Rosa Jauregui   +4 more
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Soil water dynamics and yield in maize and Brachiaria ruziziensis intercropping [PDF]

Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical, 2020
ABSTRACT In intercropping systems, a high plant density can delay the biomass accumulation and affect the water availability to plants. This study aimed to evaluate the soil water dynamics and the crop yield performance in maize and Brachiaria ruziziensis intercropping under different sowing densities of the forage grass.
Gabriela Sabrine França Silva, Aderson Soares de Andrade Júnior, Milton José Cardoso, Raimundo Bezerra de Araújo Neto   +3 more
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Plant Growth‐Promoting Rhizobacteria Impacting Forage Mass of Urochloa ruziziensis and Megathyrsus maximus: A Reliable New Strategy for Tropical Pastures

Grass and Forage Science, Volume 81, Issue 1, January-March 2026.
ABSTRACT Brazil is known for its extensive livestock production in pastures, supporting the world's second‐largest herd of cattle and being the leading beef exporter. However, livestock farming in Brazil has frequently been associated with soil degradation and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Gabriel Silva Guimarães, Artur Berbel Lirio Rondina, Bruno Fernandes Canelossi, Marco Antonio Nogueira, Mariangela Hungria   +4 more
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Homecoming of Brachiaria: improved hybrids prove useful for African animal agriculture [PDF]

, 2014
Species of the genus Brachiaria originate primarily from Africa, where they are constituents of natural grasslands. Due to their adaptation to acidic, low-fertility soils, millions of hectares of Brachiaria species have been sown as improved pastures in ...
Ghimire, Sita R., Kabirizi, Jolly M., Khan, Zeyaur R., Maass, Brigitte L., Midega, Charles A.O., Mutimura, Mupenzi, Rahetlah, Volatsara Baholy, Rao, Idupulapati M., Salgado, Paulo   +8 more
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INTERFERÊNCIA DE CULTURAS ANUAIS NO CRESCIMENTO INICIAL DE Brachiaria ruziziensis

REVISTA DE AGRICULTURA NEOTROPICAL, 2018
Objetivou-se avaliar o crescimento inicial da B. ruziziensis consorciada com espécies anuais. O experimento foi conduzido na Embrapa Agropecuária Oeste, em Dourados-MS. Em 18/05/2014 semeou-se a B. ruziziensis solteira e consorciada com aveia branca, trigo, canola, girassol, crambe e Crotalaria ochroleuca, com seis plantas por vaso; e milheto, feijão ...
Ribeiro, Luan Marlon, Leite, Ericksson Martins, Ceccon, Gessí   +2 more
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Population structure and genetic diversity of Brachiaria grass (Urochloa spp.) accessions from the Democratic Republic of Congo using DArTseq single nucleotide polymorphism markers

Crop Science, Volume 65, Issue 4, July/August 2025.
Abstract Brachiaria grass (Urochloa spp.) is one of the key forage grasses utilized in sub‐Saharan Africa for improving livestock productivity, particularly in terms of milk production and feed sufficiency. Limited information on its genetic resources has hindered its breeding and conservation strategies.
Pyame Balemirwe Mushagalusa, Paul Kitenge Kimwemwe, Dieudonné Musale Katunga, Jean Mubalama Mondo, Nadège Cizungu Cirezi, Rodrigue Basengere Ayagirwe, Samy Bashizi Bacigale, Collins Mutai, Meki Shehabu Muktar, Wilson Kimani, Chris S. Jones   +10 more
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Management of Brachiaria ruziziensis biomass affects soybean productivity in integrated crop-livestock system

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
The use of Brachiaria ruziziensis as a cover crop in integrated crop-livestock systems is consolidated, promoting changes in the structuring and protection of the soil surface, with greater nutrient cycling, resulting in increased grain yield.
Laís Guerra Prado, Kátia Aparecida de Pinho Costa, Luciana Maria da Silva, Eduardo da Costa Severiano, Lourival Vilela, João Victor Campos Pinho Costa, Adriano Carvalho Costa, Eduardo Habermann, Bruno de Souza Marques, Carlos Alberto Martinez   +9 more
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Enhancing Phenotyping Accuracy for Selection of Urochloa spp. Tolerant Genotypes to Red Spider Mite (Oligonychus trichardti)

Grass and Forage Science, Volume 80, Issue 3, July-September 2025.
ABSTRACT The red spider mites are a major biotic limitation to productivity for Brachiaria (Urochloa spp.) grasses in tropical Eastern Africa, causing severe economic losses mainly in the dry seasons. However, due to the lack of reports of integrated pest management strategies, genetic resistance can play a crucial role in Brachiaria‐based livestock ...
Paula Espitia‐Buitrago, José Miguel Cotes Torres, Luis Miguel Hernández, Juan Andres Cardoso, Frank Chidawanyika, Rosa N. Jauregui   +5 more
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Selection of sorghum and brachiaria cultivars in intercropping for straw and grains production

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2015
The sorghum and brachiaria intercropping shows potential to produce grains and straw. However, few studies have been made to select cultivars for the intercropping conditions, in off-season cultivation, at Central-West region of Brazil.
Alessandro Guerra da Silva, Adalbert Horvath Neto, Itamar Rosa Teixeira, Kátia Aparecida Pinho da Costa, Alessandro Lucca Braccini   +4 more
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Structural and productive responses of signalgrass and its association with leaf area index and light interception under silvopastoral or monoculture systems

Agrosystems, Geosciences &Environment, Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2025.
Abstract Silvopastoral systems (SPSs) have emerged as one of the most prominent alternatives for grassland recovery. We evaluated the structural and productive responses of signalgrass [Urochloa decumbens (Stapf.) R. D. Webster] and its association with leaf area index (LAI) and light interception (LI) measured with different equipment across different
Diego de Lima Coêlho, Alexandre Carneiro Leão de Mello, José Carlos Batista Dubeux Jr., Márcio Vieira da Cunha, Mércia Virginia Ferreira dos Santos, Erinaldo Viana de Freitas, André Pereira Freire Ferraz, Amanda Maria Gallindo dos Santos, Janerson José Coelho, Igor Lima Bretas   +9 more
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