Feedlot growth performance and carcass characteristics of steers backgrounded on buffel grass or buffel–Desmanthus mixed pastures [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 Feedlot performance and carcass characteristics of tropical beef steers backgrounded on buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) only or buffel grass oversown with desmanthus (Desmanthus spp. ; 11.5% initial sward botanical composition) were evaluated.
Felista Waithira Mwangi +6 more
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Cloncurry buffel grass mitigated Cr(III) and Cr(VI) toxicity in tomato plant [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Contamination of agricultural soil with chromium (Cr) ions has threatened global crop, human and ecosystem health. Its two oxidation states viz. Cr(III) and Cr(VI) are most stable and readily available to the plants.
Amna Shoaib +2 more
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Microbiological Composition of Diets of Cactus Pear-Based with Increasing Levels of Buffel Grass Hay and Relationship to Nutritional Disorders in Sheep [PDF]
Animals, 2022 This study aimed to evaluate the microbiological composition of cactus pear-based diets with increasing levels of buffel grass hay, and its effect on the blood and physiological parameters and occurrence of diarrhea in feedlot sheep.
Diego de S. Vieira +14 more
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Buffel Grass: An Augmented Landscape [PDF]
Cultural Studies Review, 2012 This article examines, in part, the spread of an introduced grass species, Buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris), in central Australia. It is also about immersing oneself in an unfamiliar landscape and environment, and exploring the kind of writing that can ...
Beudel, Saskia Maya
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Assessment of the diet of the critically endangered northern hairy‐nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) using DNA metabarcoding [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Invasive buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) is considered a threat to the critically endangered northern hairy‐nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii; NHW). Buffel grass outcompetes native grasses, reducing availability of native food items for NHW, and causes
Fiona Casey +2 more
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Growth Performance and Plasma Metabolites of Grazing Beef Cattle Backgrounded on Buffel or Buffel-Desmanthus Mixed Pastures [PDF]
Animals, 2021 Dietary crude protein and dry matter digestibility are among the major factors limiting feed intake and weight gain of cattle grazing native and improved pastures in the subtropics of Northern Australia during the dry season.
Felista W. Mwangi +6 more
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Detecting new Buffel grass infestations in Australian arid lands: evaluation of methods using high-resolution multispectral imagery and aerial photography. [PDF]
Environ Monit Assess, 2014 We assess the feasibility of using airborne imagery for Buffel grass detection in Australian arid lands and evaluate four commonly used image classification techniques (visual estimate, manual digitisation, unsupervised classification and normalised ...
Marshall VM, Lewis MM, Ostendorf B.
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Morphogenetical, structural and access to productive buffel grass
Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2015 Although the buffel grass is so important to the productive systems in the semiarid Brazilian studies with this forage are still scarce and diffused, so this experiment was conducted to evaluate the morphogenesis, structural and productive six accessions
José Armando de Sousa Moreira +8 more
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Transcriptomic Insights: Phytogenic Modulation of Buffel Grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) Seedling Emergence. [PDF]
Plants (Basel)This study explores the impact of a novel phytogenic product containing citric acid, carvacrol, and cinnamaldehyde on buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) seedling emergence. A dilution series of the phytogenic solution revealed a concentration range that promoted seedling emergence, with an optimal concentration of 0.5%.
Ren X +5 more
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Competitive Pasture Species to Suppress the Growth of Annual Riceflower (Pimelea trichostachya Lindl.) at Different Planting Densities and Spatial Arrangements [PDF]
PlantsThis study assessed the effectiveness of four competitive pasture species—Premier digit grass (Digitaria eriantha Steud. var. Premier), Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana Kunth.), sabi grass (Urochloa mosambicensis Hack.), and buffel grass (Pennisetum ciliare ...
Rashid Saleem +5 more
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