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A Genome-Wide Association Study of Biomass Yield and Feed Quality in Buffel Grass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.)

Agriculture
The development of modern genomic tools has helped accelerate genetic gains in the breeding program of food crops. More recently, genomic resources have been developed for tropical forages, providing key resources for developing new climate-resilient ...
Alemayehu Teressa Negawo, Meki Shehabu Muktar, Ricardo Alonso Sánchez Gutiérrez, Ermias Habte, Alice Muchugi, Chris S. Jones   +5 more
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Plagiomnium ciliare (Saber Tooth Moss)

Plagiomnium ciliare (Saber Tooth Moss) 4/26/2019 Group: Bryophytes Type: Mosses Family: Mniaceae Notes Common Names: Saber Tooth Moss; Wavy-leaf Moss Years Noted: 2007; 2009; 2019; 2020; 2021; 2023 Identified and First Noted By: Spencer Ruston Also ...
Ritter, Nur
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Phenotypic variation in milk fatty acid composition and its association with stearoyl‐CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1) gene polymorphisms in Gir cows

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Volume 140, Issue 5, Page 532-548, September 2023., 2023
Abstract Individual variation in milk fatty acid (FA) composition has been partially attributed to stearoyl‐CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1) gene polymorphisms in taurine breeds, but much less is known for Zebu breeds. This study investigated the phenotypic variation in milk FA composition, and the influence of SCD1 variants on this trait and on milk fat ...
Carolina Guimarães Ramos Matosinho, Pablo Augusto de Souza Fonseca, Maria Gabriela Campolina Diniz Peixoto, Izinara Cruz Rosse, Fernando César Ferraz Lopes, Thalia Zózimo, Aníbal Eugênio Vercesi Filho, Frank Ângelo Tomita Bruneli, Maria Raquel Santos Carvalho, Marco Antonio Sundfeld Gama   +9 more
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Diverse ecological functions and the convergent evolution of grass awns

American Journal of Botany, Volume 109, Issue 9, Page 1331-1345, September 2022., 2022
Abstract The awn of grasses is a long, conspicuous outgrowth of the floral bracts in a grass spikelet. It is known to impact agricultural yield, but we know little about its broader ecological function, nor the selective forces that lead to its evolution. Grass awns are phenotypically diverse across the extant ~12,000 species of Poaceae. Awns have been
Kurt B. Petersen, Elizabeth A. Kellogg
wiley   +1 more source

Simulated distribution of Eragrostis lehmanniana (Lehmann lovegrass): Soil–climate interactions complicate predictions

Ecosphere, Volume 13, Issue 3, March 2022., 2022
Abstract The invasive perennial grass Eragrostis lehmanniana has expanded rapidly throughout the Sonoran Desert (SD) while remaining sparse and patchily distributed in the neighboring Chihuahuan Desert (CD). As temperatures and patterns in precipitation change, identifying the drivers limiting spread in the CD is needed.
N. Dylan Burruss, Debra P. C. Peters, Haitao Huang, Jin Yao   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biocrusts do not differentially influence emergence and early establishment of native and non‐native grasses

Ecosphere, Volume 12, Issue 12, December 2021., 2021
Abstract Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) cover the soil surface of global drylands and interact with vascular plants. Biocrusts may influence the availability and nature of safe sites for plant recruitment and the susceptibility of an area to invasion by non‐native species.
Cheryl McIntyre, Steven R. Archer, Katharine I. Predick, Jayne Belnap   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Harnessing wild relatives of pearl millet for germplasm enhancement: Challenges and opportunities

Crop Science, Volume 61, Issue 1, Page 177-200, January/February 2021., 2021
Abstract Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] is one of the world's hardiest warm‐season cereal crop and is cultivated mainly in the semi‐arid tropics of Asia and Africa for food, feed, fodder, and brewing. It is mainly cultivated for its gluten‐free grains with high content and better quality of nutrients.
Shivali Sharma, Rajan Sharma, Mahalingam Govindaraj, Rajendra Singh Mahala, C. Tara Satyavathi, Rakesh K. Srivastava, Murali Krishna Gumma, Benjamin Kilian   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diet composition and preferences of Bohor reedbuck (Redunca redunca ) in the compound of Alage College, Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 10, Issue 23, Page 13370-13381, December 2020., 2020
Little attention has been given to laboratory/proximate analysis/approaches for comparing food preferences of Ungulates, particularly Bohor reedbucks. Bohor reedbucks preferred to consume plants with high crude protein content and less fiber. Sustainable conservation of Bohor reedbuck demands the effective management of selectively foraged plants ...
Yonas Derebe, Zerihun Girma
wiley   +1 more source

DNA content and ploidy estimation of Festuca ovina accessions by flow cytometry

Crop Science, Volume 60, Issue 5, Page 2757-2767, September/October 2020., 2020
Abstract Festuca ovina L. is a fine fescue that is used as a low‐input turfgrass. The ploidy levels of F. ovina accessions held by the USDA National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) are unknown, limiting the use of the germplasm in breeding programs. The objective of this study was to determine DNA content and estimate ploidy of these accessions.
Yinjie Qiu, Sierra Hamernick, Joan Barreto Ortiz, Eric Watkins   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Local temporal trajectories explain population‐level responses to climate change in saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea)

Ecosphere, Volume 10, Issue 8, August 2019., 2019
Abstract Population demography is typically assumed to be strongly influenced by climatic factors, particularly with succulent plants and cacti. The saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) is a long‐lived columnar cactus of the Sonoran Desert that experiences episodic recruitment and mortality.
Susana Rodríguez‐Buriticá, Daniel E. Winkler, Robert H. Webb, D. Lawrence Venable   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source