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Chemical composition of elephant grass silages supplemented with different levels of dehydrated cashew bagasse

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2016
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the chemical composition of elephant grass silages supplemented with different levels dried cashew bagasse (DCB).
Danillo Glaydson Farias Guerra, Isaac Sydney Alves da Silva Maia, Alexandre Paula Braga, Liz Carolina da Silva Lagos Cortes Assis, Jesane Alves de Lucena, Denise Cristiane Bidler, Clemente Fernandes dos Santos Neto, Yonara Francisca Medeiros e Silva, Maria Izabel Batista Pereira, Márcia Marcila Fernandes Pinto   +9 more
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Elephant grass ensiled with wheat bran compared with corn silage in diets for lactating goats

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2014
The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of wheat bran as an additive in elephant-grass silage on intake and digestibility of the nutrients, ingestive behavior, and yield and chemical composition of milk.
Jacianelly Karla da Silva, Juliana Silva de Oliveira, Ariosvalo Nunes de Medeiros, Edson Mauro Santos, Tamires da Silva Magalhães, Alenice Ozino Ramos, Higor Fábio Carvalho Bezerra   +6 more
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ELEPHANT GRASS-GLASS FIBER HYBRID COMPOSITES

International Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 2014
An attempt has been made in the present work to explore and the possible use of variety of cultivated/wild grown fiber in the development of elephant grass–glass fiber reinforced polyester hybrid composites. The fiber is extracted from retting and manual method, and the test specimens are prepared as per “ASTM”standards.
M. MAHESH, K. POORNIMA, M.VENKATESWARA RAO   +2 more
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Response of elephant grass to grazing under an organic production system

Revista Ciência Agronômica
The aim of this research was to evaluate elephant grass under an organic and a conventional system. Under the organic system, species with complementary growth periods were combined; elephant grass was planted in rows 3.0 m apart and ryegrass was sown ...
Vinicius Felipe Bratz, Clair Jorge Olivo, Julia Aires Fernandes, Daiane Cristine Seibt, Vinicius Alessio   +4 more
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Chemical Compositions and Nutrient Degradation of Elephant Grass Silage Ensiled with Black Tea Waste

Animal Production: Indonesian Journal of Animal Production, 2007
This study evaluated the chemical compositions and nutrient degradation during ensiling of elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) silage with black tea waste (BTW) addition.
B Santoso, MN Lekitoo, Umiyati Umiyati
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Nitrogen Retention Value in Local Sheep Fed with Dwarf Elephant Grass (Pennisetum purpureum cv. Mott) and Indigofera (Indigofera zollingeriana)

Jurnal Agripet
This study aimed to determine the nitrogen retention in local sheep fed dwarf elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum cv. Mott) and indigofera (Indigofera zollingeriana). A completely randomized design (CRD) was used, consisting of four treatments with four
Limbang Kustiawan Nuswantara, Afandy Firmansyah, Marry Christiyanto   +2 more
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Meiosis in elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum), pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) (Poaceae, Poales) and their interspecific hybrids [PDF]

Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2006
The cultivated and sexually compatible species Pennisetum purpureum (elephant grass, 2n = 4x = 28) and Pennisetum glaucum (pearl millet, 2n = 2x = 14) can undergo hybridization which favors the amplification of their genetic background and the ...
Vânia Helena Techio, Lisete Chamma Davide, Antônio Vander Pereira   +2 more
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Sugar content variation in elephant grass germplasm [PDF]

Ciência Rural, 2022
ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to estimate sugar content variation (°Brix) in 95 accessions from the elephant grass germplasm active bank of Embrapa Dairy Cattle research center, located in Coronel Pacheco, MG, Brazil. The accessions with the highest sugar content were identified, and the effect of plant age on sugar concentration was ...
Thalita Bordignon da Cunha, Antonio Vander Pereira, Francisco José da Silva Lédo, Rogério Figueiredo Daher, Juarez Campolina Machado   +4 more
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Production and quality of forage under intercropping systems in the Cerrado/Pantanal ecotone

Bioscience Journal, 2017
The aims of this study were to evaluate forage production and nutritional quality of the elephant grass, leucaena and pigeon pea beans, grown in monocrop or in intercropping systems in Cerrado / Pantanal ecotones in both, dry and rainy, seasons ...
Marcus Vinicius Morais de Oliveira, Andréia Alves Demeu, Franscine Kelli Quinhones Bonatti, Francisco Eduardo Torres, Paulo Eduardo Teodoro   +4 more
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‘When elephants battle, the grass suffers.’ Power, ivory and the Syrian elephant [PDF]

Levant, 2016
The craftsmanship of the ivory objects in Late Bronze Age and Iron Age Eastern Mediterranean leave no doubt as to their intention to impress. Elephant teeth are an important raw material for the manufacture of these objects. Zooarchaeological research shows that cranial, dental, and postcranial remains of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) are nearly as
Canan Çakırlar, Salima Ikram
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