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Partitioning of Forage Mass and Nutritive Value in Sunn Hemp Leaf and Stem Components
International Journal of Agronomy, 2021 Sunn hemp (SH; Crotalaria juncea L.) is a fast-growing, annual, warm-season tropical legume that could complement less productive cool-season forages such as tall fescue during summer.
Isaac Lepcha, Harley D. Naumann
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Improving the nutritive value of timothy through management and breeding [PDF]
, 2001 Timothy (Phleum pratense L.) is a widely grown fo rage grass species in cool and humid regions of the world including northeastern and northwestern North America, Nordic countries, Russia, and Japan.
R. Michaud +4 more
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Grazing effects on the nutritive value of dominant species in steppe grasslands of northern China
BMC Ecology, 2018 Background Forage nutritive value plays an important role in livestock nutrition and maintaining sustainable grassland ecosystems, and grazing management can affect the quality of forage.
Xiajie Zhai +5 more
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Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales, 2021 Our objective was to measure chemical composition and anatomy of 5 Megathyrsus maximus (syn. Panicum maximum) genotypes, when grown in combination with eucalypts in a silvopastoral system. Cultivars Massai, Mombaça, BRS Tamani, Tanzânia and intraspecific
Mariana Pereira +7 more
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The biological productivity of natural forage plants` soils of Tersko-Sulakskaya lowland of Dagestan
Юг России: экология, развитие, 2015 The present condition of soil cover and biological productivity of Tersko-Sulakskaya lowland’s forage plants is studied. The conducted investigations showed that overwrite forage plants on the salted soils have low forage productivity and nutritive value.
M. E. Kotenko, M. A. Balamirzoev
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Scientia AgricolaAccurately assessing the nutritive value of diets in mixed pastures is crucial for selecting optimal supplementation and management strategies, which can enhance animal performance and productivity.
Priscila Júnia Rodrigues da Cruz +7 more
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Studies of Near Infrared Spectroscopy for P!'edicting Forage Quality of Tropical Grasses [PDF]
, 1992 Introduction Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) for forage has been widely and successfully used throughout the world, but the study for tropical grasses is still limited, especially in Asia including Japan and Indonesia.
Kameoka, Kenichi +2 more
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Adaptive Responses of Tropical Crops: A Multi‐Scale Omics Integrated Perspective
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Tropical crops integrate genomic, morphological, physiological, and ecological adaptations to thrive under extreme and variable environments. This review highlights how natural selection, domestication, and breeding shape stress resilience, resource‐use strategies, and productivity in sugarcane, banana, cassava, rubber and oil palm, offering new routes
Peilin Wang +11 more
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Herbs in high producing organic grasslands – effect of management [PDF]
, 2011 In many organic grasslands herbs are established due to their expected beneficial properties for nutritive value and biodiversity. However, knowledge about grassland herbs is limited. Three mixtures were therefore established at different grazing/cutting
Søegaard, K. +2 more
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Ban Glyphosate—Does It Affect the Swedish Farmers' Willingness to Grow Cover Crops?
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The cultivation of cover crops is one of the new Eco‐scheme practices introduced in Sweden. This study examines how the design of policy attributes of these schemes influences farmers' willingness to grow cover crops on arable land, with particular focus on the potential impact of a glyphosate ban.
Vivian Wei Huang +2 more
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