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Nitrogen Fertilization Boosts Maize Grain Yield, Forage Quality, and Estimated Meat Production in Maize–Forage Intercropping

Agriculture, 2023
Crop–livestock integrated systems such as intercropping and crop rotation have been critical for sustainable agriculture, promoting land use intensification throughout the year.
Bruno R. Gilli, Camila S. Grassmann, Eduardo Mariano, Ciro A. Rosolem   +3 more
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Forage Potential of Non-Native Guinea Grass in North African Agroecosystems: Genetic, Agronomic, and Adaptive Traits

Agronomy, 2021
Guinea grass (Panicum maximum Jacq., renamed Megathyrsus maximus Jacq.) is a native forage plant in Africa of great economic value, but it was introduced in almost all tropical countries as a source of animal forage.
Mohamed Ali Benabderrahim, Walid Elfalleh   +1 more
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EFFECT OF MULCH AND MIXED CROPPING GRASS - LEGUME AT SALINE SOIL ON GROWTH, FORAGE YIELD AND NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF GUINEA GRASS

Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture, 2014
The research was conducted to evaluate the effect of mulch and mixed cropping grass – legume atsaline soil on growth, forage yield and nutritional quality of guinea grass. Saline soil used in thisresearch was classified into strongly saline soil with low
F. Kusmiyati, S. Sumarsono, K. Karno, E. Pangestu   +3 more
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How Are Warm-Season Pastures’ Nutritive Value and Fermentation Characteristics Affected by Open Pasture, Silvopasture, and Sward Herbage Maturity?

Agronomy, 2023
This study aimed to evaluate the forage mass and nutritional value (NV) of Guinea Massai grass (Megathyrsus maximus × Megathyrsus infestum) in an open pasture (OP) or the silvopastoral system (SPS) at different stages of development (SDs).
Mariane Rodrigues Ferreira, Abmael da Silva Cardoso, Marina Elizabeth Barbosa Andrade, Thais Ribeiro Brito, Ana Cláudia Ruggieri   +4 more
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A Nutritional Investigation of Major Feed Types and Feed Rations Used in Medium-Scale Dairy Production Systems in Sri Lanka

Animals, 2022
In this paper, the nutritional quality, digestibility, and chemical composition of major feed types as well as the use of those feeds in rations by medium-scale dairy farmers in the Kurunegala district of Sri Lanka were studied.
Sagara N. Kumara, Tim J. Parkinson, Richard A. Laven, Garry C. Waghorn, Anil Pushpakumara, Daniel J. Donaghy   +5 more
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Can Palisade and Guinea Grass Sowing Time in Intercropping Systems Affect Soybean Yield and Soil Chemical Properties?

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2020
In tropical regions, intercropping systems under no-tillage improve biomass quantity, soil conservation, and cash crop productivity. However, the optimal sowing time for forage species in these cropping systems is unknown. The objective of this study was
Nídia Raquel Costa, Nídia Raquel Costa, Marcelo Andreotti, Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol, Cristiano Magalhães Pariz, João William Bossolani, João William Bossolani, João William Bossolani, André Michel de Castilhos, Carlos Antonio Costa do Nascimento, César Gustavo da Rocha Lima, Carolina dos Santos Batista Bonini, Eiko Eurya Kuramae, Eiko Eurya Kuramae   +13 more
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Comparative analysis of silage fermentation and digestibility of tropical grass prepared with and species producing cellulases [PDF]

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2018
Objective To find out ways of improving fermentation quality of silage, the comparative analysis of fermentation characteristics and in vitro digestibility of tropical grasses silage applied with cellulases produced from Acremonium or Tricoderma species ...
Waroon Khota, Suradej Pholsen, David Higgs, Yimin Cai   +3 more
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PRODUKSI BAHAN KERING, KOMPATIBILITAS BIOLOGIS DAN KUALITAS  TANAMAN CAMPURAN RUMPUT BENGGALA (Brachiaria decumbens) DAN CENTRO (Centrosema pubescens)

Pastura: Journal of Tropical Forage Science, 2014
The objectives of this experiment to determine dry matter yield, biological compatibility and  quality of guinea grass (Panicum maximum)- centro (Centrosema pubescens) mixtures planted at different population. Population of guinea grass planted were 4, 3,
Muhammad Rusdy
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EFFECT OF MULCH AND MIXED CROPPING GRASS - LEGUME AT SALINE SOIL ON GROWTH, FORAGE YIELD AND NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF GUINEA GRASS [PDF]

Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture, 2013
The research was conducted to evaluate the effect of mulch and mixed cropping grass – legume at saline soil on growth, forage yield and nutritional quality of guinea grass.
F. Kusmiyat, Sumarsono, Karno, E. Pangestu   +3 more
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Etude comparative de la digestibilité in vivo de l'herbe de guinée (Panicum maximum Jacq.) associée aux feuilles et tiges de patate douce (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) (régime Panipo) ou à l'herbe de lait (Euphorbia heterophylla L.) (régime Paneuph) chez le lapin (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.) et le cobaye (Cavia porcellus L.) [PDF]

Tropicultura, 2016
Digestibility of Guinea grass (Panicum maximum Jacq.) associated with sweet potato leaves and stems (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) (Panipo diet) or poison milk (Euphorbia heterophylla L.) (Paneuph diet) in Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.) and in Guinea ...
Kouakou, NGDV., Kouba, M., Thys, E.
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