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LivestockPlus — The sustainable intensification of forage-based agricultural systems to improve livelihoods and ecosystem services in the tropics

Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales, 2015
As global demand for livestock products (such as meat, milk and eggs) is expected to double by 2050, necessary increases to future production must be reconciled with negative environmental impacts that livestock cause.
I. Rao, M. Peters, A. Castro, R. Schultze-Kraft, D. White, M. Fisher, J. Miles, C. Lascano, M. Blümmel, D. Bungenstab, J. Tapasco, G. Hyman, A. Bolliger, B. Paul, R. van der Hoek, B. Maass, T. Tiemann, M. Cuchillo, S. Douxchamps, C. Villanueva, A. Rincón, M. Ayarza, T. Rosenstock, G. Subbarao, J. Arango, J. Cardoso, M. Worthington, N. Chirinda, A. Notenbaert, A. Jenet, A. Schmidt, N. Vivas, R. Lefroy, K. Fahrney, E. Guimarães, J. Tohme, S. Cook, M. Herrero, M. Chacón, T. Searchinger, T. Rudel   +40 more
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A Global Methane Observation System to Reduce Uncertainty for Anthropogenic and Natural Sources and Sinks for Detecting and Attributing Climate Feedbacks

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Conceptual illustration of a Global Ecosystem Methane Observing System (GEM‐OS) integrating satellites, aircraft, atmospheric networks, and ecosystem measurements to quantify methane emissions from anthropogenic and natural sources. The multi‐scale observing framework improves source attribution, reduces uncertainty in regional methane budgets, and ...
P. Ciais, S. Peng, J. Chang, F. Li, Q. Zhu, K. Yuan, G. Hugelius, H. Li, Y. Cai, F. Chevallier, K. Tibrewal, E. A. Kort, K. Arndt, J. Watts, B. Buma, N. Besic, P. I. Palmer, H. Cadillo‐Quiroz, E. Euskirchen, M. J. Gondwe, A. Hoyt, R. Jackson, S. Malone, D. Monteverde, S. Natali, M. Ramonet, C. Rey‐Sanchez, L. B. Sagang, E. A. G. Schuur, R. Vargas, R. Varner, Z. Zhang, B. Poulter   +32 more
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Silages of sorghum, Tamani guinea grass, and Stylosanthes in an integrated system: production and quality

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023
Crop–livestock integration systems are efficient technologies for diversifying production and promoting agricultural sustainability. However, less is known about the triple intercropping of crops for silage production.
Laís Guerra Prado, Kátia Aparecida de Pinho Costa, Luciana Maria da Silva, Adriano Carvalho Costa, Eduardo da Costa Severiano, João Victor Campos Pinho Costa, Eduardo Habermann, João Antônio Gonçalves e Silva   +7 more
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Conditionally Significant eQTL and TWAS Analyses Identify MsRD26 as a Major Candidate Positive Regulator of Salt Tolerance in Medicago sativa L

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Salt stress significantly impacts plant growth. Through population transcriptome, eQTL and TWAS analyses, we identified several candidate genes potentially associated with salt stress response. Functional assays suggested that some of these genes may contribute to salt tolerance.
Lin Chen, Yuqi Zhang, Xinyue Ma, Jinpeng Bi, Fei He, Li Zhao, Haiyue Lei, Zhengqin Xiao, Xue Wang, Tiejun Zhang, Ruicai Long, Junmei Kang, Qingchuan Yang   +12 more
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Asymmetric Evolution of Antennal Cell Types Underlies a Derived Ammonia‐Sensing Logic for Ecological Adaptation in Bactrocera dorsalis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Comparative antennal single‐nucleus transcriptomics reveals cell‐type‐dependent transcriptomic divergence in Bactrocera dorsalis, with similar structural cells but divergent sensory neurons. This neuronal diversification is associated with a distinct ammonia‐sensing pathway, linking female attraction to bird‐dropping‐associated cues with nutritional ...
Wei Liu, Shuai Zhang, Jie Zhang, Zhen Tian, Yuanbo Xue, Ling Yang, Jun Xu, Guirong Wang   +7 more
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Calliandra calothyrsus and Artocarpus heterophyllus as anti-parasite for Bligon Goat

Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture, 2019
This study investigated the nutritional potency and efficacy of tannin-containing forages as anti-parasites sources to support the performance of female Bligon goats.
W. Setyono, K. Kustantinah, E. Indarto, N. D. Dono, Z. Zuprizal, I. H. Zulfa   +5 more
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Diet selection of sheep shifted from quality to quantity characteristics of forages as sward availability decreased

Animal, 2022
Understanding the dynamic inter-relationship between grazing animals and the pasture sward is critical for sustainable grazing management. A field study was conducted to investigate the relationships between the quantity and quality characteristics of ...
H. Zhang, N. Liu, G.W. Yang, W.B. Badgery, Y.P. Guo, Y.J. Zhang   +5 more
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Hemp Cultivation and Crop Diversification: Implications for Ecosystem Services in Kentucky

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the ecosystem benefits of expanding hemp cultivation by assessing its impact on crop diversity. Using scenario‐based simulations and fixed‐effect panel regressions with county‐level data in Kentucky, we find that increased hemp acreage tends to enhance crop diversity, improving water quality and bird diversity.
Yunsun Park, Seong D. Yun, Brandy E. Phipps, Tyler Mark, Craig Schluttenhofer   +4 more
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Determinants of adoption of improved forages in selected districts of Benishangul-Gumuz, Western Ethiopia

Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales, 2018
This study explores different socio-economic and institutional factors influencing the adoption of improved forage technologies in Assosa and Bambasi districts of Benishangul-Gumuz, Western Ethiopia.
Alemayehu Abebe, Afework Hagos, Habtamu Alebachew, Mulisa Faji   +3 more
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Error in the Honeybee Waggle Dance Improves Foraging Flexibility [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2014
The honeybee waggle dance communicates the location of profitable food sources, usually with a certain degree of error in the directional information ranging from 10-15° at the lower margin. We simulated one-day colonial foraging to address the biological significance of information error in the waggle dance.
Ryuichi Okada, Hidetoshi Ikeno, Toshifumi Kimura, Mizue Ohashi, Hitoshi Aonuma, Etsuro Ito   +5 more
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