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Herbicide impacts on exotic grasses and a population of the critically endangered herb "Calystegia affinis" (Convolvulaceae) on Lord Howe Island [PDF]

, 2013
Introduced perennial grasses are capable of altering the habitat of native species, causing reductions in population size and vigour, and potentially affecting life-history processes such as survival, pollination and seedling recruitment. We examined the
Auld, Tony D., Brown, Dianne, Coenraads, Robert, Denham, Andrew J., Hutton, Ian, Ooi, M. K. J.   +5 more
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The Quest for Functional Ingredients for Sustainable Aquaculture Feeds in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Aquaculture Nutrition, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
The aquaculture sector plays a key role in ensuring food and nutritional security as well as fostering economic growth in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). However, as the sector continues to grow, its future faces economic, environmental, and sustainability challenges.
Arnold Ebuka Irabor, Rodrigue Yossa, Nurul Ahmad Fatan, Matthew A. G. Owen, Parisa Norouzitallab, Kartik Baruah, Arkadios Dimitroglou   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prediction of the chemical composition of Cenchrus clandestinus grass using Near Infrared Spectroscopy – NIRS

Acta Scientiarum: Animal Sciences
Forage evaluation is important as milk production depends on the availability of highly nutritious forage. The aim of this study was to develop nutrient content prediction equations for kikuyu grass (Cenchrus clandestinus), a universally used forage in ...
Rolando Barahona-Rosales, Astrid Rivera Rivera, Omar Ceballos, Diana María Bolívar-Vergara, Mario Fernando Cerón-Muñoz   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

RECORDS OF PRODUCTION FROM KIKUYU GRASS

Proceedings of the New Zealand Grassland Association, 1953
The ability of kikuyu grass to produce a high quantity of palatable feed and to do so in association with white clover, perennial ryegrass, and other grasses has been observed on numerous farms in ...
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Vegetation restoration plan, New Plymouth Fitzroy to Bell Block coastal walkway extension [PDF]

, 2011
In 1999, the New Plymouth District Council began construction of its award winning coastal walkway. Along with providing an area for recreation, this new walk and cycle path serves as an alternate route for commuting along the city away from arterial ...
Clarkson, Bruce D., Coleman, Emma J., Cornes, Toni S.   +2 more
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Heavy metal content of vegetables irrigated with mixtures of wastewater and sewage sludge in Zimbabwe: Implications for human health [PDF]

, 2006
There is growing public concern in Zimbabwe over the illegal cultivation of vegetables on soils amended with sewage sludge or irrigated with admixtures of sewage and sewage sludge. Excessive accumulation of heavy metals in agricultural soils may not only
Chumbley, Devkota, Downs, E. Chinyanga, Ferguson, Frost, Itanna, J.N. Lester, J.W. Birkett, Lake, Lake, Lester, M. Muchuweti, M.D. Scrimshaw, Madyiwa, Nhapi, Nyamangara, R. Zvauya, Sanchez-Castillo, Sauve, Scott, Voutsa   +21 more
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Screening of Grasses’ Chemical Composition Variability and Methane Emissions in Colombian Livestock Ecoregions Using Digital Bromatology

International Journal of Agronomy, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Grasses’ nutritional characteristics and management are fundamental for grazing cattle to guarantee sustainability in tropical conditions. This study aims to analyze the pastures’ chemical composition variability and methane emissions in different Colombian ecoregions and productive activities using digital bromatology data.
Mauricio Vélez-Terranova, Raúl Andrés Molina-Benavides, Rómulo Campos-Gaona, Juan David Morales, Arcesio Salamanca-Carreño, David Calero-Quintero, Atin Kumar   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial Cost–Benefit Analysis of Conservation Agriculture Implementation in Siliana Governorate, Northeast of Tunisia

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 36, Issue 18, Page 6310-6327, December 2025.
ABSTRACT An investigation was made into the efficiency of conservation agriculture implementation in Siliana governorate, northeast Tunisia, through a spatial cost–benefit analysis using the Desertification Mitigation Cost‐Effectiveness modeling approach (DESMICE).
Mohamed Arbi Abdeladhim, Fouzai Ayoub, Luuk Fleskens, Boubaker Dhehibi, Aymen Frija, Mourad Rekik   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Potencial do capim-quicuio em manter a produção e a qualidade do leite de vacas recebendo níveis decrescentes de suplementação Kikuyo grass potential to maintain milk yield and quality from cows receiving decreasing levels of supplements

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2010
Com o objetivo de estudar alternativas de extensificação, avaliou-se o efeito da redução da oferta de suplemento (níveis de 100, 65, 45 e 20% das exigências totais para produção) e de sua substituição por pastagens de capim-quicuio sobre a produção e ...
Paulo César de Faccio Carvalho, Anneleen Katty Marie Yvonne Dewulf, Anibal de Moraes, Carolina Bremm, Júlio Kuhn da Trindade, Claudete Reisdorfer Lang   +5 more
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Optimum harvest time for Kikuyu grass (Cenchrus clandestinus) according to the number of leaves per tiller and nitrogen fertilization

Revista Facultad Nacional de Agronomía Medellín, 2020
To determine the optimum harvest time of kikuyu grass (Cenchrus clandestinus (Hochst. ex Chiov.) Morrone), according to the number of leaves per tiller and nitrogen fertilization level, an experiment was carried out under greenhouse conditions using a 4 ...
Amanda Acero-Camelo, Martha L. Pabón, Gerhard Fischer, Juan Evangelista Carulla-Fornaguera   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source