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Potential Forage Hybrid Markets for Enhancing Sustainability and Food Security in East Africa

Foods, 2023
The cattle sector is strategic for both the economic development and food security of Africa, but the low availability and quality of forage puts the most vulnerable population at risk.
John Jairo Junca Paredes, Jesús Fernando Florez, Karen Johanna Enciso Valencia, Luís Miguel Hernández Mahecha, Natalia Triana Ángel, Stefan Burkart   +5 more
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Glyphosate doses in the suppression of Megathyrsus maximus cv. BRS Quênia intercropped with transgenic maize

Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, 2023
In the intercropping of maize with Megathyrsus maximus, the application of herbicides is a technique that can be used to reduce competition between intercrops.
Carlos E. L. Mello, Adriano Jakelaitis, Carlos H. de L. e Silva, Gustavo D. de Sousa, Jaqueline O. da Silva   +4 more
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Forage production, morphogenetic and structural components, and nutritional value of tropical grasses in the semiarid condition

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2022
The objective of this study was to evaluate the forage mass, morphogenetic and structural characteristics, and nutritional value of tropical forage grasses in semiarid conditions.
Bárbara Louise Pacheco Ramos, Márcio dos Santos Pedreira, Hugo Pereira Santos, Natan Teles Cruz, Estela Pezenti, Abias Santos Silva, Jaciara Diavão, Mirton José Frota Morenz, Brendow Sampaio Lima Pitta, Daniela Deitos Fries   +9 more
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Carcass and meat characteristics of Dorper x Santa Ines lambs finished in pasture, silvopastoral system, and feedlot

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2021
The objective of this work was to evaluate the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of carcass and meat of Dorper x Santa Ines crossbred lambs finished in a silvopastoral system, pasture or feedlot. Twenty-four non-castrated male lambs were used (
Bruna Martins de Menezes, Daniel Gonçalves da Silva, Bento Martins de Menezes Bisneto, Arthur Fernandes Bettencourt, Giovane Menegon Pias, Angélica Pereira dos Santos Pinho, José Victor Vieira Isola, Andressa Radtke Baungratz, Vicente de Paulo Macedo   +8 more
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Susceptibility of Perennial Tropical Forage Plants to Glyphosate Herbicide in Integrated Crop-Livestock Farming Systems [PDF]

Planta Daninha, 2018
: The purpose of this study was to evaluate forage plant susceptibility in Urochloa ssp. and Megathyrsus maximus with two glyphosate herbicide doses, to increase the efficiency of integrated crop-livestock farming systems.
L.A.Z. MACHADO, É. COMUNELLO, U. CECATO, G. CONCENÇO   +3 more
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Guinea Grass (Megathyrsus maximus) Fibres as Sorbent in Diesel Bioremediation

Sustainability, 2023
In this study, the ability of a natural grass named Megathyrsus maximus (Guinea grass) as a sorbent for cleaning up diesel spills in water was investigated. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy was used to identify the physicochemical properties of untreated and treated GG.
Farah Eryssa Khalid, Nur Nadhirah Zakaria, Alyza Azzura Azmi, Noor Azmi Shaharuddin, Suriana Sabri, Khalilah Abdul Khalil, Claudio Gomez-Fuentes, Azham Zulkharnain, Sooa Lim, Siti Aqlima Ahmad   +9 more
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Megathyrsus maximus addition in total mixed ration on performance, metabolism, and quality of lamb carcasses [PDF]

Ciência Rural
: This study assessed the impact of total mixed ration silage of Megathyrsus maximus harvested with 70 cm composed of Megathyrsus maximus harvested at 70 cm in height and concentrate at the time of silage or total mixed ration of grass cut at 70 cm ...
Milton Augusto Cassiano Sant’Anna, Matheus Sousa de Paula Carlis, Daniel Montanher Polizel, Evandro Maia Ferreira, Cristiana Andrighetto, Patrícia Aparecida da Luz, Leandro Coelho de Araujo   +6 more
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Calcium and magnesium silicate in the production of Mombasa grass

Journal of Bioenergy and Food Science, 2020
Silicon has been used in several ways to improve plant growth and development, however, there are few experimental results, especially for tropical grasses.
Rubson da Costa Leite, Ana Kassia Ribeiro de Oliveira, Denise Vieira dos Santos, Robson da Costa Leite, Antonio Clementino dos Santos   +4 more
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Composición nutricional de seis gramíneas tropicales del estado de Jalisco, México

Ecosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios, 2021
El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la composición química de seis gramíneas forrajeras para el trópico húmedo y seco mexicano: Andropogon gayanus, Andropogon gerardii, Cenchrus ciliaris, Chloris gayana, Megathyrsus maximus y Urochloa brizantha. Las
Eliseo Sosa-Montes, Sergio Iban Mendoza-Pedroza, Luis Angel Huerta-Prado, Fernando González-Cerón, Manuel Silva-Luna, José Ricardo Bárcena-Gama   +5 more
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Fontes alternativas de nitrogênio para intensificação da produção do capim Zuri

Revista de Ciências Agroveterinárias, 2022
A intensificação de produção das pastagens no Brasil é altamente dependente da adubação nitrogenada. O objetivo foi avaliar a produtividade do capim Zuri, em manejo de cortes sucessivos, quando submetido ao consórcio com leguminosas forrageiras e ...
Janine Mesquita Gonçalves, Hugo Jayme Mathias Coelho Peron, Luis Carlos Dias Costa   +2 more
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