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Influence of Fertilization on the Phytoremediation of Lead‐Contaminated Soils Using Tropical Grasses

open access: yesEnvironmental Quality Management, Volume 35, Issue 3, Spring 2026.
ABSTRACT Lead is an element intensively used by human activities, representing serious risks to food security due to soil contamination, making it essential to implement control strategies to mitigate its harmful effects. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of soil fertilization on the growth and lead accumulation of grasses used ...
Flávio Antônio Fernandes Alves   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comportamiento agronómico y composición química de variedades de Bruchiarias y Megathyrsus maximus". [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The present research was carried out in the Experimental Center "La Playita", of the Technical University of Cotopaxi, in the province of Cotopaxi. The investigation lasted 4 months.
Pilco Herrera, Luis Javier
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Dietary Bordão‐De‐Velho (Samanea tubulosa) Fruit Improves Grazing Beef Cattle Performance

open access: yesNew Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, Volume 69, Issue 1, February 2026.
Integrated grass‐tree systems have been proposed to address socio‐ecological challenges in tropical cattle production. Bordão‐de‐velho (Samanea tubulosa), a legume tree native to the Amazon, is commonly found in degraded pastures and valued by farmers for its soil, forage, and livestock benefits.
Vanderson E. Meira   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forage productivity and morphogenesis of Megathyrsus maximus x M. infestum cv. Massai under phosphate fertilization. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
The effect of phosphorus fertilization (0, 30, 60, 90 and 120 kg of P2O5 ha-1) on green dry matter (GDM) yield and morphogenetic and structural characteristics of Megathyrsus maximus x M. infestum cv.
JANK, L.   +6 more
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Diversidad entomofaunística funcional en una asociación de árbol forrajero-pasto en el contexto ganadero cubano

open access: yesPastos y Forrajes, 2021
Objective: To evaluate the diversity of the entomofauna community, according to its biological function in the forage tree-basis pasture association in Cuban animal husbandry.
Osmel Alonso-Amaro   +3 more
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Advancing forage innovations in upland livestock systems in Vietnam: Lessons from the Northwest Highlands

open access: yesUrban Agriculture &Regional Food Systems, Volume 11, Issue 1, 2026.
Abstract Livestock production is central to the mixed farming systems of Vietnam's Northwest Highlands, yet persistent feed shortages, low forage quality, and structural barriers—especially among ethnic minority communities—limit productivity and resilience.
Mary Atieno   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dehydration avoidance of Megathyrsus maximus genotypes and cultivar Quênia grown in long tubes.

open access: yes, 2022
The development of new forage grass cultivars that avoid drought stress by root growth is important to ensure animal feeding during dry periods. We evaluated the ability of five genotypes of Megathyrsus maximus and of the cultivar M. maximus 'Quênia' (QE)
SANTOS, P. M.   +4 more
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Evaluacion de la frecuencias de corte del pasto guinea mombaza (Megathyrsus maximus, Jacq), en condiciones de sol y sombra natural en el municipio de Sampués, Sucre-Colombia

open access: yesRevista Colombiana de Ciencia Animal Recia, 2016
El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo realizar un comparativo de diferentes frecuencias de corte en pasto guinea mombaza (Megathyrsus maximus), bajo sol y sombra natural influenciada por el dosel del árbol de campano (Pithecellobium saman), en ...
MARISOL GÓMEZ   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Plant Growth‐Promoting Rhizobacteria Impacting Forage Mass of Urochloa ruziziensis and Megathyrsus maximus: A Reliable New Strategy for Tropical Pastures

open access: yesGrass and Forage Science, Volume 81, Issue 1, January-March 2026.
ABSTRACT Brazil is known for its extensive livestock production in pastures, supporting the world's second‐largest herd of cattle and being the leading beef exporter. However, livestock farming in Brazil has frequently been associated with soil degradation and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Gabriel Silva Guimarães   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Valorization of gamelote (megathyrsus maximus) as lignocellulosic biomass for a biorefinery

open access: yes
El creciente interés en generar y/o consumir productos obtenidos con tecnologías respetuosas con el medio ambiente, utilizando materias primas procedentes de recursos renovables, está impulsando la concentración de biomasa residual y sin explotar en la producción de materiales lignocelulósicos. Megathyrsus maximus, una biomasa abundante y subutilizada, 
Villanueva, Iván, Pereira, Juan Carlos
openaire   +1 more source

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