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Weed Management During Pasture Establishment

EDIS, 2007
SS-AGR-287, a 2-page fact sheet by Brent Sellers, Jason Ferrell, Joao Vendramini, and Yoana Newman, details techniques for chemical weed control prior to and during pasture establishment in Florida. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, October 2007. SS-AGR-287/AG290: Weed Management during Pasture Establishment (ufl.edu)
Brent Sellers, Jason Ferrell, Joao Vendramini, Yoana Newman   +3 more
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Towards Water, Food and Energy Security: The Global Challenges and Possible Solutions for a Holistic Vision of Sustainability

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This invited paper gives an overview of the challenges the world is facing and offers a possible solution for water and food security within the holistic integrated concept of the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. The paper summarizes the experience the author gained through working on various research projects at national and international ...
Ragab Ragab
wiley   +1 more source

On‐Farm Demonstration and Economic Evaluation of an IoT Sensing System for Irrigation Management in South Carolina

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Irrigation can strongly influence agricultural productivity and sustainability. While sensor‐based irrigation has the potential to improve yield, reduce input costs and enhance resource‐use efficiency, its adoption in commercial agriculture remains limited.
J. O. Payero, U. Sekaran, D. B. Turner, S. Selvalakshmi, M. W. Marshall, N. Smith, J. Croft, A. S. Hill, R. Hitchcock‐Davis   +8 more
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Nutrient composition and heavy metal accumulation in water hyacinth [Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms] and water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes L.) from the Dande River, Nepal: Implications for use as alternative feed resources

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The proliferation of invasive aquatic macrophytes poses a significant ecological challenge globally, while many tropical regions face chronic shortages of affordable livestock feed. This study addresses this dual problem by assessing two invasive species, water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) and water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes ...
Anish Balchhaudi, Aanchal Shrestha, Akash Adhikari, Sujan Adhikari, Abhishek Adhikari, Rabin Acharya   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

EFEITOS DA INTERFERÊNCIA DE PLANTAS DANINHAS NA IMPLANTAÇÃO DE PASTAGEM DE BRACHIARIA BRIZANTHA

Revista Caatinga, 2010
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of weed interference with Brachiaria brizantha pasture establishment and regrowth after cutting. Two experiments were conducted simultaneously in randomized complete blocks with four replications.
ADRIANO JAKELAITIS, JORGE DE OLIVEIRA GIL, LINDOMAR PEREIRA SIMÕES, KENNEDY VIDAL DE SOUZA, JOSIA LUDTKE   +4 more
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Synergistic effects of maize defoliation and common bean relay cropping in Western Ethiopia

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Maize defoliation is practiced to enhance crop management by improving light penetration, nutrient allocation, controlling weeds, and providing supplementary feeds for livestock. A rapid decline in soil fertility and low crop yields associated with maize‐based monocropping has prompted the recent introduction of maize common bean ...
Alemayehu Dabesa, Feyera Takele, Zerihun Abebe   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estrutura do capim-braquiária em relação à planta daninha = Structure of signalgrass in relation to weeds

Acta Scientiarum: Animal Sciences, 2011
O objetivo foi avaliar as características estruturais da Brachiaria decumbens cv. Basilisk em relação à planta daninha Solanum sisymbrifolium no pasto. Os tratamentos foram dois locais no mesmo pasto, quais sejam, próximo e distante da planta daninha.
Manoel Eduardo Rozalino Santos, Dilermando Miranda da Fonseca, Virgilio Mesquita Gomes, Roberson Machado Pimentel, Guilherme Portes Silva, Ronan Lopes Albino   +5 more
doaj  

Is quinoa‐farming sustainable in marginal environments? Social, economical and environmental aspects

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is an Andean grain crop introduced as a novel crop to many parts of the world in recent years. Recognized for nutritious seeds and high abiotic stress tolerance, it has been promoted as an element of climate‐resilient agriculture, particularly in marginal environments.
Anna Tabea Mengen, Damir Esenaliev, Jakhongir Babadjanov, Lukas John, Sandra M. Schmöckel, Botir Khaitov   +5 more
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Hepatogenous Photosensitivity Outbreak after Coccidiosis in Grazing Holstein Steers

Veterinary Sciences, 2020
Clinical signs of photosensitivity in cattle can occur sporadically and unpredictably. It is believed that cases of photosensitivity may be underreported, causing inaccurate and inflated reports of mortality.
Christine C. Nieman, Daniel M. Schaefer, Michael Maroney, Kathryn Nelson, Kenneth A. Albrecht   +4 more
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Northern bobwhites select for native grasses on working grazing land

The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
Northern bobwhites in eastern Kentucky selected for native warm‐season grasses at multiple spatial scales in an environment dominated by exotic cool‐season grass cattle forage. Our study suggests that incorporating native warm‐season grass cattle forages into existing operations across the southeastern United States may be a viable working‐lands ...
Douglas B. Mitchell, Patrick D. Keyser, Joseph D. Clark, David A. Buehler, James A. Martin, Cody M. Rhoden, Bridgett Costanzo   +6 more
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