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Forage mass and structure of piatã grass deferred at different heights and variable periods

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2012
The objective of this study was to determine the deferment period and the most adequate initial sward height of Brachiaria brizantha cv. Piatã for deferment in the region of Viçosa, Minas Gerais.
Hélio Henrique Vilela, Braulio Maia de Lana Sousa, Manoel Eduardo Rozalino Santos, Andreza Luzia Santos, Camila Zimmer de Assis, Gabriel de Oliveira Rocha, Bruno Damaceno Faria, Domicio do Nascimento Júnior   +7 more
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Root traits predict decomposition across a landscape-scale grazing experiment [PDF]

, 2014
Acknowledgements We are grateful to the Woodland Trust for maintenance of and access to the Glen Finglas experiment. We thank Debbie Fielding, William Smith, Sarah McCormack, Allan Sim, Marcel Junker and Elaine Runge for help in the field and the ...
David Johnson, Rene Van Der Wal, Robin J. Pakeman, Sarah J. Woodin, Stuart W. Smith, Stuart W. Smith   +5 more
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Animal performance and sward characteristics of Mombaça guineagrass pastures subjected to two grazing frequencies

Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales, 2020
The aim of this work was to compare grazing management practices of Mombaça guineagrass (Megathyrsus maximus syn. Panicum maximum cv. Mombaça) based on the sward incident light interception (LI) concept.
Cristiane A.F. Alvarenga, Valéria P.B. Euclides, Denise B. Montagner, André F. Sbrissia, Rodrigo A. Barbosa, Alexandre R. de Araújo   +5 more
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Annual and seasonal changes in production and composition of grazed clover-grass mixtures in organic farming [PDF]

, 2004
A grazed field experiment based on a randomised block design was conducted in Eastern Finland to evaluate the potential of alsike clover (Trifoliun hybridum L.), red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) and white clover (Trifolium repens L.) to support herbage
Kuusela, Eeva
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Sheep production during the rainy season in marandu palisadegrass swards previously utilized under deferred grazing

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu syn. Urochloa brizantha cv. Marandu (Marandu palisadegrass) in late winter on pasture structure, apparent selectivity, and sheep production during spring and ...
D.O.C. Sousa, M.E.R. Santos, D.M. Fonseca, G.L. Macedo Junior, S.P. Silva   +4 more
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Defoliation, Shoot Plasticity, Sward Structure and Herbage Utilization in Pasture: Review of the Underlying Ecophysiological Processes

Agriculture, 2015
Sward structure affects herbage growth, pasture species dynamics, and herbage utilization. Defoliation management has a major impact on sward structure.
François Gastal, Gilles Lemaire
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Effect of defoliation height on regrowth of timothy and meadow fescue in the generative and vegetative phases of growth [PDF]

, 2003
Post-defoliation carbohydrate stores, leaf area and the number of active meristems are important factors affecting the subsequent regrowth of grasses. Defoliation height affects the magnitude of all these factors.
Virkajärvi, Perttu
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Effect of grazing intensity and dung on herbage and soil nutrients

Plant, Soil and Environment, 2019
Dung deposited by grazing animals is a key driver affecting sward structure and nutrient cycling in pastures. We tested herbage and soil properties in three types of tall sward-height patches (> 10 cm): (i) patches with dung under intensive grazing ...
Klára Pavlů, Teowdroes Kassahun, Chukwudi Nwaogu, Lenka Pavlů, Jan Gaisler, Petr Homolka, Vilém Pavlů   +6 more
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In vitro Fermentation Profile and Methane Production of Kikuyu Grass Harvested at Different Sward Heights

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021
Highly digestible forages are associated with an in vitro low-methane (CH4) rumen fermentation profile and thus the possibility of reducing CH4 emissions from forage-based systems.
Alejandra Marín, Alejandra Marín, Alejandra Marín, Jérôme Bindelle, Ángel S. Zubieta, Guillermo Correa, Jacobo Arango, Ngonidzashe Chirinda, Ngonidzashe Chirinda, Paulo César de Faccio Carvalho   +9 more
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Hemiparasitic plant impacts animal and plant communities across four trophic levels [PDF]

, 2015
1.Understanding the impact of species on community structure is a fundamental question in ecology. There is a growing body of evidence that suggests that both sub-dominant species and parasites can have a disproportionately large impact.
Green, J P, Hartley, S E, John, E A, Massey, F P, Press, M C P, Stewart, A J A   +5 more
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