Results 21 to 30 of about 207,197 (208)
Elephantgrass, a tropical grass for cutting and grazing
Revista Brasileira de Ciências Agrárias - Brazilian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2021 Elephantgrass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum. syn. Cenchrus purpureus) is one of the most important forage plants worldwide, cultivated in almost all tropical and subtropical regions due to its high potential for dry matter production, nutritional value, acceptability by different animal species and categories, vigor, and persistence.
A.V. Pereira +6 more
openaire +2 more sources
Smutgrass Control in Perennial Grass Pastures
EDIS, 2015 Smutgrass is a serious weed of improved perennial grass pastures, roadsides, natural areas, and waste areas in Florida. A 2003 survey found that smutgrass was second only to tropical soda apple as the most problematic weed species in Florida pastures ...
Brent Sellers +2 more
doaj +5 more sources
Czech Journal of Animal Science, 2020 The aim of the present study was to assess enteric methane (CH4) emissions by crossbred heifers fed a basal ration of low-quality tropical grass supplemented with different nitrogen sources.
Afaf Abdelrahman Elshereef +6 more
doaj +1 more source
The recent and rapid spread of Themeda triandra [PDF]
, 2017 Tropical savannas cover over 20% of land surface. They sustain a high diversity of mammalian herbivores and promote frequent fires, both of which are dependent on the underlying grass composition.
Addicott, E. +13 more
core +5 more sources
Corn yield, forage production and quality affected by methods of intercropping corn and Panicum maximum [PDF]
Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2017 : The objective of this work was to evaluate methods of intercropping corn and Panicum spp. forages and their effects on corn yield and forage development. Two experiments with Panicum spp.
Rodrigo Estevam Munhoz de Almeida +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Macro-Climatic Distribution Limits Show Both Niche Expansion and Niche Specialization among C4 Panicoids [PDF]
, 2016 Grasses are ancestrally tropical understory species whose current dominance in warm open habitats is linked to the evolution of C4 photosynthesis. C4 grasses maintain high rates of photosynthesis in warm and water stressed environments, and the syndrome ...
A López +73 more
core +3 more sources
Research on motor neuron diseases konzo and neurolathyrism : trends from 1990 to 2010 [PDF]
, 2012 Konzo (caused by consumption of improperly processed cassava, Manihot esculenta) and neurolathyrism (caused by prolonged overconsumption of grass pea, Lathyrus sativus) are two distinct non-infectious upper motor neurone diseases with identical clinical ...
Diasolua Ngudi, Delphin +3 more
core +2 more sources
Soil phosphorus dynamics as affected by Congo grass and P fertilizer
Scientia Agricola, 2014 Some plant species can change soil phosphorus (P) availability and this may be an important tool in managing tropical high fixing phosphorus soils. An experiment was conducted to evaluate phosphorus transformations in the soil and phosphatase activity ...
Ciro Antonio Rosolem +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2020 In tropical regions, intercropping systems under no-tillage improve biomass quantity, soil conservation, and cash crop productivity. However, the optimal sowing time for forage species in these cropping systems is unknown. The objective of this study was
Nídia Raquel Costa +13 more
doaj +1 more source
Animal, 2008 The objective of this study was to test whether the use of tannin-rich shrub legume forage is advantageous for methane mitigation and metabolic protein supply at unchanged energy supply when supplemented in combination with tannin-free legumes to sheep ...
T.T. Tiemann +5 more
doaj +1 more source