Evidence of Allopolyploidy in Urochloa humidicola Based on Cytological Analysis and Genetic Linkage Mapping [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The African species Urochloa humidicola (Rendle) Morrone & Zuloaga (syn. Brachiaria humidicola (Rendle) Schweick.) is an important perennial forage grass found throughout the tropics.
Marcelo Mollinari +2 more
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New microsatellite markers developed from
BMC Research Notes, 2011 Background Urochloa humidicola is a forage grass that grows in tropical regions and is recognized for its tolerance to seasonal flooding. It is a polyploid and apomictic species with high phenotypic plasticity.
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Root Exudate Fingerprint of Brachiaria humidicola Reveals Vanillin as a Novel and Effective Nitrification Inhibitor [PDF]
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2023 Introduction: Biological Nitrification Inhibition (BNI) is defined as the plant-mediated control of soil nitrification via the release of nitrification inhibitors. BNI of Brachiaria humidicola (syn. Urochloa humidicola) has been mainly attributed to root-
Uwe Beifuss, Frank Rasche, Jacobo Arango
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Methanolic Extract of Urochloa humidicola on in Vitro Rumen Fermentation [PDF]
Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 2018 : The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of the addition of the methanolic extract of Urochloa humidicola at four different concentrations (0, 75, 150, and 250 g L-1) on the in vitro rumen fermentation of Urochloa brizantha.
Mariana Magalhães Campos +2 more
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Potassium Nitrate to Overcome Dormancy of Urochloa humidicola Comum Seeds
Semina:Ciencias Agrarias, 2021 The main difficulty with propagating Urochloa humidicola Comum is the high percentage of seed dormancy. Thus, the objective of this study was to develop a treatment to overcome seed dormancy and promote seed germination of this species that can be ...
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Microsatellite Markers for Urochloa humidicola (Poaceae) and Their Transferability to Other Urochloa Species [PDF]
BMC Research Notes, 2015 Urochloa humidicola is a warm-season grass commonly used as forage in the tropics and is recognized for its tolerance to seasonal flooding. This grass is an important forage species for the Cerrado and Amazon regions of Brazil. U. humidicola is a polyploid species with variable ploidy (6X-9X) and facultative apomixis with high phenotypic plasticity ...
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Seed Moisture Content Can Be Used to Accelerate Dormancy Release During After-Ripening of Urochloa humidicola cv. Llanero Spikelets [PDF]
Ciencia Rural, 2020 : Increased demand for livestock products is leading to research on more productive pastures adapted to different environments. Urochloa humidicola is a species adapted to low-fertility conditions and to environments occasionally subjected to temporary ...
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Root-Zone Hypoxia Reduces Growth of the Tropical Forage Grass Urochloa humidicola in High-Nutrient but Not Low-Nutrient Conditions. [PDF]
Annals of Botany, 2019 AbstractBackground and AimsThe perennial C4 grass Urochloa humidicola is widely planted on infertile acidic and waterlogging-prone soils of tropical America. Waterlogging results in soil anoxia, and O2 deficiency can reduce nutrient uptake by roots.
Lukasz Kotula +2 more
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An Overview of the Genetics and Genomics of the Urochloa Species Most Commonly Used in Pastures [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Pastures based on perennial monocotyledonous plants are the principal source of nutrition for ruminant livestock in tropical and subtropical areas across the globe. The Urochloa genus comprises important species used in pastures, and these mainly include
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The Impact Ground Phonolite Rock’s Potassium Solubilization in Tropical Soil Depends on the Cultivated Forage Species [PDF]
PlantsCover crops can be used to accelerate the solubilization process of low-solubility fertilizers; thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of grasses in solubilizing potassium from phonolite rock powder.
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