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Beef steer performance on African Bermuda grass pasture overseeded with black oat and annual ryegrass: effects of added irrigation and temperate legumes
Increasing productivity and resource efficiency through sustainable intensification of grazing systems impose new challenges on crops and livestock....
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A comprehensive assessment of photosynthetic acclimation to shade in C4 grass (Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.)
BackgroundLight deficit in shaded environment critically impacts the growth and development of turf plants. Despite this fact, past research has...
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Dynamic changes in cellulose content and biomechanical properties of mycorrhizal roots during growth and decay
AimsArbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi have been found to increase plant biomass, cellulose content, and the associated root biomechanical properties,...
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After Air, Light, and Water, the Next Most Important Thing Is Grass: An Introduction to the Epichloë–Grass Symbiosis
Epichloë (Clavicipitaceae) is a genus of filamentous fungal endophytes that have co-evolved with cool-season grasses with which they form perpetual,...
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Carcass characteristics and meat quality of sheep fed alfalfa hay to replace Bermuda grass hay
The objective of this study was to evaluate carcass characteristics, meat quality, and organ and viscera weight of forty male sheep, not castrated,...
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Sex pheromones from male forewings of the Common Grass Yellow Eurema mandarina
The common grass yellow Eurema mandarina has a characteristic patch (sex brand) composed of specialized scales (androconia) and wing intermembranous...
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Fugitive road dust alters annual plant physiology but perennial grass growth appears resistant
Dust is a feature of the natural environment that can be exacerbated by anthropogenic activities. A range of physiological impacts have been...
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Nitrogen supply associated with rhizobacteria in the first productive cycle of Marandu grass
The rhizobacteria of genus Azospirillum and Bacillus are effective at fixing atmospheric nitrogen, promote plant growth and can largely contribute to...
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Exploration of Hemicellulosic Hydrolysates Derived from Arundo Donax and Cynodon Dactylon as Potential Substrates for Microbial Protein Production by Candida Tropicalis
The present study was aimed to evaluate the potential of Arundo donax (giant reed) and Cynodon dactylon (grass clip**s) biomasses as possible...
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Advances in microbial pretreatment for biorefining of perennial grasses
AbstractPerennial grasses are potentially abundant sources of biomass for biorefineries, which can produce high yields with low input requirements,...
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Agronomic and Nutritional Assessment of an Intensive Silvopastoral System: Tithonia Diversifolia, Sambucus nigra, Cynodon nlemfuensis, and Urochloa plantaginea
The main aim of the present study was: to assess the agronomic and nutritional value of an intensive silvopastoral system (ISS) composed of wild...
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Perennial Plants and Soil Management
The expansion of croplands has reduced the amount of land grown under perennial plants globally. For example, in the US Midwest, cultivation of food...
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Actual and standard crop coefficients for semi-natural and planted grasslands and grasses: a review aimed at supporting water management to improve production and ecosystem services
Natural and planted grasslands play a very important role in agriculture as source of various ecosystem services, including carbon sequestration and...
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Nutritional Quality of Major Forage Grasses of Himalayan Region
Forages are an important feed resource providing essential nutrients to livestock for maintaining their health and productivity. The Himalayan region...
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Factors influencing the distribution of the endangered hispid hare in Bardia National Park, Nepal
The hispid hare, an endangered elusive mammal that dwells in the tall grasslands of the Himalayan foothills across in Nepal, India, and Bhutan is...
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Genetic diversity of phytoplasma strains inducing phyllody, flat stem and witches’ broom symptoms in Manilkara zapota in India
During a survey performed in sapota orchards of India, from 2015 to 2018, symptoms of phyllody, little leaf, flat stem and witches’ broom were...
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Urbanisation threats to dairy cattle health: Insights from Greater Bengaluru, India
Complex urbanisation dynamics, on the one hand, create a high demand for animal products, and on the other hand put enormous pressure on arable land...
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Reduced precipitation lessens the scaling of growth to plant N in mesic grasslands
Grassland production is sensitive to both precipitation and plant N accumulation and utilization, such that change in one variable influences...
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Hydrogen peroxide detoxifying enzymes show different activity patterns in host and non-host plant interactions with Magnaporthe oryzae Triticum pathotype
Wheat blast caused by the hemibiotroph fungal pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae Triticum (MoT) pathotype is a destructive disease of wheat in South...
