Key descriptors for forage grasses

The key descriptors for forage grasses consist of an initial minimum set of characterization and evaluation descriptors for some species of the family Poaceae. Grasses belong to the plant family Poaceae and many of the important forage grass genera have similar morphology, making it possible to sugg...

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Autores principales: Muchugi, Alice, Hanson, Jean, González-Guzmán, J.J, Habte, Ermias, Sime, Yonas, Alercia, Adriana Raquel, Cerutti, Ana Laura, López, Francisco
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: ILRI and FAO 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135257
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author Muchugi, Alice
Hanson, Jean
González-Guzmán, J.J
Habte, Ermias
Sime, Yonas
Alercia, Adriana Raquel
Cerutti, Ana Laura
López, Francisco
author_browse Alercia, Adriana Raquel
Cerutti, Ana Laura
González-Guzmán, J.J
Habte, Ermias
Hanson, Jean
López, Francisco
Muchugi, Alice
Sime, Yonas
author_facet Muchugi, Alice
Hanson, Jean
González-Guzmán, J.J
Habte, Ermias
Sime, Yonas
Alercia, Adriana Raquel
Cerutti, Ana Laura
López, Francisco
author_sort Muchugi, Alice
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description The key descriptors for forage grasses consist of an initial minimum set of characterization and evaluation descriptors for some species of the family Poaceae. Grasses belong to the plant family Poaceae and many of the important forage grass genera have similar morphology, making it possible to suggest a common set of descriptors that can be used for describing diversity within multiple species. Despite similarities, grasses show diversity in morphology, productivity, feed quality and their response to drought and cold, even within the same species. These general forage grass descriptors are limited to tropical species with specific examples from Andropogon gayanus, Bothriochloa pertusa, Cenchrus ciliaris, Cenchrus clandestinus, Cenchrus purpureus, Chloris gayana, Cynodon dactylon, Cynodon nlemfuensis, Digitaria eriantha, Megathrysus maximus, Melinis minutiflora, Panicum coloratum, Paspalum dilatatum, Paspalum plicatulum, Setaria sphacelata, Sorghum x almum, Tripsacum laxum, Urochloa brizantha, Urochloa decumbens and Urochloa ruziziensis. These are all grasses that are already being adopted by smallholder farmers worldwide.
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spelling CGSpace1352572024-11-07T09:44:02Z Key descriptors for forage grasses Muchugi, Alice Hanson, Jean González-Guzmán, J.J Habte, Ermias Sime, Yonas Alercia, Adriana Raquel Cerutti, Ana Laura López, Francisco forage plant genetic resources feed grasses animal feeding The key descriptors for forage grasses consist of an initial minimum set of characterization and evaluation descriptors for some species of the family Poaceae. Grasses belong to the plant family Poaceae and many of the important forage grass genera have similar morphology, making it possible to suggest a common set of descriptors that can be used for describing diversity within multiple species. Despite similarities, grasses show diversity in morphology, productivity, feed quality and their response to drought and cold, even within the same species. These general forage grass descriptors are limited to tropical species with specific examples from Andropogon gayanus, Bothriochloa pertusa, Cenchrus ciliaris, Cenchrus clandestinus, Cenchrus purpureus, Chloris gayana, Cynodon dactylon, Cynodon nlemfuensis, Digitaria eriantha, Megathrysus maximus, Melinis minutiflora, Panicum coloratum, Paspalum dilatatum, Paspalum plicatulum, Setaria sphacelata, Sorghum x almum, Tripsacum laxum, Urochloa brizantha, Urochloa decumbens and Urochloa ruziziensis. These are all grasses that are already being adopted by smallholder farmers worldwide. 2023 2023-12-12T08:03:50Z 2023-12-12T08:03:50Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135257 en Open Access ILRI and FAO Muchugi, A., Hanson, J., González-Guzmán, J.J., Habte, E., Sime, Y., A., Alercia, A., Cerutti, A.L. and Lopez, F. 2023. Key descriptors for forage grasses. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI and Rome, Italy: FAO.
spellingShingle forage
plant genetic resources
feed grasses
animal feeding
Muchugi, Alice
Hanson, Jean
González-Guzmán, J.J
Habte, Ermias
Sime, Yonas
Alercia, Adriana Raquel
Cerutti, Ana Laura
López, Francisco
Key descriptors for forage grasses
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title_full Key descriptors for forage grasses
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title_sort key descriptors for forage grasses
topic forage
plant genetic resources
feed grasses
animal feeding
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135257
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