Search Results - "Tropics"

  1. Regional experience with Brachiaria: Tropical America-savannas by Pizarro, Esteban A., Valle, Cacilda Borges do, Keller-Grein, Gerhard, Schultze-Kraft, Rainer, Zimer, A.H.

    Published 1996
    “…Brachiaria species have become important components of sown pastures in the humid lowlands of tropical America. This ecosystem occupies about 50 of Brazil; 60 of the area encompassed by Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador; 14 of Mexico; and significant areas in other countries of the region. …”
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  2. Effect of grazing management of tropical pasture utilization by Tergas, Luis Eduardo

    Published 1993
    “…The factors of grazing management that influence tropical pasture utilization are discussed in this review. …”
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  3. Tropical pasture research in China: Present and future by He Chaozu, Jiang Houming

    Published 1989
    “…Actualmente, South China Academy of Tropical Crops desarrolla actividades en 5 areas: 1) la recoleccion, introduccion, evaluacion y seleccion de germoplasma de pasturas tropicales, en colaboracion con CIAT; 2) el cultivo y la utilizacion de Leucaena leucocephala, con la creacion de un banco de germoplasma con 72 accesiones de L. leucocephala y otras 8 especies del genero; 3) el desarrollo de pasturas tropicales, particularmente en la isla de Hainan; 4) la produccion de semilla de pasturas tropicales en la region sur de Hainan, donde prevalecen temp. altas y buena iluminacion; 5) la investigacion sobre la utilizacion de harina integral de forrajeras tropicales en la alimentacion de cerdos y aves de corral, en este momento solamente con la leguminosa forrajera Stylosanthes spp. …”
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  4. Tropical forage legumes for environmental benefits: An overview by Schultze-Kraft, Rainer, Rao, Idupulapati M., Peters, Michael, Clements, Robert J., Bai, Changjun, Liu, Guodao

    Published 2018
    “…Ruminant livestock production in the tropics, particularly when based on pastures, is frequently blamed for being detrimental to the environment, allegedly contributing to: (1) degradation and destruction of ecosystems, including degradation and loss of soil, water and biodiversity; and (2) climate change (global warming). …”
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  5. Tropical reforestation and climate change: beyond carbon by Locatelli, Bruno, Catterall, C.P., Imbach, Pablo, Kumar, C., Lasco, R., Marín Spiotta, E., Mercer, B., Powers, J.S., Schwartz, N., Uriarte, M.A

    Published 2015
    “…Tropical reforestation (TR) has been highlighted as an important intervention for climate change mitigation because of its carbon storage potential. …”
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