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Biomass yield, nutritional value and in vitro ruminal fermentation kinetics of Guatemala grass (Tripsacum laxum) at different harvesting stages and agro-ecologies in southern Ethio... by Aba Jebel, Abdo

“…The results indicated that harvesting stage significantly (p<0.05) influenced morphological parameters whereas plant height (PH), Number of nodes per plant (NNPP) and dry matter yield (DMY) were tended to be affected by variations in agro-ecologies. …”
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Assessing post-conflict challenges and opportunities of the animal-agriculture system in the Alpine region of Uvira district in Sud-Kivu Province, D. R. Congo by Katunga Musale, Dieudonné, Muhigwa, BJB

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Promoting forage legume–pollinator interactions: Integrating crop pollination management, native beekeeping and silvopastoral systems in tropical Latin America by Narjes, Manuel Ernesto, Cardoso, Juan Andrés, Burkart, Stefan

“…In this perspective paper, we provide an overview of forage legumes, their interplay with pollinators, and the ecological and socio-economic benefits of pollinator–forage legume interactions, at different scales (farm and landscape level). …”
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Seeds of Success: Collateral Benefits to Agricultural Crop Improvement, Research, and Education by Greene, Stephanie L., Carver, Daniel, Khoury, Colin K., Irish, Brian M., Olwell, Peggy, Prescott, Leah

“…Almost a third of the National Collection includes species with potential use in ornamental, food, medicinal, forage and feed, or material and industrial plant production. …”
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The importance of international exchanges of plant genetic resources for national crop improvement in Burkina Faso by Bougma, Ali, Galluzzi, Gea, Sawadogo, Mahamadou

“…One of the main considerations underlying the establishment of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and its Multilateral System of Access and Benefit Sharing is the recognition of countries’ high interdependence on the genetic resources of the crops and forages which they depend upon for their food security. …”
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The importance of international exchanges of plant genetic resources for national crop improvement in Costa Rica by Estrada Garro F, Galluzzi, Gea, Elizondo Porras FY

“…One of the main considerations underlying the establishment of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and its Multilateral System of Access and Benefit Sharing is the recognition of countries’ high interdependence on the genetic resources of the crops and forages which they depend upon for their food security. …”
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Crecimiento otoñal de Cynodon dactylon (Tifton 85) y Megathyrsus maximus cv. Aruana bajo diferentes intensidades lumínicas by Loto, Mauro, Colcombet, Luis, González, Paola Analía, Ziegler, Ariana, Rossner, Maria Belen

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How does the neighborhood of annual or perennial species affect the first one hundred days of the establishment of grasses? by Lavarello Herbin, Agustina, Gatti, María Laura Amalia, Golluscio, Rodolfo Ángel

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Heterosis on morphological, reproductive and productive behavior of Acroceras macrum Stapf hybrids by Ferrari Usandizaga, Silvana Consuelo, Brugnoli, Elsa Andrea, Maidana, Carlos Emilio, Martinez, Eric Javier, Acuña, Carlos Alberto

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A population genomics approach to unlock the genetic potential of lablab (Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet), an underutilized tropical forage crop by Teshome, Abel, Habte, Ermias, Cheema J., Mekasha, A., Lire, H., Muktar, Meki S., Quiroz-Chavez, J., Domoney, C., Jones, Christopher S.

“…It is an annual or short-lived perennial forage legume which has versatile uses (as a vegetable and dry seeds, as food or feed, or as green manure) but is yet to receive adequate research attention and hence remains underexploited. …”
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Flow cytometry-based determination of ploidy from dried leaf specimens in genomically complex collections of the tropical forage grass Urochloa by Tomaszewska, Paulina, Pellny, Till K., Hernández, Luis Miguel, Mitchell, Rowan A. C., Castiblanco, Valheria, Vega, Jose J. de, Schwarzacher, Trude, Heslop-Harrison, J.S.

“…Urochloa (including Brachiaria, Megathyrus and some Panicum) tropical grasses are native to Africa and are now, after selection and breeding, planted worldwide, particularly in South America, as important forages with huge potential for further sustainable improvement and conservation of grasslands. …”
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Soil conservation effectiveness and crop productivity of forage legume intercropping, contour grass barriers and contour ridging in cassava on Andean hillsides by Leihner, D.E., Ruppenthal, M, Hilger, TH, Castillo Franco, J.A.

“…Lower cassava yields due to reduced cropping area and competition from the grasses could be compensated for by the production of valuable forage and by increasing cassava planting density.…”
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Addressing feed gap using resilient forage-based feed options and densification: A perspective from Tunisia with wider applicability by Rűdiger, Udo, Peters, Michael, Mwendia, Solomon, Makkar, Harinder P. S., Hassan, Sawsan, Dey, Bhramar

“…Forage production from a mix of forage species (triticale, oats, fenugreek, and vetch) in different proportions to pellet production using a mix of grains of maize, barley and soybean and locally available feed ingredients such as date palm byproducts, grain brans, tomato plant, saline-tolerant local alfalfa, among others are being increasingly used by small and medium farmers. …”
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Effects of date of harvesting of Lablab forage on milk offtake, milk quality, and liveweight changes in Bunaji cows when fed as supplement by Agyemang, K., Hailu, Z., Makun-Lugard, H.J.

“…The objective of the current study was to compare forage yield, nutrient content and feeding qualities of Lablab harvested at day 100, 114, 128 and 142 after planting. …”
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Efectos del fotoperíodo y variabilidad en el pasto jaragua, Hiparrhenia rufa (Nees.) stapf. by Agreda T, O.

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Contribution of the genetic improvement of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea SCHREB.) in Argentina: synthesis of achievements and advances by Rimieri, Pedro

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Biological Nitrification Inhibition (BNI): Phenotyping of a core germplasm collection of the tropical forage grass Megathyrsus maximus under greenhouse conditions by Villegas, Daniel Mauricio, Arévalo, Ashly, Nuñez, Jonathan, Mazabel, Johanna, Subbarao, Guntur, Rao, Idupulapati M., Vega, José de, Arango, Jacobo

“…In this study, we estimated the relationship between biological nitrification inhibition (BNI), N2O emissions and plant productivity for 119 germplasm accessions of Guineagrass (Megathyrsus maximus), an important tropical forage crop for livestock production. …”
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Detecting bacterial endophytes in tropical grasses of the Brachiaria genus and determining their role in improving plant growth by Kelemu, Segenet, Fory Sánchez, Paola Andrea, Zuleta, C, Ricaurte, Jaumer, Rao, Idupulapati M., Lascano Aguilar, Carlos Eduardo

“…Plant-growth-promoting (PGP) bacteria include a diverse group of soil bacteria thought to stimulate plant growth by various mechanisms. …”
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Growth stimulation of perennial ryegrass by plant growth promoting bacteria under limited nutritional conditions by Romero Perdomo, Felipe Andrés, Mendoza Labrador, Jonathan Alberto, Estrada Bonilla, German Andrés

“…Several factors affect pasture degradation, including the following: (i) low planting density before grass initiated, (ii) forage species unsuitable for local conditions, and especially (iii) decrease in soil fertility due to inadequate use of fertilizers [2]. …”
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A transcriptomic analysis of Stylo [Stylosanthes guianensis (Aubl.) Sw.] provides novel insights into the basis of salinity tolerance by Liu, Yiming, Kong, Danyu, Yang, Hubiao, Douxchamps, Sabine, Atieno, Mary, Xu, Bin, Wang, Wenqiang, Liu, Guodao

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