Brachiaria grass is one of the most important tropical forages native to Africa. It is adapted to drought and low fertility soils, and known for palatability and high-quality biomass production, and thus improves livestock productivity. Due to these desirable attributes, Brachiaria grass has beco...
Uzayisenga, Bellancile
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Mutimura, Mupenzi
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Muthomi, J.W.
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Mwang'ombe, A.W.
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Ghimire, Sita R.
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[Emerging disease challenges to sustainable production of Brachiaria grass in Rwanda]
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Emerging disease challenges to sustainable production of Brachiaria grass in Rwanda
* Increase in global population and changes in people’s lifestyles and diets generate high demand for animal protein sources.
* Cattle production systems in Colombia are mostly extensive and inefficient.
* The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) works on sustainable intensificati...
Sotelo Cabrera, Mauricio Efren
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Gutierrez, Jhon Freddy
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Peters, Michael
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Hincapié Carvajal, Belisario
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Burkart, Stefan
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[Cattle production under grazing with improved forages in the lowland tropics of Colombia]
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Cattle production under grazing with improved forages in the lowland tropics of Colombia
A study was conducted to investigate the changes in microbial biomass carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) following cultivation of Brachiaria grasses in semi-arid region of Kenya. The Brachiaria grass cultivars included Brachiaria decumbens cv. Basilisk, B. brizantha cvs Marandu, MG4, Pia...
Gichangi, E.M.
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Njarui, Donald M.G.
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Gatheru, M.J.
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Ndung'u-Magiroi, Keziah Wairimu
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Ghimire, Sita R.
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[Effects of brachiaria grasses on soil microbial biomass carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in soils of the semi-arid tropics of Kenya]
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Effects of brachiaria grasses on soil microbial biomass carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in soils of the semi-arid tropics of Kenya
Álvarez, E.
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Latorre Gonzalez, MA
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Miles, John W.
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Sotelo, G.
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Bonilla, Ximena P.
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[Diversity of Rhizoctonia spp. causing foliar blight on Brachiaria in Colombia and evaluation of Brachiaria genotypes for foliar blight resistance]
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Diversity of Rhizoctonia spp. causing foliar blight on Brachiaria in Colombia and evaluation of Brachiaria genotypes for foliar blight resistance
Reynolds, SG
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[Contributions to yield, nitrogen fixation and transfer by local and exotic legumes in tropical grass-legume mixtures in Western Samoa]
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Contributions to yield, nitrogen fixation and transfer by local and exotic legumes in tropical grass-legume mixtures in Western Samoa
Livestock production plays a key role in tropical Latin America in a changing economic environment. This study focuses on documenting the transformations of extensive production systems by using superior forage germplasm supplied by regional research systems.
The adoption of improved Brachiaria ...
Holmann, Federico J.
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Rivas Ríos, Libardo
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Argel M., Pedro J.
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Pérez, E.
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[Impact of the adoption of Brachiaria grasses: Central America and Mexico]
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Impact of the adoption of Brachiaria grasses: Central America and Mexico
Prosapia simulans (Walker) es una especie de salivazo que ataca los pastos del género Brachiaria (Trin.) Griseb. desde México hasta Colombia y ocasiona pérdidas económicas a la industria ganadera. El desarrollo de cultivares resistentes es considerado el mejor método de control del salivazo. Este...
Castro, U.
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Cardona Mejía, César
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Vera Graziano, J
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Miles, John W.
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Garza García, Ramón
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[Identificación morfológica y molecular de Prosapia simulans (Walker) (Hemiptera: Cercopidae), y selección y mecanismos de resistencia este salivazo en híbridos de brachiaria = Morphological and molecular identification of Prosapia simulans (Walker) (Hemiptera: Cercopidae), and screening and mechanisms of resistance to this spittlebug in Brachiaria hybrids]
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Identificación morfológica y molecular de Prosapia simulans (Walker) (Hemiptera: Cercopidae), y selección y mecanismos de resistencia este salivazo en híbridos de brachiaria = Morphological and molecular identification of Prosapia simulans (Walker) (Hemiptera: Cercopidae), and screening and mechanisms of resistance to this spittlebug in Brachiaria hybrids
Both nymphal and adult spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) cause serious economic damage to susceptible brachiariagrass [genus Biachiaria (Trin.) Griseb], pastures in tropical America. Both life stages are xylem feeders: nymphs feed primarily on roots and stems, whereas the adults feed mainly on ...
Cardona Mejía, César
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Miles, John W.
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Zuniga, G
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Sotelo, G.
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[Independence of Resistance in Brachiaria spp. to Nymphs or to Adult Spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae): Implications for Breeding for Resistance]
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Independence of Resistance in Brachiaria spp. to Nymphs or to Adult Spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae): Implications for Breeding for Resistance
A pot experiment was conducted to assess the fertiliser value of faeces from sheep fed with a diet supplemented with legumes free of or containing condensed tannins. Ten animals received the same five diets in different experimental runs of a double Latin Square design, all consisting of a low qu...
Tiemann, Tassilo T.
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Hincapié Carvajal, Belisario
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Frossard, Emmanuel
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Kreuzer, M.
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Hess, HD
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[Effect of supplementing tropical tannin-free and tanniniferous legumes to grass-fed sheep on the utility of their manure as nitrogen fertiliser]
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Effect of supplementing tropical tannin-free and tanniniferous legumes to grass-fed sheep on the utility of their manure as nitrogen fertiliser
Apomixis—asexual reproduction through seed—provides a convenient means to faithfully propagate even heterozygous genotypes and hence exploit heterosis, in several naturally apomictic, warm-season forage grasses. Inheritance of apomixis has been shown to be monogenic dominant in at least four econ...