In a field experiment in Palmira, Colombia, we studied mycorrhizal root colonization, phosphomonoesterase activities and P and N foliar content before and after N fertilization among different Brachiaria genotypes with demonstrated biological nitrification inhibition (BNI) capacity. Furthermore, ...
Teutscherova, Nikola
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Vazquez, Eduardo
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Arévalo, Ashly
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Pulleman, Mirjam M.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Arango, Jacobo
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[Differences in arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization and P acquisition between genotypes of the tropical Brachiaria grasses: is there a relation with BNI activity?]
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Differences in arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization and P acquisition between genotypes of the tropical Brachiaria grasses: is there a relation with BNI activity?
Discusses changes in the floristic composition and biomass production of eragrostis and vetiveria grasslands due to the rainfall and flood deficits during 1980-86 in the Niger floodplain in central Mali.
Diarra, L.
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[Changes in Vetiveria nigritiana and Eragrostis barteri grasslands in the Niger floodplain, central Mali]
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Changes in Vetiveria nigritiana and Eragrostis barteri grasslands in the Niger floodplain, central Mali
Legume-grass mixed planting is an important way to improve conservation and use efficiency of water and soil resources, restore degraded land, and maintain soil health. Five types of pastures (Medicago sativa, Bromus inermis,-Leymus chinensis, M. sativa and B. inermis mixed planting, and M. sativ...
Grassland primary productivity is the function that underpins the majority of the fodder production in cattle-rearing silvopastoral farms. Hence, understanding the factors that determine grassland productivity is critical for the design and management of silvpastoral systems. We studied the e...
Rusch, G.M.
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Zapata, P.C.
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Casanoves, F.
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Casals, P.
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Ibrahim, M.
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DeClerck, Fabrice A.J.
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[Determinants of grassland primary production in seasonally-dry silvopastoral systems in Central America]
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Determinants of grassland primary production in seasonally-dry silvopastoral systems in Central America
The paper reviews trends in land use change in the tropics and subtropics of Latin America and the Caribbean, and their relation to the evolution of the cattle industry in the region. It is posited that horizontal expansion is nearly finished, and that cattle sector, and the grasslands that suppo...
Vera, Raúl R.
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Rivas Ríos, Libardo
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[Grasslands, cattle and land use in the neotropics and subtropics]
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Grasslands, cattle and land use in the neotropics and subtropics
Mwangi, D.M.
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Romney, D.L.
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Staal, Steven J.
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Baltenweck, Isabelle
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Mwendia, Solomon W.
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[Improved livelihoods from grasslands: the case of Napier grass in smallholder dairy farms in Kenya]
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Improved livelihoods from grasslands: the case of Napier grass in smallholder dairy farms in Kenya
Grasslands cover about 40% of China's land area. This paper synthesizes 133 papers from China on the impacts of land use conversion and improved management practices on soil organic carbon (SOC) in China's grasslands. The synthesis finds that overgrazing and conversion of freely grazed grassland ...
Wang, Shiping
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Wilkes, Andreas
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Zhang, Zhicai
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Chang, Xiaofeng
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Lang, Rong
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Wang, Yanfen
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Niu, Haishan
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[Management and land use change effects on soil carbon in China s grasslands: a synthesis]
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Management and land use change effects on soil carbon in China s grasslands: a synthesis
Shortening of the growing season despite a longer thermally favorable period implies that vegetation on the Tibetan Plateau is unable to exploit additional thermal resources availed by climate change. Ecosystem composition may no longer be well attuned to the local temperature regime, which has c...
Yu H
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Xu, Jianchu
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Okuto E
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Luedeling, Eike
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[Seasonal response of grasslands to climate change on the Tibetan plateau]
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Seasonal response of grasslands to climate change on the Tibetan plateau
Grasslands are one of the world's most widespread vegetation types, covering nearly 20% of the land surface and represent a major source of production of agricultural products. However, grassland vegetation across the Mediterranean region is changing at an unanticipated rate. These changes are th...
Louhaichi, Mounir
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Johnson MD
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Clark, P.E.
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Belgacem, A.O.
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Johnson D
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[Developing a coherent monitoring system for Mediterranean grasslands]
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Developing a coherent monitoring system for Mediterranean grasslands