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Evaluation of Desmodium uncinatum, Fagopyrum esculentum and Brachiaria humidicola as potential green manure crops for nematode management in sugarcane
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Ruth Rhodes --- South African Sugarcane Research Institute, South Africa Shaun D Berry --- South African Sugarcane Research Institute, South Africa Prabashnie V Ramouthar --- South African Sugarcane Research Institute, South Africa R Stuart Rutherford --- South African Sugarcane Research Institute, South AfricaPlant-parasitic nematodes remain a challenge to sugarcane growers in South Africa, and alternatives to chemical control are desirable. This project aimed to determine the impact of green manure crops Desmodium uncinatum, Fagopyrum esculentum and Brachiaria humidicola on nematodes and subsequent... -
Defoliation management affects morphogenetic and structural characteristics of mixed pastures of brachiaria grass and forage peanut
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Juliana C Pereira --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil Fernanda K Gomes --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil Michael DBL Oliveira --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil Marcio AS Lara --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil Thiago F Bernardes --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil Daniel R Casagrande --- Department of Animal Science, BrazilA sound understanding of the effects of defoliation management in a grass–legume pasture is key in balancing populations between species. The aim of this study was to quantify the morphogenetic and structural characteristics and forage production of brachiaria grass and... -
Genetic diversity and population structure of Brachiaria brizantha (A.Rich.) Stapf accessions from Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Asheber Tegegn --- Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Ethiopia Martina Kyalo --- Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa–International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub, Kenya Collins Mutai --- Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa–International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub, Kenya Jean Hanson --- International Livestock Research Institute, Ethiopia Getnet Asefa --- Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Ethiopia Appolinaire Djikeng --- Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa–International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub, Kenya Sita Ghimire --- Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa–International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub, KenyaBrachiaria is a tropical, warm-season grass native to Africa. It is an extensively cultivated forage in the tropics with proven benefits on livestock productivity. Brachiaria is well-known for high biomass production, animal nutrition, carbon sequestration, biological nitrification inhibition, soil conservation,... -
Low nitrogen fertiliser rates and stage of maturity influence nitrogen fractionation and in vitro ruminal nitrogen degradability in tropical grasses
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Martin P Hughes --- , Trinidad and Tobago Victor Mlambo --- , South Africa Cicero HO Lallo --- , Trinidad and TobagoThis study evaluated the interactive effects of low rates (0, 25, 50 and 75 kg N ha−1) of nitrogen (N) fertilizer application and stage of maturity on total N, N fractions and in vitro ruminal N degradability in Brachiaria hybrid,...