Perennial rye as a grain crop in Alberta, Canada: Prospects and challenges

EJ Daly, G Hernandez‐Ramirez, D Puurveen… - Agronomy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Perennial crops may present an opportunity to produce grain in a more environmentally and
economically friendly manner. We examined principal agronomic traits of perennial cereal …

Enhanced salinity tolerance in Alfalfa through foliar nano-zinc oxide application: Mechanistic insights and potential agricultural applications

MU Hassan, HA Kareem, S Hussain, Z Guo, J Niu… - Rhizosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The field of nanoscience and nanotechnology has experienced rapid advancements,
leading to the widespread utilization of zinc oxide nanoparticles (nano-ZnO) owing to their …

Comparison of nutritive values of grasses and legume species using forage quality index.

F Amiri - Songklanakarin Journal of Science & Technology, 2012 - search.ebscohost.com
Understanding forage quality and the factors that affect its constituents will help improve
livestock production by making decisions that optimize forage nutritive value and intake. This …

Optimizing crop quality and yield: Assessing the impact of integrated potassium management on Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. subsp. chinensis)

M Choudhary, S Kumar, S Onte, VK Meena, D Malakar… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Potassium, a pivotal macronutrient essential for growth, development, and crop yield, serves
as a critical determinant of soil productivity. Its depletion disrupts the equilibrium of soil …

Characterizing biomass yield and nutritional value of selected indigenous range species from arid Tunisia

M Louhaichi, M Gamoun, S Hassan, MAB Abdallah - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rangelands of Tunisia show a great indigenous species diversity with considerable
potential as forage for livestock. However, information on their fodder yield and quality is …

Synergistic use of optical and biophysical traits to assess Bromus inermis pasture performance and quality under different management strategies in Eastern …

A Mazis, T Awada, GE Erickson, B Wardlow… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2023 - Elsevier
We investigated the synergic use of optical and biophysical traits to characterize Bromus
inermis (smooth bromegrass) pasture lands and assess the combined effects of long-term …

Comparative digestibility and rumen fermentation of camels and sheep fed different forage sources

IM Khattab, AM Abdel-Wahed, UY Anele… - Animal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The present study evaluated the effects of forage sources on dry matter (DM) intake,
digestibility, and fermentation parameters in camels vs. sheep. The study was arranged as a …

Anaerobic digestion potential of coproducts associated with ethanol production from sweetpotato: a review

WA Mussoline, AC Wilkie - Industrial Biotechnology, 2015 - liebertpub.com
The synergy between biofuels and biogas can be realized effectively with the use of a high-
yielding sweetpotato as a feedstock for ethanol production, while the coproducts are …

[HTML][HTML] Moving toward the greener side: environmental aspects guiding pastoral mobility and impacting vegetation in the Dzungarian Gobi, Mongolia

LM Michler, P Kaczensky, JF Ploechl, D Batsukh… - Rangeland Ecology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Livestock grazing often intensifies around herder camps, which can lead to degradation,
particularly in arid areas, where vegetation is scarce. In Mongolia, nomadic herders have …

Utilizing a multi-index decision analysis method to overall assess forage yield and quality of C3 grasses in the western Canadian prairies

J Zhang, AD Iwaasa, G Han, C Gu, H Wang… - Field Crops …, 2018 - Elsevier
Seasonal dynamic of forage quality and yield has a major impact on livestock production. A
sound evaluation on quality and quantity of forage is useful for cost-effective utilization of …