Genomic selection in tropical forage grasses: current status and future applications

RM Simeão, MDV Resende, RS Alves… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The world population is expected to be larger and wealthier over the next few decades and
will require more animal products, such as milk and beef. Tropical regions have great …

Novel lactic acid bacteria strains enhance the conservation of elephant grass silage cv. BRS Capiaçu

RC Amaral, BF Carvalho, DM Costa… - Animal feed science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Elephant grass ensilage might result in high dry matter (DM) loss and a reduction in feed
quality. Knowledge of microbiota and the use of specific microbial inoculants can reduce DM …

[PDF][PDF] Yield and nutritional value of BRS Capiaçu grass at different regrowth ages Produtividade e valor nutricional do Capim-Elefante cv. BRS Capiaçu em diferentes …

FP Monção, MAMS Costa, JP Sampaio… - Semina: Ciências …, 2019 - academia.edu
Objetivou-se avaliar a produtividade, composição químico-bromatológica, degradabilidade
ruminal da matéria seca e digestibilidade do Capim-Elefante-BRS capiaçu (Pennisetum …

Productivity and nutritional value of BRS capiaçu grass (Pennisetum purpureum) managed at four regrowth ages in a semiarid region

FP Monção, MAMS Costa, JPS Rigueira… - Tropical Animal Health …, 2020 - Springer
The objective of this study was to evaluate the productivity, productive efficiency, and
nutritional value of the elephant grass cultivar BRS capiaçu (Pennisetum purpureum …

Effect of wilting time and enzymatic-bacterial inoculant on the fermentative profile, aerobic stability, and nutritional value of BRS capiaçu grass silage

WFG Ribas, FP Monção, VR Rocha… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of wilting times and application of an
enzymatic-bacterial inoculant on the fermentative profile and nutritional characteristics of …

Optimal harvest number and genotypic evaluation of total dry biomass, stability, and adaptability of elephant grass clones for bioenergy purposes

FM Ferreira, LL Bhering, FD Fernandes… - Biomass and …, 2021 - Elsevier
For elephant grass breeding for bioenergy purposes, selection should be based on
repeated harvests to maximize the selection efficiency. Selecting genotypes with high total …

Cutting ages of elephant grass for chopped hay production1

EA Ferreira, JG Abreu, JC Martinez… - Pesquisa …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
With the advancement of the cutting age, there is an increase in the forage yield of elephant
grass (Pennisetum purpureum), but there is also a reduction of the protein levels and …

Dwarf and tall elephantgrass genotypes under irrigation as forage sources for ruminants: herbage accumulation and nutritive value

RTA Souza, MVF Dos Santos, MV Cunha… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cyclical droughts negatively impact agriculture, with deficits of water
availability for the maintenance of crops destined for human food and animal production …

Grass size and butterfly pea inclusion modify the nutritional value of elephant grass silage.

MF Lemos, ACL de Mello, A Guim, MV da Cunha… - 2021 - cabidigitallibrary.org
The objective of this work was to evaluate the nutritional value of silages from tall-sized and
dwarf elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) genotypes, intercropped or not with butterfly …

Irrigation effects on elephant grass morphology, and its genotype‐dependent responses

REP Ribeiro, ACL de Mello… - Grass and Forage …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study hypothesised that different elephant grass genotypes respond differently in terms
of their morphological development to irrigation. The objective of this study was to evaluate …