Increasing biodiversity is an important issue in more secure and sustainable agriculture.
Diversified systems are more resilient to climate change, environmental stresses and …

Since the publication of the third edition of the Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress,
continuous discoveries in the fields of plant and crop environmental stresses and their …

Signal grass (Brachiaria decumbens) is a highly productive tropical grass that is widespread
through South America, Australia, Indonesia, Vanuatu and Malaysia due to its adaptation to …

Summarizing landmark research, Volume 2 of this essential series furnishes information on
the availability of germplasm resources that breeders can exploit for producing high-yielding …

Phosphorus (P) deficiency increased the secretion of phytases from roots of various plant
species. The secretory phytases were collected with a dialysis membrane tube for 24 hours …

Brachiariagrass breeding programs are beginning to contribute to the array of available
cultivars. In practical terms, the cultivars of koroniviagrass are easily distinguished from other …

In the course of evolution, plants have developed so that their life cycle, growth habit, and
other expressions of survival are adapted to specific environmental conditions. The term …

Al resistance of signalgrass (Brachiaria decumbens Stapf cv Basilisk), a widely sown tropical
forage grass, is outstanding compared with the closely related ruzigrass (Brachiaria …

The potential of the symbiosis between plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) to
reduce emissions of the greenhouse gas N 2 O has gained scientific attention in the last …

Abstract The Brachiaria hybrid cv. Mulato is well adapted to low-fertility acid soils deficient in
phosphorus (P). To study the grassy forage's mechanisms for tolerating low P supply, we …