Intensive agriculture is based on the use of high-energy inputs and quality planting materials
with assured irrigation, but it has failed to assure agricultural sustainability because of …

Livestock systems in Colombia depend on forages, which are established on soils with high
phosphorus (P) retention that cause a limitation of the efficiency of phosphate fertilizers. The …

Legumes (Fabaceae) are plants with the distinct ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen, the
atmospheric nitrogen fixation by legumes is known as biological nitrogen fixation. Biological …

Prairie cordgrass (PCG)(Spartina pectinata Link) has a high tolerance to soil salinity and
waterlogging, therefore, it can thrive on marginal lands. Optimizing the nitrogen (N) input is …

Grass and legume mixtures work well, but there are no data on the mixed planting of desho
grass (Pennisetum glaucifolium) and Vicia species. A study was conducted to investigate …

Pueraria phaseoloides is an important forage for ruminants in the tropics. However, its
nutritive value and availability in areas easily accessed by ruminants and ruminant farmers …

Cropland abandonment has been happening in different parts of the world and is being
driven by socio-economic, ecological, edaphic, and environmental factors. Most of the …

Quantifying the performance of beef cattle in diverse agro-ecological regions with different
climatic conditions could be used by stakeholders to develop region-specific resilience …

Seminatural meadows are characterized by a rich botanical composition, which determines
their specific type. The content of macro-and micro minerals in sward seems important for …

Simple Summary Pasture quality and digestibility decline during the dry season resulting in
weight loss or marginal weight gains of grazing cattle in the seasonally dry subtropics of …