How much to cut? Finding an optimal thinning intensity of encroaching woody species for the herbaceous community in an East African savanna by Teshome Abate, Teshome Abate, Tesfaye Abebe, Anna Treydte, Anna Treydte, Anna Treydte

“…Tree thinning intensity significantly increased abundance of the dominant desirable grass species. Total herbaceous and grass species richness, diversity and biomass were significantly improved under high (100%) and moderate (67%) tree removal intensity. …”
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Growth and Fruit Yield of Okro as Influenced by Genotypes and Mulch in the Guinea Savannah Conditions of Ghana by Richard Yaw Agyare, Mashark Seidu Abdulai, Samuel Saaka Buah, Emmanuel Ayipio, Samuel Kwame Bonsu, Regine Tchientche Kamga

“…Three treatments of mulch (black plastic, grass, and no mulch) represented the main plots with the genotypes as the subplots. …”
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Checklists of Parasites of Farm Fishes of Babylon Province, Iraq by Furhan T. Mhaisen, Abdul-Razzak L. Al-Rubaie

“…The common carp was found to harbour 81 species of parasites, the grass carp 30 species, the silver carp 28 species, L. abu 13 species, C. auratus one species, and H. fossilis one species. …”
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Nondestructive Measurement of Momentum Transfer Collision Frequency for Low Temperature Combustion Plasma by Douglas Letsholathebe, Kgakgamatso M. Mphale, Samuel Chimidza

“…The average collision frequencies for the eucalyptus and grass fire plumes were measured to be 5.84×1010 and 5.92×1010 rad/s, respectively.…”
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Effects of Different Vegetation Restoration Measures on the Disintegration Characteristics of Eroded Degraded Land of Pinus massoniana in Red Soil Region by XI Jie, WU Zehua, LIN Qiang, WU Jieling, ZHANG Liu, ZHOU Shiqi, ZHOU Qin, SUN Lili, ZHA Xuan

“…Three vegetation restoration measures, including closure management (E1), whole slope sowing grass (E2) and tree-shrub-grass ditch model (E3), were set as the experimental groups. …”
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Chronic and infectious respiratory mortality and short-term exposures to four types of pollen taxa in older adults in Michigan, 2006-2017 by Peter S. Larson, Allison L. Steiner, Marie S. O’Neill, Alan P. Baptist, Carina J. Gronlund

“…Exposure to high concentrations of grass and ragweed pollens was associated with increased risk for death from chronic respiratory causes. …”
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¬¬Effect of Soil and Moisture Conservation Technologies on Growth and Grain Yields of Climbing Beans in Lake Mulehe Sub-catchment South-Western Uganda. by Kushaba, Laban Katende

“…The study identified significant adoption rates for soil conservation practices: mulching (20%), grass bunds (17%), stabilized trenches (16%), and terraces (14%). …”
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Effect of Drought and Heat Wave on Agricultural Production by Gürkan Yılmaz

“…Losses in cultivated crops for forage crops and fresh grass in pasture areas cause an increase in feed prices and serious problems in feed supply. …”
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Brunswickgrass or Paspalum nicorae: A Weed Contaminant in Southern Pastures and Bahiagrass Seed Production Fields by Ann R. Soffes Blount, Marcelo Osorio Wallau, Brent A. Sellers, Dennis Hancock, Leanne Dillard, Jose C. B. Dubeux, Cheryl L. Mackowiak, Joao Mauricio Buen Vendramini, Clay T. Cooper

“… Brunswickgrass (Paspalum nicorae Parodi) is becoming a problematic weed in summer perennial grass pastures in the Southeast. The plant is competitive with bahiagrass and bermudagrass. …”
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Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Gaseous Nitrogen Losses from the Concentrated Liquid Fraction of Pig Slurries by G. L. Velthof, R. P. J. J. Rietra

“…The emissions of ammonia (NH3) and nitrous oxide (N2O) from different (processed) manures and fertilizers were tested in an incubation experiment and a greenhouse experiment with grass as a test crop. Dry matter yields and nitrogen (N) uptake were also determined in the greenhouse experiment. …”
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Effects of planting densities and regenerations on the growth and yield of Brachiaria humidicola grown in Thua Thien Hue province by Van Loi Bui

“… Brachiaria humidicola is a new grass grown for cattle feed. In this study, experiments were conducted in Thua Thien Hue province, including four treatments with four planting densities of 10 x 10 cm, 20 x 20 cm, 30 x 30 cm, and 40 x 40 cm through three regenerations. …”
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Brunswickgrass or Paspalum nicorae: A Weed Contaminant in Southern Pastures and Bahiagrass Seed Production Fields by Ann R. Soffes Blount, Marcelo Osorio Wallau, Brent A. Sellers, Dennis Hancock, Leanne Dillard, Jose C. B. Dubeux, Cheryl L. Mackowiak, Joao Mauricio Buen Vendramini, Clay T. Cooper

“… Brunswickgrass (Paspalum nicorae Parodi) is becoming a problematic weed in summer perennial grass pastures in the Southeast. The plant is competitive with bahiagrass and bermudagrass. …”
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Analyzing the causes of alpine meadow degradation and the efficiency of restoration strategies through a mathematical modelling exercise by Hanwu Liu, Lin Wang, Fengqin Zhang, Qiuying Li, Huakun Zhou

“…Our mathematical analysis shows that the increasing of raptor mortality and the decreasing of livestock mortality (or the increasing of the rate at which livestock increases by consuming forage grass) are the major causes of alpine meadow degradation. …”
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High survival promotes bunchgrass persistence in old‐growth savannas under different fire regimes by Jennifer M. Fill, Raelene M. Crandall

“…Abstract Clonal perennial grasses are a key functional group in fire‐prone, old‐growth grasslands and savannas. …”
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River-groundwater transformation and ecological effects in the Tuwei River watershed by Jinxuan WANG, Yi WANG, Fan GAO, Xuanming ZHANG, Zhitong MA, Fan YANG

“…Under the control of geological and geomorphological conditions and the three-water transformation, the watershed can be spatially divided into lakes-shrub-grass-tree wet environment ecosystem, grass-shrub-tree-sand dry environment ecosystem, dwarf sparse forest-grass dry environment ecosystem, farmland-tree wet environment ecosystem, and riparian wet environment ecosystem. …”
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Effect of Organic Mulching on Soil Moisture, Yield, and Yield Contributing Components of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) by Goitom Teame, Alemtsahay Tsegay, Berhanu Abrha

“…The highest yield (664 kg ha−1) was recorded with Sudan grass while the lowest grain yield (190 kg ha−1) was recorded with no mulch.…”
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Brown Rot-Type Fungal Decomposition of Sorghum Bagasse: Variable Success and Mechanistic Implications by Gerald N. Presley, Bongani K. Ndimba, Jonathan S. Schilling

“…Brown rot wood-decomposer fungi use carbohydrate-selective pathways that, when assessed on sorghum, a grass substrate, can yield information relevant to both plant biomass conversion and fungal biology. …”
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Nutrients release from powder phonolite mediated by bioweathering actions by Laene de Fátima Tavares, André Mundstock Xavier de Carvalho, Luis Gustavo Brogliato Camargo, Samarina Gabriele de Fátima Pereira, Irene Maria Cardoso

“…Results The alternative sources positively influenced the productivity, as well as the K and Si contents at the aerial part of the brachiaria grass and the nutrient release in soil. However, the conjunct applications of powder phonolite with organic composts were the source which the best promoted the total nutrient biorelease to soil. …”
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The Ecological Model of Pastures Zoning of Kurdistan Province Emphasizing on the Climatic Elements of Temperature and Precipitation by Gholamali Mozafari, Farshad Safarpour

“…Pastures are renewable natural resources which provide the grass for the cattle need, adjust the weather and hydrological flows, provide water for aquifer, prevent soil erosion, control pollution, dispel food poisoning, and bring about soil formation through improving soil formation processes. …”
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The Influence of Form and Rate on the Efficacy of Matrix-Based Fertilizers to Reduce Nutrient Leaching by James A. Entry, R. E. Sojka

“…SRF leachate contained a greater amount of NO3, NH4, DRP, and TP than leachate from MBF4 and MBF5 regardless of whether fertilizers were pellets, banded or broadcast, or fertilizer rate. St Augustine grass growing in soils receiving MBF4 and MBF5 had decreased shoot biomass by 49% to 56% and decreased total biomass by 33% to 46% respectively as grass receiving SRF. …”
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