Field Observations During the Tenth Microwave Water and Energy Balance Experiment (MicroWEX-10): from March 1, 2011 through January 5, 2012 by Tara Bongiovanni, Pang-Wei Liu, Karthik Nagarajan, Daniel Preston, Patrick Rush, Xueyang Duan, Guanbo Chen, Robert Terwilleger, Alejandro Monsivais-Huertero, Roger De Roo, Jasmeet Judge, Ruzbeh Akbar, Mary Morris, Olivia Williams, Lindsey Marks, Courtnay Cardozo, Mahta Moghaddam, Anthony England

“…This 100-page report describes the observations conducted during a season-long experiment in elephant grass and sweet corn using active and passive microwave observations. …”
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Local perceptions of forest, conservation and logging in Papua New Guinea by Paul Sillitoe

“…But what more effective way is there of assessing understanding and ideas widely at the grass-roots in a short time frame?…”
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Efficacy of Herbicides When Spray Solution Application Is Delayed by Peter M. Eure, David L. Jordan, Loren R. Fisher, Alan C. York

“…In separate experiments, control of broadleaf signalgrass by clethodim, common ragweed by glyphosate and lactofen, entireleaf morningglory by lactofen, Italian rye grass by glyphosate and paraquat, and Palmer amaranth by atrazine, dicamba, glufosinate, glyphosate, imazethapyr, lactofen, and 2,4-D was affected more by increase in weed size due to delayed application than the time between solution preparation and application.…”
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The Concept of “Homeland” in the Kalmyk Language (based on lexicographic and folklore material) by Galina B. Esenova, Tamara S. Esenova

“…The perceptual image of the homeland is visualized as a territory with soft earth (dzhöln hazr), green lush grass (nohan sör), warm air (dulan), healing water (arshan). …”
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Multiplexed transcriptomic analyzes of the plant embryonic hourglass by Hao Wu, Ruqiang Zhang, Karl J. Niklas, Michael J. Scanlon

“…Here, multiplexed spatial-transcriptomic analyzes is used to investigate embryogenesis and homology in maize, which has grass-specific morphology. A set of shared, co-expressed genes is identified during initiation of maize embryonic organs, replete for ancient/conserved genes manifesting an hourglass pattern during mid-embryogenesis. …”
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Adsorption Studies of Textile Dye (Chrysoidine) from Aqueous Solutions Using Activated Sawdust by Muhammad Waqar Ashraf, Nidal Abulibdeh, Abdus Salam

“…Due to its good dyeing characteristics, it is widely used for dyeing leather, paper, feather, grass, wood, bamboo, etc. Hence, it is very important to remove or reduce its concentration below the contamination level in the waste line by using low-cost technologies. …”
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Ethno-Botanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Snakebites in Engali Sub-County Kazo District. by Bogere, Mohammed

“…Herbs were the predominant life form of these medicinal plants (53%), and seeds were the most frequently used plant parts (32.6%).The findings indicated jack bean and star grass as the most frequently mentioned plants, with leaves and seeds being the most commonly utilized plant parts for snakebite treatment. …”
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A dataset of drip patterns for teaching and research purposes in forensic bloodstain pattern analysisBorealis by Shaijieni Kannan, Stanard M. Pachong, Peter R. Lewis, Theresa Stotesbury

“…The patterns have varied numbers of drops and dripping heights across four substrates: paper, grass, ceramic tile, and snow. Blood fluid properties such as surface tension, viscosity, relative density, and packed cell volume were measured on the same day of blood collection. …”
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Ontogenetic features of <I>Saposhnikovia divaricate</I> (Turcz.) Schischk. introduced into the environments of the Cis-Baikal Region by E. G. Khudonogova, S. V. Polovinkina

“…Schischk. grows in Baikal Siberia and Transbaikalia, but does not occur in the Cis-Baikal Region. Roots, grass and fruits of S. divaricata are used in Oriental medicine as an anti-inflammatory and antipyretic agent. …”
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Diversity of Fungi Associated with Atta bisphaerica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): The Activity of Aspergillus ochraceus and Beauveria bassiana by Myriam M. R. Ribeiro, Karina D. Amaral, Vanessa E. Seide, Bressane M. R. Souza, Terezinha M. C. Della Lucia, Maria Catarina M. Kasuya, Danival J. de Souza

“…The grass-cutting ant Atta bisphaerica is one of the most serious pests in several pastures and crops in Brazil. …”
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Priming of prosopis cineraria (L.) druce and acacia tortilis (forssk) seeds with fulvic acid extracted from compost to improve germination and seedling vigor by S. Gill, A. Al-Shankiti

“…In this perspectives a survey has been performed at the Dubai based International Center for Biosaline Agriculture to compost the plants based waste material (lawn cuttings-grass) to compost. The material was inoculated with a consortium of microbes leading to form stable and mature compost with high organic matter (38%). …”
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An Investigation into Major Sheep Diseases and Management Practices in North Shewa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia by Tadesse Birhanu, Tesfaye Debelu, Said Muhammed, Fikiru Getachew

“…The design of houses was medium (34.5%) which were bedded using sand floor (79.8%) and grass (5.75%), but the drainage system of the house was poorly designed (46.8%) in highlands. …”
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FEATURES OF ANDROGENESIS IN ANTHER CULTURES OF VARIETIES AND A PROMISING ACCESSION OF SPRING COMMON WHEAT BRED IN WEST SIBERIA DIFFERING IN THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF WHEAT-ALIEN T... by L. A. Pershina, T. S. Osadchaya, E. D. Badaeva, I. A. Belan, L. P. Rosseeva

“…The varieties are close in origin but vary in the presence or absence of wheat-alien translocations (wheat–rye 1RS.1BL and wheat–couch grass 7DL-7Ai). The promising accession L-311/00-22 bears the 1RS.1BL translocation and the cytoplasm of cultivated barley Hordeum vulgare L. …”
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Effect of anthocyanin rich black sugarcane on milk production and antioxidant capacity in lactating dairy cows by Chao Ban, Guilan Wen, Supreena Srisaikham, Thara Wongdee, Pipat Lounglawan

“…Sixteen lactating dairy cows were stratified and randomly assigned into two balanced dietary groups, namely Anthocyanin-rich black sugarcane (AS), and Napier grass (NG). The AS group demonstrated a significant decrease (p < 0.05) in roughage intake, total dry matter intake, and nutrient intake. …”
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Parish revival in Southern Russia in the context of revolutionary upheavals and the Civil War by Yu. A. Biryukova

“…Its functions were to be extended to the level of a grass-roots zemstvo, to ensure the legal and economic security of the parishioners, and to influence the surrounding society.…”
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Delving into the therapeutic prospects of desmostachya bipinnata (L.) in the context of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): A comprehensive review by Sarthak Mishra, Payal Mittal

“….), Poaceae known as ''Kusha,'' is a sacred grass integral to Vedic rituals, serving as a rich source of bioactive elements. …”
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Collembola Communities, 20 Years After the Establishment of Distinct Revegetation Treatments in a Severely Eroded Area in South Iceland by Esther Kapinga, Hlynur Óskarsson, Guðmundur Halldórsson, Erla Sturludóttir, Martin Holmstrup

“…Soil samples were taken from plots (one ha. each), that had received functionally distinct revegetation treatments; i: grass + fertilizer, ii: birch seedlings, iii: willow cuttings, iv: lupine and v: control. …”
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Identification and Characterization of Black Carbon Aerosol Sources in the East Baltic Region by Steigvilė Byčenkienė, Vidmantas Ulevicius, Vadimas Dudoitis, Julija Pauraitė

“…., α=370–520 nm and α=660–950 nm) showed that high levels of aerosol BC were related to the transport of air masses rich in BB products from Ukraine caused by active grass burning. During the events the highest mean values of the Angström exponent of the absorption coefficients α370–520 and α590–950 nm were observed (2.4±0.1 and 1.5±0.1, resp.). …”
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Conflict Potential of Free-Roaming Horse Grazing on Timor Deer (Rusa timorensis Blainville 1822) Habitat in Torong Padang Cape Area, East Nusa Tenggara by Kayat Kayat, Satyawan Pudyatmoko, Muchammad Maksum, Muhammad Ali Imron

“…In addition, the timor deer prefer to feed shrubs and foliage (browser), while horses prefer grass (grazer). The presence of free-roaming horse in the Torong Padang Capearea does not affect negatively for the timor deer and its habitat.…”
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Chemotaxonomic studies on <i>Schwenckia americana</i> LINN by C Wahua, SM Sam

“…., a member of the family Solanaceae predominantly found mostly in low grass fields, Nigeria. The habit is annual  herbaceous weed with slender stem characterized with free branching and growing up to 45cm in height.They are used mainly as medicine. …”
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