Bird Species Abundance and Their Correlationship with Microclimate and Habitat Variables at Natural Wetland Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia by Muhammad Nawaz Rajpar, Mohamed Zakaria

“…Results revealed that the habitat characteristics such as vegetation composition (i.e. emergent and submerged vegetations, grasses, shrubs, and trees), vegetation structures (tree diameter and height) and microclimate variables (temperature, relative humidity and light intensity) were the key factors that influenced the distribution, diversity and density of the wetland bird species. …”
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ADAPTIVE FEATURES OF THE VEGETATIVE ORGANS OF SOME COMMON RIPARIAN PLANTS IN THE LOWER HA THANH RIVER, NHONBINH WARD, QUYNHON CITY, BINHDINH PROVINCE by Dương Tiến Thạch, Hoàng Lương Giang

“…The research was carried out on 4 plant species, including trees and grasses in Magnoliopsida, namely Hibiscus tiliaceus L., Excoecaria agallocha L., Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) …”
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Controlled Release Urea as a Nitrogen Source for Spring Wheat in Western Canada: Yield, Grain N Content, and N Use Efficiency by Lenz Haderlein, T.L. Jensen, R.E. Dowbenko, A.D. Blaylock

“…Controlled release nitrogen (N) fertilizers have been commonly used in horticultural applications such as turf grasses and container-grown woody perennials. Agrium, a major N manufacturer in North and South America, is developing a low-cost controlled release urea (CRU) product for use in field crops such as grain corn, canola, wheat, and other small grain cereals. …”
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Segetal flora of some regions of Russia: characteristics of the taxonomic structure by A. S. Tretyakova, O. G. Baranova, N. N. Luneva, T. A. Terekhina, S. M. Yamalov, M. V. Lebedeva, G. R. Khasanova, N. Yu. Grudanov

“…The segetal flora comprised weeds of cereals, root crops, and perennial grasses. The composition and taxonomic structure of weed species were analyzed. …”
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Remote sensing applications for managing a large-scale restoration dynamics project throughout the City of Gold Coast conservation estate by Jean-Marc Hero, Luke Shoo, Michael Duncan, Darren Roche, Jesse Kenny, Howard Taylor, Tim Robson, Sanjeev Kumar Srivastava, Josh Veitch-Michaelis

“…Based on 17 restoration work areas (historically pasture dominated by exotic grasses, and open eucalypt forest vegetation (preclearing Regional Ecosystem 12.11.3), we compared optical and LiDAR vegetation metrics with field BioCondition assessments. …”
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Interregional features in the taxonomic composition of the Russian segetal floras by O. G. Baranova, A. S. Tretyakova, N. N. Luneva, A. A. Zverev, P. V. Kondratkov, T. A. Terekhina, G. R. Khasanova, S. M. Yamalov, M. V. Lebedeva

“…The segetal flora comprised weeds of cereals, root crops and perennial grasses. The comparison was made separately for the native and alien weeds. …”
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Activity Budget and Feeding Ecology of Geladas (Theropithecus gelada obscurus) around Abogedam Church West of Debre Berhan Town, Ethiopia by Dereje Yazezew, Afework Bekele, Hussein Ibrahim

“…Forty-one plant species were consumed by geladas that belonged to 18 families of which 53.66% were grasses. This study provides basic information on further studies and motivates conservationists to plan the management of unprotected areas at the vicinity of agricultural lands where such endemic animals dwell.…”
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Silicon Application Increases Drought Tolerance of Kentucky Bluegrass by Improving Plant Water Relations and Morphophysiological Functions by Shah Saud, Xin Li, Yang Chen, Lu Zhang, Shah Fahad, Saddam Hussain, Arooj Sadiq, Yajun Chen

“…Si application proved beneficial in improving the performance of Kentucky bluegrass in the present study suggesting that manipulation of endogenous Si through genetic or biotechnological means may result in the development of drought resistance in grasses.…”
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Perception des végétaux chez les Ribeirinhos d’Amazonie brésilienne by Claire Couly

“…The criteria used are mostly morphological but categories can overlap and fews species can change for other categories.In total, 439 morphotypes – also called ethnospecies that means minimum units of perception of biodiversity by local population - have been identified considering trees, palms, vines, grasses and herbs, and 257 basic terms were found. …”
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Mechanical Mastication of Utah Juniper Encroaching Sagebrush Steppe Increases Inorganic Soil N by Kert R. Young, Bruce A. Roundy, Dennis L. Eggett

“…Soil fertility changes associated with mastication were not considered sufficient to favor establishment of annual over perennial grasses, and we expect both to increase in cover following juniper mastication.…”
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Soil Phosphorus Dynamics of Wheat-Based Cropping Systems in the Semiarid Region of Argentina by Liliana Suñer, Juan Galantini, Gabriela Minoldo

“…-cattle grazing on natural grasses (WG), continuous wheat (WW), and wheat-legume (WL). …”
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Biosolids Effects in Chihuahuan Desert Rangelands: A Ten-Year Study by David B. Wester, Ronald E. Sosebee, Richard E. Zartman, Ernest B. Fish, J. Carlos Villalobos, Ricardo Mata-Gonzalez, Pedro Jurado, Corey A. Moffet

“…Biosolids increased leaf area of grasses; photosynthetic rates were not necessarily increased by biosolids. …”
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Soil Quality and Water Redistribution Influences on Plant Production over Low Hillslopes on Reclaimed Mined Land by Stephen D. Merrill, Mark A. Liebig, John D. Hendrickson, Abbey F. Wick

“…At Stanton, alfalfa (Medicago sativa), native grasses (Bouteloua spp.), and CWG responded to RSD, increasing 70% to midslope and decreasing further. …”
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Dry matter, organic matter, crude protein, and crude fibre digestibility of local goats supplemented with herbs and humic acid by Dwatmadji Dwatmadji, Suteky Tatik, Soetrisno Edi, Situmorang Novi Yanti, Sitinjak Elsa Hotdiantama

“…All goats were given the same amount of Tofu waste, fermented Palm Oil Sludge, and grasses. Feed offer, feed residue, fecal output, and digestibility were measured during a 7-day measurement period, with an adaptation period of 3 weeks. …”
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Assesment of Vegetation Cover Status in Dry Lands of The Sudan Using Social and Terrestrial Data by Mohammed Hamed Mohammed, Suzan Abdelrahman Hamad, Hassan Elnour Adam

“…Leptadenia pyrotechnica and Acacia nubica (18%), small scale farms and grasses (19%) and sandy soil and dunes (39%). The results of the land cover distribution indicated that vegetation cover decreased by 24% while sand/sand dunes was increased by 21% from 1985 to 2015. …”
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Walking in a self-selected enjoyable colored environment: exploring gender-specific effects and dynamics of affects, perceived exertion, heart rate, and preferred walking speed by Youmna Elsayed Hassanein, Youmna Elsayed Hassanein, Walid Briki, Lina Majed

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Impact of Soil Erosion on Agricultural Productivity in Nyakishenyi Sub-County Rukungiri District. by Nahurira, Brendah

“…Soil erosion can be mitigated by practicing contour farming, agroforestry, terracing, providing training programs, planting of cover crops, and construction of grassed waterways. The study recommended implementing detailed surveys and assessments to gather data on land use practices, vegetation cover, and topography. …”
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Productivity of selection numbers of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) in the nursery of competitive variety testing by Volodymyr Oleksiak, Lesia Baistruk-Hlodan, Oleg Stasiv, Hryhorij Konyk

“…The selection of breeding material and phenological observations were performed following the “Methodology for breeding perennial legumes and cereals in the Carpathian region” (2015) and “Formation and conservation of genetic diversity of forage and lawn grasses in the Carpathian region” (2015). In the competitive variety trial for haymaking, 2 selection numbers of perennial ryegrass (PFZ 02082 and PFZ 02514) were distinguished by plant height; 4 numbers – by leafiness (PFZ 02082; PFZ 02136; PFZ 02320; PFZ 02514), 2 numbers (PFZ 02082; PFZ 02514), 2 numbers – by green mass yield (PFZ 02082; PFZ 02514), and 2 numbers (PFZ 02082; PFZ 02514) – by dry matter yield. …”
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Comparative analysis of floristic richness and diversity in six central forest reserves of north eastern Uganda by Samuel Ojelel, Esther Katuura, Patrick Mucunguzi, James Kalema

“…Data was collected from nested quadrats (20 × 20 m for trees, 10 × 10 m for shrubs and 5 × 5 m for herbaceous climbers, forbs and grasses) placed at intervals of 100 m along a transect of 1000 – 1500 m. …”
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Exploring and collecting perennial forage and grain legume crop genetic diversity in Voronezh and Tambov provinces (Results of the collecting mission, 2016) by L. L. Malyshev, V. F. Chapurin, T. V. Buravtseva

“…Species and forms of wild perennial legumes and forage grasses possess complex adaptability to local environments. …”
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