Assessing subtle changes in arid land river basin ecological quality: A study utilizing the PIE engine platform and RSEI by Aizemaitijiang Maimaitituersun, Han Yang, Nuerbiye Aobuliaisan, Kamuran Maimaitiaili, Ouyang Chenyu

“…Despite requisitioning cultivated land, forest, and grass—key for regional balance—sustained deterioration is not anticipated due to their small areas and potential for recovery. …”
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Timing, risk factors, and causes of foetal and preweaning lamb mortality in lowland production systems involving a range of ewe genotypes by D. Shiels, J.F. Mee, J.P. Hanrahan, C.M. Dwyer, S. Fagan, T.W.J. Keady

“…The timing and causes of death and associated risk factors were investigated in a study conducted over 2 consecutive years (involving 1 103 and 1 038 ewes in 2017 and 2018, respectively) in three prolific (average litter size 1.91) indoor-lambing, lowland flocks (in Ireland) that consisted of a range of genotypes, managed in grass-based systems of production. Data were collected from all foetuses and lambs that died (between ∼120 days gestation and weaning at 14 weeks of age); 221 cases in 2017 and 241 cases in 2018. …”
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Pollen–Food Allergy Syndrome: Allergens, Clinical Insights, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges by Laura Haidar, Camelia Felicia Bănărescu, Cristina Uța, Sandra Iulia Moldovan, Elena-Larisa Zimbru, Răzvan-Ionuț Zimbru, Elena Ciurariu, Marius Georgescu, Carmen Panaitescu

“…Pollen–food allergy syndrome (PFAS), also known as oral allergy syndrome, is a common condition affecting individuals sensitized to pollens such as birch, ragweed, and grass. This syndrome arises from immunological cross-reactivity between pollen allergens and structurally similar proteins found in various fruits, vegetables, and nuts. …”
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Agricultural land use conflict identification and land degradation risk analysis from the perspective of spatial matching in the Ili River Valley by DONG Guanglong, WANG Jue, WANG Han, CHENG Weiya, LIU Zheng, ZHANG Wenxin

“…The moderately sensitive, highly sensitive, and extremely sensitive areas were 3811.25, 3692.74, and 2683.44 km², respectively, which are mainly distributed in the northern part of Khorgos City, the southern part of Zhaosu County, and the northern part of Nilek County. (4) The high land degradation risk area covered 4200.92 km², accounting for 20.95% of the agricultural land use conflict area and 7.63% of the Ili River Valley, mainly distributed in the north, middle, and south Tianshan Mountains with rugged terrain and harsh natural environment making it suitable for woodland or mixed forest and grass. However, it’s current used as artificial pasture coupled with overgrazing has increased the risk of land degradation. …”
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Effects of Calliandra and Sesbania on Daily Milk Production in Dairy Cows on Commercial Smallholder Farms in Kenya by D. N. Makau, J. A. VanLeeuwen, G. K. Gitau, S. L. McKenna, C. Walton, J. Muraya, J. J. Wichtel

“…Other variables positively associated with ln daily milk production in the final model included feeding of Napier grass, amount of silage and dairy meal fed, body condition score, and appetite of the cow. …”
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Сomparative analysis of wild and cultivated Lathyrus L. spp. according to their primary and secondary metabolite contents by A. E. Solovyeva, T. V. Shelenga, А. L. Shavarda, M. O. Burlyaeva

“…The range of variability for organic acids ranged from 140 to 2140, for free amino acids from 11.8 to 610, and for secondary metabolites from 4.4 to 224.6 mg/100  g. Grass pea accessions  with high organic acid, free amino acid and secondary metabolite contents were identified: k-900 (Colombia) for organic acids (2140, 610 and 178 mg/100  g); k-51 (Georgia) and k-959 (Afghanistan) for free amino acids (401.29 and 540.63 mg/100 g); k-893 (Eritrea) for secondary metabolites (199.39 mg/100 g), etc. …”
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CircRNA profiling reveals the regulatory role of circPAN3 in Hezuo boars Sertoli cell growth by Haixia Shi, Zunqiang Yan, Hong Du, Bo Zhang, Shuangbao Gun

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Comparison of Essential Oils of Houttuynia cordata Thunb. from Different Processing Methods and Harvest Seasons Based on GC-MS and Chemometric Analysis by Xue Pan, Haiying Li, Dingfang Chen, Jinjin Zheng, Longhua Yin, Juan Zou, Yalun Zhang, Kaiwen Deng, Meifeng Xiao, Lei Meng, Fuyuan He

“…(DHC) or the fresh whole grass of Houttuynia cordata Thunb. (FHC), where DHC are harvested in summer and FHC around the year. …”
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Unlocking the genetic potential of Ethiopian fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) genotypes for future breeding by Zebib Berhe, Tesfaye Awas, Asmare Dejen, Metadel Adane, Baye Akele, Musa Adal, Faris Hailu

“…They grow mostly on July with legumes like faba bean, chickpea, lentil, grass pea and field pea. The survey study indicated that in-terms variety there was only one variety. …”
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Assessing coupling between soil temperature and potential air temperature using PALM-4U: implications for idealized scenarios by P. Glocke, C. C. Holst, B. Khan, B. Khan, S. A. Benz

“…The least influence is found during summer at 09:00, when elevated soil temperatures increase potential air temperatures by only 0.02 K over short and tall grass and by 0.18 K over bare soil. When using Dirichlet/radiation boundary conditions, the atmosphere cannot develop freely, and changing soil temperatures do not impact potential air temperatures.…”
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Performance evaluation and stability analysis of malt barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) varieties for yield and quality traits in Eastern Amhara, Ethiopia by Abebe Assefa, Getawey Girmay, Tesfaye Alemayehu, Alemu Lakew

“…Abstract Background Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is an annual cereal crop that belongs to the grass family Poaceae of the tribe Triticeae. It is the fifth most important cereal crop after teff, wheat, maize and sorghum in area coverage in Ethiopia. …”
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THE EFFECT OF THE AGE OF SMOOTH BROME (BROMOPSIS INERMIS) STANDS ON THEIR HERBAGE YIELD IN TYUMEN PROVINCE by N. A. Feoktistova

“…The primary specialization branches of agriculture in Tyumen Province are plant production and dairy farming, with cattle husbandry being lately introduced, which implies a demand for feed crops, in particular perennial grasses, among which smooth brome (Bromopsis inermis (Leyss.) …”
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Characterization of the Beekeeping Value Chain: Challenges, Perceptions, Limitations, and Opportunities for Beekeepers in Kayonza District, Rwanda by Borden Mushonga, Landouard Hategekimana, Gervais Habarugira, Erick Kandiwa, Alaster Samkange, Basiamisi Victor Ernest Segwagwe

“…The majority of the hives were made from hollow tree logs (40%), tree barks (12%), banana leaves/bark (11%), cow dung (8%), mud (7%), grass (6%), tree leaves (6%), and the rest (20%) were improved beehives, particularly Langstroth hives. …”
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Using benthos a bioindicator to assess the efficiency constructed wetland community wastewater treatment system by K. Seethong, K. Chunkao, N. Dampin, W. Wararam

“…This study assesses the diversity, species composition, and distribution of benthic organisms in a community wastewater-filter grass system and explores the relationship between water quality and benthos.METHODS: Water samples were collected from plant plots between December 2021 and March 2022. …”
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Experimental prosopis management practices and grassland restoration in three Eastern African countries by René Eschen, Ketema Bekele, Yohana Jumanne, Staline Kibet, Fernadis Makale, John Richard Mbwambo, Berhanu Megersa, Mahamood Mijay, Francis Moyo, Linus Munishi, Mickfanaka Mwihomeke, Winnie Nunda, Moses Nyangito, Arne Witt, Urs Schaffner

“…We tested three prosopis treatments (manual uprooting and cut stump and basal bark herbicide application) in combination with three incremental restoration interventions (divots, divots + mulching, divots + mulching + grass seed sowing). The three-year study was replicated in Ethiopia (Afar National Regional State), Kenya (Baringo county) and Tanzania (Moshi district). …”
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From the history of Lithuanian picture books (1900-1930) by Ingrida Korsakaitė

“…The company Kultūra published the Lithuanian fairy tale Eglė, žalčių karalienė (Eglė, the Queen of Grass Snakes) (Šiauliai, 1924), illustrated by Lithuanian painter K. …”
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Optimized Extraction of Resveratrol from Arachis repens Handro by Ultrasound and Microwave: A Correlation Study with the Antioxidant Properties and Phenol Contents by Leonardo Garcia, Renata Garcia, Georgia Pacheco, Felipe Sutili, Rodrigo De Souza, Elisabeth Mansur, Ivana Leal

“…The vegetal species Arachis repens, commonly known as peanut grass, was studied and, for the first time, we detected the presence of the bioactive compound trans-resveratrol (t-RSV). …”
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An initial exploration of core collection construction and DNA fingerprinting in Elymus sibiricus L. using SNP markers by Xinrui Li, Xinrui Li, Xinrui Li, Daping Song, Mingfeng Li, Daxu Li, Minghong You, Yan Peng, Jiajun Yan, Shiqie Bai

“…., an excellent forage and ecological restoration grass, plays a key role in grassland ecological construction and the sustainable development of animal husbandry. …”
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Therapeutic potential of Chromolaena odorata, Vernonia amygdalina, and Cymbopogon citratus against pathogenic Bacteria by Udensi Justina Ugochi, Anyanwu Charles Obinna, Emedoh Andrew Emeka, Anyanwu Emilia Oluchi, Danladi Makeri, Pius Theophilus, Ezera Agwu

“…We tested graded concentrations (25 mg/ml, 50 mg/ml, 75 mg/ml, and 100 mg/ml) of ethanolic extracts of Awolowo leaf (Chromolaena odorata), Bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina), and Lemon grass leaf (Cymbopogon citratus) against Salmonella spp, Klebsiella spp, Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus employing the agar well diffusion method to measure zones of inhibition. …”
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Integrated systems improve soil microclimate, soybean photosynthesis and growth by Luciana Maria da Silva, Eduardo Habermann, Kátia Aparecida de Pinho Costa, Adriano Carvalho Costa, João Antônio Gonçalves e Silva, Eduardo da Costa Severiano, Lourival Vilela, Fabiano Guimarães Silva, Alessandro Guerra da Silva, Bruno de Souza Marques, Fabrício Rodrigues, Carlos Alberto Martinez

“…Additionally, experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of monocultures and previous integration between maize, three cultivars of Panicum maximum (Zuri, Tamani, and Quênia guinea grass) and Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan cv. BRS Mandarim) on soil health, physiological aspects, and soybean production. …”
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