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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Land cover classification for Siberia leveraging diverse global land cover datasets by Munseon Beak, Kazuhito Ichii, Yuhei Yamamoto, Ruci Wang, Beichen Zhang, Ram C. Sharma, Tetsuya Hiyama

“…The validations showed that: (a) the generated new land cover data achieved the highest overall accuracy (85.04%) and kappa coefficient (82.62%); (b) the classifications of mixed forest (user accuracy: 97.85%) and grasses (user accuracy: 94.85%) demonstrated improvements, showing higher performance compared to most other types; and (c) by comparing the distribution of land cover across climate zones, we discovered that temperature is a critical factor throughout Siberia. …”
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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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Hydrothermal Dynamics and Surface Energy Allocation in Subtropical Grasslands by WANG Heng, ZHANG Qingtao, WANG Zhiqiang, WU Xinyu

“…Soil hydrothermal changes are an important part of the study of eco-hydrological processes,and studies on soil hydrothermal changes in grasslands in subtropical coastal areas are relatively insufficient.This paper studied the soil hydrothermal changes and surface energy balance of grassland in a subtropical campus area by using field observation data.The results showed that:① Grassland soil moisture is affected differently by rainfall in the wet and dry seasons,with rainfall causing greater soil moisture changes in the dry season than in the wet season.On 20 December,the daily rainfall was 15.2 mm,and the soil moisture change was 0.12 m³/m³ during the study period.On 1 May,the daily rainfall was 120.3 mm,and the soil moisture change was only 0.11 m³/m³.② In terms of vertical variation in soil water potential gradient,the zero-pass surface of the soil water potential gradient occurs within 10~30 cm in the wet season and around 50 cm in the dry season.③ According to the response of soil moisture to rainfall,soil moisture transport after rainfall in the dry and wet seasons mainly occurs at a soil depth of 0~40 cm.④ The change in soil temperature is greatly influenced by seasonal temperature,and the surface soil temperature gradient is large.In spring and summer,soil temperature decreases with increasing soil depth;in autumn and winter,soil temperature increases with increasing soil depth.⑤ Within two adjacent months,transpiration from grasses is significantly reduced in the wet season relative to the dry season.In terms of energy allocation,although the wet season sees more rainfall and less energy flux,the proportion of latent heat flux is higher,with the proportion of latent heat flux between 0:00 and 6:00 and between 7:00 and 17:00 increasing by 3% and 7% respectively compared with the dry season.This paper examines rainfall and seasonal differences in the hydrothermal dynamics and surface energy of subtropical grasslands,providing information for the study of ecosystems in subtropical coastal zones.…”
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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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Seed regeneration of green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall) in green spaces of Petrozavodsk city by Antipina Galina Stanislavovna, Platonova Elena, Morozova Anna

“…Seed germination is limited possibly by deficit of light and moisture, competition from trees, shrubs and perennial grasses. At the same time, there are individual successful examples of self-seeding of green ash in Petrozavodsk, and the plants reach the age of several years and form seeds. …”
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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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Evaluation of growth, yield attributes, and yield of wheat varieties under Terminalia chebula trees by Akshay Kumar, Meenakshi Gupta, L. M. Gupta, Sarabdeep Kour, Punit Choudhary

“…In the Jammu subtropics, many fruit trees are grown with grasses or as the sole crop. There is not much awareness among farmers about the benefits of agroforestry. …”
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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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Expression divergence of BAG gene family in maize under heat stress by Babar Farid, Muhammad Abu Bakar Saddique, Muhammad Hammad Nadeem Tahir, Rao Muhammad Ikram, Zulfiqar Ali, Waseem Akbar

“…This research offers a roadmap to plan functional research and utilize ZmBAG genes to enhance heat tolerance in grasses.…”
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Fire return intervals and recruitment affect population growth rate of canopy trees in tall open forest in humid savanna by Patricia A. Werner, Stephanie J. Peacock

“…Abstract Savannas are the major biome in tropical regions of the globe, defined as sparsely wooded regions with a continuous herbaceous layer of mainly C4 grasses where rainfall is distinctly seasonal. Fire is a common feature of most savannas. …”
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Influence of environmental variables and anthropogenic activities on soda-saline lakes chemistry in northern Tanzania: A remote sensing and GIS approach by Azaria Stephano Lameck, Brian Rotich, Abdalrahman Ahmed, Harison K. Kipkulei, Peto Akos, Emil Boros

“…Land use/land cover changes results indicated dynamics in the various classes with an overall decrease in areas under water bodies (−39.80 %), forests (−22.57 %) and bareland (−36.18) while agricultural land (111.01 %) built-up areas (434.72 %), shrubs and grasses (72.77 %) increased in area coverage over the 23 years study period (2000–2023). …”
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Effect of sex on the weight gain of calves (Bubalus bubalis) reared in silvopastoral systems during the dry season by Efraín Chacón Condori, Luis A. de la Cruz-Cruz

“…After weaning, the animals were abruptly separated and placed in 15 38-hectare paddocks with silvopastoral systems and rotational grazing in pastures with native and introduced grasses and natural shade. The data was analyzed by comparing means using Tukey’s test with a significance level of p<0.05. …”
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Comparative assessment of the copy number of satellite repeats in the genome of Triticeae species by P. Yu. Kroupin, A. I. Yurkina, A. A. Kocheshkova, D. S. Ulyanov, G. I. Karlov, M. G. Divashuk

“…Pseudoroegneria species play a special role among grasses, as they are considered putative donors of the St-genome in many polyploid species. …”
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Genome constitution and differentiation of subgenomes in Siberian and Far Eastern endemic species of the genus Elymus (Poaceae) according to the sequencing of the nuclear gene waxy by A. V. Agafonov, S. V. Asbaganov, E. V. Shabanova (Kobozeva), I. V. Morozov, A. A. Bondar

“…Fifty-three species of perennial grasses in the genus Elymus L. (Poaceae), which are widespread in Russia, are generally assumed to have three haplome combinations: StH, StY and StHY. …”
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Ethnobotanical survey on anti-tuberculosis plants in Mbujimayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo by Malangu Lambert Muamba, Kitambala Marsi Mbayo, Numbi Evodie Wa Ilunga, Ilunga Eddy Mbuyu, Kabeya Justin Kanda, Otete François Dikala, Ebalantshim Daniel Munakongo, Mwinensenge James Maloba, Nonga Welcome Muyumba, Kalonji Serge Mbuyi, Muya Richard Kalunga, Tsheko Manya, Kihuya Eddy Ngoy, B. J. Kanangila, Mutombo Emery Kalonda, Kankenza Léonard Kalanda, Simbi Jean-Baptiste Lumbu, Clement L. LIYONGO

“…The identified species were categorized as shrubs (37.50%), grasses (37.50%), trees (21.43%), and lianas (3.57%). …”
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