Grazing management has been the focus of the research with forage plants in Brazil for
many years. Only in the last two decades, however, significant changes and advances have …

Agricultural systems are responsible for environmental impacts that can be mitigated
through the adoption of more sustainable principles. Our objective was to investigate the …

The objective of this review was to address the main factors that affect the morphogenic and
structural characteristics of forage plants. Within the Brazilian agricultural system, there is a …

Forage nutrient contents are an important factor explaining the dry matter intake (DMI),
average daily gain (ADG), and methane emissions (CH 4) of ruminants fed indoors …

Napier grass is the most important perennial tropical grass native to Sub-Saharan Africa and
widely grown in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, primarily as a forage crop …

Light competition increases and plants' growth pattern change to optimize light utilization
when the leaf area index increases. It has been previously shown that using 95% canopy …

The objective of this work was to evaluate three tropical forage species for their in vitro
methane (CH4) production and organic matter degradability, in order to determine the …

Tangolagrass (Brachiaria arrecta× Brachiaria mutica) is a stoloniferous warm-season grass
considered as an alternative to forming permanent grasslands in waterlogged tropical …

Greenhouse gases emissions are considered one of the most important environmental
issues of dairy farming systems. Nitrous oxide (N 2 O) has particular importance owing to its …

Ineffective management of pastures still constitutes the main problem in the Brazilian
livestock industry, in which recovery of soil fertility is a determinant for soil restoration. In this …