Co-application of biochars and Piriformospora indica improved the quality of coastal saline soil and promoted the growth...
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Published in Frontiers in Plant Science
Co-application of biochars and Piriformospora indica improved the quality of coastal saline soil and promoted the growth...
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Evaluation of preharvest and postharvest factors on forage crop quality, physiology, and ensiling characteristics
Published in Frontiers in Plant Science
Forage yield, competition, and economic indices of oat and common vetch intercrops in a semi-arid region
Published in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Intercropping of annual favorable legumes with grains to produce forage is utilized extensively worldwide to improve resource use efficiency. To identify the best intercropping system for a semi-arid region of China, intercrops of oat (Avena sativa L.) and common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) at five planting proportions and oat and common vetch monocrop...
Application of C.odorata liquid fertilizer and leaves maize trimming as an integration of maize- livestock and farming a...
Published in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
This experiment aimed to determine the effect of trimming the maximum vegetative phase which was applied C.odorata liquid fertilizer (CLF) to increase food security and animal feed as well as to analyze its farming. The experiment was arranged in a completely randomized design (CRD) by factorial. The first factor was trimming consisting of an untri...
Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) resource selection: trade-offs between forage and predation risk
Published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Ungulates commonly select habitat with higher forage biomass and or nutritional quality to improve body condition and fitness. However, predation risk can alter ungulate habitat selection and foraging behavior and may affect their nutritional condition. Ungulates often choose areas with lower predation risk, sometimes sacrificing higher quality for...
A set of ecosystem service indicators for European grasslands based on botanical surveys
Grasslands provide a wide range of ecosystem services (ESs). However, there is currently no method for easily diagnosing the level of ESs produced. Our aim was to develop ES indicators based on botanical surveys, which are readily available data and integrative of grassland spatiotemporal variability. Methods Based on academic knowledge and experti...
The influence of multiple variables on bipedal context in wild chimpanzees: implications for the evolution of bipedality...
Published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Investigations into the role of selection in the origin of human bipedalism using ape models have relied heavily on behavioral frequency data. However, analysis of video of wild apes has the advantage of capturing the details of the entirety of each rare, brief bipedal bout witnessed, not just the moment detected in observational studies. We used v...
Crop phenology reshapes the food‐safety landscape for roe deer in an agroecosystem
Abstract Understanding the behavioural adjustments of wildlife in anthropized landscapes is key for promoting sustainable human–wildlife coexistence. Little is known, however, about how synanthropic species navigate spatio‐temporal variation in the availability of food and cover that are shaped by human practices such as agriculture. Animal habitat...
Cattle are more motivated for a high-concentrate diet than Sudan grass hay, despite low reticulorumen pH.
Subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) is characterized by chronic low ruminal pH, and occurs for feedlot cattle fed high-concentrate diets. Forages slow digestion and reduce acid production. We aimed to assess how motivated finishing cattle are to access forage (Sudan grass hay, SG) via their willingness to interact with an electrified barrier. Reticulo...
Forage accumulation of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) from soils around Kilembe copper mine, Western Uganda.
Published in International journal of phytoremediation
This is the first study of this kind which has investigated forage uptake of trace elements from Kilembe contaminated soils and the possible risks for grazing animals. It is also the first study to profile the differences in bioaccumulation potentials of different species of forage. The study further identifies a forage species of guinea grass and ...
