Forage conservation in form of silage production remains best option to ensure availability adequate feed resource the rainforest zone Nigeria due high relative humidity that negatively affects hay quality. Grasses like Panicum maximum (Guinea grass), Pennisetum purpureum (Elephant grass) are predominantly grown this throughout year, but decline nutritive quality when dry season was at peak. Ce...

The first intron of the shrunken-1 (Sh1) locus of maize was incorporated into constructs containing the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase gene (CAT) coupled with the nopaline synthase 3' polyadenylation signal. Transcription was driven with the 35S promoter of the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) or the Sh1 promoter of maize. Transient gene expression was monitored following electroporation into...

When restoring degraded landscapes, approaches capable of striking a balance between improving environmental services and enhancing human wellbeing need to be considered. Agroforestry is an important option for land associated ecosystem functions. Using survey, key informant interview rapid carbon stock appraisal (RaCSA) methods, this study was conducted in five districts West Java province exa...

Drought severely limits forage productivity of C4 grasses across the tropics. The avoidance of water deficit by increasing the capacity for water uptake or by controlling water loss are common responses in forage C4 grasses. Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) and Brachiaria hybrid cv. Mulato II are tropical C4 grasses used for livestock production due to their reputed resistance to drought con...

The present study analysed the response of adult female capybaras (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris) to different dietary supplementation in relation to litter size per parturition and oestradiol secretion profile during pregnancy and the oestrous cycle. All four experimental groups received 'camerum' grass (Pennisetum purpureum) and water ad libitum and three of the groups were also fed a protein, li...