Microsatellites or simple sequence repeats (SSRs) are highly useful molecular markers for plant improvement. Expressed sequence tag (EST)-SSR markers have a higher rate of transferability across species than genomic SSR markers and are thus well suited for application in cross-species phylogenetic studies. Our objectives were to examine the amplification of tall fescue EST-SSR markers in 12 gra...

BACKGROUND Livestock rearing is one of the oldest and most important types of smallholder farming worldwide. The sustainability of livestock production depends on the efficient utilization of locally available resources. Some traditional methods of raising livestock may offer valuable lessons in this regard. This study documented and evaluated local knowledge of wild forage plants in the Dulong...

Silvopastoralism based on livestock feeding forage trees is becoming a sustainable alternative to traditional grazing the open pastures of dry tropical Central America. Four autochthonous trees, Acacia pennatula, Enterolobium cyclocarpum, Gliricidia sepium and Guazuma ulmifolia, one exotic (Moringa oleifera) tree are preferred species for these silvopastoral systems. Little known, however, abou...

Nitrogen (N), acquired by roots and mycorrhizal fungi supplied to plant foliage, is a growth-limiting nutrient at the subarctic treeline. Due this limitation, interspecific competition acquisition of N an important control on community composition distribution. The ability trees shrubs access shapes dynamics ecotone undergoing species range shifts changes in primary productivity driven climate ...

A demonstration was conducted to examine the stored forage yield and stored forage quality of two different hay forage management systems. The forage management systems were a hay harvest only system or a complimentary hayround bale silage harvest system. The hay system harvested bermudagrass forage as hay during the summer when weather conditions allowed, the complimentary system harvested ber...

In addition to foraging individually several species of ants guide nestmates to a goal by tandem running. We found that the Australian ant, Camponotus consobrinus, forages both individually and by tandem running to head to the same goal, nest-specific native Australian trees on which they forage. While paths of solitary foragers and initial paths of tandem followers showed no differences in hea...

The research was carried out with the objective of evaluating effect different substrates based on grass roots, air layering in lychee plants. seedlings were planted plastic pots a capacity 10 liters mixture soil, sand and barnyard manure (3:1:1). treatments composed Esfagno as control forage roots: Tifton, Jiggs, Mombaça Tanzânia. Ninety days after planting, their roots removed placed to dry f...