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Author(s): BRIGHENTI, A. M.; CALSAVARA, L. H. F.; VAROTTO, Y. V. G.

Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum.) is an important forage crop that has been proposed as a potential feedstock for bioenergy production. However, weed interference is a major factor limiting... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2016

Author(s): MENEZES, B. R. S.; DAHER, R. F.; GRAVINA, G. de A.; PEREIRA, A. V.; SOUSA, L. B.; RODRIGUES, E. V.; SILVA, V. B.; GOTTARDO, R. D.; SCHNEIDER, L. S. A.; NOVO, A. A. C.

With a high growth rate and a DM yield of up to 80 t ha-1 yr-1, elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.) has been utilized as an alternative source of energy. However, genotypes adapted to and... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2015

Author(s): BRIGHENTI, A. M.; LEDO, F. J. da S.; MACHADO, J. C.; VAROTTO, Y. V. G.

Abstract Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum.) fodder productivity and quality are directly affected by weed interference. The difficulty in controlling weed species is one of the major limitat... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2017

Author(s): BRIGHENTI, A. M.; MACHADO, J. C.; LEDO, F. J. da S.; CALSAVARA, L. H. F.; VAROTTO, Y. V. G.

The interference imposed by weeds is one of the most important factors limiting elephant grass forage yield. Two experiments were carried out in 2015/2016 and 2017 to evaluate the selectivity and weed... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2017

Author(s): ROCHA, J. R. do A. S. de C.; MARÇAL, T. de S.; SALVADOR, F. V.; SILVA, A. C. da; CARNEIRO, P. C. S.; RESENDE, M. D. V. de; CARNEIRO, J. da C.; AZEVEDO, A. L. S.; PEREIRA, J. F.; MACHADO, J. C.

Background: Elephant grass [Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone] is used for bioenergy and animal feed. In order to identify candidate genes that could be exploited for marker-assisted selection in... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2019

Author(s): DIAS, E. C. B.; CÂNDIDO, M. J. D.; FURTADO, R. N.; POMPEU, R. C. F. F.; SILVA, L. V. da

Abstract: The objective was to evaluate the intake, nutrient digestibility and nitrogen balance in sheep fed diets containing elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum) silage containing 0; 7; 14 and... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2019

Author(s): MARAFON, A. C.; ENDRES, L.; SANTOS, J. C. M. dos; SILVA, A. C. S. da; GUIMARAES, V. dos S.; SANTOS, J. P. dos; SANTOS, E. L. S. dos; AVELINO, J. R. L.

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2019

Author(s): MARAFON, A. C.; SANTIAGO, A. D.; CAMARA, T. M. M.; RANGEL, J. H. de A.; AMARAL, A. F. C.; LEDO, F. J.; BIERHALS, A. N.; GUIMARÃES, V. S.; PAIVA, H. L.

Several of the perennial grasses include elephant grass (Pennisetum purpurem), energy cane (Saccharum sp.), giant reed (Arundo donax), sorghum and Miscanthus sp. are used for bioenergy production purp... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2015

Author(s): TUPY, O.; LEITE, J. L. B.; MORENZ, M. J. F.; CARNEIRO, A. V.

Given the high production of dry matter that can be obtained by the cultivar BRS Capiaçu compared to corn for silage, there is a great economy of area used. with the BRS Capiaçu cultivar, in addition... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2023

Author(s): BRIGHENTI, A. M.

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2016

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