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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... ... |
 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... ... |
 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... ... |
 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... ... |
 Author(s): ANDRADE, R. G.; HOTT, M. C.; MAGALHAES JUNIOR, W. C. P. de; MACHADO, J. C.; BORGES, C. A. V. Elephant grass is a promising plant for economic and sustainable energy production. However, adapted cultivars and efficient strategies for selecting genotypes aimed at energy biomass production is es... ... |
 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... ... |
 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... ... |
 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.
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 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... ... |
 Author(s): CAVALI, J.; COUTO, V. R. M.; PORTO, M. O.; VALENTIM, J. F.; SALES, M. F. L.; VALENTE, E. E.; MORAES, I. O.; ARAÚJO, M. E. C. de The legume Arachis pintoi cv. BRS Mandobi is adapted to the climatic conditions of the North region, has good productivity and nutritional quality being used in grazing intercropped with other species... ... |
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