Regional experience with Brachiaria: Asia, the South Pacific, and Australia

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cg.coverage.countryAustralia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2AU
cg.coverage.regionOceania
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.coverage.regionAustralia and New Zealand
cg.identifier.urlhttps://books.google.com/books?id=dMF6QpfVdjMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=&pg=PA258
cg.subject.ciatTROPICAL FORAGES
cg.subject.ciatFARMING SYSTEMS
dc.contributor.authorStür, Werner W.
dc.contributor.authorHopkinson, J.M.
dc.contributor.authorChen, C.P.
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-28T14:17:07Zen
dc.date.available2015-01-28T14:17:07Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/54889
dc.titleRegional experience with Brachiaria: Asia, the South Pacific, and Australiaen
dcterms.abstractBrachiaria species occupy about 300,000 hectares in Asia, the South Pacific, and Australia. In Asia and the South Pacific, they are the most widely grown pasture grasses in the humid and subhumid tropics; in Australia, the area to which they are adapted is relatively small, but within it, Brachiaria occupies more than half the area of improved pastures. Brachiaria mutica, the first species introduced into the region, in the late 1800s, is now widely naturalized. Since seed of B. decumbens became available in the early 1970s, this has become the most widely planted species. Brachiaria humidicola is popular in wetter areas of Asia and the South Pacific, especially with smallholders. Brachiaria ruziziensis, introduced into Australia in the late 1960s, was soon replaced there by B. decumbens; however, in recent years, it has been promoted in Northeast Thailand, where a large quantity of seed is produced. The success of Brachiaria species can be attributed to their broad adaptation and to their aggressiveness and resilience, which enable them to persist even under unfavorable conditions.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationStür, W.W.; Hopkinson, J.M.; Chen, C.P. 1996. Regional experience with Brachiaria: Asia, the South Pacific, and Australia. In: Miles, John W; Maass, Brigitte L; Valle, Cacilda Borges do; Kumble, Vrinda (eds.). Brachiaria: Biology, agronomy, and improvement. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT); Campo Grande, BR : Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria (EMBRAPA), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Gado de Corte (CNPGC), Cali, CO. p. 258-271. (CIAT publication no. 259)en
dcterms.extentp. 258-271
dcterms.issued1996
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture
dcterms.publisherEmpresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária
dcterms.subjectbrachiariaen
dcterms.subjectpanicum maximumen
dcterms.subjectcalopogonium mucunoidesen
dcterms.subjectsustainabilityen
dcterms.subjectgermplasmen
dcterms.subjectadaptationen
dcterms.subjectpests of plantsen
dcterms.subjectplant diseasesen
dcterms.subjectusesen
dcterms.subjectproductivityen
dcterms.subjectanimal productionen
dcterms.subjectfarming systemsen
dcterms.subjectweight gainen
dcterms.subjectdry matter contenten
dcterms.subjectsostenibilidaden
dcterms.subjectgermoplasmaen
dcterms.subjectadaptaciónen
dcterms.subjectplagas de plantasen
dcterms.subjectenfermedades de las plantasen
dcterms.subjectusosen
dcterms.subjectproductividaden
dcterms.subjectproducción animalen
dcterms.subjectsistemas de explotaciónen
dcterms.subjectganancia de pesoen
dcterms.subjectcontenido de materia secaen
dcterms.typeBook Chapter

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