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Tropical Forages

Tropical Forages is a category of herbaceous plant species predominantly found in tropical climates that are utilized as livestock feed due to their adaptation to high temperatures, high rainfall, and low soil fertility, distinguishing them from temperate forage species by their unique physiological and growth characteristics suited to equatorial environments.

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823

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2017–2026

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Publications

231

Factors Affecting the Utilization of ‘Poor-Quality’ Forages by Ruminants Particularly Under Tropical Conditions

R. A. Leng · Nutrition Research Reviews · 1990 · 617 citations · Full text

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Tropical Forages: an interactive selection tool

Bruce G. Cook, Bruce Pengelly, Sibylla Brown et al. · CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research) · 2005 · 275 citations

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Production, faecal egg counts and worm burdens of ewe lambs which grazed six contrasting forages

J.H. Niezen, H.A. Robertson, G. C. Waghorn et al. · Veterinary Parasitology · 1998 · 214 citations

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Preharvest Factors Influencing Quality of Conserved Forage

P.J. Van Soest, D.R. Mertens, B. Deinum · Journal of Animal Science · 1978 · 205 citations

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Analysis of Forages by Infrared Reflectance

J. S. Shenk, Mark O. Westerhaus, M. Richard Hoover · Journal of Dairy Science · 1979 · 187 citations · Full text

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Authors

823

  1. ED
    Edênio Detmann

    Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil

    9 publications · 266 citations

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  2. MP
    Michael Peters

    International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Colombia

    8 publications · 741 citations

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  3. IM
    Idupulapati M. Rao

    International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Colombia

    7 publications · 567 citations

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  4. SD
    Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho

    Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil

    6 publications · 193 citations

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  5. SA
    Stefanie Alvarenga Santos

    Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil

    5 publications · 122 citations

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1–5 of 823

Institutions

256

  1. Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation

    Brasília, Brazil

    14 h-index

    49 publications

    1.5K citations

  2. International Center for Tropical Agriculture

    Santiago de Cali, Colombia

    12 h-index

    72 publications

    6.5K citations

  3. Universidade de São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil

    11 h-index

    30 publications

    883 citations

  4. Universidade Federal de Viçosa

    Viçosa, Brazil

    10 h-index

    50 publications

    1.6K citations

  5. Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

    São Paulo, Brazil

    9 h-index

    36 publications

    844 citations

  6. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

    Canberra, Australia

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    883 citations

  7. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    340 citations

  8. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    5 h-index

    14 publications

    610 citations

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  1. Animal Feed Science and Technology

    18 publications · 651 citations

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  2. Journal of Animal Science

    12 publications · 717 citations

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  3. Tropical Grasslands - Forrajes Tropicales

    7 publications · 342 citations

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  4. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

    5 publications · 139 citations

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  5. The Journal of Agricultural Science

    5 publications · 167 citations

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