Thistle Control in Pastures by Brent Sellers, Pratap Devkota, Jason Ferrell

“… If left uncontrolled, thick thistle stands can reduce grazing, result in less forage production, and ultimately, lower calf weaning weight. …”
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Wildland Weeds: Paragrass, Urochloa mutica by L. T. Markle, Brent A. Sellers, William A. Overholt

“…Paragrass (also referred to as Californiagrass) is thought to have been introduced into Florida sometime in the late 1870s as a forage plant. The semiaquatic grass is a native of tropical Africa, and today it is established in both hemispheres in tropical and subtropical regions as a highly palatable fodder. …”
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Wildland Weeds: Paragrass, Urochloa mutica by L. T. Markle, Brent A. Sellers, William A. Overholt

“…Paragrass (also referred to as Californiagrass) is thought to have been introduced into Florida sometime in the late 1870s as a forage plant. The semiaquatic grass is a native of tropical Africa, and today it is established in both hemispheres in tropical and subtropical regions as a highly palatable fodder. …”
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African army ants at the forefront of virome surveillance in a remote tropical forest by Fritz, Matthieu, Reggiardo, Bérénice, Filloux, Denis, Claude, Lisa, Fernandez, Emmanuel, Mahé, Frédéric, Kraberger, Simona, Custer, Joy M., Becquart, Pierre, Mebaley, Telstar Ndong, Kombila, Linda Bohou, Lenguiya, Léadisaelle H., Boundenga, Larson, Mombo, Illich M., Maganga, Gael D., Niama, Fabien R., Koumba, Jean-Sylvain, Ogliastro, Mylène, Yvon, Michel, Martin, Darren P., Blanc, Stéphane, Varsani, Arvind, Leroy, Eric, Roumagnac, Philippe

“…Specifically, we focused our study on the use of army ants of the genus Dorylus that are obligate collective foragers and group predators that attack and overwhelm a broad array of animal prey. …”
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Nematode Management Using Sorghum and Its Relatives by K. Dover, Koon-Hui Wang, Robert McSorley

“…Not only do they produce a source of forage or silage for animal feed, but many cultivars are effective in reducing population levels of root-knot nematodes, which are key nematode pests in Florida as well as many other parts of the world. …”
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Nematode Management Using Sorghum and Its Relatives by K. Dover, Koon-Hui Wang, Robert McSorley

“…Not only do they produce a source of forage or silage for animal feed, but many cultivars are effective in reducing population levels of root-knot nematodes, which are key nematode pests in Florida as well as many other parts of the world. …”
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Grazing lambs on pastures regrown after wildfires did not significantly alter metal content in meat and wool by S Depenbrock, J Lane, M Asrat, R Poppenga, S Hargrave, B McNabb, V Eviner, M Chigerwe

“…To better understand this, our study investigated metal concentrations in water, soil, plant forage, and meat and wool of sheep grazing on the regrowth of burned lands. …”
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Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) Biology, Ecology, and Management in Florida Grazing Lands by Brent A. Sellers, Jason A. Ferrell, Gregory E. MacDonald, Kenneth A. Langeland, Stephen Luke Flory

“…It was accidentally introduced into Alabama in the early 1900s, and purposely introduced as a potential forage and soil stabilizer in Florida (and other states) in the 1930s and early 1940s. …”
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Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) Biology, Ecology, and Management in Florida Grazing Lands by Brent A. Sellers, Jason A. Ferrell, Gregory E. MacDonald, Kenneth A. Langeland, Stephen Luke Flory

“…It was accidentally introduced into Alabama in the early 1900s, and purposely introduced as a potential forage and soil stabilizer in Florida (and other states) in the 1930s and early 1940s. …”
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Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (Mayr) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Katherine Carroll, Adam Dale

“…Linepithema humile, like other tramp species, can establish in new locations quickly due to the multi-queen nature of the colonies, their abitlity to forage and find resources, and the extensive network of interrelated colonies they are able to form. …”
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Optimizing fodder yield and quality through integrated organic nutrient amendments in multi-crop system by Santosh Onte, Santosh Onte, Vrushabh Vijay Fiskey, Manjunath S. Melavanki, Airadevi P. Angadi, Prasanna S. Pyati, Magan Singh, Dileep Kumar, Sanjivkumar Angadarao Kochewad, Sudhir Kumar, Hari Om, Vijendra Kumar Meena, Kamal Garg, Vetrivel Karunakaran, Manish Kanwat, Babu Lal Meena, Yogananda Shivalli Boregowda, Rahul Bellagi, K. Naveena, Sunil Chandersheker, Elisa Azura Azman, Sanjeev Kumar

“…Furthermore, T6 significantly enhanced forage quality, as evidenced by higher crude protein (6.4–14.8%), ether extract (19.2–40.1%), and total ash (6.5–22.1%) contents, coupled with reductions in fiber components. …”
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Priming bumble bees with caffeine, odour of the target crop, and a food reward, has minimal effects on fruit crop pollination and yield in a semi-commercial setup by Sarah Arnold, Celine Silva, Jan-Hendrik Dudenhöffer, David Hall, Dudley Farman, Felix Wäckers, Philip Stevenson, Michelle Fountain

“…In three trials in mini-polytunnels, odour/caffeine-primed and control bumblebee colonies were allowed to forage on strawberry crops with nectar-rich distractor flowers present. …”
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Predicted distribution of curl-leaf mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius) in the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. by Robert E Kissell, Michael T Tercek, David P Thoma, Kristin L Legg

“…Curl-leaf mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius), an important browse species used by ungulates as forage and cover across the western US, is thought to be moderately to highly vulnerable to climate change this century, and a reduction in curl-leaf mountain mahogany occurrence may negatively impact ungulates reliant upon it. …”
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Biodiversity characteristics of large forest plots in Qinghai area of Qilian Mountain National Park by WANG Dinghui, SUONAN Cairang, YU Hongyan, DU Yangong

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Comprehensive genome-wide analysis of ARF transcription factors in orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata): the positive regulatory role of DgARF7 in drought resistance by Miaoli Wang, Wen Liu, Guangyan Feng, Gang Nie, Zhongfu Yang, Feixiang Hao, Linkai Huang, Xinquan Zhang

“…Orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata) is an economically significant, widely cultivated forage grass. However, information on the genome-wide information and functional characterization of ARFs in orchardgrass is limited. …”
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Elliptical Fourier analysis of molar outlines in Late Pliocene Parapapio whitei from Makapansgat Limeworks, South Africa by Alexander C. Kim, Frank L’Engle Williams

“…The differences in molar size characterizing Parapapio whitei, a terrestrial forager, is potentially indicative of male bimaturatism or ecological variability which may also characterize Australopithecus africanus at Makapansgat.…”
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Nitrogenated Fertilization In Pasture Brachiaria Brizantha Cv. Marandu Via Organic Compounds by G. R. Soares, V. B. Tavares, A. P. Neiva Júnior, L. O. Fernandes

“…Fertilization improved the quality of the forage. …”
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Species diversity and catch per unit effort of fish in a perturbed tropical lake, Ibadan, Nigeria by Adedolapo A. Ayoade, Omotolani M. Owolabi, Omolayo T. Patience, Oluwatobi R. Adeduntan, Praise Kujooro

“…The mean CPUE increased from 9.55 ± 1.67 kg·kW day−1 in 2019 to 38.07 ± 30.89 kg·kW day−1 in 2021 and declined to 6.44 ± 3.02 kg·kW day−1 in 2023. The forage /carnivore ratio was 0.70 in 2019, 0.35 in 2021, and 54 in 2023 by number indicating an imbalance in the fish population. …”
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An initial exploration of core collection construction and DNA fingerprinting in Elymus sibiricus L. using SNP markers by Xinrui Li, Xinrui Li, Xinrui Li, Daping Song, Mingfeng Li, Daxu Li, Minghong You, Yan Peng, Jiajun Yan, Shiqie Bai

“…Elymus sibiricus L., an excellent forage and ecological restoration grass, plays a key role in grassland ecological construction and the sustainable development of animal husbandry. …”
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Organic amendments tighten nitrogen cycling in agricultural soils: a meta-analysis on gross nitrogen flux by Lauren C. Breza, A. Stuart Grandy, A. Stuart Grandy

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