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Cactus Pear Roots Turnover and Total Carbon Sequestration Rate Depends on Soil Volume Availability
The influence of soil volume availability on roots carbon turnover and carbon sequestration rate of cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) was studied during three years trial. Since April 2014, 1- year-old cladodes were planted ...
Cactus Crop (Opuntia Ficus-Indica) to Rehabilitate Rangelands in Semi-Arid Regions of Tunisia
The area of rangelands in Tunisia is estimated at 4.5 million hectares, or 27.4% of the total area of the country. Currently rangelands contribute 10 to 25% of livestock feed requirements, compared to 65% in the sixties, ...
Grassland/rangelands based livestock production systems: Options and trade-offs between productivity and GHG emissions reductions
The global warming is expected to further contribute to the process of rangeland degradation as a result of mis-management and may have significant adverse impacts on range species under high CO2 emissions scenarios. Already ...
Estimating rangeland carrying capacity using crowd-sourcing and VegMeasure under Covid-19
Congress Proceeding: Grassland Society of Southern Africa 55th Annual Congress (virtual Congress) Jun 30- Jul 02, 2020 about estimating rangeland carrying capacity at Al Majydia site using crowd-sourcing and VegMeasure ...
Impact of aspect on vegetation characteristics in the mountain grasslands of Tajikistan
Congress Proceeding: Grassland Society of Southern Africa 55th Annual Congress (virtual Congress) Jun 30- Jul 02, 2020 about the impact of aspect on vegetation characteristics in the mountain grasslands of Tajikistan
Intra-population SNP analysis identifies signatures for grazing stress tolerance in Egyptian local goats
The need to support agricultural industries and human livelihoods in dryland environments using adapted livestock is becoming an unavoidable priority as prospects of global warming become even more evident. Here, using the ...
Morphological characterization of cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) accessions from the collection held at Agadir, Morocco
The North Africa region falls under arid and semi-arid climate and it is considered as a hot spot for climate change. To face feed shortage, increase income of the rural poor and to mitigate the effect of climate change, ...
Assessment of different supplemental feeding strategies including cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) for higher sheep productivity in Chakwal, Pakistan
Small ruminant production remains the main source of income of rural population living in arid and semi-arid regions of Pakistan. Sheep and goats raised in these areas are generally confronted with severe nutritional ...
Developing a toolbox for rangeland restoration/rehabilitation in arid environments
Rangelands are recognized for their importance and value in providing society with valuable products and ecosystem services. In such ecosystems, effective management is needed for sustainable plant growth and survival in ...
Genome-wide structure and dynamics of Nubian goats from Northeast Africa
The Nubian goat breed-group includes the Algerian Mzabite, Egyptian Zaraibi and Nubian goats found in Ethiopia, Sudan and Eritrea, and is one of the ancestral founders of the Anglo-Nubian. Whether the breed-group comprises ...