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Articles 121 - 150 of 1979
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Key To Development Of Pasture Seed Industry In Yunnan Province, South-West China, Li Shuan
Key To Development Of Pasture Seed Industry In Yunnan Province, South-West China, Li Shuan
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Adnpted pasture species and their availability ns good quality seed are essential to pasture improvement. Yunnan has the natural advantage to produce a lot of pasture seed, enhancing its pasture improvement programme. The main aspects of pasture seed production work conducted in recent years throughout the province are summarised. The key to the development of the pasture seed industry is the evaluation of adapted pasture species, the selection of suitable sites, good overall management of production, nnd correct stable policies of investing and pricing.
Achieving Potential Herbage Seed Yields In Tropical Regions, M J. Hill, D S. Loch
Achieving Potential Herbage Seed Yields In Tropical Regions, M J. Hill, D S. Loch
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Tropical grass and legume seed production is discussed in terms of potential, presentation and harvested yields. The main structural components of the crop which determine potential seed yield are outlined. Their contributions to presentation and harvested yields are complicated, firstly by the degree of crop synchronisation which reflects changes in these components over time, and secondly by the rate at which ripe seed is shed. Effects of external fnctors on these yield determinants cause variability in production between different years, localities and fnrms. To maximise yields, the location and management of individual herbage seed crops must be based on a …
Rangeland Through Time: A Photographic Documentation Of Range Changes In Northern New Mexico, Usa, Christopher D. Allison
Rangeland Through Time: A Photographic Documentation Of Range Changes In Northern New Mexico, Usa, Christopher D. Allison
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Publlc rangelands and their condition have recently come under close scrutiny by the general public and professionals alike. In an attempt to document rangeland changes during the past SO years or more, old photographs were obtained from USDA Forest Service. Photo-journalistic trips were conducted in 1988 and 1990 in the Santa Fe National Forest for the purpose of locating, retaking and comparing recent photographs with the old landscape pictures. Changes in fire regimes and grazing pressures have drastically changed the productivity and condition of these areas with an obvious increase in woody vegetation.
Managing For Economic And Ecological Stability Of Range And Range-Improved Grassland Systems With The Spur2 Model And The Steeriskier Spreadsheet, Richard H. Hart, Jon D. Hanson
Managing For Economic And Ecological Stability Of Range And Range-Improved Grassland Systems With The Spur2 Model And The Steeriskier Spreadsheet, Richard H. Hart, Jon D. Hanson
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
An economically stable management strategy must deal with year-toyear variability in forage supply, caused by weather variability or the attacks of pests and diseases, and variability in livestock prices, interest mies and other financial factors. The STEERISK spreadsheet calculates probabilities of different levels of forage production; optimum stocking rate and steer gains at each level; returns to land, labour and management at current costs and prices as input by the user; and gains and profits at any stocking rate chosen by the user. The SPUR2 model was used to parameterise STEERISK for three Major Land Resource Areas (MLRAs) on rangeland, …
A Research And Development Strategy For Whitegrass Pasture: The Dominant Cool Temperate Rangeland Species Of The Falkland Islands, G M. Hoppe, J A. Kerr
A Research And Development Strategy For Whitegrass Pasture: The Dominant Cool Temperate Rangeland Species Of The Falkland Islands, G M. Hoppe, J A. Kerr
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Whitegrass (Cortaderia pilosa), the dominant rangeland plant species in the Falkland Islands, has been estimated to cover approximately 60% of the land area, It generally grows on peat soils and exhibits a range of growth forms depending upon soil drainage, The climate of the islands is cool oceanic with on annual precipitation of 300-650 mm. A brief history of agricultural research (established only in 1975) and work areas is presented. A major constraint to the productivity of the Falkland Islands sheep industry is poor utilisation of whilegrnss·dominant pasture. To develop new management strategies for whitegrass aimed at improved …
Productivity And Nutritive Value Of Coastal And Valley Bottom Plant Communities In The Falkland Islands, J A. Kerr, J H. Mcadam
Productivity And Nutritive Value Of Coastal And Valley Bottom Plant Communities In The Falkland Islands, J A. Kerr, J H. Mcadam
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
In the Falkland Islands, short dense grassland communities ("greens") in valley-bottoms, and in coastal areas often associated with dense populations of seabirds, are selectively grazed by livestock and wild geese within the extensive grazing systems. Annual and seasonal herbage productivity, botanical composition, digestibility and utilisation, of greens were experimentally assessed at 6 sites on Bast Falkland. Herbage productivity, digestibility and utilisation were higher than reported for the dominant Cortaderia communities and compared favourably with Improved pastures. Botanical composition of green types were similar. Despite their uneven distribution and low area, greens are an important forage resource and could be used …
Budgets And Cycling Of Phosphorus Of Leymunes Chinenses In Vegetation-Soil Subecosystem In Arid Temperate Grassland, Fu Linqian, Zhu Tingcheng
Budgets And Cycling Of Phosphorus Of Leymunes Chinenses In Vegetation-Soil Subecosystem In Arid Temperate Grassland, Fu Linqian, Zhu Tingcheng
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
In natural grassland in north-east China, the allocation, dynamics, cycling and the flow rates of P were studied, and the relations between various P pools and !ability of P were analysed, The results were that (l) OPe-P and OCa-P are dominant forms in soil; the effect of inorganic P on labile phosphorus (LP) is negligible. LP primarily comes from organic P, especially from labile organic P and microorganism P. (2) The net budget of P is 2,837 kg/ha/year in the community with an output 1.5538 kg/ha/year from lhe ecosystem. (3) The mineralisation rate of organic P is about 0.0026 gig/year …
Remote Sensing And Geographic Information Systems For Range Assessment In Southern Alberta, W D. Willms, D J. Major, M J. Hill, B Brisco, R J. Brown
Remote Sensing And Geographic Information Systems For Range Assessment In Southern Alberta, W D. Willms, D J. Major, M J. Hill, B Brisco, R J. Brown
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Ra��ar remote sensing of rangelands offers new possibilities for monitoring and managing a valuable renewable resource that has low productivity. Two studies were conducted on mixed prairie sites in southern Alberta in 1991 to examine the ability to detect range differences in radar backscaner. The data showed that radar backscalter was most sensitive to changes in soil moisture content for seasonal differences, but for synthetic aperture radar(SAR) images it was concluded that most of the backscalter differences were due to differences in surface roughness. These results indicate useful information about rangeland resources may be extracted from SAR. data especially when …
Suitability Of Pasture Species According To Environmental Gradients, D Scott
Suitability Of Pasture Species According To Environmental Gradients, D Scott
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
If the grassland environment is viewed in terms of the environmental gradients in soil moisture, temperature, _soil fertility and management, in the sense of interaction of treading and grazing influences on growing points, then reasonable estimates can be made of potential pasture productions and species suitability,
Constancy In Pasture Composition?, D Scott
Constancy In Pasture Composition?, D Scott
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Four lines of evidence are presented showing that, as for natural vegetations, there tends to be a linear relationship in developed grasslands between the logarithm of the proportion of different species in II sward and their rank order. These are: the Rothamsted Grass Park plots; the dry-weight-rank technique; published pasture composition data; and experimental mini-swards,
Winter Cold Temperate Grasslands: Identifying Problems, Li Bo, Yong Shiping
Winter Cold Temperate Grasslands: Identifying Problems, Li Bo, Yong Shiping
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Taking the Eurasia Steppe rangeland as an example, the characteristics, utilisation and problems of the winter cold temperate grassland are explained and the natural and artificial factors which influence the stability of grnzing system of rangeland are discussed.
Development Of On-Farm Methods For Measuring Nitrogen Fixation, Robert R. Gault, Mark B. Peoples
Development Of On-Farm Methods For Measuring Nitrogen Fixation, Robert R. Gault, Mark B. Peoples
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Legumes can utilise nitrogen (N) derived from symbiotic N2 fixation or from soil. The N derived from these 2 sources is transported in xylem sap from root to shoot in different forms. The products of N2 fixation were found to be exported from nodules as the ureides, allantoin and allantoic acid in many tropical forage species, and as amino acids in temperate pasture legumes. Assimilates from soil were transported from the roots predominantly as nitrate. Each of these different N compounds can be measured separately by simple colorimeti:ic test-tube reactions in a laboratory, or with chemical-impregnated paper strips in the …
Evapotranspiration And Water-Use Efficiency Of Alfalfa In The Subtropical Region Of Brazil, Gilberto R. Cunha, J.R F. De Paula, H Bergamaschi, J.C De Saibro, M A. Berlato
Evapotranspiration And Water-Use Efficiency Of Alfalfa In The Subtropical Region Of Brazil, Gilberto R. Cunha, J.R F. De Paula, H Bergamaschi, J.C De Saibro, M A. Berlato
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L. cv. Crioula) is a high quality forage crop grown in southern Brazil as a dryland hay crop. Rainfall is usually sufficient for economic but not maximum yield. Accurate daily and seasonal evapotranspiration data needed for alfalfa irrigation scheduling have not been reported for this subtropical region of Brazil. Daily alfalfa maximum evapotranspiration (BTm) was measured with a mechanical weighting lysimeter installed in the centre of a 90 m by 60 m plot and Eldorado do Sul, Brazil (30"0S'S; 51°39'W; altitude 46 m asl), from October 1989 through September 1990, for 7 harvests. The BTm mean …
Litter Dynamics In A Green Panic (Panicum Maximum Var. Trichoglume) Pasture In Queensland, M W. Bligh, R.J K. Myers, D Lamb
Litter Dynamics In A Green Panic (Panicum Maximum Var. Trichoglume) Pasture In Queensland, M W. Bligh, R.J K. Myers, D Lamb
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Decline of productivity of sown pastures is related to nitrogen (N) deficiency in the presence of high C:N ratio litter. We therefore examined litter dynamics in 2 20-year•old green panic pastures (high and low N) on a clay soil. Litter inputs, decomposition in litter bags, and in sit11 changes in undisturbed litter were measured. The standing crop of coarse litter peaked in early summer and troughed in midwinter. The N concentration was 0.60% (C:N 70), At least 1.7 t/ha of dead tops containing 0.44% N entered the litter pool in one year. Annual turnover of coane litter was c. 1.0. …
Redistribution Of A Pulse Input Of 15n In A Sown Perennial Subtropical Grass Pasture With And Without Light Cultivation, I Vallis, V R. Catchpoole, W B. Mcgill
Redistribution Of A Pulse Input Of 15n In A Sown Perennial Subtropical Grass Pasture With And Without Light Cultivation, I Vallis, V R. Catchpoole, W B. Mcgill
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Renovation of old· grass pastures by light cultivation to improve the availability of soil N has given unpredictable results. A better understanding of N movement in the soil-plant system is needed to develop management for long-term productivity. Our work traced the movement of a pulse input of labelled N through the soil-grass system with and without annual light cultivation. Labelled N from the mineral N pool peaked first in the microbial biomass, then in roots, tops, litter, and soil organic matter. Annual light cultivation reduced the uptake of labelled N by grass. It initially increased immobilisation of 15N into fine …
Effect Of Potassium And Legumes On Establishment And Growth Of Pasture Mixes In The Mid-Country Of Sri Lanka, S Premaratne, G.G C. Premalal, D C. Bandara
Effect Of Potassium And Legumes On Establishment And Growth Of Pasture Mixes In The Mid-Country Of Sri Lanka, S Premaratne, G.G C. Premalal, D C. Bandara
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Experiments were conducted at 2 locations where guinea 'A' (Panicum maximum) was grown in monoculture and with 3 legumes, stylosanthes (Sty/osartthes hamata), centrosema (Centrosema pubescenes) and siratro (Macroptilium atropurpureum) at four levels of potassium (K) (0, 30, 60 and 90 kg K.iO/ha/yr). Leaves/plan! and height of grass were recorded weekly for 5 weeks after planting; dry matter (DM) yield, total nitrogen (N) and minerals were measured monthly for both grass and legumes. Application of K did not have any significant effect on the height, leaves/plant, DM yield, N and mineral content of forages. However, …
Phosphate Fertilizer For Pasture Maintenance In Southern Brazil, O.L P. De Oliverira
Phosphate Fertilizer For Pasture Maintenance In Southern Brazil, O.L P. De Oliverira
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
The study was conducted in the south of Brazil at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Enterprise, BMBRAPA. A winter-cultivated pasture stocked for 14 years with different stocking rates ended with different soil phosphorus (P) levels. To evaluate additional pho·sphate fertiliser response on this area, a pot experiment in the glasshouse was carried out. Levels of 0, 20, 40, 80 and 160 kg/ha of P20s were applied on a soil with 12.0, 12.5 and 17.0 ppm of available soil P, respectively, from low, medium and high stocking rates. White clover (Trifolium repens L.) was grown in pots of 2 kg of …
Effect Of Nitrogen Fertilizer On Dairy Farm Productivity And Viability In The Subtropics, G K. Reason, J Chaseling
Effect Of Nitrogen Fertilizer On Dairy Farm Productivity And Viability In The Subtropics, G K. Reason, J Chaseling
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Nitrogen fertiliser as urea was applied to dryland grass pastures in south east Queensland to improve the quantity and quality of feed on offer to grazing dairy cows. Milk production per cow and reproductive performance data suggest that the groups of cows that benefited most were the winter calvers, which calved at significantly higher live weights and were therefore better able to overcome short periods of nutritional stress due to feed shortages in winter. Whole farm input• output data suggests that a reasonable whole farm production model relating milk produced from paddock feed and nitrogen fertiliser use is feasible. The …
Ammonium Nitrogen Patterns In Soils Of A Pennisetum Clandestinum Pasture And Its Reaction To Nitrogen Fertilizers, G D. Hefer, N M. Tainton
Ammonium Nitrogen Patterns In Soils Of A Pennisetum Clandestinum Pasture And Its Reaction To Nitrogen Fertilizers, G D. Hefer, N M. Tainton
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Soil ammonium N concentration within the profile of a Pennisetum clandestinum (kikuyu) pasture was higher at 0-10 cm and 75-100 cm than at intermediate depths. This contrasted with the pattern in the same soil from an adjacent maizeland. Here, ammonium N concentrations declined with depth, reaching their lowest concentration at 75-100 cm. Soil ammonium N concentrations increased with increasing N applications.
Volatilized Nitrogen From A Tropical Pennisetum Clandestinum Pasture In South Africa, F R. Mckenzie, N M. Tainton
Volatilized Nitrogen From A Tropical Pennisetum Clandestinum Pasture In South Africa, F R. Mckenzie, N M. Tainton
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
A micrometeorological mass balance was used to determine nitrogen volatilised as ammonia from dryland Pennistetum clandestinum (kikuyu) pasture. Treatments included 2 levels of N {ISO and 300 kgN/ha, applied in 3 dressings) from limestone ammonium nitrate and urea. Volatilised N was measured after N application and during subsequent grazing periods. Overall, volatilised N was lower than expected for subtropical conditions (4.4% of applied N). Higher losses were recorded when sward height was reduced from IO cm to 3 cm. The mean difference was 764±109 gN/ha {P��.05) for 33 h after the application of urea at 50 kg N/ha.
Response Of White Clover To Lime And Magnesium On Infertile Acid Soil In Subtropical China, D L. Michalk, Huang Zai Kai
Response Of White Clover To Lime And Magnesium On Infertile Acid Soil In Subtropical China, D L. Michalk, Huang Zai Kai
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Severe symptoms (e.g., reddening, yellowing and necrosis) pointed to Mg deficiency as the main cause of poor white clover (Trifolium repens) growth on Hapludult soil in subtropical Guangdong Province, China. A field study was conducted lo measure clover response to Mg fertiliser and interactions with lime. Soil at Lechang Model Cattle Farm was highly acid (pH •)=4.3; Al saturation=85%) and low in exchangeable Mg (0.06 Cme./100 g). Mg fertiliser (>100 kg Mg/ha) doubled exchangeable Mg, but Al saturation remained above 75%. Liming at 4 t/ha increased exchangeable Ca IO-fold and reduced Al saturation to
Impact Of Grazing Dairy Cattle On Phosphorus Cycling And Water Quality In A High Water Table Pasture, Bruce W. Mathews, L E. Sollenberger, C R. Staples, C B. Mathews, C G. Chambliss
Impact Of Grazing Dairy Cattle On Phosphorus Cycling And Water Quality In A High Water Table Pasture, Bruce W. Mathews, L E. Sollenberger, C R. Staples, C B. Mathews, C G. Chambliss
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
During 1990 and 1991 Callie bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.) pastures were used to determine the effects of 3 grazing management systems (short-duration rotational, long-duration rotational and continuous stocking) on P cycling and runoff water quality from intensively managed pastures used to raise replacement heifers (Bos taurus). A hay system also was included to compare soil responses under grazing and clipping. Soil P redistribution was not different among grazing systems, but accumulated in the third of the pastures closest to shade and water. Amounts of soil P were lower in the hay system than in the grazed …
Adaptation Responses Of Tropical Grass-Legume Associations To Acid Soils, I M. Rao, M A. Ayarza, R J. Thomas, M J. Fisher, C E. Lascano, V Borrero
Adaptation Responses Of Tropical Grass-Legume Associations To Acid Soils, I M. Rao, M A. Ayarza, R J. Thomas, M J. Fisher, C E. Lascano, V Borrero
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
A greenhouse study was conducted to test the influence of soil texture (clay loam and sandy loam) and soil fertility status (low and high) on plant growth, dry matter (DM) partitioning between shoots and roots, proportion of legume roots in an association, root length density and net photosynthesis of 3 tropical grass + legume associations: Brachiaria dictyoneura + Arachis pintoi; Andropogon gayanus + Centrosema acutifolium; and Andropogon gayanus + Stylosthes capitata adapted to acid soils. Both soils are characterised by low pH and high aluminium saturation. The sandy loam soil had lower levels of soil organic matter and total nitrogen …
Rate Of Decomposition And Release Of Nutrients From Litter In A Heteropogon Contortus-Bothriochloa Bladhii Dominant Native Pasture, Deryk G. Cooksley, J H. Prinsen, C J. Paton, A T. Lisle
Rate Of Decomposition And Release Of Nutrients From Litter In A Heteropogon Contortus-Bothriochloa Bladhii Dominant Native Pasture, Deryk G. Cooksley, J H. Prinsen, C J. Paton, A T. Lisle
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Litter dry matter (DM) decomposition and nutrient (N, P, K and S) release were measured for 8, 6-monthly periods in south-eastern Queensland. Litter collected from native paslure growing on a range of soil types was hammer milled, and buried in nylon bags at the collection site, Moisture and (tn a lesser extent) temperature had a greater effect on DM disappearance from nalive pasture litter than its chemical composition or the soil type. A simple index of litter disappearance was derived from average air temperature and surface (0-10 cm) soil water. Based on long-term rainfall and temperature data, 24.8% of litter …
Nitrogen Use Efficiency By Chloris Gayana During The Cold Season On The Island Of La Reunion, Gilles Mandret, A Ourry, P F. Chaballier, J Salette
Nitrogen Use Efficiency By Chloris Gayana During The Cold Season On The Island Of La Reunion, Gilles Mandret, A Ourry, P F. Chaballier, J Salette
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Cattle breeding improvement at the island of la Reunion (Indian Ocean) had to face 2 major problems: increase the production of heifers and improve forage production. Deficit of forage production will require intensification of farming practices and more particularly higher nitrogen inputs in grassland. Moreover, the great pedoclimatic diversity associated with altitude variability implies use of both temperate and tropical species with or without irrigation. Since 1990 experiments have been undertaken with 1SNH4 15NO3 -fertilised Chloris, gayana, Pennisteum clandestinum, and Lolium hybridum during wet and dry seasons. The C, gayana stand was irrigated when necessary and porous ceramic cups …
Soil Factors And Grassland Type Relationships In The Subhumid Zone Of Northern Benin, Brice Sinsin
Soil Factors And Grassland Type Relationships In The Subhumid Zone Of Northern Benin, Brice Sinsin
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Soil samples collected under different grassland vegetations were studied. Mineral components were closely related to organic matter (OM) level, which was significantly correlated with cation exchange capacity (CBC). OM had an estimated average CEC of 1.8 me./100 g soil. Total exchangeable bases depended on both organic and mineral components and pH. Exchangeable K and Na depended mostly on clay and silt fractions, Cluster and principal component analysis enabled recognition of 5 clusters each grouping different grassland vegetation types. This confirms that soil factor analysis supports the field descriptions of the study soils but is inadequate to discriminate floristic composition at …
Efficient Nitrogen Fertilizer Strategies For Tropical Beef And Dairy Production Using Summer Rainfall And Soil Analysis, M A. Gilbert, N M. Clarkson
Efficient Nitrogen Fertilizer Strategies For Tropical Beef And Dairy Production Using Summer Rainfall And Soil Analysis, M A. Gilbert, N M. Clarkson
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Nitrogen (N) deficiency is a major limitation to growth of pastures in tropical and subtropical regions. In the tropics and subtropics of north-eastern Australia, grass yield is curvilinearly related (R2=0.75) to summer rainfall and the rate of N fertiliser. Data from a range of grazing experiments also indicate that beef and dairy production (kg/ ha) are related to N fertiliser rate in a curvilinear manner; production is near optimum at N rates of 250-300 kg N/ha/year, when summer rainfall is >1000 mm. Given the importance of summer rainfall and N fertiliser, climatic analysis can enhance the usefulness of N fertiliser …
Effects Of Tillage On Soil Nitrogen And Growth Of Three Rhodes Grass (Chloris Gayana Kunth) Cultivars On A Typical Haplustol, M F. Barbero, C B. Loza, P C. Faustinelli
Effects Of Tillage On Soil Nitrogen And Growth Of Three Rhodes Grass (Chloris Gayana Kunth) Cultivars On A Typical Haplustol, M F. Barbero, C B. Loza, P C. Faustinelli
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
In the northern part of the province of Cordoba (32°S), Argentina pasture production is limited by nitrogen availability. The work, using Rhodes ( Chloris gaya11a Ku nth) of 3 origins, evaluated the effect of various dates of surface tillage on the dry matter production and nitrogen content of 3 Rhodes grass cultivars: a local ecotype (Cordobes), cv. Samford and cv. Katambora. Dry matter and nitrogen production was increased in the 3 cultivars when the tillage was done before the rainy season.
Soil Quality And Its Management In Humid Subtropical And Tropical Environments, R Lal, F P. Miller
Soil Quality And Its Management In Humid Subtropical And Tropical Environments, R Lal, F P. Miller
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
The subtropical and tropical ecoregions of the world cover an extensive area of about 4900 million ha, and are characterised by deeply weathered soils derived from geologically old materials, In humid regions, the combination of high temperature and moisture has enhanced the rate and depth of weathering, accelerated leaching and led to the formation of acidic soils with low activity clays. The seasonally dry tropics extend over about 2475 million ha, characterised by savanna vegetation including a mixture of trees and grasses, In comparison with humid ecoregions, the grazing potential is high for soils and climate of the seasonally dry …
Origin And Regulation Of Nutrient Supply To Plants In Humid Tropical Grasslands, Patrick Lavelle, Michael J. Swift
Origin And Regulation Of Nutrient Supply To Plants In Humid Tropical Grasslands, Patrick Lavelle, Michael J. Swift
IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)
Stocks and fluxes of carbon and nutrients ln tropical grasslands are determined by a suite of hierarchically organised factors.· Rain foll patterns and edaphic factors first determine the nature of the vegetation, the quantity and quality of organic inputs, and the relative allocation to the production of shoots or roots. Grazing by cattle or native herbivores, and fires, are other processes that significantly affect nutcient cycling. The nature and intensity of constraints exerted by these factors separate different types of tropical grasslands, i.e., savannas induced by the seasonality and limited abundance of rainfall, savannas induced by the poverty of soils …