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Eragrostis

Called “love-grasses” in GBIF

Eragrostis is a large and widespread genus of plants in the grass family, found in many countries on all inhabited continents and many islands.

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461
accepted species in GBIF
Source: GBIF
1
plant on Plant News
2
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Plants in this genus

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Research on Eragrostis

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What science is finding about Eragrostis

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Fertilizer made from invasive water weed boosts teff yields

Turning the invasive weed water hyacinth into a fertilizer through anaerobic digestion boosted teff crop yields by over 66% compared to untreated soil, and even outperformed both higher doses of the same fertilizer and standard chemical fertilizer.

Analyzing the combined drought index using geospatial technology in the Tigray Region, northern Ethiopia.

Crops most vulnerable to drought — maize and sorghum — are staple foods for millions of people, and understanding which plants...

Teff climate-adaptation / crop-resilience