Urochloa mutica 292 claims

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Common name: buffalo grass — Also written in claims: Brachiaria mutica · B. mutica · buffalo grass · Paragrass · buffalo grasses · Para grass — NCBI synonyms: Brachiaria mutica

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Brachiaria mutica had the highest plant height.

Taxon: Brachiaria muticaUrochloa muticae0
Material: var. DZF-483e0
Outcome: plant heightse0
Direction: higheste0
Comparator: Brachiaria humidicolae0

Verbatim

e0
“The highest and the lowest plant heights were recorded for Brachiaria mutica (var. DZF-483) and Brachiaria humidicola (DZF-9222), respectively”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 892–1034

Title

Evaluation of Different Brachiaria Cultivars for Forage Yield and Agronomic Performance in Sub-humid Climate of Ethiopia

Wakgari Keba Science Discovery Plants 2026. doi:10.11648/j.sdplants.20260101.15

Other claims from this paper (8)

Association Cultivar, year and location interacted significantly for most measured parameters.
Observation Brachiaria humidicola had the lowest plant height.
Observation Brachiaria mutica had the highest dry matter yield.
Observation Brachiaria decumbens ranked second for dry matter yield.
Observation Brachiaria brizantha ranked after B. decumbens for dry matter yield.
Observation Brachiaria humidicola ranked last for dry matter yield.
Recommendation The authors recommend Brachiaria mutica for its maximum forage dry matter yield and growth habit.
Recommendation The authors recommend Brachiaria decumbens for its maximum forage dry matter yield and growth habit.

Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Brachiaria mutica had the highest dry matter yield.

Taxon: Brachiaria muticaUrochloa muticae0
Material: var. DZF-483e0
Outcome: DMYe0
Direction: higheste0

Verbatim

e0
“The highest DMY was obtained from Brachiaria mutica (var. DZF-483), followed by Brachiaria decumbens (DZF-10871), Brachiaria brizantha (DZF-13379), and Brachiaria humidicola (DZF-9222)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1036–1220

Title

Evaluation of Different Brachiaria Cultivars for Forage Yield and Agronomic Performance in Sub-humid Climate of Ethiopia

Wakgari Keba Science Discovery Plants 2026. doi:10.11648/j.sdplants.20260101.15

Other claims from this paper (8)

Association Cultivar, year and location interacted significantly for most measured parameters.
Observation Brachiaria mutica had the highest plant height.
Observation Brachiaria humidicola had the lowest plant height.
Observation Brachiaria decumbens ranked second for dry matter yield.
Observation Brachiaria brizantha ranked after B. decumbens for dry matter yield.
Observation Brachiaria humidicola ranked last for dry matter yield.
Recommendation The authors recommend Brachiaria mutica for its maximum forage dry matter yield and growth habit.
Recommendation The authors recommend Brachiaria decumbens for its maximum forage dry matter yield and growth habit.

Recommendationauthor interpretationoriginal resultbasis n/a

Claim · model-written summary

The authors recommend Brachiaria mutica for its maximum forage dry matter yield and growth habit.

Taxon: Brachiaria muticaUrochloa muticae0
Material: var. DZF-483e0
Outcome: recommendede0
Qualifier: maximum forage DMY production and distinct growth habitse0

Verbatim

e0
“Brachiaria mutica (var. DZF-483) and Brachiaria decumbens (DZF-10871) are recommended based on their maximum forage DMY production and distinct growth habits”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1298–1455

Title

Evaluation of Different Brachiaria Cultivars for Forage Yield and Agronomic Performance in Sub-humid Climate of Ethiopia

Wakgari Keba Science Discovery Plants 2026. doi:10.11648/j.sdplants.20260101.15

Other claims from this paper (8)

Association Cultivar, year and location interacted significantly for most measured parameters.
Observation Brachiaria mutica had the highest plant height.
Observation Brachiaria humidicola had the lowest plant height.
Observation Brachiaria mutica had the highest dry matter yield.
Observation Brachiaria decumbens ranked second for dry matter yield.
Observation Brachiaria brizantha ranked after B. decumbens for dry matter yield.
Observation Brachiaria humidicola ranked last for dry matter yield.
Recommendation The authors recommend Brachiaria decumbens for its maximum forage dry matter yield and growth habit.

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Nymphal duration on para grass was 22.00 days.

Taxon: para grassUrochloa muticae0
Outcome: nymphal duratione1
Value: 22.00e0

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e0
“para grass (22.00)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 506–524

t0
“Peregrinus maidis”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 37–54

e1
“total nymphal duration (recorded in days)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 376–417

Title

Alternate Hosts of Sorghum Shoot Bug Peregrinus maidis (Ashmead)

Sunil R J; S S Karabhantanal; Dharavath Saicharan Indian Journal of Entomology 2025. doi:10.55446/ije.2024.2146

Other claims from this paper (15)

Observation Nymphal duration on itch grass was 16.54 days.
Observation Nymphal duration on napier grass was 17.45 days.
Observation Nymphal duration on maize was 19.53 days.
Observation Nymphal duration on bajra was 20.88 days.
Observation Nymphal duration on panola grass was 24.88 days.
Observation Oviposition on sorghum was 42.33 eggs per female.
Observation Oviposition on itch grass was 32.00 eggs per female.
Observation Oviposition on napier grass was 28.00 eggs per female.
Observation Oviposition on maize was 23.00 eggs per female.
Observation Oviposition on bajra was 16.00 eggs per female.
Observation Oviposition on para grass was 9.00 eggs per female.
Observation Oviposition on panola grass was 8.00 eggs per female.
Observation Oviposition on nut grass was 8,00 eggs per female.
Observation Oviposition on wild bajra was 6.00 eggs per female.
Recommendation The authors recommend eliminating alternate hosts during the off season to limit pest survival.

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Oviposition on para grass was 9.00 eggs per female.

Taxon: para grassUrochloa muticae0
Outcome: Ovipositione1
Value: 9.00e0

Verbatim

e0
“para grass (9.00)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 749–766

t0
“Peregrinus maidis”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 37–54

e1
“Oviposition studies (recorded in eggs/ female)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 548–594

Title

Alternate Hosts of Sorghum Shoot Bug Peregrinus maidis (Ashmead)

Sunil R J; S S Karabhantanal; Dharavath Saicharan Indian Journal of Entomology 2025. doi:10.55446/ije.2024.2146

Other claims from this paper (15)

Observation Nymphal duration on itch grass was 16.54 days.
Observation Nymphal duration on napier grass was 17.45 days.
Observation Nymphal duration on maize was 19.53 days.
Observation Nymphal duration on bajra was 20.88 days.
Observation Nymphal duration on para grass was 22.00 days.
Observation Nymphal duration on panola grass was 24.88 days.
Observation Oviposition on sorghum was 42.33 eggs per female.
Observation Oviposition on itch grass was 32.00 eggs per female.
Observation Oviposition on napier grass was 28.00 eggs per female.
Observation Oviposition on maize was 23.00 eggs per female.
Observation Oviposition on bajra was 16.00 eggs per female.
Observation Oviposition on panola grass was 8.00 eggs per female.
Observation Oviposition on nut grass was 8,00 eggs per female.
Observation Oviposition on wild bajra was 6.00 eggs per female.
Recommendation The authors recommend eliminating alternate hosts during the off season to limit pest survival.

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Para grass had a height of 132 cm, lower than Hybrid Napier.

Taxon: Brachiaria muticaUrochloa muticae0
Material: Para grasse1
Outcome: heighte1
Direction: lowerinferrede1
Value: 132 cme1

Verbatim

e0
“In this study planted three fodder grasses viz., Pennisetum purpurmum × Pennisetum typhoides (Hybrid napier), Brachiaria mutica (Para grass) and Stylosanthes hamata (Stylo)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 175–347

e1
“the maximum height was found in T1: Hybrid Napier 186.60 cm followed by T2: Para grass 132 cm and minimum in T3: Stylo 57 cm”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 372–496

Title

Growth, yield and economics of fodder grasses at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh

Anita Tomar; Bijay Kumar Singh; Swati Priya; et al. Brazilian Journal of Development 2024. doi:10.34117/bjdv10n2-034

Other claims from this paper (19)

Observation Hybrid Napier had the maximum height, 186.60 cm.
Observation Stylo had the minimum height, 57 cm.
Observation Stylo had the maximum plant population, 16.
Observation Para grass had a plant population of 4, lower than Stylo and Hybrid Napier.
Observation Stylo had the maximum number of tillers or branches per meter square, 159.80.
Observation Hybrid Napier had 158.60 tillers or branches per meter square, lower than Stylo.
Observation Para grass had the minimum number of tillers or branches per meter square, 120.
Observation Hybrid Napier had the maximum green fodder yield, 860.16 q/ha.
Observation Para grass had a green fodder yield of 438.77 q/ha, lower than Hybrid Napier.
Observation Stylo had the minimum green fodder yield, 194.65 q/ha.
Observation Hybrid Napier had the maximum dry fodder yield, 266.65 q/ha.
Observation Para grass had a dry fodder yield of 122.86 q/ha, lower than Hybrid Napier.
Observation Stylo had the minimum dry fodder yield, 36.98 q/ha.
Observation Hybrid Napier had the maximum net return, Rs. 75,660.
Observation Stylo had a net return of Rs. 62.505, lower than Hybrid Napier.
Observation Para grass had the minimum net return, Rs. 61,605.
Observation Hybrid Napier had the maximum benefit cost ratio, 2.86.
Observation Stylo had a benefit cost ratio of Rs. 2.61, lower than Hybrid Napier.
Observation Para grass had the minimum benefit cost ratio, Rs. 2.29.

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Para grass had a plant population of 4, lower than Stylo and Hybrid Napier.

Taxon: Brachiaria muticaUrochloa muticae0
Material: Para grasse2
Outcome: plant populatione2
Direction: lowerinferrede2
Value: 4e2

Verbatim

e0
“In this study planted three fodder grasses viz., Pennisetum purpurmum × Pennisetum typhoides (Hybrid napier), Brachiaria mutica (Para grass) and Stylosanthes hamata (Stylo)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 175–347

e2
“The plant population was maximum found in T3: Stylo 16 followed by T1: Hybrid Napier and T2: Para grass 4”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 498–603

Title

Growth, yield and economics of fodder grasses at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh

Anita Tomar; Bijay Kumar Singh; Swati Priya; et al. Brazilian Journal of Development 2024. doi:10.34117/bjdv10n2-034

Other claims from this paper (19)

Observation Hybrid Napier had the maximum height, 186.60 cm.
Observation Para grass had a height of 132 cm, lower than Hybrid Napier.
Observation Stylo had the minimum height, 57 cm.
Observation Stylo had the maximum plant population, 16.
Observation Stylo had the maximum number of tillers or branches per meter square, 159.80.
Observation Hybrid Napier had 158.60 tillers or branches per meter square, lower than Stylo.
Observation Para grass had the minimum number of tillers or branches per meter square, 120.
Observation Hybrid Napier had the maximum green fodder yield, 860.16 q/ha.
Observation Para grass had a green fodder yield of 438.77 q/ha, lower than Hybrid Napier.
Observation Stylo had the minimum green fodder yield, 194.65 q/ha.
Observation Hybrid Napier had the maximum dry fodder yield, 266.65 q/ha.
Observation Para grass had a dry fodder yield of 122.86 q/ha, lower than Hybrid Napier.
Observation Stylo had the minimum dry fodder yield, 36.98 q/ha.
Observation Hybrid Napier had the maximum net return, Rs. 75,660.
Observation Stylo had a net return of Rs. 62.505, lower than Hybrid Napier.
Observation Para grass had the minimum net return, Rs. 61,605.
Observation Hybrid Napier had the maximum benefit cost ratio, 2.86.
Observation Stylo had a benefit cost ratio of Rs. 2.61, lower than Hybrid Napier.
Observation Para grass had the minimum benefit cost ratio, Rs. 2.29.

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Para grass had the minimum number of tillers or branches per meter square, 120.

Taxon: Brachiaria muticaUrochloa muticae0
Material: Para grasse3
Outcome: number of tillers or branches per meter squaree3
Direction: minimume3
Value: 120e3

Verbatim

e0
“In this study planted three fodder grasses viz., Pennisetum purpurmum × Pennisetum typhoides (Hybrid napier), Brachiaria mutica (Para grass) and Stylosanthes hamata (Stylo)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 175–347

e3
“number of tillers or branches per meter square found maximum in T3: Stylo 159.80 followed by T1: Hybrid Napier 158.60 and minimum in T2: Para grass 120”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 612–763

Title

Growth, yield and economics of fodder grasses at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh

Anita Tomar; Bijay Kumar Singh; Swati Priya; et al. Brazilian Journal of Development 2024. doi:10.34117/bjdv10n2-034

Other claims from this paper (19)

Observation Hybrid Napier had the maximum height, 186.60 cm.
Observation Para grass had a height of 132 cm, lower than Hybrid Napier.
Observation Stylo had the minimum height, 57 cm.
Observation Stylo had the maximum plant population, 16.
Observation Para grass had a plant population of 4, lower than Stylo and Hybrid Napier.
Observation Stylo had the maximum number of tillers or branches per meter square, 159.80.
Observation Hybrid Napier had 158.60 tillers or branches per meter square, lower than Stylo.
Observation Hybrid Napier had the maximum green fodder yield, 860.16 q/ha.
Observation Para grass had a green fodder yield of 438.77 q/ha, lower than Hybrid Napier.
Observation Stylo had the minimum green fodder yield, 194.65 q/ha.
Observation Hybrid Napier had the maximum dry fodder yield, 266.65 q/ha.
Observation Para grass had a dry fodder yield of 122.86 q/ha, lower than Hybrid Napier.
Observation Stylo had the minimum dry fodder yield, 36.98 q/ha.
Observation Hybrid Napier had the maximum net return, Rs. 75,660.
Observation Stylo had a net return of Rs. 62.505, lower than Hybrid Napier.
Observation Para grass had the minimum net return, Rs. 61,605.
Observation Hybrid Napier had the maximum benefit cost ratio, 2.86.
Observation Stylo had a benefit cost ratio of Rs. 2.61, lower than Hybrid Napier.
Observation Para grass had the minimum benefit cost ratio, Rs. 2.29.

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Para grass had a green fodder yield of 438.77 q/ha, lower than Hybrid Napier.

Taxon: Brachiaria muticaUrochloa muticae0
Material: Para grasse4
Outcome: green fodder yielde4
Direction: lowerinferrede4
Value: 438.77e4

Verbatim

e0
“In this study planted three fodder grasses viz., Pennisetum purpurmum × Pennisetum typhoides (Hybrid napier), Brachiaria mutica (Para grass) and Stylosanthes hamata (Stylo)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 175–347

e4
“The green fodder yield and dry fodder yield was maximum found in T1: Hybrid Napier 860.16 and 266.65 qha-1 followed by T2: Para grass 438.77 and 122.86 qha-1 and minimum in T3: Stylo 194.65 and 36.98 qha-1 respectively”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 765–983

Title

Growth, yield and economics of fodder grasses at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh

Anita Tomar; Bijay Kumar Singh; Swati Priya; et al. Brazilian Journal of Development 2024. doi:10.34117/bjdv10n2-034

Other claims from this paper (19)

Observation Hybrid Napier had the maximum height, 186.60 cm.
Observation Para grass had a height of 132 cm, lower than Hybrid Napier.
Observation Stylo had the minimum height, 57 cm.
Observation Stylo had the maximum plant population, 16.
Observation Para grass had a plant population of 4, lower than Stylo and Hybrid Napier.
Observation Stylo had the maximum number of tillers or branches per meter square, 159.80.
Observation Hybrid Napier had 158.60 tillers or branches per meter square, lower than Stylo.
Observation Para grass had the minimum number of tillers or branches per meter square, 120.
Observation Hybrid Napier had the maximum green fodder yield, 860.16 q/ha.
Observation Stylo had the minimum green fodder yield, 194.65 q/ha.
Observation Hybrid Napier had the maximum dry fodder yield, 266.65 q/ha.
Observation Para grass had a dry fodder yield of 122.86 q/ha, lower than Hybrid Napier.
Observation Stylo had the minimum dry fodder yield, 36.98 q/ha.
Observation Hybrid Napier had the maximum net return, Rs. 75,660.
Observation Stylo had a net return of Rs. 62.505, lower than Hybrid Napier.
Observation Para grass had the minimum net return, Rs. 61,605.
Observation Hybrid Napier had the maximum benefit cost ratio, 2.86.
Observation Stylo had a benefit cost ratio of Rs. 2.61, lower than Hybrid Napier.
Observation Para grass had the minimum benefit cost ratio, Rs. 2.29.

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Para grass had a dry fodder yield of 122.86 q/ha, lower than Hybrid Napier.

Taxon: Brachiaria muticaUrochloa muticae0
Material: Para grasse4
Outcome: dry fodder yielde4
Direction: lowerinferrede4
Value: 122.86e4

Verbatim

e0
“In this study planted three fodder grasses viz., Pennisetum purpurmum × Pennisetum typhoides (Hybrid napier), Brachiaria mutica (Para grass) and Stylosanthes hamata (Stylo)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 175–347

e4
“The green fodder yield and dry fodder yield was maximum found in T1: Hybrid Napier 860.16 and 266.65 qha-1 followed by T2: Para grass 438.77 and 122.86 qha-1 and minimum in T3: Stylo 194.65 and 36.98 qha-1 respectively”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 765–983

Title

Growth, yield and economics of fodder grasses at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh

Anita Tomar; Bijay Kumar Singh; Swati Priya; et al. Brazilian Journal of Development 2024. doi:10.34117/bjdv10n2-034

Other claims from this paper (19)

Observation Hybrid Napier had the maximum height, 186.60 cm.
Observation Para grass had a height of 132 cm, lower than Hybrid Napier.
Observation Stylo had the minimum height, 57 cm.
Observation Stylo had the maximum plant population, 16.
Observation Para grass had a plant population of 4, lower than Stylo and Hybrid Napier.
Observation Stylo had the maximum number of tillers or branches per meter square, 159.80.
Observation Hybrid Napier had 158.60 tillers or branches per meter square, lower than Stylo.
Observation Para grass had the minimum number of tillers or branches per meter square, 120.
Observation Hybrid Napier had the maximum green fodder yield, 860.16 q/ha.
Observation Para grass had a green fodder yield of 438.77 q/ha, lower than Hybrid Napier.
Observation Stylo had the minimum green fodder yield, 194.65 q/ha.
Observation Hybrid Napier had the maximum dry fodder yield, 266.65 q/ha.
Observation Stylo had the minimum dry fodder yield, 36.98 q/ha.
Observation Hybrid Napier had the maximum net return, Rs. 75,660.
Observation Stylo had a net return of Rs. 62.505, lower than Hybrid Napier.
Observation Para grass had the minimum net return, Rs. 61,605.
Observation Hybrid Napier had the maximum benefit cost ratio, 2.86.
Observation Stylo had a benefit cost ratio of Rs. 2.61, lower than Hybrid Napier.
Observation Para grass had the minimum benefit cost ratio, Rs. 2.29.