Academic Journal
Q2Grasses
About Grasses
Grasses is a scholarly journal published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.461 and H-index of 6.
Coverage: 2022-2025. Research categories: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q2); Agronomy and Crop Science (Q2).
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- Editor(s): Prof. Dr. Fabio Gresta (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Editor-in-Chief listed on the journal homepage.
- Contact email: grasses@mdpi.com — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal editorial office email published by MDPI; manuscript files use the submission system.
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Topics in published research
Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology; Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems; Turfgrass Adaptation and Management; Soil Management and Crop Yield; Rangeland and Wildlife Management; Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics.
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Recent Research Articles
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Forage Production in Challenging Soil Environments: Tall Wheatgrass in the Flooding Pampas of Argentina
Romina J. Andrioli, Germán D. Berone
2026-09-30 · DOI: 10.3390/grasses5040039Root and Shoot Trait Adaptations During Vegetative Development of Festuca gracillima Ecotypes from Two Xeric Patagonian Vegetation Types Under Controlled Conditions
Iván P. Ordóñez, Paula Oyaneder, Alinne Castro, Ignacio F. López et al.
2026-09-30 · DOI: 10.3390/grasses5040038Assessing Climate Resilience Management Education Needs for Forage-Livestock Ecosystems in the Southeast USA
Liliane Severino da Silva
2026-09-22 · DOI: 10.3390/grasses5040037Sunn Hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) Interseeding Approaches in Tall Fescue Pasture Systems
Isaac Lepcha, Harley Naumann, Felix Fritschi, Robert Kallenbach et al.
2026-09-17 · DOI: 10.3390/grasses5030036Rehydration Improves Fermentation Characteristics but Increases Effluent Losses in High Dry Matter Whole-Plant Corn Silage
Victor Federico Leal dos Anjos, Ariádna Patricia Ribeiro, Álvaro Bernardo Silva Neto, Antonio Pereira de Barros Neto et al.
2026-09-10 · DOI: 10.3390/grasses5030035Multistage Evaluation of Plant Growth-Promoting Microorganisms in Leucaena leucocephala and Megathyrsus maximus cv. Mombasa: Controlled Experiments and Preliminary Field Observations in Northern Peru
Yolanda Romero, Elías Muñóz-Rabanal, Fabian Valladolid, Raúl Castro-Angulo et al.
2026-09-01 · DOI: 10.3390/grasses5030034Nutritional Value and In Vitro Fermentation of Two Oat (Avena sativa L.) Varieties in Six Phenological Stages
Fernando Lucio-Ruíz, Juan Eduardo Godina-Rodríguez, Jonathan Raúl Garay-Martínez, Mauricio Velázquez-Martínez et al.
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.3390/grasses5030033Short-Term Forage Responses, Soil Nitrogen Availability, and Greenhouse Gas Fluxes Under Contrasting Nitrogen Sources in Cool-Season Forage Systems
Carlos García, Liliane Severino da Silva, Rongzhong Ye, Paula Agudelo et al.
2026-08-25 · DOI: 10.3390/grasses5030032Phenotypic Variation, Yield-Related Traits, and Interannual Phenotypic Responses of Forage Bermudagrass Derived from a Hybrid Population
Qiang Fu, Yanchao Zhu, Jing Wang, Longwei Niu et al.
2026-08-22 · DOI: 10.3390/grasses5030031Microbial Activity of Bacillus spp. in Soil as a Function of Liming and Gypsum Application in Pasture
Eduardo E. S. Lopes, Carlos S. Tiritan, Patrick S. Silva, Aurenívia Bonifácio et al.
2026-08-04 · DOI: 10.3390/grasses5030030Adaptation of Chloris gayana to Abiotic Stress Conditions: A Review
Raul S. Lavado, Edith Taleisnik
2026-08-03 · DOI: 10.3390/grasses5030029Biomass Recovery Dynamics and Fire Behavior in Stricto Sensu Grassland After Low-Intensity Prescribed Burns
Bruna Kovalsyki, João Francisco Labres dos Santos, Tiago de Souza Ferreira, Alexandre França Tetto et al.
2026-07-27 · DOI: 10.3390/grasses5030028Nitrogen Requirement of a Tropical Grass Hybrid Determined by Model Identity Analysis
Carlos Eduardo Avelino Cabral, Marcus Vinicius de Freitas Santos, Lucas Gimenes Mota, Felipe Gomes da Silva et al.
2026-07-21 · DOI: 10.3390/grasses5030027Defoliation Management and Nitrogen Fertilization Effects on Productivity and Nutritive Value of Aruana Grass Under Irrigated Conditions
Flávia Santos de Azevedo, Rafael Henrique de Tonissi e Buschinelli de Goes, Jefferson Rodrigues Gandra, Jaqueline Luiza Royer et al.
2026-07-07 · DOI: 10.3390/grasses5030026Nutritional and Fermentative Variability of Silages Used in Tropical Livestock Systems Evaluated Through Multivariate Analysis
Wilfredo Manuel Rios Rado, Althieres José Furtado, Thaís Alves de Carvalho, Flavio Perna Junior et al.
2026-07-01 · DOI: 10.3390/grasses5030025Genotype-Dependent Fermentation Efficiency, Nutrient Losses, and Silage Quality of Sweet Potato Vines Under Semi-Arid Conditions
Christiano Bosco Xavier de Lima, Izaias da Silva Lima Neto, Osmar Vieira de Carvalho Júnior, Carlos Alberto da Silva Ledo et al.
2026-06-24 · DOI: 10.3390/grasses5030024Effect of Biostimulants on the Recovery of Warm- and Cool-Season Turfgrass in Central Chile
Jesús Daniela Calvo Corbalán, Alejandra Antonieta Acuña Estrella
2026-06-05 · DOI: 10.3390/grasses5020023Global Perspective and the Current Characterization of Buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link) with Emphasis on Arid Mexican Territories
Luis Ángel Barrera-Guzmán, Héctor Tecumshé Mojica-Zárate, Jorge Cadena-Iñiguez, Juan Guillermo Cruz-Castillo et al.
2026-05-18 · DOI: 10.3390/grasses5020022Post-Fire Abiotic and Biotic Filters Limit Native Grassland Recovery in a Pinus pinaster Plantation
Alejandra L. Yezzi, Ana J. Nebbia, Sergio M. Zalba
2026-05-12 · DOI: 10.3390/grasses5020021Use of Biometric Tags and Remote Sensing to Monitor Grazing Behavior, Forage Production, and Pasture Utilization in Extensive Landscapes
Ira Lloyd Parsons, Brandi B. Karisch, Amanda E. Stone, Stephen L. Webb et al.
2026-05-10 · DOI: 10.3390/grasses5020020Reviews
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