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May 2024
Vol. 12 Núm. 2 (2024)Este número de la revista está dedicado a la memoria de Rainer Schultze-Kraft (1941-2024), un científico distinguido y dedicado cuyo trabajo ha tenido un impacto profundo y duradero en el campo de la investigación y el desarrollo de forrajes tropicales. Reconocido mundialmente por su trabajo innovador, Rainer fue fundamental para avanzar en la ciencia de los forrajes tropicales y desempeñó un papel clave en el establecimiento de esta revista, asegurando una plataforma para la investigación continua y la difusión del conocimiento en esta área.
Los invitamos a leer el preámbulo, dividido en tres secciones para honrar su legado. La primera sección proporciona un resumen completo de la vida de Rainer, destacando su notable carrera, logros y la influencia duradera que ha tenido en la comunidad científica. La segunda sección presenta homenajes personales de colegas y amigos, ofreciendo reflexiones y recuerdos conmovedores que subrayan la dedicación, generosidad y pasión de Rainer por su trabajo. La tercera sección incluye un apéndice de Dietrich Leihner, que ofrece ideas y anécdotas adicionales que celebran aún más la vida y las contribuciones de Rainer.
A través de estas secciones, queremos rendir homenaje a un científico visionario cuyo trabajo ha dejado una marca indeleble en el campo de la investigación de forrajes tropicales.
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Enero 2023
Vol. 11 Núm. 1 (2023)Este fasículo está dedicado conjuntamente a la memoria de Peter Kerridge (1935-2022) y Richard (Dick) Date (1934-2022), ambos destacados científicos australianos que hicieron contribuciones significativas a la investigación global sobre la productividad de forrajes a través de estudios en forrajes y suelos Peter trabajó con fertilizantes inorgánicos y el estado nutricional de las plantas, mientras que Dick trabajó en el componente biótico de la diversidad de rizobios y la ecología de forrajes en suelos tropicales.
Ambos trabajaron con CSIRO en Brisbane durante sus largas carreras y sus contribuciones a la investigación de pastos tropicales fueron reconocidas mediante la concesión de becas por parte de la Tropical Grassland Society of Australia. También contribuyeron a la investigación global de forrajes a través de sus asociaciones con instituciones nacionales e internacionales fuera de Australia y ambos tienen muchas publicaciones científicas en su haber. Sus amigos y colegas en la comunidad de forrajes tropicales los extrañarán y los recordarán como científicos dedicados, rigurosos y trabajadores.
Consulte en el número completo los obituarios que le escribieron sus amigos y colegas (en inglés).
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September 2022
Vol. 10 Núm. 3 (2022)CIAT received International Science and Technology Cooperation Award for scientific cooperation with CATAS
On May 31st, 2022, the ceremony for the International Science and Technology Cooperation Award of the P.R. China was held at the Chinese Embassy in Italy. The Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS), as a cooperation unit, attended the award ceremony online. On behalf of the Chinese government, Ambassador Li Junhua presented the medal and certificate to the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT).
Li Junhua congratulated CIAT (now the Alliance Bioversity-CIAT) on winning the China International Science and Technology Cooperation Award, and fully affirmed the productive cooperation and fruitful achievements that CIAT, as an international organization, has carried out with CATAS for a long time. He looked forward to more cooperation between the Alliance and Chinese partners such as CATAS. He stressed that China will deepen international scientific and technological cooperation with the Alliance, share scientific public goods, strengthen global scientific research cooperation and jointly meet major global challenges.
Juan Lucas Restrepo, Director General of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT thanked the Chinese government for this award, reviewed the fruitful cooperation between CIAT and CATAS, and said that the Alliance would continue to vigorously deepen cooperation with China and jointly contribute to the sustainable development of global agriculture.
On behalf of the Chinese cooperation unit, Liu Guodao introduced the cooperation achievements made by CATAS and CIAT in the cultivation of new varieties, technology promotion, platform co-construction and personnel training around the two major crops, tropical forages and cassava since 1982, and the co-publication of the Online Journal Tropical Forages-Forrajes Tropicales since 2012. He said that CATAS will further deepen cooperation with the Alliance, expand cooperation fields, carry out jointly research on agricultural biodiversity and sustainable development in tropical areas, and make new contributions to promote the higher level development of global tropical agriculture.
Dr. Rainer Schultze Kraft, CIAT Emeritus Scientist and winner of the 2016 Friendship Award of the Chinese government, appreciated the cooperation experience, achievements and the profound friendship with CATAS staff over the past 40 years. He looked forward to the further cooperation between the two sides in the future in research on tropical forages and the continued support of the Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales online journal.
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May 2021
Vol. 9 Núm. 2 (2021)AnnouncementThis is the last issue edited by Rainer Schultze-Kraft and Lyle Winks and we would like to give all our gratitude, admiration and respect to them for their outstanding work as editors of the journal. Their committed work to publish excellence in all aspects of tropical forages research is reflected in the quality of the papers published, both in shape and substance, and the steady increase of the rankings and metrics of the journal:
-During their role as editors, Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales has published 332 papers, 179 in special issues (119 contributions to the International Grassland Congress 2013 and 60 contributions to the International Leucaena Conference 2018), and 153 in regular issues.
-The Journal is indexed in the core collection of Science Citation Index Expanded and two additional indexes of Clarivate Web of Science, which provides the best-known impact factor indicator (formerly: ISI Journal Impact Factor). The Impact Factor of the Journal for 2019 was 0.703 (for 2018 was 0.441 and for 2017 was 0.389, showing a constant increase). The Impact Factor 2020 will be available in mid-2021.
-TGFT is also indexed in Scopus, and the CiteScore for 2020 is currently 1.60, making a considerable progress since 2017 (0.44), 2018 (0.69) and 2019 (1.30). CiteScore is the way how Scopus measures the impact of its indexed journals.
-The SCImago Journal & Country Rank is a portal that includes the journals and country scientific indicators developed from the information contained in the Scopus® database (Elsevier B.V.). These indicators can be used to assess and analyze scientific domains. For 2019, the Journal had a score of 0.37 (in 2018 was 0.28), and ranked in the second highest value amongst the set of journals ranked by SJR (Q2).
The journal is in a transition period to the new editors, Dr Jean Hanson, English and Managing Editor and Dr Danilo Pezo, Spanish Editor. Both have worked with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) for many years and have long and broad experience in tropical forages. Jean is an Emeritus fellow with ILRI in Ethiopia and Danilo is currently working with CATIE in Costa Rica. Jean and Danilo bring complimentary expertise to their roles as editors. Jean is a forage scientist working with forage germplasm and seed production, while Danilo is a livestock scientist working with animal nutrition, pastures and silvopastoral options in tropical livestock systems. The new editorial team will continue to well supported by Jose Luis Urrea Communications Specialist at The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Colombia.
During the transition period, there have been some delays in the publication process and the journal has been unable to accept submissions in Spanish. The new editors are working hard to deal with the pending submissions, but we do apologise for the delays and aim to be back on schedule by the next issue in September 2021.
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Special Issue ILC2018 No. 2 - September 2019
Vol. 7 Núm. 4This issue of Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales is the second of two “Special Issues ILC2018” published under a publication agreement with the Organizing Committee of the International Leucaena Conference held at The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 1‒3 November 2018.
It contains the 36 papers presented during Sessions 5‒8 of the Conference. Papers presented during Sessions 1‒4 were published in the first “Special Issue ILC2018” that can be accessed in the ‘Archives’ section of this website.
