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Effects of Fertilization and Harvesting Age on Yield and Quality of Desho
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 2020; 9(4): 113-121 http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/j/aff doi: 10.11648/j.aff.20200904.13 ISSN: 2328-563X (Print); ISSN: 2328-5648 (Online) Effects of Fertilization and Harvesting Age on Yield and Quality of Desho (Pennisetum pedicellatum ) Grass Under Irrigation, in Dehana District, Wag Hemra Zone, Ethiopia Awoke Kefyalew 1, Berhanu Alemu 2, Alemu Tsegaye 3 1Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture, Oda Bultum University, Chiro, Ethiopia 2Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia 3Sekota Dry Land Agricultural Research Center, Sekota, Ethiopia Email address: To cite this article: Awoke Kefyalew, Berhanu Alemu, Alemu Tsegaye. Effects of Fertilization and Harvesting Age on Yield and Quality of Desho (Pennisetum pedicellatum ) Grass Under Irrigation, in Dehana District, Wag Hemra Zone, Ethiopia. Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries . Vol. 9, No. 4, 2020, pp. 113-121. doi: 10.11648/j.aff.20200904.13 Received : June 5, 2020; Accepted : June 19, 2020; Published : July 28, 2020 Abstract: The experiment was conducted to evaluating the effects of fertilizer and harvesting age on agronomic performance, chemical composition and economic feasibility of Desho (Pennisetum Pedicellatum) grass under irrigation, in Ethiopia. A factorial arrangement with four fertilizer types (control, urea, compost and urea + compost), and three harvesting ages (90, 120 and 150) with three replications were used. Data on morphological characteristics of the grass were recorded. Based on the data collected, harvesting age was significantly affected the agronomic parameters of the grass. Plant height (PH), number of tillers per plant (NTPP), number of leaves per plant (NLPP), number of leaves per tiller (NLPT), dry matter yield (DMY), leaf length (LL) and leaf area (LA) were increased with increasing harvesting age, while leaf to stem ratio (LSR) showed a decreasing trend. -
Ornamental Grasses for the Midsouth Landscape
Ornamental Grasses for the Midsouth Landscape Ornamental grasses with their variety of form, may seem similar, grasses vary greatly, ranging from cool color, texture, and size add diversity and dimension to season to warm season grasses, from woody to herbaceous, a landscape. Not many other groups of plants can boast and from annuals to long-lived perennials. attractiveness during practically all seasons. The only time This variation has resulted in five recognized they could be considered not to contribute to the beauty of subfamilies within Poaceae. They are Arundinoideae, the landscape is the few weeks in the early spring between a unique mix of woody and herbaceous grass species; cutting back the old growth of the warm-season grasses Bambusoideae, the bamboos; Chloridoideae, warm- until the sprouting of new growth. From their emergence season herbaceous grasses; Panicoideae, also warm-season in the spring through winter, warm-season ornamental herbaceous grasses; and Pooideae, a cool-season subfamily. grasses add drama, grace, and motion to the landscape Their habitats also vary. Grasses are found across the unlike any other plants. globe, including in Antarctica. They have a strong presence One of the unique and desirable contributions in prairies, like those in the Great Plains, and savannas, like ornamental grasses make to the landscape is their sound. those in southern Africa. It is important to recognize these Anyone who has ever been in a pine forest on a windy day natural characteristics when using grasses for ornament, is aware of the ethereal music of wind against pine foliage. since they determine adaptability and management within The effect varies with the strength of the wind and the a landscape or region, as well as invasive potential. -
Identification of Invasive Alien Species Using DNA Barcodes
Identification of Invasive Alien Species using DNA barcodes Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences Royal Museum for Central Africa Rue Vautier 29, Leuvensesteenweg 13, 1000 Brussels , Belgium 3080 Tervuren, Belgium +32 (0)2 627 41 23 +32 (0)2 769 58 54 General introduction to this factsheet The Barcoding Facility for Organisms and Tissues of Policy Concern (BopCo) aims at developing an expertise forum to facilitate the identification of biological samples of policy concern in Belgium and Europe. The project represents part of the Belgian federal contribution to the European Research Infrastructure Consortium LifeWatch. Non-native species which are being introduced into Europe, whether by accident or deliberately, can be of policy concern since some of them can reproduce and disperse rapidly in a new territory, establish viable populations and even outcompete native species. As a consequence of their presence, natural and managed ecosystems can be disrupted, crops and livestock affected, and vector-borne diseases or parasites might be introduced, impacting human health and socio-economic activities. Non-native species causing such adverse effects are called Invasive Alien Species (IAS). In order to protect native biodiversity and ecosystems, and to mitigate the potential impact on human health and socio-economic activities, the issue of IAS is tackled in Europe by EU Regulation 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and Council. The IAS Regulation provides for a set of measures to be taken across all member states. The list of Invasive Alien Species of Union Concern is regularly updated. In order to implement the proposed actions, however, methods for accurate species identification are required when suspicious biological material is encountered. -
Effect of Phytoliths for Mitigating Water Stress in Durum Wheat
Effect of phytoliths for mitigating water stress in durum wheat Jean-Dominique Meunier, Doris Barboni, Muhammad Anwar-Ul-Haq, Clement Levard, Perrine Chaurand, Vladimir Vidal, O. Grauby, Roland Huc, Isabelle Laffont-Schwob, Jacques Rabier, et al. To cite this version: Jean-Dominique Meunier, Doris Barboni, Muhammad Anwar-Ul-Haq, Clement Levard, Perrine Chau- rand, et al.. Effect of phytoliths for mitigating water stress in durum wheat. New Phytologist, Wiley, 2017, 215 (1), pp.229-239. 10.1111/nph.14554. hal-01792878 HAL Id: hal-01792878 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01792878 Submitted on 15 May 2018 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. Research Effect of phytoliths for mitigating water stress in durum wheat Jean Dominique Meunier1, Doris Barboni1, Muhammad Anwar-ul-Haq2,Clement Levard1, Perrine Chaurand1, Vladimir Vidal1, Olivier Grauby3, Roland Huc4, Isabelle Laffont-Schwob5, Jacques Rabier5 and Catherine Keller1 1CNRS, IRD, Coll France, CEREGE, Aix Marseille Universite, 13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 04, France; 2Institute of Soil -
Growth Performance of Mission and Kyasuwa Grasses (Pennisetum Sp.) Under Different NPK Ratios As Potential Slope Cover
AJCS 14(01):161-171 (2020) ISSN:1835-2707 doi: 10.21475/ajcs.20.14.01.p2057 Growth performance of Mission and Kyasuwa grasses (Pennisetum sp.) under different NPK ratios as potential slope cover Afaff Emhemed Ettbeb1, Zulfahmi Ali Rahman 1*, Wan Mohd Razi Idris 1, Jumaat Adam 1, Sahibini Abd Rahim2, Tukimat Lihan1, Siti Norhafizah Ahmad Tarmidzi1, Nurul Atiqah Mohd Azlam1 1Center of Earth Science and Environment, Faculty of Science and Technology, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, MALAYSIA 2Environmental Science Program, Faculty of Science and Natural Resources, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400 Kota Kinabalu Sabah MALAYSIA *Corresponding author: [email protected]; [email protected] Abstract The Mission (Pennisetum polystachio) and Kyasuwa (Pennisetum pedicellatum) grasses are common perennial plants found in tropical regions that tolerates low nutrient soils, easily spread by wind and colonization of new areas. It is a great challenge for researchers to select plant species in terms of their performance for vegetation cover to minimize the sloppy soil erosion. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the growth performance of selected Pennisetum sp. namely P. pedicellatum (PPd) and P. polystachio (PPl) under different NPK ratio. The studied species were treated with three different treatments, F1, F2 and NF under greenhouse conditions. Hydroseeding technique was adopted for germination of the selected species in the polybags and periodically monitored for a duration of six months. Parameters measured for the growth performance of the studied species were based on plant height, total biomass and chlorophyll content. After application of the treatment F1 and F2, the soil pH changed to slightly acidic (pH 5.45) while organic content of soil was slightly increased from 3.2% to 3.9%. -
FUNCTIONING of a COMMUNITY of LEPIDOPTERAN MAIZE STEMBORERS and ASSOCIATED PARASITOIDS FOLLOWING the FALL ARMYWORM INVASION in KENYA Bonoukpé Mawuko
FUNCTIONING OF A COMMUNITY OF LEPIDOPTERAN MAIZE STEMBORERS AND ASSOCIATED PARASITOIDS FOLLOWING THE FALL ARMYWORM INVASION IN KENYA Bonoukpé Mawuko To cite this version: Bonoukpé Mawuko. FUNCTIONING OF A COMMUNITY OF LEPIDOPTERAN MAIZE STEM- BORERS AND ASSOCIATED PARASITOIDS FOLLOWING THE FALL ARMYWORM INVA- SION IN KENYA. Life Sciences [q-bio]. Nairobi University, 2020. English. tel-03093686 HAL Id: tel-03093686 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-03093686 Submitted on 6 Jan 2021 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. FUNCTIONING OF A COMMUNITY OF LEPIDOPTERAN MAIZE STEMBORERS AND ASSOCIATED PARASITOIDS FOLLOWING THE FALL ARMYWORM INVASION IN KENYA BONOUKPOÈ MAWUKO SOKAME A80/52426/2017 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN CROP PROTECTION DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SCIENCE AND CROP PROTECTION FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI Soutenance le 26/11/2020 2020 DECLARATION I, Bonoukpoè Mawuko Sokame, duly declare that this thesis is my original work and has not been presented for a degree or any award in any other University. Bonoukpoè Mawuko Sokame Signature: … Date: …26/11/2020………………………… This thesis has been submitted for examination with our approval as university supervisors. -
Mineral and Anti-Nutrient Composition of Pennisetum Pedicellatum Trin. Grass
Research Journal of Food Science and Nutrition Volume 5(4), pages 78-84, October 2020 Article Number: 33C2119F1 ISSN: 2536-7080 https://doi.org/10.31248/RJFSN2019.087 https://integrityresjournals.org/journal/RJFSN Full Length Research Mineral and anti-nutrient composition of Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. grass Suleiman M.1*, Khadija A. Y.2, Nasiru, Y.1, Safiya M. A.1, Alhassan M.1 and Bello H. J.3 1Department of Chemistry, Sokoto State University, P.M.B. 2134, Nigeria. 2Department of Chemistry, Al-Athariyya Home school, Kaduna, Nigeria. 3Institute of Olympiad Studies, National Mathematical Center, Sheda, Abuja, Nigeria. *Corresponding author: Email: [email protected] Copyright © 2020 Suleiman et al. This article remains permanently open access under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Received 6th November, 2019; Accepted 28th December, 2019 ABSTRACT: The grass Pennisetum pedicellatum is an ornamental-like grass that is widely used in northern Nigeria as a source of animal feed especially by local animal farmers. The objective of this study was to determine the nutritional content of the grass and, hence, quantify their contribution to the animal feed so as to curb the unavailability of animal feed during the dry season. Both macronutrients and micronutrients were determined using flame photometry and atomic absorption spectrometric methods of analysis. The research investigates the mineral and anti-nutrients contents of Pennisetum pedicellatum grass. The anti-nutrients were determined using standard methods of food analyses. The mineral content of the sample showed a composition (mg/100gDW) of 11167 ± 3.82 sodium, 10850 ± 229.13 potassium, 108.3 ± 0.03 calcium, 28.3 ± 0.03 magnesium, 315.7 ± 0.03 phosphorus, 0.58 iron, 5.81 chromium and 4.07 nickel. -
Field Guide to Pests, Beneficials, Diseases and Disorders of Mangoes
E D I U G D L E I F Pests, Beneficials, Diseases and Disorders of Mangoes PDF View, search and navigate This PDF has been created specifically for on-screen display, e-mail, and internet use. SCREEN VIEW The page view of this electronic document has been automatically set to ‘Fit Screen Page’ and viewed as facing pages. To view as single pages go to: VIEW tab > Select PAGE LAYOUT > Choose Single page. Viewing options can be modified using the shortcut keys below. SHORTCUT KEYS ACTION Ctrl+0 (Zero) FIT PAGE Ctrl+M Zooms to selected sizes Ctrl+L FULL SCREEN MODE SEARCH OPTIONS Ctrl+F Search for keywords or terms Shortcuts provided may vary depending on software installed on your computer. NAVIGATION BOOKMARKS - The Bookmark panel located on the left hand side can be used to jump to topic destinations in the PDF (just click on bookmark listing). QUICK LINKS - Topics listed on the contents page have quick links and when clicked on will take you directly to the topic page. PRINT OPTIONS For optimal print it is recommended that this document is printed double sided on A4 paper (select portrait and flip on long edge settings), set your print page scaling to ‘Fit to Printer Margins'. Ctrl+P To Print Choose File > Print Setup (Windows) or File > Page Setup (Mac OS) choose A4 paper size, page orientation (portrait), and other general printing options including instructions mentioned above. Print options will vary on diffferent printers and drivers being used. FIELD GUIDE to Pests, Beneficials, Diseases and Disorders of Mangoes December 2010 Northern Territory Government Department of Resources GPO Box 3000, Darwin NT 0801, AUSTRALIA © Copyright, Northern Territory Government 2010 Disclaimer While all care has been taken to ensure that information contained in this booklet is true and correct at the time of publication, the Northern Territory of Australia gives no warranty or assurance, and makes no representation as to the accuracy of any information or advice contained in this publication, or that it is suitable for your intended use. -
The Naturalized Vascular Plants of Western Australia 1
12 Plant Protection Quarterly Vol.19(1) 2004 Distribution in IBRA Regions Western Australia is divided into 26 The naturalized vascular plants of Western Australia natural regions (Figure 1) that are used for 1: Checklist, environmental weeds and distribution in bioregional planning. Weeds are unevenly distributed in these regions, generally IBRA regions those with the greatest amount of land disturbance and population have the high- Greg Keighery and Vanda Longman, Department of Conservation and Land est number of weeds (Table 4). For exam- Management, WA Wildlife Research Centre, PO Box 51, Wanneroo, Western ple in the tropical Kimberley, VB, which Australia 6946, Australia. contains the Ord irrigation area, the major cropping area, has the greatest number of weeds. However, the ‘weediest regions’ are the Swan Coastal Plain (801) and the Abstract naturalized, but are no longer considered adjacent Jarrah Forest (705) which contain There are 1233 naturalized vascular plant naturalized and those taxa recorded as the capital Perth, several other large towns taxa recorded for Western Australia, com- garden escapes. and most of the intensive horticulture of posed of 12 Ferns, 15 Gymnosperms, 345 A second paper will rank the impor- the State. Monocotyledons and 861 Dicotyledons. tance of environmental weeds in each Most of the desert has low numbers of Of these, 677 taxa (55%) are environmen- IBRA region. weeds, ranging from five recorded for the tal weeds, recorded from natural bush- Gibson Desert to 135 for the Carnarvon land areas. Another 94 taxa are listed as Results (containing the horticultural centre of semi-naturalized garden escapes. Most Total naturalized flora Carnarvon). -
1156-IJBCS-Article-Marie Pare
Available online at http://ajol.info/index.php/ijbcs Int. J. Biol. Chem. Sci. 6(1): 210-236, February 2012 ISSN 1991-8631 Original Paper http://indexmedicus.afro.who.int The economic potential of Echinochloa pyramidalis (Lam.) Hitchc & Chase forage plant used in liquid waste treatment in Cameroon: opportunity to link sanitation to food security Marie-Madeleine NGOUTANE PARE 1*, Kouassi DONGO 2, Ives Magloire KENGNE 1, Pierre-Henri DODANE 2, Amougou AKOA 1 and Doulaye KONE 3 1 Wastewater Research Unit, P.O. Box. 8404, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon. 2Swiss Centre for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 1303 Abidjan 01, Côte d'Ivoire. 3 Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Department of Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries (Sandec), P.O. Box 611, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland. *Corresponding author, E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], Tel. +237 99 61 55 07 ABSTRACT Cameroon, like other developing countries, faces major problems in the urban centres such as high rate of population increase, food and ruminant feed shortages as well as inadequate access to sanitation . However, Echinochloa pyramidalis , well-known forage adapted to the drying vegetated beds for wastewater and faecal sludge treatments with similar characteristics as Typha sp., Phragmites sp ., might be used in the dual purpose as animal feed and as support material in sanitation treatment. This study aimed at linking sanitation technology to forage production. A socio-economic survey conducted in Douala, Yaoundé and Garoua to evaluate the economic potential of E. pyramidalis showed the daily quantities of marketed forage between 5 and 8-tons of fresh weight (FW) respectively during dry and rainy season. -
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APPENDIX ONE ILLUSTRATION SOURCES REF. CODE ABR Abrams, L. 1923–1960. Illustrated flora of the Pacific states. Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA. ADD Addisonia. 1916–1964. New York Botanical Garden, New York. Reprinted with permission from Addisonia, vol. 18, plate 579, Copyright © 1933, The New York Botanical Garden. ANDAnderson, E. and Woodson, R.E. 1935. The species of Tradescantia indigenous to the United States. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Reprinted with permission of the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. ANN Hollingworth A. 2005. Original illustrations. Published herein by the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Fort Worth. Artist: Anne Hollingworth. ANO Anonymous. 1821. Medical botany. E. Cox and Sons, London. ARM Annual Rep. Missouri Bot. Gard. 1889–1912. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis. BA1 Bailey, L.H. 1914–1917. The standard cyclopedia of horticulture. The Macmillan Company, New York. BA2 Bailey, L.H. and Bailey, E.Z. 1976. Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada. Revised and expanded by the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Cornell University. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York. Reprinted with permission from William Crepet and the L.H. Bailey Hortorium. Cornell University. BA3 Bailey, L.H. 1900–1902. Cyclopedia of American horticulture. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York. BB2 Britton, N.L. and Brown, A. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British posses- sions. Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York. BEA Beal, E.O. and Thieret, J.W. 1986. Aquatic and wetland plants of Kentucky. Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission, Frankfort. Reprinted with permission of Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission. -
Harmonia+ and Pandora+
Appendix A Harmonia+PL – procedure for negative impact risk assessment for invasive alien species and potentially invasive alien species in Poland QUESTIONNAIRE A0 | Context Questions from this module identify the assessor and the biological, geographical & social context of the assessment. a01. Name(s) of the assessor(s): first name and family name 1. Alina Urbisz 2. Marcin Nobis – external expert 3. Adam Zając acomm01. Comments: degree affiliation assessment date (1) dr hab. Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, 21-01-2018 University of Silesia in Katowice (2) dr hab. Institute of Botany, Jagiellonian University, Kraków 19-01-2018 (3) prof. dr hab. Institute of Botany, Jagiellonian University, Kraków 21-01-2018 a02. Name(s) of the species under assessment: Polish name: Rozplenica szczecinkowata Latin name: Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chiov. English name: Fountain grass - 1 - acomm02. Comments: The Latin name Pennisetum setaceum has been taken according to Index Seminum (IPNI 2005 – B). Besides more often used and listed below, there are many synonyms of Latin names: Pennisetum erythraeum Chiovenda, Pennisetum macrostachyum Fresenius, Pennisetum orientale var. altissimum, Pennisetum parisii Trab, Pennisetum phalariodes Schultes, Pennisetum ruppelii Steud, Pennisetum scoparium Chiovenda, Pennisetum spectabile Figari & De Notaris, Pennisetum spectabile Figari & De Notaris, Pennisetum tiberiadis Boiss Phalaris setacea Forssk. (CABI 2018 –B). According to the Plant List (The Plant List 2013 – B), the following shall be deemed synonymous or conspecific with Pennisetum setaceum: Pennisetum cupreum Hitchc., Pennisetum erythraeum Chiov., Pennisetum macrostachyon Fresen., Pennisetum macrostachyum Fresen., Pennisetum numidicum Paris, Pennisetum orientale var. altissimum Chiov., Pennisetum orientale subsp. parisii Trab., Pennisetum orientale var. parisii (Trab.) Leeke, Pennisetum parisii (Trab.) Trab., Pennisetum phalaroides Schult., Pennisetum ruppellii Steud., Pennisetum ruppellii var.