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Comparison Of The Acid Detergent Lignin (Adl) Among Seven Populations Of Lespedeza Davurica, Xiang Zhao, Kuanhu Dong, Yi Xing

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Additives On The Alfalfa Fibrous Residues Silage Quality, Yanlin Xue, Z. Yu, C. S. Bai, Q. F. Xu

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Volume 4, Chapter 1-18: Aquatic And Wet Marchantiophyta, Order Lunulariales, Janice M. Glime

Bryophyte Ecology Subchapters

No abstract provided.

Understanding Producers’ Perspectives On Rotational Grazing Benefits Across Us Great Plains, Tong Wang, Hailong Jin, Urs Kreuter, Richard Teague

Economics Faculty Publications

Experimental findings on rotational grazing (RG) trials have generally differed from producer observations of RG outcomes on commercial scale ranches. Factors such as small plot size, short duration trials and relatively rigid grazing management that lacks responsiveness to the dynamic and complex social-ecological systems in grazing trials could all contribute to this disparity in outcomes. These differences call for a better understanding of producer perceptions of RG benefits. To fill this knowledge gap, we surveyed 4500 producers from the Northern and Southern Great Plains of the USA. Among the 875 respondents, 40.5% reported that they used continuous grazing (CG), 52.7% …

Nebline, June 2021

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Choosing Quality Child Care: Guidance For Parents

Eastern Carpenter Bees

Eating for Brain Health

Recipe of the Month

Naturally Occurring Contaminants, Part 4 of a Series — Arsenic

Efficiency Is Key To Profit On Stocker Cattle

Common Grub Control Questions

Garden Guide: Things to do This Month

Heart of 4-H Volunteer Award: Jen & Jesse Metcalf

4th Graders Learn About “Farm to Fork” During Virtual Ag Festival

Statewide 4-H Companion Animal Challenge Results

Extension News

Extension Calendar

STEM Zoom Workshops in June

Seeking Lancaster County Fair Historic Memorabilia and Stories

Forage News [2021-06], Department Of Plant And Soil Sciences, University Of Kentucky

Forage News

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Compost On Soil Health And Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Case Study In A Mediterranean Vineyard, Tsz Fai Wong

Master's Theses

Compost is commonly used as an organic amendment in cropping systems such as vineyards, and has been shown to be beneficial to carbon (C) sequestration and soil health. As perennial crops, grapevines have a larger potential for C sequestration than most crops. Yet, there is a lack of understanding regarding the relationship between compost application rate, the magnitude of C sequestration, and its environmental tradeoff in the form of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In the study, we investigated the effects of compost application rate on soil C sequestration, GHG emissions, crop growth, and overall soil health after two annual compost …

Insights Into The Molecular Evolution Of Fertilization Mechanism In Land Plants, Vijyesh Sharma, Anthony J. Clark, Tomokazu Kawashima

Plant and Soil Sciences Faculty Publications

Land plants have evolved successive changes during their conquest of the land and innovations in sexual reproduction have played a major role in their terrestrialization. Recent years have seen many revealing dissections of the molecular mechanisms of sexual reproduction and much new genomics data from the land plant lineage, including early diverging land plants, as well as algae. This new knowledge is being integrated to further understand how sexual reproduction in land plants evolved, identifying highly conserved factors and pathways, but also molecular changes that underpinned the emergence of new modes of sexual reproduction. Here, we review recent advances in …

High Resolution Mapping And Candidate Gene Identification Of Downy Mildew Race 16 Resistance In Spinach, Gehendra Bhattarai, Wei Yang, Ainong Shi, Chunda Feng, Braham Dhillon, James C. Correll, Beiquan Mou

Horticulture Faculty Publications and Presentations

Background

Downy mildew, the most devastating disease of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.), is caused by the oomycete Peronospora effusa [=P. farinosa f. sp. spinaciae]. The P. effusa shows race specificities to the resistant host and comprises 19 reported races and many novel isolates. Sixteen new P. effusa races were identified during the past three decades, and the new pathogen races are continually overcoming the genetic resistances used in commercial cultivars. A spinach breeding population derived from the cross between cultivars Whale and Lazio was inoculated with P. effusa race 16 in an environment-controlled facility; disease response was …

Can Home Garden Be A Safe Haven In Times Of Crisis? To Measure Householders Attitudes, Preferences And Willingness To Have Home Garden At Time Of Pandemics, Noura Mubarak Al Mansouri

Theses

The new coronavirus that has rapidly become a worldwide outbreak leads people to Self-quarantine, where work, school, and shopping have become through remote applications. Keeping fit and being healthy is important at any time, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. Having a garden or outdoor space provides the opportunity to have a place that can be used to maintain a healthy life and well-being of an individual. The coronavirus lockdown has provided the time ad opportunity to create a garden that has been always wanted by householders. A Garden is a plot of ground where herbs, fruits, flowers, vegetables, and etc. …

Morphophysiological And Molecular Characterization Of Millet (Panicum Miliaceum L.) Varieties For Crop Improvement In Western Europe, Massimo Vischi, Nicola Zorzin, Maria Bernhart, Johanna Winkler, Dipak Santra, Carla Pappalardo, Stefano Marchetti

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Background

Global warming and issues in favour of a more sustainable agriculture suggest a reconsideration of minor cereals in European agrosystems. Compared to other summer crops, proso millet has a remarkable drought resistance and could be used to improve crop rotation and biodiversity. Proso millet is also increasingly sought by industry to produce novel foods such as those designed for celiac patients. In this study, a thorough characterization of 11, commercially available, proso millet (Panicum milliaceum L.) varieties was carried out as a preliminary step for crop reintroduction and breeding in Western Europe.

Methods

The cultivars under evaluation were …

Amending Traditional Substrate Rice Straw With Agroforestry Tree Foliage Increases Production Cycle And Nutritional Value Of Pleurotus Floridanus, Samora M Andrew, John R Mbwambo

Tanzania Journal of Science

The recent heightened attention on mushrooms has not considered shortening the production time and increasing nutritional value using substrates from agroforestry trees in addition to traditionally used agro-industrial residues. This study therefore, examined harvesting time, protein and essential minerals of Pleurotus floridanus grown on rice straw amended with Gliricidia sepium foliage in Morogoro, Tanzania. Mushrooms were cultivated in 30 x 40 cm 4 kg dry weight polythene bags in randomized complete block design (RCBD) experiment. Results showed that the addition of 5% G. sepium into rice straw reduced total time between spawning and first harvest of P. floridanus. Gliricidia sepium …

Screening Of Aflatoxin-Producing Fungi In Maize And Groundnuts From Three Regions In Tanzania, Kusiluka Agape, Valence Mk Ndesendo, Sartaz Begum

Tanzania Journal of Science

This study screened aflatoxin-producing fungi in maize and groundnuts from Dodoma, Singida and Iringa regions in Tanzania, and assessed the level of peoples’ awareness on aflatoxins health effects. One hundred and twenty samples (20 each crop) were collected and inoculated on Sabouraud dextrose agar and one hundred and eleven samples were observed to have fungal growths that were identified to belong to four genera, namely Aspergillus, Rhizopus, Mucor and Dermatophyte with occurrence frequencies of 75, 2.5, 5 and 10%, respectively. Among the four screened genera of fungi, Aspergillus was observed to be the major aflatoxin-producing fungi. Five species of genus …

Spatial Distribution Patterns Of The Populations Of Two Subterranean Termites (Blattodea: Termitidae) In Eucalyptus (Myrtales: Myrtaceae) Plantations, Olaniyi T Alamu, Francis K Ewete, Ayangbade E Ayandokun, John A Ete

Tanzania Journal of Science

The study was conducted in Afaka, Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria to determine the spatial distribution patterns of the populations of Ancistrotermes sp. and Microtermes sp. in Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh, Eucalyptus citriodora Hook, Eucalyptus cloeziana F. and Eucalyptus tereticornis Muell plantations. Spatial distributions patterns of the two termite species populations were determined using indices such as ratios of population variance to mean, Lloyd’s index, Green coefficient, Taylor power and Iwao’s regression models. The values of variance to mean ratios, Lloyd’s index and Green coefficient showed that the populations of both termite species had aggregated distribution pattern in all the Eucalyptus …

Fermentation Quality Of Italian Ryegrass (Lolium Multiflorum Lam.) Silages Treated With Additives, Shao Tao, A. Y. Wen, Ji. Wang, L. Zhang, Ju. Wang, M. Shimojo, Y. Masuda

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Study On The Decreasing Lipid Activity Of Chicory Root Extracts And Inulin, Hongmei Shang, Tianming Hu, Youjun Lu, Yujie Lou

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Changes In Herbage Quality Of Two Grasses From Inner Mongolia Grassland During Growing Season, Anne Schiborra, M. Gierus, H. W. Wan, Y. F. Bai, Friedhelm Taube

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Biochemical Aspect Of Grazing Behavior On Mediterranean Rangelands, J. Rogosic, J. Kezic

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Variation Of Plant Diversity And Feeding Value In Gurbantunggut Desert Grassland, Y. B. Qian, Z. N. Wu, L. Y. Zhang, H. Y. Zhang

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Fermentation Quality Of Tmr Silage With Green Tea Grounds Ensiled In Flexible Container Bag Silo, Ramli Mohd Noor, Yimin Cai, Ryuichi Uegaki, Hiroki Matsuyama, Chuncheng Xu, Norio Yoshida, Yasushi Tando, Tatsuo Miwa

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Voluntary Intake By Cattle Consuming Forage From Grasslands Of Different Quality, Jan Pozdíšek, A. Kohoutek, O. Látal, M. Svozilová, M. Štýbnarová

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Biological Additives On Fermentation And Nutritive Value Of Silage, Andres Olt, H. Kaldmäe, E. Songisepp, O. Kärt

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Persistence Of Chamaecrista Rotundifolia (Wynn) In Panicum Maximum (Ntchisi) Under Varying Spacing And Legume Planting Methods, Jimoh A. Olanite, Alaba O. Jolaosho, O. M. Arigbede, Olufemi S. Onifade, U. Y. Anele

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Nutritional Characterisation Of Vigna Unguiculata As Alternative Protein Source For Monogastric Animals, L. S. Muñoz, P. Sarria, Siriwan Martens, M. Peters, P. A. Aguirre, C. A. Montoya

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Near Term Challenges For Global Agriculture - Herbicide Resistant Weeds, Sharon Clay

Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science Faculty Publications

Prior to the 1950s weeds were controlled by a wide variety of mechanical and cultural methods with limited use of inorganic chemicals at very high rates (100s kg ha–1). With the advent of selective carbon-based herbicides in the 1950s, herbicide weed management became the norm throughout much of the world using grams to a few kg of active ingredient per ha. However, with the benefits, there are problems. A few resistant weeds were recognized in the 1970s, but today, in 2021, 521 unique cases of resistance have been documented throughout the world. It is imperative for farmers to rethink the …

Fire Ant Venom Alkaloids: Possible Control Measure For Soilborne And Foliar Plant Pathogens, Sujan Dawadi, Fulya Baysal-Gurel, Karla M. Addesso, Prabha Liyanapathiranage, Terri Simmons

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research

The purpose of this study was to evaluate fire ant venom alkaloids and an alarm pheromone analog against several plant pathogens, including Botrytis cinerea, Fusarium oxysporum, Phytophthora nicotianae, P. cryptogea, Pseudomonas syringae, Phytopythium citrinum, Rhizoctonia solani, Sclerotonia rolfsii, Xanthomonas axonopodis, and X. campestris. All pathogens were tested against red imported fire ant venom alkaloid extract and alarm pheromone compound for growth inhibition in in vitro assay. The venom alkaloid extract inhibited fungal and oomycete pathogens. Neither of the treatments were effective against bacterial pathogens. Three soilborne pathogens, P. nicotianae, R. solani, F. oxysporum, and one foliar pathogen, B. cinerea were …

The Research On The Sodium Bicarbonate Solution Cures The Ryegrass Hay, Zhilan Mu

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Investigation On Effects Of Phenological Stages And Species On Forage Quality Of Rangelands (Iran), Marzieh Mosayyebi, Hossein Arzani, Mohsen Maleki

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Influence Of Nitrogen In The Anatomical Characteristics And Yield Of Tropical Grasses, L. T. Medeiros, José C. Pinto, E. M. De Castro, A. V. De Rezende, C. A. Lima, M. S. Sugawara

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Forage Quality In Some Species Of Mountainous Rangelands (Iran), Mohsen Maleki, H. Arzani, Marzieh Mosayyebi

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.