Comparative effect of biofertilizers on fodder production and quality in guinea grass (Panicum maximum Jacq.)

2008 ◽  
Vol 88 (9) ◽  
pp. 1667-1673 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seema Mishra ◽  
Satyawati Sharma ◽  
Padma Vasudevan
Keyword(s):  
Panicum Maximum ◽  
Comparative Effect ◽  
Fodder Production ◽  
Guinea Grass

scholarly journals Transcriptomic data of pre-meiotic stage of floret development in apomictic and sexual types of guinea grass (Panicum maximum Jacq.)

Data in Brief ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 590-593 ◽  
Author(s):  
Auji Radhakrishna ◽  
Krishna Kumar Dwivedi ◽  
Manoj Kumar Srivastava ◽  
A.K. Roy ◽  
D.R. Malaviya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Panicum Maximum ◽  
Meiotic Stage ◽  
Transcriptomic Data ◽  
Guinea Grass

scholarly journals Metabolite and transcript profiling of Guinea grass (Panicum maximum Jacq) response to elevated [CO2] and temperature

Metabolomics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica M. Wedow ◽  
Craig R. Yendrek ◽  
Tathyana R. Mello ◽  
Silvana Creste ◽  
Carlos A. Martinez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elevated Co2 ◽  
Transcript Profiling ◽  
Panicum Maximum ◽  
Guinea Grass ◽  
Elevated Co2 And Temperature

scholarly journals Effect of concentrate supplementation during pre-kidding on the productive and reproductive performance of goats raised on Guinea grass (Panicum maximum cv. Tobiatã) pasture

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 1489
Author(s):  
Raquel Ornelas Marques ◽  
Heraldo Cesar Gonçalves ◽  
Paulo Roberto De Lima Meirelles ◽  
Gil Ignacio Lara Cañizares ◽  
Giuliana Micai de Oliveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Panicum Maximum ◽  
Dry Extract ◽  
Concentrate Supplementation ◽  
Stage Of Lactation ◽  
Lactation Curve ◽  
Guinea Grass ◽  
Boer Goats

Sixty goats (20 Alpine, 18 Anglo-Nubian, and 22 crossbred Boer), with average body weight 49.33 ± 1.41 kg, were raised on Panicum maximum cv. Tobiatã pasture with two different levels of concentrate supplementation, 300 (SL30) and 600 g kg-1 (SL60) of the daily requirements, and evaluated from the pre-mating season until an average of 110 days of lactation. Milk controls were performed every 14 days. The following milk production curve parameters were estimated: time to reach peak milk production (TP), peak milk production (PP) and milk production during the first 110 days of lactation (MP). The following milk components were determined: fat, protein, lactose, total solids (TS), defatted dry extract (DDE), urea nitrogen (UN) concentrations, and somatic cell count (SCC). Goat prolificacy and birth weight of the kids were also determined. Breed affected the lactation curve, with Alpine and Anglo- Nubian goats presenting higher TP, PP, and MP. Protein, TS, and DDE concentrations were also affected by breed, being higher for crossbred Boer goats. Milk fat, lactose concentrations, and the log of SCC were affected by the concentrate supplementation level, being higher for SL30, as well as by the breed, with crossbred Boer goats presenting higher fat concentrations and log of SCC, and crossbred Boer and Alpine goats presenting higher lactose concentrations. UN was affected by the stage of lactation. Prolificacy and birth weight were affected by breed and concentrate supplementation level, being higher for Anglo-Nubian and crossbred Boer goats with SL60. Kids from single births presented higher birth weights. The Anglo-Nubian breed presented good milk production and the best body condition, which might indicate the effectiveness of this production system, SL60 supplementation resulted in higher birth weight and prolificacy.

Effect of host plant on moulting in the African armyworm Spodoptera exempta (Walk.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) at constant temperature and humidity conditions

1985 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob G. Yarro
Keyword(s):  
Normal Development ◽  
Cynodon Dactylon ◽  
Head Capsule ◽  
Spodoptera Exempta ◽  
Panicum Maximum ◽  
Threshold Size ◽  
Guinea Grass ◽  
Kikuyu Grass ◽  
Species Specific ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae

AbstractThere are five caterpillar instars in the life cycle of Spodoptera exempta (Walk.) when they feed upon star grass, Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers., maize, Zea mais L. and Kikuyu grass, Pennisetum clandestinum Chiov. at 25–30°C. When the temperature is 18°C, however, there was an additional instar in the cycle. Similarly extra instars are formed on Guinea grass, Panicum maximum Jacq., Setaria plicatilis (Hochst.) Hack, and a sedge, Cyperus maranguensis K. Schm. even when the temperature appears to be sufficiently high for normal development. Occasionally the additional sixth instar is also too small to pupate, in which case a seventh instar is formed. It appears that caterpillars on nutritionally inadequate host plants or those at low temperatures are being partially starved and must continue moulting until the appropriate size is attained or exceeded. Measurements of the head capsule widths or distances between the frontal clypeal setae suggest that only individuals reaching or exceeding a species specific threshold size pupate. Extra moults appear to be an adaptation to environmental fluctuations obtaining within the range of occurrence of S. exempta.

Effects of Seeding Rates and Methods on the Establishment and Yield of Common Guinea Grass

1969 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-339
Author(s):  
Jaime Vélez-Santiago ◽  
José A. Arroyo-Aguilú ◽  
José E. Rodríguez-Arroyo
Keyword(s):  
Crude Protein ◽  
Entire Period ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Panicum Maximum ◽  
Seeding Rate ◽  
Planting Methods ◽  
Guinea Grass ◽  
Good Stand ◽  
Forage Yields ◽  
Better Than

The effects of three seeding rates (3.36, 6.72, and 10.08 kg of clean seeds per ha) and two planting methods (row and broadcast), with and without seedbed firming, on the establishment and yield (green forage, dry forage, and crude protein), of common Guinea grass (Panicum maximum Jacq.) were evaluated for 370 days in an Ultisol. Seeding rates influenced significantly the dry forage and crude protein yields of Guinea grass during the first 3 months of growth. The high rate (10.08 kg/ha) significantly increased dry forage yields by 22 and 49% over the medium (6.72 kg/ha) and low (3.36 kg/ha) seeding rates, respectively. The medium rate significantly increased dry forage and crude protein yields by 23 and 26% over the low seeding rate. Row planting was significantly better than broadcast planting only during the first 3 months of growth, increasing dry forage yields by 23% and crude protein yields by 17%. Seedbed firming after planting did not affect yields either during the first 3 months of growth or over the entire period of study (9 cuttings). During 370 days (9 cuttings) the high and medium seeding rates did not differ significantly with respect to yields; however, both outyielded significantly the low seeding rate. The highest yields were obtained with treatments that combined high seeding rate with row planting. The number of tufts varied among treatments from 4 to 6 per m2. Mean crude protein, P, K, Ca, and Mg contents in the harvested forage were 11.21, .28, 3.13, .75 and .19%, respectively. It was concluded that, a good stand of Guinea grass can be obtained in 3 months when sown in August with 6.72 kgjha of processed seeds or 33.6 kg/ha of unprocessed seeds.

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