Effective plant-endophyte interplay can improve the cadmium hyperaccumulation in Brachiaria mutica

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of Pangasius pond sediment on the nutrient uptake by para-grass (Brachiaria mutica) during the period from March to October, 2011 in a Pangasius farm, Dhanikhola, Trishal, Mymensingh. Initially soil chemistry of Pangasius pond sediment and para-grass producing virgin soil was analyzed at the laboratory. The fodder was cultivated at various level of inorganic fertilizer with Pangasius pond sediment having three replications in each treatment. The size of each replication was 25 m2 (5m×5m). The fodder was harvested at the pre-flowering stage (45 days after transplantation). After first cutting, experimental plot was irrigated, and again after 45 days of first cutting second cutting was done. After proper collection and preparation the para-grass samples and rice straw, their proximate composition analysis was done. The nutrient content of para-grass was also compared with rice-straw being used as dairy feed. The analytical results indicated that the nutrients content of Pangasius pond sediment was higher than the virgin soil which was the stimulating factor for para-grass growth and production. The basic nutrients such as crude lipid and protein content of para-grass were found increasing from first to second sampling. However, crude lipid and protein of para-grass at second sampling was found much higher than those of rice straw. Application of Pangasius pond sediment as alternative source of fertilizer enriched nutrient content of para-grass much higher than those of rice straw. Therefore, it could be argued that higher level of lipid and protein content of para-grass is the stimulating factor to dairy cattle production under integrated aquaculturefodder grass production using Pangasius pond sediment.Bang. J. Anim. Sci. 2015. 44(2): 113-119

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Comparison on biomass production of three fodder germplasms

Bangladesh Journal of Animal Science ◽

10.3329/bjas.v42i1.15772 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 42 (1) ◽

pp. 35-39 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

AR Kanak ◽

MJ Khan ◽

MR Debi ◽

ZH Khandakar ◽

MK Pikar

Keyword(s):

Organic Matter ◽

Plant Height ◽

Biomass Production ◽

Crude Protein ◽

Biomass Yield ◽

Fresh Biomass ◽

Randomized Design ◽

Dry Biomass ◽

Completely Randomized Design ◽

Brachiaria Mutica

The experiment was conducted to study the comparison on biomass production of fodder germplasm. Para (Brachiaria mutica Stapf.), German (Echinochloa crusgalli L.) and Dhal (Hymenachne pseudointerrupta C. Muell) grasses were cultivated in a completely randomized design (CRD). The whole area was divided into nine plots. The area of each unit plot was 6 m x 6 m. Number of cuttings were 16,000 /hectare where Plant to Plant distance was 16 cm and row and raw distance was 16 cm. Equal amount of organic and chemical fertilizer were applied in all cutting. The fodders were first harvested after 60 days of planting, second and third after successive 60 days of re-growth. The findings of the study showed that fresh biomass (p<0.01) and dry biomass yield (p<0.05) of three fodder germplasm differed significantly. Crude protein and organic matter yield were significant (p<0.01) only in the second cutting. German grass was showed significantly higher in CP and OM yield (p<0.01) at second cutting than other grasses. However, no significant effect on plant height was observed among three grasses. From the above findings it may be concluded that among the three fodder germplasm, German fodder showed best result in respect of biomass production. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjas.v42i1.15772 Bang. J. Anim. Sci. 2013. 42 (1): 35-39

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Potential of Brachiaria mutica (Para grass) for bioethanol production from Loktak Lake

Bioresource Technology ◽

10.1016/j.biortech.2017.03.047 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 242 ◽

pp. 133-138 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Dinabandhu Sahoo ◽

Sabeela Beevi Ummalyma ◽

Aswini Kumar Okram ◽

Rajeev K. Sukumaran ◽

Emrin George ◽

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Keyword(s):

Bioethanol Production ◽

Loktak Lake ◽

Brachiaria Mutica

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Yield and chemical composition of milk of grazing and supplemented Tropical Milking criollo cows

Ciencia y Tecnología Agropecuaria ◽

10.21930/rcta.vol22_num1_art:1515 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Adalberto Rosendo Ponce ◽

Adrián Sánchez Gómez ◽

Ángel Ríos Ortíz ◽

Glafiro Torres Hernández ◽

Carlos Miguel Becerril Pérez

Keyword(s):

Chemical Composition ◽

Milk Production ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Daily Production ◽

Commercial Feed ◽

Multiplicative Effect ◽

Increase Milk Production ◽

Daily Milk Production ◽

Brachiaria Mutica ◽

Daily Milk

Milk production under grazing conditions is carried out in the intertropical region of hot climates due to its low production cost. The Tropical Milking criollo breed (LT) is characterized by its hardiness in this region, and its high milk quality and cheese yield. Grazing supplementation can increase milk production; however, it can also change its chemical composition. The effect of supplementation with commercial feed in LT cows was evaluated concerning the quantity and physicochemical traits of their milk by lactation. The treatments used were feeding based only on grazing para grass (Brachiaria mutica) and grazing plus 1 kg supplementation with 20 % protein commercial feed for every 5 kg of milk produced daily. The daily milk production per cow increased from 5.82 ± 0.18 to 7.10 ± 0.18 kg due to supplementation. Dry matter intake was similar in both treatments. The concentration of fat, protein, lactose, non-fat, and total solids did not suffer modifications (p > 0.05), but the daily production of each component per cow increased in animals supplemented due to the multiplicative effect of the amount of milk. The number of calvings affected milk production, fat, and ureic nitrogen in milk, and somatic cell count (p ≤ 0.05). It can be concluded that the supplementation used in this study was enough to increase milk production by 22 %, without modifying its chemical composition.

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