Consumption pattern, biochemical composition and nutritional value of fermented pearl millet gruels in Burkina Faso

The aryicle presents the results of a comparative study of the biochemical composition of earthworms of dendrobene and prospector rocks, the peculiarities of their cultivation and their use for feeding when growing juvenile tilapia and clary catfish. The experience of cultivating earthworms of two breeds using the improved methods of foreign authors is described. The results of a study of the biochemical composition of cultivated objects that determine their nutritional value for feeding fish are presented. The fish-breeding and biological indicators of juvenile tilapia and clary catfish, obtained during the cultivation of dendrobene and prospector in fish farming in the Almaty region (VI fish-breeding zone) during worm feeding, are analyzed. A comprehensive analysis of the studied indicators made it possible to assign a certain rating place to each worm breed in relation to its use as fish feed.

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Constraints to Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum) Production and Farmers’ Approaches to Striga hermonthica Management in Burkina Faso

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13158460 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (15) ◽

pp. 8460

Author(s):

Armel Rouamba ◽

Hussein Shimelis ◽

Inoussa Drabo ◽

Mark Laing ◽

Prakash Gangashetty ◽

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Keyword(s):

Burkina Faso ◽

Pearl Millet ◽

Management Practices ◽

Pennisetum Glaucum ◽

Control Measures ◽

Striga Hermonthica ◽

Soil Conditions ◽

Management Options ◽

Central Plateau ◽

South Central

Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) is a staple food crop in Burkina Faso that is widely grown in the Sahelian and Sudano-Sahelian zones, characterised by poor soil conditions and erratic rainfall, and high temperatures. The objective of this study was to document farmers’ perceptions of the prevailing constraints affecting pearl millet production and related approaches to manage the parasitic weeds S. hermonthica. The study was conducted in the Sahel, Sudano-Sahelian zones in the North, North Central, West Central, Central Plateau, and South Central of Burkina Faso. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire and focus group discussions involving 492 participant farmers. Recurrent drought, S. hermonthica infestation, shortage of labour, lack of fertilisers, lack of cash, and the use of low-yielding varieties were the main challenges hindering pearl millet production in the study areas. The majority of the respondents (40%) ranked S. hermonthica infestation as the primary constraint affecting pearl millet production. Respondent farmers reported yield losses of up to 80% due to S. hermonthica infestation. 61.4% of the respondents in the study areas had achieved a mean pearl millet yields of <1 t/ha. Poor access and the high cost of introduced seed, and a lack of farmers preferred traits in the existing introduced pearl millet varieties were the main reasons for their low adoption, as reported by 32% of respondents. S. hermonthica management options in pearl millet production fields included moisture conservation using terraces, manual hoeing, hand weeding, use of microplots locally referred to as ‘zaï’, crop rotation and mulching. These management techniques were ineffective because they do not suppress the below ground S. hermonthica seed, and they are difficult to implement. Integrated management practices employing breeding for S. hermonthica resistant varieties with the aforementioned control measures could offer a sustainable solution for S. hermonthica management and improved pearl millet productivity in Burkina Faso.

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Biochemical composition and nutritional value of Leymus chinensis (Trin.) Tzvel. in eastern Transbaikalia

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science ◽

10.1088/1755-1315/817/1/012018 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 817 (1) ◽

pp. 012018

Author(s):

L N Boloneva ◽

N K Badmaeva ◽

M G Merkushevav ◽

I N Lavrentieva

Keyword(s):

Biochemical Composition ◽

Nutritional Value ◽

Leymus Chinensis ◽

Eastern Transbaikalia

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Claviceps fusiformis. [Distribution map].

Distribution Maps of Plant Diseases ◽

10.1079/dmpd/20063191814 ◽

2006 ◽

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

North America ◽

Burkina Faso ◽

Pearl Millet ◽

Geographical Distribution ◽

Tamil Nadu ◽

Andhra Pradesh ◽

Uttar Pradesh ◽

Distribution Map ◽

New Distribution

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for C. fusiformis Loveless. Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae. Hosts: Panicum (pearl millet), Setaria and related genera. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Asia (India, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Pakistan), Africa (Botswana, Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe), North America (Mexico).

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