Selection of potential Indonesian plant species for antioxidant

Abstract Background: In Ethiopia, about 92.3% of all the biomass energy is consumed by domestic households and the demand is growing from 10-14%. However, there are little/no practical experiences or documented indigenous knowledge on how traditional people identify and select high biomass producing plant species with short rotation periods at Boset District. Therefore, the present study was aimed at: (1) selecting and documenting high biomass energy producing plant species at Boset District; (2) identifying major predictor variables that influence the prioritization and selection of species; and (3) develop a Generalized Linear Model (GLM) to predict the selection of species. Methods: A total of 96 informants comprising 59 men and 37 women between the ages of 18 and 81 were sampled. Data were collected using structured interviews, guided field walk, discussions and field observations. Results: Collected data indicated that 88.5% of the informants involved in firewood collection, while 90% practiced charcoal making. A total of 1533.60 Birr per household on average was earned annually from this activity. A total of 25 firewood and/or charcoal plant species were identified and documented at Boset District. Of these, Acacia senegal, Acacia tortilis and Acacia robusta were the three best prioritized and selected indigenous high biomass producing species. Prosopis juliflora, Parthenium hysterophorus, Azadirachta indica, Calotropis procera, Cryptostegia grandiflora, Lantana camara and Senna occidentalis further grouped under introduced fuelwood species. Prediction of GLM assured sampled Kebeles and source of income generated from fuelwood species positively and significantly (p<0.001) related to selection of species. Higher efficiency to provide energy and heat; little or no smoke or soot; easier to cut and split the wood and easier availability were some of the main selection criteria. Conclusions: This study provides valuable information in selection and documenting of high biomass producing plant species for proper management and sustainable use at Boset District. The three most selected species (A. senegal, A. tortilis and A. robusta) should be further evaluated at laboratory to determine their energy values.

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Development of context specific sustainability criteria for selection of plant species for green urban infrastructure: The case of Singapore

Sustainable Production and Consumption ◽

10.1016/j.spc.2019.08.004 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 20 ◽

pp. 316-325 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Mohanasundar Radhakrishnan ◽

Indira Kenzhegulova ◽

M.G. Eloffy ◽

W.A. Ibrahim ◽

Chris Zevenbergen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Plant Species ◽

Urban Infrastructure ◽

Sustainability Criteria ◽

Context Specific ◽

Criteria For Selection ◽

Selection Of

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Selection of plant species for permanent ground cover in vineyards: Looking for an agronomic and environmental optimum

BIO Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/bioconf/20191501007 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 15 ◽

pp. 01007

Author(s):

N. Delabays ◽

A.F. Grogg ◽

M. Mota ◽

U. Piantini

Keyword(s):

Plant Species ◽

Plant Protection ◽

Ground Cover ◽

Plant Protection Products ◽

Climatic Conditions ◽

Soil Protection ◽

Green Cover ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Seed Mixture ◽

Selection Of

The installation of a permanent ground cover in vineyards offers numerous agronomic (soil protection, soil fertility) and environmental (reduced leaching of nutrients and of plant protection products, reduced use of herbicides, biodiversity) benefits. Nevertheless, such ground covers are not always free of drawbacks (competition for water and nitrogen, increased risk of frost, management). For the growers, the challenge is to manage the green ground covers in such a way as to preserve their advantages while limiting these drawbacks. Among the tools available to the winegrower is the sowing of a seed mixture composed of selected species: a choice depending of the soil and climatic conditions of the parcel, but also of the different, and sometime contradictory, objectives of the grower. This paper lists the agronomic and environmental issues addressed by the installation of a permanent ground cover in vineyards. It describes two concrete situations – ground cover for vineyards integrated in agro-ecological networks and green cover on the row of vines (as alternative to glyphosate) – for which, according to the objectives and the impacts, a choice of plant species is proposed. At last, it presents the trials now carried out to validate and optimize those selections, as well as the first observations and results gathered to date.

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Threatened species not necessarily rare, rare species not necessarily threatened

Environmental Conservation ◽

10.1017/s0376892997000283 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 207-209 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

ALF OREDSSON

Keyword(s):

Plant Species ◽

Vascular Plant ◽

Threatened Plants ◽

World Conservation ◽

Red Data Book ◽

Vascular Plant Species ◽

Data Book ◽

Selection Of Species ◽

Of Greece ◽

Selection Of

In the beautifully-illustrated book of rare and threatened plants of Greece (Phitos et al. 1995), the selection of species is based strictly on the four World Conservation Union (IUCN) categories of ‘extinct’, ‘endangered’, ‘vulnerable’ and ‘rare’ (Lucas & Synge 1978). The Swedish ‘red data’ book of plants (Aronsson et al. 1995) adds ‘care-demanding species’ to the list. Five percent of the total number of vascular plant species in Greece are included in the Greek book, while 23% of the vascular plant species in Sweden are in the Swedish book. This latter percentage may appear to be sufficiently large, but is it?

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Response of Selected Nursery Crop Plants to Inoculation with Isolates of Phytophthora ramorum and Other Phytophthora Species

HortTechnology ◽

10.21273/horttech.16.2.0216 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 216-224 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

R.G. Linderman ◽

E.A. Davis ◽

J.L. Marlow

Keyword(s):

Plant Species ◽

The United States ◽

Phytophthora Species ◽

Phytophthora Ramorum ◽

Experimental Conditions ◽

Pathogen Virulence ◽

Detached Leaves ◽

Nursery Crops ◽

Relative Differences ◽

Selection Of

Many nursery crops are susceptible to root and foliage diseases caused by numerous species of Phytophthora. Phytophthora ramorum causes sudden oak death of trees and ramorum leaf blight and shoot dieback on numerous nursery plants, including rhododendron (Rhododendron spp.), viburnum (Viburnum spp.), pieris (Pieris spp.), and camellia (Camellia spp.) in Europe, the United States, and British Columbia, Canada. We sought to evaluate relative susceptibility of a selection of ornamental nursery crops by inoculating detached leaves with several species of Phytophthora known to infect rhododendrons, and to compare the relative virulence on those species to isolates of P. ramorum. The results indicated that many plants were susceptible under these experimental conditions, while others were not. On a given host, symptoms caused by all species of Phytophthora were identical except for differences in pathogen virulence. Plant species were identical except for differences in pathogen virulence. Plant species within genera or cultivars within species varied in susceptibility to isolates of P. ramorum and other species of Phytophthora. Phytophthora ramorum, P. citricola, P. citrophthora, and P. nicotianae were the most virulent pathogens on most of the host plants inoculated. Some plants were susceptible to several species of Phytophthora, while others were susceptible only to P. ramorum. Inoculation of detached leaves of `Nova Zembla' rhododendron, lilac (Syringa vulgaris), or doublefile viburnum (Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum) under controlled conditions with different species of Phytophthora or isolates of P. ramorum (both mating types) indicated significant relative differences in species or isolate virulence.

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SELECTION OF MICROORGANISMS ASSOCIATIVE TO VEGETABLE PLANTS

Agriciltural microbiology ◽

10.35868/1997-3004.10.29-40 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

pp. 29-40

Author(s):

T.N. Melnichuk

Keyword(s):

Plant Species ◽

Biochemical Properties ◽

Lepidium Sativum ◽

Root Weight ◽

Botanical Species ◽

The Absolute ◽

Selection Of Microorganisms ◽

Selection Of ◽

Lepidium Sativum L ◽

Associative Microorganisms

Microorganisms associative to the specific botanical species (Brassica capitata var. alba Lizg., Licopersicum esculentum Mill., Сucumis sativus L.) were isolated followed by the study of their morphological, physiology-biochemical properties and plants’ reaction on inoculation. It was shown that the quantity of isolated associative microorganisms’ isolations had depended both on the specie of macroorganism and microorganisms of soil in which the plant was formed, and had not depended on the quantity of microorganisms in the soil. These isolations had not showed the absolute specificity to the specific plant species. Some strains had promoted increase of overgrown and root weight of Lepidium sativum L. plants on 27,3 and 54,5 % correspondingly.

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Attraction of Trichogramma Wasps to Butterfly Oviposition-Induced Plant Volatiles Depends on Brassica Species, Wasp Strain and Leaf Necrosis

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution ◽

10.3389/fevo.2021.703134 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Dimitrios G. Afentoulis ◽

Antonino Cusumano ◽

Liana O. Greenberg ◽

Lotte Caarls ◽

Nina E. Fatouros

Keyword(s):

Plant Species ◽

Plant Volatiles ◽

Brassica Species ◽

Crop Species ◽

Trichogramma Evanescens ◽

Induced Plant Volatiles ◽

Effective Selection ◽

Leaf Necrosis ◽

Close Relatives ◽

Selection Of

Within the Brassicaceae, wild as well as crop species are challenged by specialist herbivores including cabbage white butterflies (Pieris spp.). The wild crucifer Brassica nigra responds to oviposition by Pieris butterflies by the synergistic expression of two egg-killing traits. Genotypes that express a hypersensitive response (HR)-like necrosis (direct egg-killing) also emit oviposition-induced plant volatiles (OIPVs) attracting Trichogramma egg parasitoids (indirect egg-killing). This so-called double defense line can result in high butterfly egg mortalities. It remains unknown whether this strategy is unique to B. nigra or more common in Brassica species. To test this, we examined the response of different Trichogramma evanescens lines to OIPVs emitted by B. nigra and three close relatives (Brassica napus, Brassica rapa, and Brassica oleracea). Furthermore, we evaluated whether HR-like necrosis played a role in the attraction toward plant volatiles. Our results show a specificity in wasp attraction to different plant species. Three out of four plant species attracted a specific T. evanescens strain, including the crops B. rapa and B. napus. Parasitoid attraction was positively affected by presence of HR-like necrosis in one plant species. Our findings imply that, despite being a true generalist in terms of host range, T. evanescens shows intraspecific variation during host searching, which should be taken into account when selecting parasitoid lines for biocontrol of certain crops. Finally, we conclude that also crop plants within the Brassicaceae family possess egg-killing traits and can exert the double-defense line which may enable effective selection of egg-killing defense traits by cabbage breeders.

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Practical experiences of a designing and operating a pilot aquaponic system

Acta Agraria Debreceniensis ◽

10.34101/actaagrar/57/1955 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 27-32

Author(s):

Éva Csorvási ◽

Péter Juhász ◽

Milán Fehér ◽

Ildikó Nemes ◽

László Stündl ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Weight Gain ◽

Plant Species ◽

Fish Farming ◽

High Volume ◽

Living Space ◽

Soilless Cultivation ◽

Practical Experiences ◽

The Right ◽

Number Of Individuals ◽

Selection Of

Aquaponics is the combination of fish farming (aquaculture) and the soilless cultivation of plants (hydroponics). The aquaponics system is an artificial, recirculating ecosystem, in which bacterial processes convert the waste materials in the water used for fish rearing into plant nutrients, and therefore with the generated heat it is suitable for culturing economically valuable plants, and thus it mitigates the nutrient laden and quantity of the intensive fish producing systems’ effluent water. The primary goal of our 12 separate unit’s aquaponics system was to gain experience. We would like to find the right plant species, which are fit for that medium, and their crop can be sold. Besides the plants, our attention focused on the fish. Two fish species were included in the experiments, the common carp and barramundi. It was difficult to create them a perfect living space, besides a constantly changing conditions temperature. Apart the above mentioned we had a problem with the number of individuals per tank, the deformity of the fish body and the too high volume of pH (we registered continuous values above 8.4). We get by carps 4.7 grams of weight gain during 15 weeks, because of the bad conditions. The main problems at the plants are caused by aphesis and protection against sunburn. Even so we have got the multiples of field yields for each plant species. At salad has grown twice of field yields, tomatoes one and half, kohlrabi than 3.5 times more. The causes of multiple yields are the continuous balanced water and the nutrient uptake of plants. Each plant species fit for cultivating in aquaponics and their crops are delicious, chemical -free, safe and marketable. The plants should be more concentrated. After the experiment, it has been determinated that the carp is suitable for aquaponics, but greater weight gain could be achieved with optimal selection of size of rearing units.

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