A new technique to describe canopy characteristics of grass swards with spatial distribution, dry-matter digestibility and dry weight of small-size canopy components

1996 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. HIRATA
2002 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 2250-2258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul W. Chamney ◽  
Matthias Krämer ◽  
Christiane Rode ◽  
Wolfgang Kleinekofort ◽  
Volker Wizemann

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (11) ◽  
pp. 1399-1410 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Hadjipanteli ◽  
N Kourkoumelis ◽  
P Fromme ◽  
A Olivo ◽  
J Huang ◽  
...  

1989 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 281 ◽  
Author(s):  
JR Wilson ◽  
KL Anderson ◽  
JB Hacker

Twenty-one genotypes of buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris), and six other genotypes, viz. C. setigerus, C. Pennisetiforrnis and C. ciliaris x C. setigerus hybrids, were examined for dry matter digestibility in vitro (DMD) of recently expanded leaf and stem at anthesis. Differences in DMD were related to morphological and anatomical characteristics of the tissues.Leaf DMD ranged from 64.0 to 73.4%0 and stem DMD (internodes 2-4 from the top) from 47.4 to 61.7%; genotypes of high leaf DMD generally had high stem DMD (r= 0.68). Leaf DMD was negatively correlated with the proportion of thick-walled tissues in leaf cross-section (r= -0.76), leaf dry weight (r= 0.77 ) and specific leaf weight (r= -0.82). Stem DMD was inversely related to the proportion of lignified tissue in stem cross-section (r= -0.55), height of flowering stem (r= -0.51) and total number of vascular bundles in the stem section (r= -0.55). Genotypes with a high DMD tended to have lax leaves and small vegetative tillers.The main commercial cultivars of buffel, viz. American, Biloela and Gayndah, were 4-6% units (leaf) and 2.5-7% units (stem) lower in DMD than the best genotype, indicating potential for improvement of digestibility. Specific leaf weight and numbers of vascular bundles in stem cross-section, which arc easily and quickly measured and have a heritability comparable to that for DMD, could be useful criteria for preliminary assessment of a large breeding population.


HortScience ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 1117c-1117
Author(s):  
Paige Hanning ◽  
Dyremple B. Marsh ◽  
Helen Swartz

The use of cowpea as a forage for Central Missouri has been limited. High mid summer temperatures and frequent drought suggest that an alternative forage for livestock may be advantageous during the hot summer months. The ability of cowpea to withstand drought, high temperature and maintain high foliage protein, justifies research of the forage potential of this crop. Forage yield potential of two cowpea cultivars was evaluated in field experiments in 1968 and 1989, For both years a split plot experimental design was utilized with cowpea cultivar the main plot and harvest date the subplot Dry matter yields for both cultivars were similar at the early harvest dates. However, both fresh and dry shoot yields of Vita 3 (V3) were significantly higher than that of California Blackeye #5 (CB #5) at the later harvest stages. CB #5 plants produced a significantly higher stem dry weight while V3 produced higher leaf dry matter. Foliage regrowth after clipping was substantial for both cowpea cultivars. However, V3 produced 30% higher growth than CB #5. In vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDDM) varied with sample date (plant age) and plant parts sampled. IVDDM was 77% for leaves and 60% for stems of CB#5, and 80% for leaves and 65% for stems of V3.


1984 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 367 ◽  
Author(s):  
DK Muldoon ◽  
JL Wheeler ◽  
CJ Pearson

Barnyard millets (Echinochloa utilis and E. frumentacea), maize (Zea mays) and a sorghum hybrid (Sorghum bicolor x S. sudanense) were grown as spaced plants at temperature regimens from 15/10 to 33/28�C (dayhight). Leaf and stem dry weight, leaf area and leaf number were recorded every 2 weeks and the dry matter analysed for nitrogen, sulfur, sodium and in vitro digestibility. Tolerance to low temperatures was in the order maize > E. utilis >sorghum >E. frumentacea. At mean temperatures above 25�C, relative growth rates were similar for all species. Differences in leaf area, for which individual leaf size was mainly responsible, accounted for most of the dry weight responses to temperature, although net assimilation rate responses were also apparent. The dry weight response to temperature became negligible after adjusting for differences in stage of development. Dry matter digestibility decreased with temperature; it also decreased with time because of deteriorating stems, except in sorghum. Maize leaves were of low digestibility, similar to stems. The nitrogen : sulfur ratio of all species remained steady with age; in sorghum at low temperature it exceeded the 15: 1 maximum considered desirable for animals. Sodium was highest in E. utilis stems and increased with temperature, in contrast to sorghum. Maize had a marginal nitrogen: sulfur ratio and unacceptably low sodium concentration. It was concluded that more attention should be given to E. utilis as a forage for cool climates.


Author(s):  
U. M. Karbivska

Purpose. To establish quality indicators of forage (crude protein, protein, crude fat, crude fiber, BER, crude ash, macronutrients) of grassland agrophytocenoses depending on their species composition and fertilization in Precarpathian conditions. Methods. Observation, comparison, analysis and synthesis, field experimant. Results. Research results on fertilization influence of Trifolium pratense, Trifolium hybridum, Medicago sativa and Bromus inermis on the chemical composition and quality of plant mass are presented. It is established that perennial legumes were characterized by better mineral composition for cattle forage compared to the cereal grasses in all soil conditions. In variants without fertilization and under Р60К60, crude ash content increased by 0.9—1.1 in dry matter, in particular 9.2—9.5 % while in cereal grasses 8.3-8.4 %. In cereal grass stands formed by Bromus inermis, dry matter digestibility in feeds made up 53—54 %, while in legumes by 4—5 % less. Application of phosphorus and potassium fertilizers at the rate of Р60К60 and even Р90К90 did not significantly affected the content of digestible protein in feed units and content of exchangeable energy in dry weight. Conclusions. Based on the research, it is established that application of phosphorus and potassium fertilizers generally did not significantly affect mineral composition of feeds. In addition, an increase in phosphorus and potassium content in dry weight was observed. When Р60К60 was applied, phosphorus content in legume-cereal grass mixtures increased by 0.01—0.02 %, potassium – 0.05—0.08 %; and when Р90К90 was applied – by 0.02—0.03 and 0.07—0.12 % with LPD0.5 of 0.02 and 0.12 %, respectively On the cereal grass stand upon the using of phosphorus and potassium fertilizers was also visible trend to increasing of potassium in dry weight on 0,13 – 0,16 % (Р60К60 and Р90К90 respectively).


1998 ◽  
Vol 52 (8) ◽  
pp. 1111-1114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yao Qun Li ◽  
Shin-Ya Sasaki ◽  
Takanori Inoue ◽  
Akira Harata ◽  
Teiichiro Ogawa

We have developed a CCD-based fiber-bundle confocal fluorescence microspectrometer exhibiting a spectrum of individual fiber spots on the CCD. The development led to a new technique, spatial imaging identification, and revealed the sources of various signals based on the spatial distribution of a signal in the spectral images. The new technique allows for easy alignment of the optics and discrimination of various interference lights. The potential application to surface analysis is also emphasized.


Author(s):  
Janet H. Woodward ◽  
D. E. Akin

Silicon (Si) is distributed throughout plant tissues, but its role in forages has not been clarified. Although Si has been suggested as an antiquality factor which limits the digestibility of structural carbohydrates, other research indicates that its presence in plants does not affect digestibility. We employed x-ray microanalysis to evaluate Si as an antiquality factor at specific sites of two cultivars of bermuda grass (Cynodon dactvlon (L.) Pers.). “Coastal” and “Tifton-78” were chosen for this study because previous work in our lab has shown that, although these two grasses are similar ultrastructurally, they differ in in vitro dry matter digestibility and in percent composition of Si.Two millimeter leaf sections of Tifton-7 8 (Tift-7 8) and Coastal (CBG) were incubated for 72 hr in 2.5% (w/v) cellulase in 0.05 M sodium acetate buffer, pH 5.0. For controls, sections were incubated in the sodium acetate buffer or were not treated.


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