Germination and Emergence of selected Forage Species Following Preplanting Seed Treatment
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ABSTRACT: The present study evaluated the survival and injuries of Deois flavopicta (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) in pastures of Urochloa (Syn. Brachiaria) decumbens and U. brizantha, submitted to seed treatment with fipronil (Amulet®) and thiamethoxam (Cruiser 350 FS®), and dry mass yield. The experiment, carried out at the APTA Experimental Unity, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil, was designed in randomly blocks, with six treatments (factorial 2x3) and four replications. Sowing was manual, with 12.0 kg ha-1 seeds. Twenty adults were released on the plot, in a 40x40x70 cm cage, forty-nine days after sowing. The insects were sampled every two days during twelve days, without replacement of dead insects. Injuries caused by the spittlebug were evaluated by a rating scale and by productivity (dry mass yield). Data were analyzed by F-test and means compared by Tukey’s test (p≤0.05). The survival of adults was higher in the U. decumbens pasture than in the U. brizantha pasture. Results show that seed treatment with thiamethoxam reduced the survival of D. flavopicta in pasture formation, but did not influence the injuries caused by insect and the dry mass yield of forage species.

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Comparative Effectiveness Of Seed Treating And Foliar Insecticides Against Sucking Pests Of Cotton And Impact On Their Natural Enemies

Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Research ◽

10.3329/bjar.v38i1.15190 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 38 (1) ◽

pp. 61-70 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

SMA Hossain ◽

MA Baque ◽

MR Amin

Keyword(s):

Natural Enemies ◽

Untreated Control ◽

Seed Treatment ◽

Foliar Spray ◽

Cost Ratio ◽

Research Station ◽

Benefit Cost Ratio ◽

Benefit Cost ◽

Thrips Population ◽

Cotton Cultivar

The Imidacloprid insecticide, Gaucho 70 WS at 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5 and 5.5 g/kg seed was used as seed treatment and monocrotophos 40 WSC at 1120 ml/ha was applied as foliar spray on CB9 cotton cultivar to suppress aphid, whitefly and thrips, and impact on their natural enemies during 2008-2011 at the Regional Cotton Research Station, Dinajpur, Bangladesh. The activity of natural enemies, such as ladybird beetle, lacewing, syrphid, and spider population on the sucking pests attacking cotton cultivar CB9 and yield of cotton were recorded. Imidacloprid significantly reduced aphid, whitefly, and thrips population on cotton crops compared to untreated control or foliar spray of monocrotophos 40 WSC at 1120 ml/ha. Ladybird beetles, lacewings, syrphids, and spiders were abundant in the field but their population decreased in the treated plots compared to untreated control. The CB9 cotton cultivar produced significantly higher yield (1.73 t/ha) with a benefit cost ratio 12.47 when seeds were treated with Imidacloprid at 5.5 g/kg fuzzy seed. This study indicated that Imidacloprid (Gaucho 70 WS) used as a seed treatment may be suggested to the cotton growers for controlling sucking pests. Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 38(1): 61-70, March 2013 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjar.v38i1.15190

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Advancing dairy farming profitability through research

Proceedings of the New Zealand Grassland Association ◽

10.33584/jnzg.2001.63.2427 ◽

2001 ◽

pp. 17-22

Author(s):

J.R. Caradus ◽

D.A. Clark

Keyword(s):

Research And Development ◽

Dairy Cow ◽

Low Cost ◽

Pasture Management ◽

Nitrogen Fertiliser ◽

Grass Endophyte ◽

Forage Species ◽

Development Outcomes ◽

Dairy Cow Nutrition ◽

The Impact

The New Zealand dairy industry recognises that to remain competitive it must continue to invest in research and development. Outcomes from research have ensured year-round provision of low-cost feed from pasture while improving productivity. Some of these advances, discussed in this paper, include the use of white clover in pasture, understanding the impacts of grass endophyte, improved dairy cow nutrition, the use of alternative forage species and nitrogen fertiliser to improve productivity, demonstration of the impact of days-in-milk on profitability, and the use of feed budgeting and appropriate pasture management. Keywords: dairy, profitability, research and development

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Seed treatment using plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and its effect on growth and yield of tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum Mill.) plants

Plant Science Archives ◽

10.33680/plsa.2019.017 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

Keyword(s):

Plant Growth ◽

Seed Treatment ◽

Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria ◽

Growth And Yield ◽

Lycopersicum Esculentum ◽

Plant Growth Promoting ◽

Growth Promoting ◽

Effect On Growth

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Farmers’ preference for improved grasses and legume forage species in six mixed farming system districts of southern region of Ethiopia

Agricultural science and practice ◽

10.15407/agrisp4.02.023 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 23-27

Author(s):

Mergia Abera ◽

Tekleyohannes Berhanu

Keyword(s):

Vigna Unguiculata ◽

Vegetative Growth ◽

Farming System ◽

Elephant Grass ◽

Lablab Purpureus ◽

Forage Legumes ◽

Forage Crops ◽

Forage Species ◽

Herbage Yield ◽

Chloris Gayana

Participatory on-farm evaluation of improved forage crops was conducted in six mixed farming system districts of Southern Ethiopia with the objective to identify farmers preferred forage crops (legumes and grasses). Two annual forage legumes (Vigna unguiculata L. (cow pea) and Lablab purpureus (L.), two perennial legumes (Medicago sativa (L.) (alfalfa) and Desmodium intortum (Mill.) Urb. (green-leaf)), and three perennial grasses (Chloris gayana Knuth (Rhodes grass) and two Pennisetum purpureum Schumach (elephant grass) accessions (No.16800 and 16798)) were evaluated in the study. The major farmers’ criteria considered in the evaluation of forage species were vegetative growth, herbage yield, tillering, protection of soil erosion, palatability, perfor- mance under dry weather conditions, performance in marginal area under low input management, multipurpose use (conservation and soil fertility) and fast growing condition. The study showed that elephant grass accession No. 16798, 16800 and Chloris gayana adapted well and farmers preferred them for their higher herbage yield, vegetative growth, tillering ability and drought resistance. Even though the annual forage legumes Lablab purpureus and Vigna unguiculata were superior in their forage yield, the farmers preferred the perennial forage legumes (Desmodium intortum and Medicago sativa) mainly for their performance under dry weather condi- tion due to their longer growth period. Therefore, the consideration of farmers’ preference for forage crops is crucial for increased adoption of improved forage crops in the region.

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Relation of Eating and Associated Behavioral Patterns of Cattle in Confinement to Forage Species and Ambient Temperature

Journal of Animal Science ◽

10.2527/jas1976.4261534x ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 42 (6) ◽

pp. 1534-1540 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

G. L. Owen ◽

F.A. Martz ◽

J. R. Campbell ◽

A. G. Matches ◽

E. S. Hilderbrand

Keyword(s):

Ambient Temperature ◽

Behavioral Patterns ◽

Forage Species

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Improvement of separate elements of the techno-logy of cultivation of white cabbage in the conditions of the of the central region of the non-chernozem zone

сборник статей всероссийской научной конференции с международным участием "Растениеводство и луговодство" ◽

10.26897/978-5-9675-1762-4-2020-145 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

A.V. Konstantinovich ◽

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A.S. Kuracheva ◽

E.D. Binkevich

Keyword(s):

Seed Treatment ◽

Unit Area ◽

Growing Season ◽

Agricultural Products ◽

Stress Factors ◽

High Quality ◽

Temperature And Precipitation ◽

White Cabbage ◽

Sowing Seed

In conditions of climate change, when temperature and precipitation fluctuations occur more and more frequently during the growing season, it is necessary to obtain high quality seedlings with "immunity" to various stress factors, including high weediness, the damage from which is associated with a decrease in yield (by 25 -35%) and with a deterioration in the quality of agricultural products. Due to the imbalance in production technology, seedlings are often weakened, overgrown, with a low yield per unit area and survival rate in the field. One of the solutions to this problem is the use of PP for pre-sowing seed treatment to increase the competitiveness of seedlings in the field.

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