scholarly journals Effect of Nitrogen and Variety on Agronomic Performance of Rhodes Grass (Chloris gayana Kunth) in the Sudan

2020 ◽  
pp. 19-26
Author(s):  
Hussein H. A. M ◽  
Dagash Y. M. I ◽  
Maarouf I. Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
Plant Height ◽  
Nitrogen Fertilization ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Forage Yield ◽  
Agronomic Performance ◽  
Rhodes Grass ◽  
Split Plot ◽  
Chloris Gayana ◽  
Chloris Gayana Kunth ◽  
Plot Experiment

An experiment was conducted in Shambat (2016-2017) in the demonstration farm of the College of Agricultural Studies, Sudan University for Science and Technology, to study the effect of variety and nitrogen fertilization on the agronomic performance of Rhodes grass. Two Rhodess grass varieties (Fine cut and Reclaimer) and 2 nitrogen doses plus control were studied across seven cuts. The treatments were replicated four times in split plot experiment with fertilizer doses assigned to the main plots and the varieties to the sub-plots. The data collected included forage yield, plant height and days to 50% flowering.

Effects of flood irrigation and plant growth on two riverine soils

1959 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 510 ◽  
Author(s):  
KP Barley ◽  
AL Tisdall
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Exchangeable Sodium ◽  
Flood Irrigation ◽  
Nitrogen And Phosphorus ◽  
Rhodes Grass ◽  
Water Stable Aggregates ◽  
Electrolyte Content ◽  
Chloris Gayana ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Chloris Gayana Kunth

Two soils which contained significant proportions of exchangeable sodium were frequently irrigated during summer with water of low electrolyte content. When all vegetation was removed the soils became very unstable in water. When the natural vegetation was left intact the stability and structure of the soils did not deteriorate despite frequent irrigation. When the amount of vegetation was increased by sowing Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana Kunth) and supplying nitrogen and phosphorus the stability of the soil increased. After 8 years' growth of Rhodes grass the top inch of soil contained 30–40 per cent. of water-stable aggregates greater than 1 mm in diameter, compared with a content of 10–20 per cent. in virgin soil. Thus, the protective effect of the organic matter added to the soil by plant growth more than compensated for aggregate disruption caused by flood wetting or by a reduction in electrolyte content of the soil solution.

A study of two strains of Rhodes Grass (Chloris gayana Kunth.) and of Leucerne (Medicago sativa L.) as components of a mixed pasture at Lawes in South-east Queensland

1952 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 277 ◽  
Author(s):  
CS Christian ◽  
NH Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Medicago Sativa ◽  
Growth Form ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Small Population ◽  
Rhodes Grass ◽  
Weight Gains ◽  
Chloris Gayana ◽  
Medicago Sativa L ◽  
Chloris Gayana Kunth

The results of investigations with Rhodes grass and lucerne as components of sown pastures at Lawes in south-east Queensland are reported. Two strains of Rhodes grass, differing very markedly in growth form, rate of maturity, and other characteristics, were shown to be virtually of the same value when grazed by cattle under a system of intermittent grazing at a heavy rate of stocking. It was shown that lucerne could be maintained in a mixed pasture with Rhodes grass, and that the presence of a small population of lucerne, of a density of 2-4 plants per square yard, resulted in Increased growth of Rhodes grass and increased live-weight gains by the steers. Reasons for these increases are discussed.It is considered that the mixture, which can be expected to give improved grazing mainly during the summer months, has possibilities for large areas in south-east Queensland.

Isotopic studies on the uptake of nitrogen by pasture plants. IV. Uptake of nitrogen from labelled plant material by Rhodes grass and Siratro

1968 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
EF Henzell ◽  
AE Martin ◽  
PJ Ross ◽  
KP Haydock
Keyword(s):  
Plant Material ◽  
Mineral Nitrogen ◽  
Rhodes Grass ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Isotopic Studies ◽  
Carbon Nitrogen Ratio ◽  
Nitrogen Ratio ◽  
Chloris Gayana ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Chloris Gayana Kunth

Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana Kunth.) and Siratro (Phaseolus atropurpureus D.C. var. Siratro) plants were grown separately and together in pots of soil containing 15N-labelled ground Rhodes grass plant material (carbon/nitrogen ratio 44). The added plant material immobilized nitrogen during the first 6 weeks of the experiment, and nitrogen uptake by Rhodes grass was still less than that of the control at 15 weeks. Both the grass and the nodulated legume took up 15N throughout the experiment, despite the reduction in availability of unlabelled soil nitrogen. Siratro grown alone took up as much 15N as Rhodes grass grown alone. When the plants were grown together about one-third of the 15N uptake went into the Siratro and two-thirds into the Rhodes grass. The Siratro roots had a higher 15N enrichment than the tops, indicating that relatively more of the unlabelled nitrogen fixed from the atmosphere went into the Siratro tops, compared with the labelled nitrogen taken up from the soil. With Rhodes grass the tops had a higher enrichment than the roots. The difference between the extractable mineral nitrogen in the pots of soil under grass and in the bare pots accounted for uptake by the grass at 3 weeks but underestimated it at 15 weeks. In addition, there was a significant difference in enrichment between the total extractable mineral nitrogen in the soil and the nitrogen taken up by the Rhodes grass. From the uptake and partition of 15N it was calculated that 43–50% of the nitrogen in the Siratro plants at 3 weeks was taken up from the soil (the rest was attributed to symbiotic fixation); at 15 weeks only 2–4% of the nitrogen in the Siratro was from the soil. Very little nitrogen was transferred from the Siratro to the associated Rhodes grass.

scholarly journals The influence of defoliation and nitrogen on the regrowth of Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana Kunth). 2. Etiolated growth and non-structural carbohydrate, total-N and nitrate-N content.

1972 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-103
Author(s):  
A. Dovrat ◽  
B. Deinum ◽  
J.G.P. Dirven
Keyword(s):  
High Rate ◽  
Limited Capacity ◽  
Reserve Material ◽  
Total N ◽  
Rhodes Grass ◽  
Carbohydrate Level ◽  
Structural Carbohydrate ◽  
Chloris Gayana ◽  
Carbohydrate Levels ◽  
Chloris Gayana Kunth

Data are given on the chemical composition of Rhodes grass cv. Common grown in a heated glasshouse [see HbA 42, 1910]. Plants given high N (8.29 meq/100 g soil) contained about 30% less carbohydrate in the stubble and roots than those given low N (1.43 meq/100g). The carbohydrate content of plants cut every 28 days was generally lower than that of plants cut every 14 days. Amounts of etiolated growth in darkness after cutting were positively correlated with the carbohydrate level in the roots and in the stubble. The percentage of tillers exhibiting regrowth in darkness increased linearly up to about 60% with increase in the amount of etiolated growth. Contents of total N in roots and in stubble were almost double at the high rate of N. Amounts of nitrate as a proportion of total N were about 12% in low-N plants and up to 47% in high-N plants. The nitrate contents of shoots, stubble and roots were negatively correlated with the carbohydrate levels in each of these tissues. The overall difference in carbohydrate level between shoots, stubble and roots was relatively small. It was concluded that Rhodes grass had a limited capacity to accumulate reserve material when grown under conditions favouring rapid growth. (Abstract retrieved from CAB Abstracts by CABI’s permission)

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