Temperature and pre-germinative treatments for overcoming Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. (Fabaceae) seeds dormancy

A research strategy was established to analyze the structure of timber trees in terms of forest productivity (volume and wood density) of 10 species. The native speciesAcacia farnesiana, Acacia schaffneri,Bumelia celastrina,Cercidium macrun,Condalia hookeri,Ebenopsis ebano,Helietta parvifolia, andProsopis laevigataand the exotic speciesEucalyptus camaldulensisandLeucaena leucocephalawere chosen due to their ecological and economic importance to the rural villages of northeastern Mexico. Measurements of different growth parameters and volume of trees were evaluated. The introduced speciesE. camaldulensisandL. leucocephalashowed the best performance in wood volume production per tree and per hectare when compared to the native species. Likewise, among the native species,E. ebano,P. laevigata,C. hookeri, andA. farnesianatended to show better characteristics in terms of wood volume production in comparison toH. parvifolia,A. schaffneri,C. macrum, andB. celastrina. Results showed a high diversity on the properties studied. The high biomass produced by most of the species considered in this study revealed their great energetic potential when used as wood and firewood or vegetal charcoal.

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Lead bioaccumulation in Acacia farnesiana and its effect on lipid peroxidation and glutathione production

Plant and Soil ◽

10.1007/s11104-010-0589-6 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 339 (1-2) ◽

pp. 377-389 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

Amalia Maldonado-Magaña ◽

Ernesto Favela-Torres ◽

Fernando Rivera-Cabrera ◽

Tania L. Volke-Sepulveda

Keyword(s):

Lipid Peroxidation ◽

Acacia Farnesiana

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Fog interception by Ball moss (<i>Tillandsia recurvata</i>)

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences ◽

10.5194/hess-15-2509-2011 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 15 (8) ◽

pp. 2509-2518 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

A. Guevara-Escobar ◽

M. Cervantes-Jiménez ◽

H. Suzán-Azpiri ◽

E. González-Sosa ◽

L. Hernández-Sandoval ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Storage Capacity ◽

Dry Weight ◽

Water Source ◽

Annual Rainfall ◽

Water Yield ◽

Major Influence ◽

Water Storage Capacity ◽

Acacia Farnesiana ◽

Water Recharge ◽

Rain Interception

Abstract. Interception losses are a major influence in the water yield of vegetated areas. For most storms, rain interception results in less water reaching the ground. However, fog interception can increase the overall water storage capacity of the vegetation and once the storage is exceeded, fog drip is a common hydrological input. Fog interception is disregarded in water budgets of semiarid regions, but for some plant communities, it could be a mechanism offsetting evaporation losses. Tillandsia recurvata is a cosmopolitan epiphyte adapted to arid habitats where fog may be an important water source. Therefore, the interception storage capacity by T. recurvata was measured in controlled conditions and applying simulated rain or fog. Juvenile, vegetative specimens were used to determine the potential upperbound storage capacities. The storage capacity was proportional to dry weight mass. Interception storage capacity (Cmin) was 0.19 and 0.56 mm for rainfall and fog respectively. The coefficients obtained in the laboratory were used together with biomass measurements for T. recurvata in a xeric scrub to calculate the depth of water intercepted by rain. T. recurvata contributed 20 % to the rain interception capacity of their shrub hosts: Acacia farnesiana and Prosopis laevigata and; also potentially intercepted 4.8 % of the annual rainfall. Nocturnal stomatic opening in T. recurvata is not only relevant for CO2 but for water vapor, as suggested by the higher weight change of specimens wetted with fog for 1 h at dark in comparison to those wetted during daylight (543 ± 77 vs. 325 ± 56 mg, p = 0.048). The storage capacity of T. recurvata leaf surfaces could increase the amount of water available for evaporation, but as this species colonise montane forests, the effect could be negative on water recharge, because potential storage capacity is very high, in the laboratory experiments it took up to 12 h at a rate of 0.26 l h−1 to reach saturation conditions when fog was applied.

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Purification of a PHA-Like Chitin-binding Protein from Acacia farnesiana Seeds: A Time-dependent Oligomerization Protein

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology ◽

10.1007/s12010-008-8144-0 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 150 (1) ◽

pp. 97-111 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

T. Santi-Gadelha ◽

B. A. M. Rocha ◽

C. C. Oliveira ◽

K. S. Aragão ◽

E. S. Marinho ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Binding Protein ◽

Time Dependent ◽

Acacia Farnesiana ◽

Chitin Binding Protein

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PSI-9 Digestibility and metabolizable energy content of supplemented diets based on native shrubs and buffelgrass for small ruminants in northeastern Mexico

Journal of Animal Science ◽

10.1093/jas/skab235.505 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 99 (Supplement_3) ◽

pp. 275-276

Author(s):

Víctor Manuel Perrusquía Tejeida ◽

Nydia Corina Vásquez Aguilar ◽

Humberto González Rodríguez ◽

Hugo Bernal Barragán ◽

Fernando Sánchez Dávila ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Energy Content ◽

Artificial Saliva ◽

Small Ruminants ◽

Gas Production ◽

Metabolizable Energy ◽

Acacia Farnesiana ◽

Dry Matter Digestibility ◽

Northeastern Mexico ◽

Native Shrubs

Abstract The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of supplementing 10% of sorghum grain (SG), soybean meal (SBM) or dried citrus pulp (DCP) upon dry matter digestibility (DMD), organic matter digestibility (OMD), and metabolizable energy content (ME) of diets based on dried leaves of two shrub species (Acacia farnesiana and Acacia rigidula) and one grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) browsed by small ruminants. Twelve experimental diets were elaborated using three forage sources: C. ciliaris, A. farnesiana and A. rigidula and evaluated either alone (0% supplementation) or supplemented with 10% of SG (9.0% CP, 22.3% NDF), SBM (42.8% CP, 16.3% NDF) or DCP (4.9% CP, 19.1% NDF). In vitro DMD (Daisy incubator, ANKOM) at 48 h, and in vitro gas production (GP, in calibrated 100 mL glass syringes) at 24 h, were determined by incubating samples in an inoculum prepared by using rumen liquor of two rumen fistulated sheep and artificial saliva in a 1:4 ratio. OMD and ME content were calculated from the gas production, crude protein, ash, and ether extract content. Data were evaluated according to a 3 x 4 factorial experiment. There were no significant (P > 0.05) forage source x supplement interaction effects. Leaves of A. farnesiana had higher (P < 0.05) DMD (64%), GP (26 mL), ME (1910 kcal ME/kg DM), and OMD (53%) than other forages (mean 47% DMD, 17 mL GP, 1232 kcal ME/kg DM, and 39% DMO). Supplements increased (P < 0.05) DMD (average +8%), but only DCP increased (P < 0.05) the GP (+23%) of evaluated forages. Leaves of A. farnesiana had higher DMD (P < 0.05; 64%). There were no effects (P >0.05) of the 10% added supplements in ME content or DMO. In conclusion, leaves of A. farnesiana and DCP are valuable sources of nutrients and energy for small ruminants in northeastern Mexico.

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A Device for Threshing Mesquite Seed

Weed Science ◽

10.1017/s0043174500054072 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 17 (3) ◽

pp. 302-303 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

T. O. Flynt ◽

H. L. Morton

Keyword(s):

Prosopis Juliflora ◽

Acacia Farnesiana ◽

Leguminous Species ◽

Honey Mesquite

We modified a cereal huller to thresh seed of honey mesquite [Prosopis juliflora (Swartz) DC. var. glandulosa (Torr.) Cockerell]. The device threshes seed of other mesquite varieties, huisache [Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.], and other leguminous species.

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Roller Application of Clopyralid for Huisache,Acacia farnesiana, Control

Weed Technology ◽

10.1017/s0890037x00030669 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 317-322 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Charles J. Scifres ◽

Richard A. Crane ◽

Ben H. Koerth ◽

Robert C. Flinn

Keyword(s):

South Texas ◽

Acacia Farnesiana ◽

Application Method

Experiments were conducted in south Texas from 1983 to 1987 to evaluate clopyralid for huisache control using a carpeted roller. Huisache control with clopyralid applied as broadcast sprays or with a carpeted roller generally equaled that from the same rates of picloram or of 1:1 mixtures of clopyralid plus picloram. Applications of herbicides in the fall generally were more effective than in the spring, regardless of application method. In most cases, the herbicides at 48 to 60 g ae/L fall applied with a carpeted roller killed 70% or more of the huisache. Herbicide efficacy was not reduced when all huisache top growth was removed within 1 week after roller application of a 1:1 mixture of clopyralid and picloram at 60 g ae/L. The treat-and-cut sequence should improve the quality of hay from huisache-infested pastures.

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Daily and Seasonal Response of Huisache and Macartney Rose to Herbicides

Weed Science ◽

10.1017/s0043174500078796 ◽

1972 ◽

Vol 20 (6) ◽

pp. 577-580 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

R. W. Bovey ◽

R. H. Haas ◽

R. E. Meyer

Keyword(s):

Acetic Acid ◽

Water Stress ◽

Application Rate ◽

Effective Control ◽

Acacia Farnesiana ◽

Internal Water

Triethylamine salts of 4-amino-3,5,6-trichloropicolinic acid (picloram) plus (2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)acetic acid (2,4,5-T) (1:1) sprays were more effective for the control of huisache(Acacia farnesiana(L.) Willd.) than for the control of Macartney rose(Rosa bracteataWendl.) at 13 dates of application in 1969 and 1970. Both species were more controlled effectively with the application rate of 1.12 than 0.56 kg/ha. Most effective control of huisache was obtained June 18, 1970, although other summer treatments in 1970 were effective. The herbicide was, on the average, more effective on huisache and Macartney rose when applied in the evening than morning or midday. Macartney rose was most effectively controlled by treatments applied in September and October of both years. Poorest control of the two species occurred when internal water stress was highest.

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Effect of Ethephon on Mesquite and Huisache Stem Anatomy

Weed Science ◽

10.1017/s0043174500037073 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 280-284 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

W. E. Robnett ◽

P. R. Morey

Keyword(s):

Parenchyma Cell ◽

Vessel Element ◽

Inhibitory Effects ◽

Xylem Parenchyma ◽

Stem Anatomy ◽

Acacia Farnesiana ◽

Secondary Wall Deposition ◽

Normal Vessel ◽

Xylem Formation ◽

Honey Mesquite

Application of the ethylene-releasing agent ethephon (2-chloroethylphosphonic acid) as a lanolin paste to stems of honey mesquite [Prosopis juliflora(Swartz) DC. var.glandulosa(Torr.) Cockrell] caused the development of abnormal periderm, cortical, and xylem tissues in a localized portion of the stem within 1 cm of the treatment site. Ethephon inhibited secondary wall deposition in xylem parenchyma cells, whereas normal vessel element differentiation was unaffected. Similar changes in xylem formation occur in ethephon-treated huisache [Acacia farnesiana(L.) Willd.]. Ethephon and 2,4,5-T [(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)acetic acid] applied separately to honey mesquite and huisache stems have similar inhibitory effects on parenchyma cell differentiation but differ markedly in their effects on vessel element formation.

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