Effect of Forage Amounts on In vitro Degradability, Fermentation and Methane Profiles of Seven Forages at Two Time Periods | Chapter 2 | Research Advances in Microbiology and Biotechnology Vol. 9

 Factorial experiments (exp) compared the effect increasing amounts of tested forages on degradability and fermentation profiles of seven forages during in vitroincubations with 40 ml of buffered RF (inoculum, RI) for 48 and 96 hours. This exp(7 × 3 × 2) involved 7 forages each of 3 amounts (Am, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.4 g)for two incubation times (T, 48 and 96 hours). The main effects of F, Am and F × Am were significant (P< 0.05) for In vitro dry matter degradability (IVD) and In vitro organic matter degradability(IVOMD) which decreased with increasing amounts of forages. The fermentation profiles varied with the type and amountof forages and T. It appeared that the degradability and fermentation profiles of different forages were influenced by T and amount of substrate used during in vitro incubations. However, the changes in IVD and fermentation profiles were not proportionate to the change in forage from 0.1 to 0.4 g. Thus, the uses of 0.4 g substrate are proposed to be used for subsequent studies to rank a wide range of feed ingredients.

Author(s) Details:

M. M. H. Khan,
Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh.

A. S. Chaudhry,
School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK.

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Determining the Nematicidal Effects of Some Plant Extracts on Egg Hatchability and Control of Meloidogyne spp. in Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] | Chapter 7 | Research Highlights in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 7

 The Current case was undertaken to judge the nematicidal activity of five plant class: Luffa cylindrica (Linn) MJ Roem, Momordica charantia Linn, Euphorbia hirta Linn, D. scorpiurus (Sw.) Desv. and Starchytarpheta cayennensis L.C. Rich (Schau), forest ash and a artificial insecticide (L. cyhalothrin) on cell hatachability and control of Meloidogyne spp. in cowpea. The effects of five test plants (Luffa cylindrica, Momordica charantia, Euphorbia hirta, Desmodium scorpiurus, and Stachytarpheta cayennensis), forest ash from Gmelina aborea, a artificial insecticide (Karate-Lambda cyhalothrin), and not cooked water from faucet (control) were assessed against the seed hatchability and control of Meloidogyne spp. in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) in the laboratory and hothouse. The experiments were laid out in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) accompanying 13 treatments (Hot water extracts (HWE) and pessimistic person extracts (CWE) of L. cyclindrica; E. hirta, D. scorpiurus, S. cayennesis, M. charantia, forest ash, L. cyhalothrin and control) copied 3 times. The result of the lab experiment showed that the uncertain water extracts of L. cylindrica and HWE of M. charantia significantly (p < 0.05) shy the hatching of nematode cells. Results got from the Greenhouse indicated that HWE of E. hirta, CWE of S. cayennesis, CWE and HWE of L. cylindrica considerably improved cowpea yield, (p< 0.05). The liquid extracts reduced the number of galls on the ancestries, nematode populations in the root and soil. The results acquired G. aborea extracts did not vary considerably with the artificial nematicide – L. cyhalothrin. The leaf extracts of the test plants have potential as sources of horticultural nematicides to reduce the trenchant effects of plant-like a parasite nematodes in cowpea fields. There is need for review course especially in the region of nematode population density that take care of cause significant damage. Also, the influence of plant extracts in a field environment endure also be determined.

Author(s) Details:

C. C. Ononuju,
Department of Plant Health Management, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, P.M.B 7267 Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria.

P. O. Nzenwa,
Department of Plant Health Management, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, P.M.B 7267 Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria.

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