A germplasm assembly of 128 finger millet genotypes from 18 countries was evaluated for seedling-stage phosphorus (P) responses by growing them in P sufficient (Psuf) and P deficient (Pdef) treatments. Majority of the genotypes showed adaptive responses to low P condition. Based on phenotype behaviour using the best linear unbiased predictors for each trait, genotypes were classified into, P re...

Mechanisms of plant root tolerance to high temperatures through antioxidant defense are not well understood. The objective of this study was to investigate whether superior root thermotolerance of heat-tolerant Agrostis scabra relative to its congeneric heat-sensitive Agrostis stolonifera was associated with differential accumulation of reactive oxygen species and antioxidant scavenging systems...

seeds of most crops including those of range plants follow orthodox behavior. however, these seeds undergo aging even under favorable conditions, so that decreased viability and vigor related parameters are the main characteristics of deteriorated seeds. the effects of hormonal priming with auxin, cytokinin, gibberellin and abscisic acid at 0, 50, 100 and 150 ppm on physiological quality of tal...

Bolinder, M. A., Angers, D. A., Bélanger, G., Michaud, R. et Laverdière, M. R. 2002. Root biomass and shoot to root ratios of perennial forage crops in eastern Canada. Can. J. Plant Sci. 82: 731–737. Shoot to root ratios (S:R) at peak standing crop are commonly used to estimate the annual crop residue C inputs to the soil from the root biomass left in the soil at harvest. However, root biomass ...

Premise Belowground functional traits play a significant role in determining plant water-use strategies and performance, but we lack data on root across communities, particularly the tropical savanna biome, where vegetation dynamics are hypothesized to be strongly driven by tree–grass differences water use. Methods We grew seedlings of 21 tree 18 grass species (N = 5 individuals per species) fr...

Barrier islands are complex and dynamic systems that provide critical ecosystem services to coastal populations. Stability of these systems is threatened by rising sea level and the potential for coastal storms to increase in frequency and intensity. Recovery of dune-building grasses following storms is an important process that promotes topographic heterogeneity and long-term stability of barr...

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the productive performance and carcass characteristics of three groups of growing grasscutters fed home-made concentrate diets. The objective was to assess the feeding values of the diets. The diets were labelled 0% grass diet, 7.5% grass diet and 15% grass dietand respectively contained 0, 7.5 and 15% guinea grass, Panicum maximum. The completely randomi...

This study sought to relate vocational skill development reduction of insecurity in Nigeria. To achieve this, two research questions were raised and null hypotheses formulated guide the study. A correlational survey design was adopted for researcher-structured questionnaire titled’’ Vocational Skill Development Reduction Insecurity Questionnaire’ (VOSDRINQ) used The made use 102 education gradu...

in order to investigate the effects of biological and chemical phosphorous fertilizers and various proportions of maize and grass pea intercropping on yield and yield components of both crops, two experiments were conducted simultaneously in research farm of kerman university and commercial convention farm of bardsir-dashtkar in 2009-2010. the experimental design at two regions was randomized c...