Description: Three experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of paclobutrazol on shoot and cambial growth of nine tree species located in Indiana and Louisiana, U.S. In Experiment I, white oak (Quercus alba L.) and red oak (Q. rubra L.) in Indiana were treated in April 1995 with paclobutrazol using the soil drench method. In Experiment II, paclobutrazol was applied in April 1996, usi...

• Willow leaf cobalt concentrations met the requirements for lambs; grass did not. Lambs readily consumed willow leaves. supplemented lambs had significantly higher plasma vitamin B12 concentration. could be used by producers to improve status. Cobalt is an essential trace element in sheep synthesis of rumen support growth and prevent clinical deficiencies (Pine). (Salix spp.) leaves contain a ...

A study was conducted to determine the bacteriological effect of exposing processed broiler carcasses to a high (10-fold increase) concentration chlorinated drench. During each of 6 replicate trials, eviscerated prechill carcasses were obtained from a commercial processing plant and chlorine-treated carcasses were subjected to a 1-min drench in 500 mL of a 500 mg/kg chlorine solution (sodium hy...

Abstract Background The root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita , causes a high damage and yield decrease for many economic plants. need non-systemic effective new approaches environmentally friendly methods controlling the nematodes has directed research to some safe agrochemicals found in medicinal plants as viable management options. Results In laboratory experiments, solidago periwinkle a...

Recent studies have shown that entomopathogenic fungi, as endophytes, can beneficial effects on plants, protecting them from defoliating insects. The potential of endophytic association by fungi with the peanut crop has been little explored. In our study, we conducted experiments inoculation seeds through a soil drench method nine strains/species genera Metarhizium , Beauveria and Cordyceps sub...

Some of the problems for the New Zealand sheep industry over the next decade are outlined, as are the changes necessary to overcome them. The future for the next generation of intensive sheep farmers should be promising if they can co-operate to realise the potential of genetics for flock improvement, be adaptable, overcome the problems of drench resistance and chemical and drug residues, incre...

• Some treatments which were reported to control moss at other locations (Ferrous sulfate, Ultra Dawn, Subdue 2E mixtures) had no effect on moss populations in this trial. This may be due to the fact that all treatments were made using broadcast applications (2 4 gallons spray solution/1000 sq ft), rather than spot treatments. In a follow up trial investigating the use of Ultra Dawn applied as ...