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Preemergence Herbicide and Seeding Method Effects on Seedling Growth of Kentucky Bluegrass
- Steven J. Keeley, Han-E Zhou
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- Weed Technology / Volume 19 / Issue 1 / March 2005
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- 20 January 2017, pp. 43-46
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Turfgrass managers often desire to overseed thin areas during midsummer or late summer, but seeding desirable species too soon after a preemergence herbicide application can interfere with seedling growth. This study was conducted to compare the effects of three herbicides on Kentucky bluegrass seedling growth and to determine whether seeding method affects the interval before seeding can safely occur. Dithiopyr, prodiamine, and pendimethalin were applied to ‘Kentucky 31’ tall fescue plots in late April at 0.56, 0.84, and 3.36 kg ai/ha, respectively. At 2, 4, 8, 12, and 16 wk after treatment, soil cores were extracted from each plot, the existing turf was killed, and the cores were either broadcast seeded or slit seeded with Kentucky bluegrass. Slit seeding resulted in greater and more extended seedling growth suppression than broadcast seeding for all herbicides. Prodiamine suppressed Kentucky bluegrass seedling growth longer than dithiopyr and pendimethalin. Unacceptable seedling growth suppression occurred unless broadcast seeding was delayed for about 6, 8, and 14 wk after dithiopyr, pendimethalin, and prodiamine application, respectively. The required interval between herbicide application and slit seeding was approximately 11, 10, and 16 wk, respectively. Use of dithiopyr or pendimethalin rather than prodiamine and broadcast seeding instead of slit seeding allows earlier overseeding with Kentucky bluegrass.
Efficacy of exogenous xylanases for improving in vitro fermentation of forages
- Z. X. HE, L. Y. YANG, W. Z. YANG, K. A. BEAUCHEMIN, S. X. TANG, J. Y. HUANG, C. S. ZHOU, X. F. HAN, M. WANG, J. H. KANG, N. E. ODONGO, Z. L. TAN
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- The Journal of Agricultural Science / Volume 153 / Issue 3 / April 2015
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- 05 December 2014, pp. 538-553
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Batch cultures of mixed rumen micro-organisms were used to evaluate varying enzyme products with high xylanase activity (EPX), four of which were recombinant single xylanase activity developmental enzyme products (EPX1–EPX4, products of xylanase genes derived from Trichoderma harzianum, Trichoderma reesei, Orpinomyces and Aspergillus oryzae, respectively), for their potential to improve in vitro ruminal fermentation of three forages [maize (Zea mays) stover (MS), rice (Oryza sativa) straw (RS) and Guimu No. 1 grass (Pennisetum americanum×Pennisetum purpureum, GM)]. The enzyme product EPX5, derived from Trichoderma longibrachiatum, was used as a positive control that could improve in vitro fermentation of forages. Enzymes were supplied at dose rates of 0 (control), 20 (low), 50 (medium) and 80 (high) enzymic units of xylanase/g of dry matter (DM). There were no interactions between EPX and dose for the fermentation characteristics evaluated. Increasing EPX dose linearly increased gas production (GP) kinetic characters [i.e. asymptotic GP (VF), half time when GP is half of the theoretical maximum GP (t0·5), and initial fractional rate of degradation (FRD0)] and methane (CH4) production from RS and GM at 24 h, and increased degradability of DM at 24 h for MS and RS. A linear increase in degradability of neutral detergent fibre (NDF) of the three forages at 24 h was observed with increasing dose of EPX, but at 48 h only NDF degradability of RS was increased. There were differences in the effects of EPX on degradability of DM and NDF from RS at 24 h, with EPX4 having the highest and EPX1 having the lowest. In addition, increasing EPX dose linearly increased acetate proportion at 24 h and total volatile fatty acids (TVFA) at 48 h in MS. Increasing EPX dose linearly increased TVFA at 24 h, and ammonia-nitrogen (NH3-N) concentration at 48 h in RS. For GM, linear or quadratic effects of dose on acetate and butyrate concentration were observed at 24 and 48 h. The present study indicates that applying EPX to low-quality forages has the potential to improve rumen degradability and utilization. Furthermore, EPX from different sources differed in their effects when applied at the same dose rate, with the responses being forage-specific. For RS, the EPX derived from A. oryzae showed the greatest positive effects on forage degradation; whereas for MS and GM, the source of micro-organism where EPX gene was derived did not affect the degradation, with little difference among the EPX evaluated.