Little data exists on cadmium (Cd) accumulation in many plant species now commonly used as animal forages in New Zealand livestock grazing systems. A glasshouse trial was undertaken on 12 forage species to address this knowledge gap. Mean tissue Cd concentration decreased in the order chicory > plantain > turnip > lucerne > sheep’s burnet > strawberry clover > kale > perennial ryegrass > haresf...

Ruminant production systems are major contributors to greenhouse gases emissions, with animal feeding practices being the main cause for methane and nitrous oxide’s release. Although animals forages has been proven be more sustainable, traditional ryegrass monocultures still require a lot of input (e.g., fertilisers pesticides). Multi-species swards, consisting different such as grasses, forage...

This study aimed to estimate the production of seeds per umbel and assess both effect gibberellic acid (GA3) order on seed germination in Amazon chicory species. The experiment was conducted two steps. Firstly, traits related were evaluated. Afterward, a test carried out, following parameters assessed: speed index (GSI), average time (AGT), percentage (%G), abnormal seedlings (%AS), non-germina...

chicory plant (cichorium intybus) belongs to asteraceae family and contains flavonoids. this research carried out in order to evaluate the effect of chicory plant on the activities of bifidobacterium bifidum and lactobacillus acidophilus. four containers containing a liter of 1.5 % sterilized skim milk were selected as four group in order to produce milk containing probiotic bifidobacterium bif...

Remarkably, within the Asteraceae, a species-specific fructan pattern can be observed. Some species such as artichoke (Cynara scolymus) and globe thistle (Echinops ritro) store fructans with a considerably higher degree of polymerization than the one observed in chicory (Cichorium intybus) and Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus). Fructan:fructan 1-fructosyltransferase (1-FFT) is the enzy...