Chloroplast DNA sequences are of great interest for population genetics and phylogenetic studies. However, only a small set of markers are commonly used. Most of them have been designed for amplification in a large range of Angiosperms and are located in the Large Single Copy (LSC). Here we developed a new set of 100 primer pairs optimized for amplification in Monocotyledons. Primer pairs ampli...

The Napier grass continues to be a popular forage crop in Nakhonsawan Province and other areas the northern east-northern parts of Thailand. Increasing growth biomass growing low-quality sandy soil will increase economic value this plant. stem cutting two cultivars grass, cv. Pakchong 1 (Pennisetum purpureum x Pennisetum americanum) sweet Mahasarakham), were exposed plant regulators, gibberelli...

libraries, and research funders in the common goal of maximizing access to critical research. Invasive Species Control Optimization as a Dynamic Spatial Process: An Application to Buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare) in Arizona Author(s): İ. Esra Büyüktahtakin , Zhuo Feng , Aaryn D. Olsson , George Frisvold and Ferenc Szidarovszky Source: Invasive Plant Science and Management, 7(1):132-146. 2014. P...

Crop populations in smallholder farming systems are shaped by the interaction of biological, ecological, and social processes, occurring on different spatiotemporal scales. Understanding these dynamics is fundamental for the conservation of crop genetic resources. In this study, we investigated the processes involved in sorghum and pearl millet diversity dynamics on Mount Kenya. Surveys were co...

Salinity is one of the major abiotic stresses that adversely affect crop productivity and quality. The present investigation was carried out to study the alterations in the growth characteristics of a grass species, Pennisetum alopecuroides under the influence of sodium chloride (NaCl) salinity. From the results it is clear that shoot length of Pennisetum alopecuroides was increased by 13.17% a...

The ability to respond to natural selection under novel conditions is critical for the establishment and persistence of introduced alien species and their ability to become invasive. Here we correlated neutral and quantitative genetic diversity of the weed Pennisetum setaceum Forsk. Chiov. (Poaceae) with differing global (North American and African) patterns of invasiveness and compared this di...

This paper presents validation results and some management applications of a Tropical Pasture Simulator. The e€ects of di€erent environmental conditions, N fertilisation regimes and grazing intensities are analysed, and physiological concepts are used to aid in the interpretation of the responses obtained. The model demonstrates the importance of ̄exible management guidelines depending on envir...

Green Revolution technologies were developed and promoted to boost food supplies and foster development, both of which were expected to create "breathing space" for achieving demographic transitions in developing countries through lowered human fertility. Little comprehensive research, however, has been done on the effects of those technologies themselves on human fertility -leaving unanswered ...