M crested wheatgrass stands in western North Dakota were established 15 to 20 years ago. These fields are still used for hay and pasture, and many are still in excellent condition. One field at the Dickinson Experiment Station, seeded in 1938, has produced an average of 1,262 pounds of forage per acre (dry weight) over the past 12 years. However, there is good evidence that the productivity of ...

The effects of environmental conditions on population trends of plant-parasitic nematodes were studied in experimental plots of five wheatgrasses in the western Utah desert. In a 3-year (1984-86) field study, soil water and temperature affected the population trends of the ectoparasites, Tylenchorhynchus acutoides and Xiphinema americanum, and the migratory endoparasite, Pratylenchus neglectus,...

Increasing available Mg in crested wheatgrass (Agropyron spp•) could reduce the incidence of grass tetany (hyponsagnesemia) in ruminants glazing this forage. Raisins the Mg levels might be done through genetic processes if enough variation in ion concentration existed in the Agropyrons. The purpose of this study was to determine the genetic variation in Mg, Ca, and K concentrations in 2 crested...

Objective: Alcohol is one of the widely used and abused drugs in the society. Chronic alcohol consumption causes various hepatic lesions that are grouped under common term, alcoholic liver diseases. Dietary intake of fats, especially repeatedly heated polyunsaturated fatty acid (∆PUFA) produces various lipid peroxidative end products which can aggravate the pathological changes produced by etha...

28 fledged per nest in the native habitat, but only 1.0 per nest in the wheatgrass, Lloyd and Martin reported in 2005 (Condor 107:363–374). These significantly different success rates resulted primarily from greater nest predation in the wheatgrass. The odds of a nest surviving a given day were 17 percent higher in the native-prairie patches than in the wheatgrass plots. Nestlings in the native...

The antioxidant activity of wheatgrass, which is consumed as a dietary supplement, was estimated at different levels. The methods employed include FRAP (ferric reducing antioxidant power), ABTS (2,2'-azobis-3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) and DPPH (1,1'-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) assays. Aqueous and ethanol extracts of wheatgrass grown under different conditions over a period of 6, 7, 8,...

tall wheatgrass (agropyronelongatum) is native to iran and is used in a wide area of rangelands and also used in drylandseeding program. this plant produces green and dry fodder and has a great importance in protecting drylands from water and wind erosion.seed proteome analysis was conducted under three conditions, namley, optimum (20 °c and zero water potential), drought conditions (20 °c and ...

In recent years, the addition of microorganisms such as Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria (PGPB) and mycorrhiza are becoming more popular, both in research as well as in practical use. While inoculants are usually not necessary for plants cultivated outdoors on biologically active soil, they can be useful on sterile substrates, newly created artificial landscapes, and also in soils that have been...