Track 2‐7‐1: Seed Production, Storage, Quality, Testing, Quarantine and Marketing Systems
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Publication Date
2015
Location
New Delhi, India
Description
Pods of different plant species form an important part of the diet of livestock during the dry season due to their high nutritional value compared to grasses. Therefore, herbivores browsing pods of certain woody plants may disperse intact seeds that can potentially germinate. The quality of associated diet such as pod chemistry (i.e. protein and tannin concentration) is one of the most important determinants of success of livestock faecal seed dispersal (Tjelele et al., 2012: Tjelele et al., 2014). The objective of this study was to determine the effects of associated pods quality (i.e. nutrients and tannins composition of Dichrostachys cinerea and Acacia tortilis pods) on seed recovery and germination of Dichrostachys cinerea and Acacia tortilis fed to goats and sheep.
Citation
Monegi, Piet; Ttjelele, Julius; and Mbatha, Khanyisile, "The Effects of Associated Pod Quality on Seed Recovery and Germination of Dichrostachys cinerea and Acacia tortilis Fed Ruminants" (2015). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 18.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/23/2-7-1/18)
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The Effects of Associated Pod Quality on Seed Recovery and Germination of Dichrostachys cinerea and Acacia tortilis Fed Ruminants
New Delhi, India
Pods of different plant species form an important part of the diet of livestock during the dry season due to their high nutritional value compared to grasses. Therefore, herbivores browsing pods of certain woody plants may disperse intact seeds that can potentially germinate. The quality of associated diet such as pod chemistry (i.e. protein and tannin concentration) is one of the most important determinants of success of livestock faecal seed dispersal (Tjelele et al., 2012: Tjelele et al., 2014). The objective of this study was to determine the effects of associated pods quality (i.e. nutrients and tannins composition of Dichrostachys cinerea and Acacia tortilis pods) on seed recovery and germination of Dichrostachys cinerea and Acacia tortilis fed to goats and sheep.
