BACKGROUND: Paspalum dilatatum Poir.(common name dallisgrass) is a native grass species of South America, with special relevance to dairy and red meat production.P.dilatatum exhibits higher forage quality than other C4 forage grasses and is tolerant to frost and water stress.This species is predominantly cultivated in an apomictic monoculture, with
Fall armyworm (FAW) was reported for the first time in Africa in 3 Piece Outdoor Sectional 2016.FAW is widely distributed in Ethiopia, causing significant damage to maize.Nine synthetic insecticides belonging to different chemical groups and 11 pesticidal plants (botanicals) were tested for their efficacy against FAW under laboratory, greenhouse, a
A field trial was conducted at the Institute of Forage Crops (Pleven, oven thermostat Bulgaria) from 2015 to 2017.It studied the effects of natural products on Acyrthosiphon pisum density, as well as changes in the chemical composition, content of plant fibre components and enzyme degradability in forage pea.Treatments with the natural insecticides