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Anti-tick effects of Melinis minutiflora and Andropogon gayanus grasses on plots experimentally infested with Boophilus microplus larvae

Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2004
Our objective in this trial was to investigate the anti-tick effects of molasses grass (Melinis minutiflora) and gamba grass (Andropogon gayanus) against Boophilus microplus, using buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) as a control. During a 3-year-period fieldwork was carried out in the tropical, subhumid climate at Progreso, Municipality of Jiutepec ...
CARLOS Cruz-Vazquez
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Close-Range Host Searching Behavior of the Stemborer Parasitoids Cotesia sesamiae and Dentichasmias busseolae: Influence of a Non-Host Plant Melinis minutiflora

Journal of Insect Behavior, 2005
Studies were conducted on the host searching behavior of the larval parasitoid Cotesia sesamiae (Cameron) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and the pupal parasitoid Dentichasmias busseolae Heinrich (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), both of which attack lepidopteran (Crambidae, Noctuidae) cereal stemborers. The behavior of D. busseolae was observed in a diversified
Louise E M Vet, Zeyaur Khan, Khan Zeyaur R   +2 more
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Melinis minutiflora (molasses grass).

2021
Abstract M. minutiflora is a grass which is used widely as a fodder species for livestock and for its ability to grow well on poor soils, but which is also strongly invasive. It has been introduced intentionally around the world, and also probably accidentally as a seed contaminant.
Julissa Rojas-Sandoval, Pedro Acevedo-Rodríguez   +1 more
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Repellence of the tickRhipicephalus appendiculatus by the grassMelinis minutiflora

Tropical Animal Health and Production, 1995
In a study to develop anti-tick pastures, the climbing behaviour of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus on Melinis minutiflora (molasses grass) was investigated. Experiments were done with cut green stems of grass, grass dried in the shade, grass dried in sunshine, grass washed in solvent and grass growing in a study plot. In all cases a common pasture grass,
Mwangi Esther N., Essuman S., Kaaya Godwin P., Nyandat E., Munyinyi D., Kimondo MG.   +5 more
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Constraints to colonization and growth of the African grass, Melinis minutiflora, in a Venezuelan savanna

Plant Ecology, 2003
Melinis minutiflora Beauv. (Poaceae) is an African grass that is invading mid-elevation Trachypogon savannas in Venezuela. The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of soil fertility, competition and soil disturbance in facilitating Melinis' invasion and growth in these savanna sites. We manipulated soil fertility by adding nitrogen (
Nichole N. Barger, Carla M. D'Antonio, Thaura Ghneim, Elvira Cuevas   +3 more
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Obtaining and characterizing polyphenol extracts based on anthocyanins from Melinis minutiflora inflorescences and Plinia cauliflora fruits and application in gelatins

Food Research International, 2023
Anthocyanins are a class of compounds potentially used as food dyes. Thus, this study aimed to obtain and characterize natural extracts from Melinis minutiflora inflorescence (M), Plinia. cauliflora peel (JP) and P. cauliflora peel and seeds (JPS) and apply them as natural food dyes in gelatins.
Isabela de Morais, Silva, Mauro Ramalho, Silva, Rodinei, Augusti, Júlio Onésio Ferreira, Melo, Marcio, Schmiele, Nathalia de Andrade, Neves   +5 more
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The invasive grass, Melinis minutiflora, inhibits tree regeneration in a Neotropical savanna

Austral Ecology, 2008
Abstract  Exotic grasses are becoming increasingly abundant in Neotropical savannas, with Melinis minutiflora Beauv. being particularly invasive. To better understand the consequences for the native flora, we performed a field study to test the effect of this species on the establishment, survival and growth of seedlings of seven tree species native to
WILLIAM A. HOFFMANN, M. HARIDASAN
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Effects of Molasses Grass, Melinis minutiflora Volatiles on the Foraging Behavior of the Cereal Stemborer Parasitoid, Cotesia sesamiae

Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2003
Olfactory responses of the cereal stemborer parasitoid Cotesia sesamiae to volatiles emitted by gramineous host and nonhost plants of the stemborers were studied in a Y-tube olfactometer. The host plants were maize (Zea mays) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), while the nonhost plant was molasses grass (Melinis minutiflora). In single-choice tests, females
Gohole, L.S., Overholt, W.A., Khan, Z.R., Pickett, J.A., Vet, L.E.M.   +4 more
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF COST AND VIABILITY OF DIFFERENT MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES TO CONTROL THE INVASIVE GRASS MELINIS MINUTIFLORA

2022
The effects of human-induced disturbances are of special concern due to the result of loss of biodiversity and degradation of some ecosystem services. A typical example of cumulative anthropogenic impact occurs in tropical savannas, especially in areas that are burned or logged and then used for livestock grazing. Some African grasses introduced in the
Lopes Rodovalho, Natália, Bielefeld Nardoto, Gabriela   +1 more
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The tropical grass, "Melinis minutiflora", as a preventative against malaria and other tropical diseases.

The Papua New Guinea Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
As recommended in Venezuela, Gordura grass, Melinis minutiflora, should be planted around all dwelling-houses as a protection against malaria and tick-borne diseases of animals, as mosquitoes are almost completely absent from pastures planted with this grass as long as it is in the green stage, and cattle covered with ticks when entering such pastures ...
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