Pruning as a strategy to improve the nutritional value of the aerial parts of industry- purpose cassava clones

Fernandes, F. D.; Júnior, R. Guimarães; Vieira, Eduardo Alano; Fialho, J. de F.; Malaquias, Juaci Vitória

doi:10.1590/s1519-99402121082020

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“…The authors also concluded that debranching decreased root yield with the highest tuber yield was observed in control plants (average of 3.74 kg per plant). In line with this study [14] also reported that average root yields (RY) ranged from 19.3 to 42.4 t ha -1 in pruned plants and from 33.9 to 60.3 t ha -1 in unpruned plants. The average root yield of 49.19 t ha -1 reported here for treatment without pruning management (Table 4), was much higher than the 30.3 t ha -1 reported by [15] when evaluating 17 industry cassava accessions in two harvests in the Cerrado area of Central Brazil.…”

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Effect of Spacing and Pruning Methods on Root Yield and Yield Parameters of Cassava (Mahinot esculenta Crantz) in Fedis District, East Harerghe Zone, Ethiopia

Benti

Tadesse

Degefa

et al. 2022

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Due to the long duration of cassava roots maturity, drought and disease problems, intercropping grain and legumes in cassava should be developed. To intercrop component crops, it is important to reduce cassavas’ canopy through the evaluation of the pruning effect on root yields. The study was aimed to determine the effects of different plant spacing and pruning methods on root yield and root yield parameters of cassava grown in Eastern part of Ethiopia. Cassava variety ‘Kello’ was used for the experiment as a test crop. Five cassava plant intra-row spacing (0.60, 0.80, 1.00, 1.20 and 1.40 m) were assigned to main plots while pruning methods (cutback, debranching and no pruning) were assigned to sub plots. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design (RCBD) in a factorial arrangement with three replications. The result revealed that there were highly significant differences for number of roots per plant, root length, average root weight and unmarketable due to the effect of pruning, while significant differences was observed for total root yields due to intra-row spacing. There were also highly significant interaction effects for marketable and total root yields due to the effects of intra-row spacing and pruning. Cassava with no pruning recorded about, 21.9 and 25.7%, 10 and 26.4%, 17.2 and 19.9%, 43.5 and 58.7% over cassava with debranching and cutback for number of roots per plant, root diameter, root length and root weights, respectively. Cassava pruning and intra-row spacing also interacted and the highest root yield was recorded at 80 cm with cassava no pruning. Averagely, cassava with no pruning provided the highest marketable and total root yield by about 39.3 and 44.7%, 35.8 and 41.6% over cassava with debranching and cutback, respectively. Therefore, considering the land scarcity of the area intra-row plant spacing of 80 cm and cassava with no pruning was recommended for the study area and similar agro-ecology for land economy in eastern Harerghe zone.

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Section: Marketable Unmarketable and Total Root Yieldssupporting

confidence: 88%

Effect of Spacing and Pruning Methods on Root Yield and Yield Parameters of Cassava (Mahinot esculenta Crantz) in Fedis District, East Harerghe Zone, Ethiopia

Benti

Tadesse

Degefa

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“…The liver disease greatly impacts nutritional status [28]. Other potential malnutrition causes include digestion and absorption abnormalities due to chronic liver failure as well as metabolic abnormalities [29] .…”

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Investigation of In-vivo antioxidant and hepatoprotective potential of ethanolic extracts of Bombax insigne (Sw.) K. Schum on Swiss albino Rat

Rahman¹,

Masuma²,

Bala³

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Int. J. Biol. Pharm. Sci. Arch.

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Medicinal plants are frequently used in traditional medicine and about 80% peoples of developing countries use this traditional therapy to treat their ailments. Bombax insigne (Sw.). K. Shcum is a large deciduous tree, locally known as Bon or Pahari shimul or Tula gachh. The present study was designed to investigate the antioxidant and hepatoprotective potential of ethanolic extract of B. insigne fresh bark. In-vivo antioxidant activity tests were performed by determining the lipid peroxidation and catalase concentration of the homogenized liver of Swiss albino rats receiving two doses (1.5 and 3 gm/kg body weight) of the plant extract with 750 mg/kg body weight of paracetamol. For liver function tests (LFT), total 35 rats were taken and divided into five groups containing seven animals in each. Group I received distilled water; group II received only paracetamol. Group III received paracetamol with silymarin. Group IV and V both were treated with paracetamol along with two doses of B. insigne extract. To evaluate the hepatoprotective potential, seven liver test markers such as total protein, albumin, total bilirubin, alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) of rats were considered. Test’s result for antioxidant activity demonstrated that the plant extract could inhibit the level of lipid peroxidation (LPO) induced by paracetamol. Enhancement of the level of the antioxidant enzyme catalase (CAT) was also observed. Paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity in rats, as judged by the raised total protein, albumin, total bilirubin, serum enzymes, ALT, AST, ALP, GGT, were significantly prevented by the treatment with the extracts at different doses, demonstrating the hepatoprotective action of B. insigne. Histopathological observation also confirmed the hepatoprotective potential of B. insigne. Livers those were challenged with paracetamol exhibits the dishevelment of normal hepatic cells with centrilobular necrosis, inflammatory encroachment of lymphocytes and fatty changes were significantly protected by plant extract. The results of the present study suggested that B. insigne has antioxidant and hepatoprotective potential.

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Pruning as a strategy to improve the nutritional value of the aerial parts of industry- purpose cassava clones

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Effect of Spacing and Pruning Methods on Root Yield and Yield Parameters of Cassava (Mahinot esculenta Crantz) in Fedis District, East Harerghe Zone, Ethiopia

Effect of Spacing and Pruning Methods on Root Yield and Yield Parameters of Cassava (Mahinot esculenta Crantz) in Fedis District, East Harerghe Zone, Ethiopia

Investigation of In-vivo antioxidant and hepatoprotective potential of ethanolic extracts of Bombax insigne (Sw.) K. Schum on Swiss albino Rat

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