Germination, Vigor of Seeds and Emergence of Fabaceae Seedling in Bovine Faeces

Lima, Renata Vianna; Vieira, Henrique Duarte; Guimarães, Francielle de Souza; Rohem, Nardele Moreno; Silva, Tatiana Oliveira da; Fernandes, Alberto Magno; Guimarães, Cynthia Pires; Justino, Amanda; Deminicis, Bruno Borges

doi:10.4236/ajps.2014.514230

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“…The results of this study demonstrate that ruminants can neutralize the negative impact of grazing by the return of viable seeds in their droppings. Lima et al (2014) evaluated the physiological quality of forage seeds after passage through the gastrointestinal tract of cattle, as well as the emergence of seedlings derived from these seeds, the tropical kudzu, leucaena and calopo. The best performance for the total number of seedlings in the feces of cattle was observed in the kudzu species.…”

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“…Despite the classical view that the passage of seeds through the digestive tract of animals helps the germination process, some studies have pointed out that the effects of digestion on germination can vary considerably. The germination capacity may increase, decrease, or remain unchanged, compared with not-swallowed seeds (Figueroa and Castro, 2002;Lima et al, 2014). Seed properties such as the hardness of seed coat, seed size, shape and specific gravity are important to the survival of seeds passing through the digestive tract of livestock.…”

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Recovery and seeds germination of four important tropical forage legumes in bovine dung

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This experiment was conducted to evaluate the recovery and survival of tropical forage legume seeds (butterfly pea, stylosanthes, perennial soybean and macrotiloma) subjected through the digestive tract of cattle and to evaluate the germination of the seeds in feces of cattle. A 50 g of seed mixed with 150 g of mineral supplement offered to the cattle. Each cattle was considered as repetition. The bovine feces collected up to 60 hours after eating the seeds, where the seeds separated by sieves, using water, gloves procedure and tweezers. Later, they counted and divided into intact and swollen. For the germination test of the recovered seeds, 75 seeds per replicate were used (25 in natura, 25 intact and 25 swollen seeds, respectively). For the germination test in fecal plates, the bovine feces collected between 12 and 30 hours after eating the seeds. After 120 days, we evaluated the total amount of plants emerged within the study period (between 12 and 30 hours) and the average number of emerged plants per fecal signs. The results showed that cattle are facilitating the dispersion of butterfly pea, macrotyloma and perennial soybean, but not stylosanthes. The highest survival as the average number of germinated plants in fecal plates achieved by macrotyloma, followed by butterfly pea species and perennial soybean. The cattle were efficient in the pasture colonization process, due to the considerable dispersion of the seeds. This dispersion was not observed for seeds of stylosanthes.

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Recovery and seeds germination of four important tropical forage legumes in bovine dung

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“…Reference [16] evaluating the germination and the vigor of Kudzu, Leucaena and Calopogônio seeds after the passage through the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) from bovines, observed that Kudzu seeds are less susceptible to the damages caused by the chewing and degradation in the GIT, once a higher emerged plant number in bovine feces was formed, as well as higher root lengths and aerial part and higher weight of natural and dry mass from the plants when compared to other species.…”

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Germination and Vigor of Fodder Fabacceae Seeds Submitted to in Vitro and in Situ Incubation

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The current study was developed with the purpose to evaluate the germination and the vigor of Kudzu (Pueraria phaseoloides), Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala) and Calopogônio seeds (Calopogonium mucunoides) submitted to 0, 6, 12, 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours of testing to natural (in situ incubation) and simulated conditions (in vitro incubation) from the ruminal environment of bovines. For each period of in situ and in vitro incubation, in each kind of seed, the percentage of normal plants was evaluated, as well as abnormal plants, hard seeds, soaked seeds and dead seeds, besides the index of germination speed (IGS). The results were submitted to the Duncan test at a 5% probability. Higher percentages of normal plants were verified in the Kudzu and in the Leucaena kinds, when the seeds were submitted to in situ incubation, as well as the IGS for the three forage species. The Calopogônio seeds did not turn out to be susceptible of use in the in situ and in vitro incubations. The in vitro incubation revealed to be more harmful to the seeds of the three species used.

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Can goats disperse seeds of herbaceous pasture plants in Mediterranean grasslands?

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Germination, Vigor of Seeds and Emergence of Fabaceae Seedling in Bovine Faeces

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Recovery and seeds germination of four important tropical forage legumes in bovine dung

Recovery and seeds germination of four important tropical forage legumes in bovine dung

Germination and Vigor of Fodder Fabacceae Seeds Submitted to in Vitro and in Situ Incubation

Can goats disperse seeds of herbaceous pasture plants in Mediterranean grasslands?

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