F. E. Osayimwen, Nosayaba Osadolor, Stainless Obaile Okoogua
Traditional use of plants for medicine has been an agelong practice among different ethnicities of the globe before the advent of modern medicine. A study was conducted among the people of Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria, to find out the ethnomedicinal knowledge of the traditional medical practitioners in the area for the purpose of documenting the available information relating to medicinal plants. Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area comprise of 73 communities, out of which 32 (44%) communities were selected using stratified random sampling. Ethnobotanical data was collected using closed-end questionnaire, group discussion and guided field walk. A total of 500 questionnaire were administered to 37 local herb sellers, 144 traditional medical practitioner and 318 other local informants. Questionnaires used for the interview was divided into Part A & B; A containing demographic information of respondent and part B contained information on medicinal plant such as plant local name, life form, part of plant used, ailments treated, method of preparation, mode of administration, dosage etc. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistical method. The investigation revealed that 111 plant species belonging to 53 families are used for the prevention and treatment of 80 ailments. 22.64% of the plant species use for medicinal purpose belong to the ‘’Fabaceae’’ family. The most common of traditional medicinal preparation and administration methods were decoction and oral administration among others. The study revealed that the most of the traditional medicine knowledge in the area is still strictly held in secrecy, with the older generation being the major practitioners. This greatly puts the knowledge of the medicine plants at risk of being eroded in the near future and therefore requires an urgent need for more documentations.
{"title":"Ethnobotanical Survey of Some Medicinal Plants used in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria","authors":"F. E. Osayimwen, Nosayaba Osadolor, Stainless Obaile Okoogua","doi":"10.55706/jae1615","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55706/jae1615","url":null,"abstract":"Traditional use of plants for medicine has been an agelong practice among different ethnicities of the globe before the advent of modern medicine. A study was conducted among the people of Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria, to find out the ethnomedicinal knowledge of the traditional medical practitioners in the area for the purpose of documenting the available information relating to medicinal plants. Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area comprise of 73 communities, out of which 32 (44%) communities were selected using stratified random sampling. Ethnobotanical data was collected using closed-end questionnaire, group discussion and guided field walk. A total of 500 questionnaire were administered to 37 local herb sellers, 144 traditional medical practitioner and 318 other local informants. Questionnaires used for the interview was divided into Part A & B; A containing demographic information of respondent and part B contained information on medicinal plant such as plant local name, life form, part of plant used, ailments treated, method of preparation, mode of administration, dosage etc. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistical method. The investigation revealed that 111 plant species belonging to 53 families are used for the prevention and treatment of 80 ailments. 22.64% of the plant species use for medicinal purpose belong to the ‘’Fabaceae’’ family. The most common of traditional medicinal preparation and administration methods were decoction and oral administration among others. The study revealed that the most of the traditional medicine knowledge in the area is still strictly held in secrecy, with the older generation being the major practitioners. This greatly puts the knowledge of the medicine plants at risk of being eroded in the near future and therefore requires an urgent need for more documentations.","PeriodicalId":231257,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agroforestry and Environment","volume":"13 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132088344","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
An ideal weaning food must be affordable to the target market. However, it is difficult to assert, a priori, how competitive the price. For indigenous weaning-foods markets in Enugu State, Nigeria, a study on the nature of competition and societal impact is pro-active. The study used data from a cross-section of 207 indigenous weaning-foods markets in Enugu State, Nigeria to examine the structure, conduct and welfare loss of the firms using the corrected Herfindah-Hirschman Index (HHI), the Lerner index together with the elasticity of demand. The estimates of the market concentration index in the State and across the Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the State showed that weaning-foods markets are unconcentrated, as the corrected HHI was less than 1000, though with difference in comparative difference and relative difference across markets in the LGAs of the State. There was evidence that weaning-foods firms charge a price that range from 4.484 to 8.065 times the marginal cost. The State experienced a welfare loss of about 42% of revenue among akamu-joro firms in Agwu LGA, 35% among akamu-okiri and akamu-joro firms in Enugu LGA, and 36% among akamu-okiri and akamu-joro firms in Nsukka LGA of the State which increased respectively to 45.6%, 41.5% and 42.4% if the weaning-foods firms were in pure monopoly economy leaving an increase in welfare loss of about 4%, 7% and 6%, respectively. It is evident that indigenous weaning-food markets in Enugu State are neither entirely pure competition nor monopolies.
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Sumaya Akter, M. Haque, J. Farthouse, N. Paul, Ismat Ara, Md. Ibrahim Khalil
Rice blast, which is caused by the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae, is a highly destructive disease that poses a significant threat to rice cultivation. It results in considerable crop damage, affecting both the yield and quality of rice. This makes rice blast a major concern for farmers and a significant issue in terms of food production. These studies were carried out at Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), Mymensingh with the aim to manage rice blast disease by means of different fungicides under in in-vitro and field conditions. In-vitro bioassay of six chemical fungicide(s) viz. Amister top 325SC, Seltima, Nativo 75 WG, Filia 525 SE, Avalon 27SC and Trooper 75 WP was done against Magnaporthe oryzae following poison food technique in the Plant Pathology Lab of BINA. The maximum mycelial growth inhibition (73.43%) of Magnaporthe oryzae was obtained by Avalon 27SC (Picoxystrobin 6.70%+ Tricyclazole 20.33%), Nativo 75WG (Tebuconazol 50% + Trifloxistrobin25%) and Seltima (Pyrachlostrobin 10%) at 0.0125% concentrations and 100% growth inhibition was obtained by all the six fungicides at 0.1% and 0.5% concentrations. In vivo evaluation of five fungicides viz. Amister top 325SC, Seltima, Nativo 75 WG, Filia 525 SE and Avalon 27SC against rice blast was carried out in research plot of the Plant Pathology of BINA. From the result, it was concluded that all the fungicides were effective in controlling leaf blast but Avalon 27SC (Picoxystrobin 6.70%+ Tricyclazole 20.33%) @ 0.2% was more effective among other fungicides, showing least leaf blast severity mean at three time interval (1.00, 1.33 and 1.46), least incidence (11.90%, 15.08%, 16.67%), and the highest grain yield (7.58 t ha-1).
{"title":"Assessing the Effectiveness of Newly Developed Fungicides in Managing Rice Blast Disease","authors":"Sumaya Akter, M. Haque, J. Farthouse, N. Paul, Ismat Ara, Md. Ibrahim Khalil","doi":"10.55706/jae1613","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55706/jae1613","url":null,"abstract":"Rice blast, which is caused by the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae, is a highly destructive disease that poses a significant threat to rice cultivation. It results in considerable crop damage, affecting both the yield and quality of rice. This makes rice blast a major concern for farmers and a significant issue in terms of food production. These studies were carried out at Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), Mymensingh with the aim to manage rice blast disease by means of different fungicides under in in-vitro and field conditions. In-vitro bioassay of six chemical fungicide(s) viz. Amister top 325SC, Seltima, Nativo 75 WG, Filia 525 SE, Avalon 27SC and Trooper 75 WP was done against Magnaporthe oryzae following poison food technique in the Plant Pathology Lab of BINA. The maximum mycelial growth inhibition (73.43%) of Magnaporthe oryzae was obtained by Avalon 27SC (Picoxystrobin 6.70%+ Tricyclazole 20.33%), Nativo 75WG (Tebuconazol 50% + Trifloxistrobin25%) and Seltima (Pyrachlostrobin 10%) at 0.0125% concentrations and 100% growth inhibition was obtained by all the six fungicides at 0.1% and 0.5% concentrations. In vivo evaluation of five fungicides viz. Amister top 325SC, Seltima, Nativo 75 WG, Filia 525 SE and Avalon 27SC against rice blast was carried out in research plot of the Plant Pathology of BINA. From the result, it was concluded that all the fungicides were effective in controlling leaf blast but Avalon 27SC (Picoxystrobin 6.70%+ Tricyclazole 20.33%) @ 0.2% was more effective among other fungicides, showing least leaf blast severity mean at three time interval (1.00, 1.33 and 1.46), least incidence (11.90%, 15.08%, 16.67%), and the highest grain yield (7.58 t ha-1).","PeriodicalId":231257,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agroforestry and Environment","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125620015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Most. Rina Khatun, M. A. R. Sarkar, Md. Sojib Kabiraj, S. Sarkar, M. Rashid, S. Paul
Nitrogen and phosphorus are the essential nutrients involved in various physiological processes and affect the grain yield of rice. An experiment was conducted at the Agronomy Field Laboratory, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh to find out how nitrogen and phosphorus affect the growth and productivity of fine aromatic rice. The experiment consisted of five levels of nitrogen viz. 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100 kg N ha-1 with four levels of phosphorus viz. 0, 15, 30, and 45 kg P2O5 ha-1. The experiment was set up using a randomized complete block design with three replications. According to the findings, the level of nitrogen, phosphorus and their interactions had a big impact on the yield and growth of aromatic rice. At harvest, the highest grain yield (4.15 t ha-1) was found in 75 kg N ha-1 which was identical with 100 kg N ha-1 while the lowest one was found in control (0 kg N ha-1). In case of phosphorus, 30 kg P2O5 ha-1 produced the maximum grain yield (3.73 t ha-1) compared to other treatments and the lowest grain yield was discovered in control (0 kg P2O5 ha-1). In interaction, the highest plant height (150 cm), number of effective tillers hill-1 (7.33), panicle length (24.00 cm), grains panicle-1 (136.9) and grain yield (4.37 t ha-1) were recorded in 75 kg N ha-1 × 45 kg P2O5 ha-1. Application of 75 kg N ha-1 along with 45 kg P2O5 ha-1 appears to be a promising combination for growing aromatic fine rice (cv. Binadhan-13).
氮、磷是水稻各种生理过程中必需的营养物质，影响着水稻的产量。在Mymensingh孟加拉国农业大学农学田间实验室进行了一项实验，以了解氮和磷如何影响优质芳香水稻的生长和生产力。试验包括5个氮水平(0、25、50、75和100 kg N hm -1)和4个磷水平(0、15、30和45 kg P2O5 hm -1)。试验采用随机完全区组设计，设3个重复。综上所述，氮、磷水平及其相互作用对香稻的产量和生长有重要影响。收获时，75 kg N hm -1处理籽粒产量最高(4.15 t hm -1)，与100 kg N hm -1处理相同，而对照最低(0 kg N hm -1)。在磷处理下，30 kg P2O5 ha-1的籽粒产量最高(3.73 t ha-1)，而对照(0 kg P2O5 ha-1)的籽粒产量最低。在互作条件下，75 kg N hm -1 × 45 kg P2O5 hm -1处理的最高株高(150 cm)、有效分蘖数(7.33)、穗长(24.00 cm)、穗数(136.9)和产量(4.37 t ha-1)。施用75 kg N hm -1和45 kg P2O5 hm -1似乎是一个很有前途的组合，以种植芳香优良水稻(cv。Binadhan-13)。
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Ismat Ara, MA Haque, J. Farthouse, N. Paul, Md. Shahajan Monjil, A. Kashem
Gamma irradiation has emerged as a promising method to enhance the shelf life and control of ginger rot after harvesting. By effectively reducing microbial contamination and inhibiting the growth of spoilage organisms, gamma irradiation offers significant potential in improving storage stability and prolonging the freshness of ginger. This study was carried out at the Division of Plant Pathology located at the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) in Mymensingh, to explore the effectiveness of Gamma irradiation in controlling post-harvest storage rot caused by Fusarium oxysporum in ginger. The study was conducted using a design of complete randomization, and it was replicated three times, and six doses of Gamma irradiation (20, 40, 60, 300, 500, 700 Gy) were applied to ginger rhizomes, which were then stored in three types of containers: natural condition (on brown paper), gunny bag, and poly bag. The experiment also included chemical fungicide, bio-fungicide, and control (without radiation) treatments for comparison. The results showed that the highest suppression of mycelia growth (76.86%) was achieved with a dose of 700Gy. No sprouting was observed at doses of 60, 300, 500, and 700 Gy, even after three months of storage. The lowest incidence of rhizome rot (56.83%, 68.15%, and 87.89% after three months of storage) was recorded at 700Gy on brown paper, gunny bag, and poly bag, respectively. This resulted in a corresponding suppression of rhizome rot of 35.72%, 24.83%, and 12.11% over the control treatment. Overall, Gamma irradiation was found to be advantageous in increasing the shelf life of stored ginger by suppressing sprouting and in lowering the incidence and severity of post-harvest storage rot caused by Fusarium oxysporum. Therefore, Gamma irradiation may be considered as a suitable management practice for controlling post-harvest storage rot in ginger, without any adverse environmental effects.
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Agroforestry is a sustainable land use alternative for conserving trees outside forests. The agroforestry practices and diversity of woody species in the host communities of Okomu National Park (ONP), Edo State was investigated. The study involved the selection of four communities (10% of 42 communities) based on proximity to the national park boundary and extent of agroforestry. The predominant farming practices engaged in by the farmers were identified and three major ones were selected for the woody species inventory. Three farms of the predominant farming systems identified were randomly selected from each community and used as sample plots, amounting to a total of 12 plots (farms). Each of the farms selected was assessed for farm size, types of trees/shrubs, agroforestry methods. The agroforestry practices by the farmers were assessed by visual observation of the diversity, arrangement of woody species. Total enumeration and identification of all live woody species on each farm was conducted and classified into families and some diversity indicators employed to analyze species diversity. The results revealed that all four communities surveyed were actively involved in traditional agroforestry: scattered farm tree system, tree crop farming under shade of trees, home gardens and boundary tree planting systems. The highest density of woody species recorded in Mile 3 community (517 trees/shrubs H-1) and Mahokhioba community recorded the least value of 134 trees/shrubs H-1. Moraceae and Euphorbiaceae were the most dominant families recorded in the study while Iguowan had the highest Shannon index (H) of 2.99. The high population of Eleais guineensis, Cola acuminata, Gmelina arborea and a host of others implies that the farmers deliberately cultivated and retained the species for their economic values thereby ensuring the species sustainability. This strategy can be explored for conserving trees in areas outside protected forests.
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M. A. Islam, S. Alim, M. Hoque, Md. Mydul Islam, S. Adhikary
Foliar application of nano urea is a good option of nitrogen or a balanced dose of nitrogen to increase the yield of black gram. For that, this study was conducted to evaluate the performance of black gram (Vigna mungo L.) under two forms of nitrogen at the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) sub-station experimental field, Chapainawabganj during September to December 2022. Black gram variety Binamash-2 and 3 treatments, viz. Control (no fertilizer) (T1), Farmers practice (recommended fertilizer application as basal dose and top dressing during active growth) (T2) and Nano urea (2-4 ml of nano urea (4 % N) in one litre of water and sprayed on crop leaves at its active growth stages) (T3) were used under randomized block design. Yield and yield contributing characters were significantly affected by different forms of nitrogen (urea). The highest grain yield was obtained with T3 which was 1587.33 kg per hectare whereas T1 had given the lowest yield (983.33 kg per hectare). It was obvious that grain yield of black gram can be increased substantially with the judicious application of nano urea as foliar spray during active growth stages.
叶面施纳米尿素是一种较好的氮肥或平衡剂量氮肥的选择，以提高黑克的产量。为此，本研究于2022年9月至12月在孟加拉国核农业研究所(BINA)分站试验田Chapainawabganj对黑克兰(Vigna mungo L.)在两种氮肥下的表现进行了评价。采用随机区组设计，采用黑克品种Binamash-2和3处理，即对照(不施肥)(T1)、农民实践(推荐施肥作为基础剂量，在作物生长期施顶肥)(T2)和纳米尿素(在1升水中添加2-4 ml纳米尿素(4% N)，并在作物生长期喷洒在叶片上)(T3)。不同形态氮(尿素)对产量和产量贡献性状影响显著。T3产量最高，为1587.33 kg /公顷，T1产量最低，为983.33 kg /公顷。结果表明，在黑豆生育期，适当喷施纳米尿素可显著提高黑豆籽粒产量。
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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is one of the most significant vegetable crops in the world, due to increasing demand. To promote the availability of boron to the plant throughout crucial growth phases, which eventually leads to increased plant growth and greater yields, foliar boron spray is intended to promote plant growth and yields in summer tomatoes. For tomato plants, boron is a key component, and deficits can cause stunted growth, substandard fruit development, and lower yields. By giving the plant an easily accessible supply of the nutrient, boron application on the leaves can assist in addressing boron shortages in the plant. BARI Tomato-4 in the Bangladeshi district of Noakhali, we used four treatments, B0 (control), B1 (H3BO3 125 ppm), B2 (H3BO3 150 ppm) and B3 (H3BO3 175 ppm) so as to find out what factors have a substantial impact on summer tomato growth and output. Following those treatments produced the highest plant height (153.66cm), number of branches per plant (10.66), no. of clusters per plant (7.66), no. of flowers per cluster (8.33), weight of each fruit (83.66 gm), number of fruits per plant (34.33), and yield (22.43 tone) (H3BO3 150ppm). Treatment T0 (control) produced the lowest plant height (143.33 cm), number of branches per plant (6.66), number of clusters per plant (6.66), number of flowers per cluster (6.67), weight of each fruit (79.33 g), number of fruits per plant (31) and yield (21.33 tons), followed by treatments B1 (H3BO3 125 ppm), B2 (H3BO3 150 ppm), and B3 (H3BO3 175 ppm). In our study showed that development and productivity of summer tomatoes, growers higher by the use of boron at 175 ppm.
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M. S. Rahman, T. Jahan, P. C. Sarker, M. S. Reza, S. Adhikary, Md. Mydul Islam
Storage of pulse seed is a crucial postharvest operation. But storage practices vary over local natural resources, climate and culture of the society. This study assessed indigenous storage system of pulse seeds in six selected pulse growing districts in Bangladesh. Data were collected from 180 sample farmers through survey method and multistage stratified random sampling technique was followed to select these farmers. It was observed that farmers mostly cultivated mungbean, grass pea, lentil, chickpea, blackgram and pea of which mungbean, lentil and grasspea covered 84% of the total pulse crop cultivation. Sun drying was found to be the most commonly practiced traditional seed drying system, accounting for 100% of the respondents. A number of storage materials were used in the survey areas of which plastic drum was found to be the mostly adopted storage materials. Survey farmers were found to treat seed before storing it for future use. Overall, 42% of the total surveyed farmers used neem leaves as treating materials while 24% did not apply any treatment. These indigenous methods are useful for sustenance and compose a prominent role in the development of agriculture. It would be wise to keep an eye and encourage indigenous practices extensively for self-sustenance with a goal to diminish paucity and starvation among native folks and enhance use of locally available cheaper sources where it is adoptable, cost effective and prolong storage life of seed.
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Afsana Akter, Md. Kawsar Alam Nadim, M. Mitu, Md. Selim Reza, S. Alim, M. Islam
Despite the fact that people are more familiar with its drawbacks, water hyacinth has a variety of uses. This study aims to assess local inhabitants' opinions of water hyacinth and its sustainable, environmentally beneficial uses. In order to perform the study properly, we moved on to the study areas that are closer to Roa beel and a questionnaire with seven components and seven parameters was used. The Roa Beel is situated in the Chandpur Union neighborhood of the Kishoregonj district's Katiadi Upazila, Kishoreganj, Bangladesh. During the rainy season, excessive water hyacinth was found in the study region, and people of the villages of Sheker Para, Purbo Para, and Modinas Para in the Kishoregonj district were surveyed. The study assesses the locals' perceptions of their knowledge and understanding of water hyacinth, their management techniques, the benefits and drawbacks of water hyacinth, and their actual use of it in their daily lives as well as in various sectional activities like fishing, livestock rearing, agricultural farming, particularly in floating agricultural practices, and for industrial purposes. A surplus of water hyacinth in the beel can be utilized to create a promising industry for the region, especially if it is converted into affordable, environmentally acceptable animal feed, bio-fertilizer, and biogas. Undoubtedly, this will improve local environmental management efforts and provide more opportunity for local unemployed people to find employment.
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