Mikania micrantha(Asteraceae)is an invasive vine found in tropical and southern subtropical Asian and the Pacifc Islands.The current methods used to control this vine are inadequate,which warrants the development of e...Mikania micrantha(Asteraceae)is an invasive vine found in tropical and southern subtropical Asian and the Pacifc Islands.The current methods used to control this vine are inadequate,which warrants the development of ecologically sustainable methods.Therefore,we investigated the ability of four grass species to prevent the invasion of M.micrantha,with an ultimate goal of developing ecologically sustainable control methods for widespread application.The clumps of native grass species from China(Panicum incomtum,Pennisetum purpureum,Saccharum arundinaceum and Microstegium vagans)were established.We sowed M.micrantha seeds and transplanted the seedlings into the grass clumps to examine whether the clumps could eliminate the new M.micrantha plants.In addition,we transplanted M.micrantha into existing grass clumps to examine whether the grass clumps could prevent the re-invasion of M.micrantha.Furthermore,we grew M.micrantha with P.incomtum and P.purpureum in the feld to examine whether the grasses could outcompete M.micrantha.Mikania micrantha seeds germinated hardly in the grass clumps,and all seedlings died within 3 months.It was diffcult for the vine to survive in the grass clumps.Our feld experiments showed that the coverage of M.micrantha was signifcantly lower than that of the grass species in the frst year,and that the vine was outcompeted after 2 years.To the best of our knowledge,this study is the frst to reveal that tall grasses,particularly P.incomtum and P.purpureum,have potential to serve as bio-control agents for M.micrantha.展开更多
The Cameroonian flora has a very high biodiversity that remains largely unexplored. It contains many grasses that can be used for sports lawns, but are currently underutilized. In order to contribute to the improvemen...The Cameroonian flora has a very high biodiversity that remains largely unexplored. It contains many grasses that can be used for sports lawns, but are currently underutilized. In order to contribute to the improvement of the quality of sports lawns, nine local grass taxa from the agro-ecological zone with bimodal rainfall in Cameroon were evaluated for their potential for sporting use in natural lawns. The method of the Study and Control Group for Varieties and Seeds was used to evaluate the sports lawn characteristics of the taxa. The resistance to trampling and pulling, the density of the lawn, and the aesthetic appearance, which are factors in calculating the sports index, were monitored at two sites, including the experimental space at the University of Yaounde 1 in the Center region and Kagnol 2 in the East region, from January 2017 to January 2020. The monthly lawn characteristic data allowed for the differentiation between the means and the determination of the sports index of the taxa compared to commercialized lawn varieties. The sports index of the evaluated taxa varied: Cynodon dactylon (6.989), Eleusine indica (6.338), Sporobolus natalensis (6.301), Cynodon cf Cynodon dactylon (6.257), Eragrostis tremula (5.939), Sporobolus pyramidalis (5.583), Agrostis rupestris (5.335), Axonopus compressus (4.991), and Digitaria sp. (4.544). These results show that these grass taxa have potential for sporting use in lawn mixtures at different levels of sports disciplines.展开更多
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Project 30570330 and 30370243)Hongda Zhang Scientifc Research Fund,Sun Yat-Sen University,and Shenzhen Greening Committee:Non-Environmental Disruptive Control of Mikania micrantha(2010-13)Ecological Forestry Special Fund,Forestry Administration of Guangdong Province(KH2101501).
文摘Mikania micrantha(Asteraceae)is an invasive vine found in tropical and southern subtropical Asian and the Pacifc Islands.The current methods used to control this vine are inadequate,which warrants the development of ecologically sustainable methods.Therefore,we investigated the ability of four grass species to prevent the invasion of M.micrantha,with an ultimate goal of developing ecologically sustainable control methods for widespread application.The clumps of native grass species from China(Panicum incomtum,Pennisetum purpureum,Saccharum arundinaceum and Microstegium vagans)were established.We sowed M.micrantha seeds and transplanted the seedlings into the grass clumps to examine whether the clumps could eliminate the new M.micrantha plants.In addition,we transplanted M.micrantha into existing grass clumps to examine whether the grass clumps could prevent the re-invasion of M.micrantha.Furthermore,we grew M.micrantha with P.incomtum and P.purpureum in the feld to examine whether the grasses could outcompete M.micrantha.Mikania micrantha seeds germinated hardly in the grass clumps,and all seedlings died within 3 months.It was diffcult for the vine to survive in the grass clumps.Our feld experiments showed that the coverage of M.micrantha was signifcantly lower than that of the grass species in the frst year,and that the vine was outcompeted after 2 years.To the best of our knowledge,this study is the frst to reveal that tall grasses,particularly P.incomtum and P.purpureum,have potential to serve as bio-control agents for M.micrantha.
文摘The Cameroonian flora has a very high biodiversity that remains largely unexplored. It contains many grasses that can be used for sports lawns, but are currently underutilized. In order to contribute to the improvement of the quality of sports lawns, nine local grass taxa from the agro-ecological zone with bimodal rainfall in Cameroon were evaluated for their potential for sporting use in natural lawns. The method of the Study and Control Group for Varieties and Seeds was used to evaluate the sports lawn characteristics of the taxa. The resistance to trampling and pulling, the density of the lawn, and the aesthetic appearance, which are factors in calculating the sports index, were monitored at two sites, including the experimental space at the University of Yaounde 1 in the Center region and Kagnol 2 in the East region, from January 2017 to January 2020. The monthly lawn characteristic data allowed for the differentiation between the means and the determination of the sports index of the taxa compared to commercialized lawn varieties. The sports index of the evaluated taxa varied: Cynodon dactylon (6.989), Eleusine indica (6.338), Sporobolus natalensis (6.301), Cynodon cf Cynodon dactylon (6.257), Eragrostis tremula (5.939), Sporobolus pyramidalis (5.583), Agrostis rupestris (5.335), Axonopus compressus (4.991), and Digitaria sp. (4.544). These results show that these grass taxa have potential for sporting use in lawn mixtures at different levels of sports disciplines.
