May 2025

Effect of sorghum plant haylage supplemented with concentrates on growth performance and meat quality of West African dwarf bucks

This study evaluates the chemical composition of sorghum haylage and its supplementation with concentrates, assessing the impact on the growth performance and meat quality of West African Dwarf (WAD) bucks. Forty WAD bucks with an initial body weight range of 15.5 ± 2.3 kg were used in a completely randomized design. They were allocated into four treatment groups, each receiving varying levels of concentrate...

Author(s): Oluwadele Joshua Femi, Adeolu Ademiju Aganga and Ekeocha Anthony Henry

May 2025

Allellopathy as trait of invasiveness of Sorghum halepense L. (Pers) on germination and establishment of weedy grass species (Rotteboellia cochinchinensis, Eleusine indica (L) and Ipomoea purpurea)

Biology of alien plants contributes to invasiveness of both natural and agrarian ecosystems. Bio-assay experiments were set up at Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe, to evaluate allelopathy as traits of invasiveness of Sorghum halepense L. (Pers) on germination and establishment of grass species. The results indicated that germination rate, growth rate and dry matter accumulation was highly affected by S....

Author(s): Masara Polite, Musabayana Zivanayi,Tembo Lenon and Ndabanye Mathema