Bermudagrass control weber county extension service 1181 north fairgrounds drive ogden, utah 84404 801 3998200 bermudagrass cynodon dactylon is an aggressive grass that becomes a weed in many utah cool season turfgrass lawns. Cynodon dactylon trailing grass native to europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions. Poaceae is known to be a tackler in indian mythology and is offered to lord ganesha. Pers is a perennial rhizomatous and stoloniferous grass common in cultivated fields, along roadsides, ditch banks, waste places and other disturbed habitats. It was introduced from africa not bermuda in 1751 and is widely spread throughout the southwest and southern united states.
Bahama grass, bermuda grass, devil grass, doob, kweek, scutch grass, star grass. Bermuda, grama, grama fina, gramilla, gramina, hierba bermuda. It is found everywhere, even on waste land, road side, dry places, and spreads vigorously on cultivated ground. The anticancer properties of cynodon dactylon are currently being investigated as a more benign alternative to chemotherapy and radiation. Ayurveda health benefits and uses of durva grass or cynodon dactylon ayurveda health benefits of durva grass cynodon dactylon. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is. Animals free fulltext digestibility and retention time. It alleviates vitiation of pitta dosha, rakta blood and kapha. Cynodon dactylon, also known as bermuda grass, is a common perennial native grass that grows naturally and ornamentally in the tropical and warm temperate regions 12. This page was last edited on 23 december 2015, at 19. The genus as a whole as well as its species are commonly known as bermuda. In laboratory tests on germination, a 2% solution of potassium nitrate. Article pdf available in international journal of research in ayurveda and pharmacy 31.
Cynodon article about cynodon by the free dictionary. Bermuda grass, also known as couch grass or wiregrass is scientifically called the cynadon dactylon is a part of the poaceae family. Quantitative traits such as seed yield and forage yield can be dramatically negatively affected. Seeds, springs, and sod are all commercially available. Anticonvulsant activity of ethanolic extract of cynodon dactylon vipin k. It is native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the old world, as well as being cultivated and naturalized in the new world and on many oceanic islands. Chemical constituents and pharmacological effects of cynodon dactylon 19 however, chandel and kumar isolated 24 compounds from cynodon dactylon leaves using gcms analysis. Chemical constituents and pharmacological effects of cynodon. As a warmseason grass, it is used for turfs and pastures in warm climates where. The distinguishing characteristics of cynodon dactylon are the conspicuous ring of white hairs of the ligule, the fringe of hairs on the keel of the lemma, and the graygreen. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in cynodon dactylon. It is in leaf all year, in flower from august to october, and the seeds ripen from september to october.
Cynodon dactylon control with tillage and glyphosate. Names of cynodon dactylon in various languages of the world are also given. This study investigated the digestive characteristics and passage kinetics of three maturities of coastal bermudagrass hay. Plants free fulltext transcriptomic analysis of dark. In vitro virucidal and virustatic properties of the crude extract of cynodon dactylon against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. In this study, rna sequencing was performed to analyze how genes were regulated in response to darkinduced. Cynodon dactylon, poaceae, capriola dactylon, panicum dactylon introduction many weeds of our surroundings are often very powerful medicinal plants to address many of our todays major health problems. Cynodon dactylon is windpollinated, and generally selfincompatible, suffering from inbreeding depression when genotypes are selfpollinated. Most western states, except wyoming, north and south dakota. Most gardeners, if not most people, will know what cynodon dactylon looks like, with its strong rhizomes and stolons and its flowering culms flowering stems which end in a whorl of 37 branches. Cynodon dactylon bermuda grass is a perennial grass distributed all over the world, and particularly it is native to the warm temperate and tropical regions. Typically in areas that are irrigated or receive some warmseason moisture. Control please contact your local agricultural extension specialist or county weed specialist to learn what works best in your area and how to use it. Prepared by courtney jallo, elana peachfine and mark bell.
Pelagia research library anticonvulsant activity of ethanolic. Cynodon dactylon, also known as vilfa stellata durva grass, dhoob, bermuda grass, dubo, dogs tooth grass, bahama grass, devils grass, couch grass, indian doab, arugampul, grama, wiregrass and scutch grass, is a grass that originated in the middle east. Reiter, heng zhang, renyi liu, zhulong chan, comparative physiological, metabolomic, and transcriptomic analyses reveal mechanisms of improved abiotic stress resistance in bermudagrass cynodon dactylon l. Haitao shi, chuan jiang, tiantian ye, dunxian tan, russel j. Bermuda grass is a fine textured plant native to southern asia, most likely india. Cynodon dactylon herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Disturbed sites, gardens, agronomic crops, orchards, turf, landscaped and forestry areas, on most soil types. The genus name comes from greek words meaning dogtooth. Bermudagrass is a fast growing warm season perennial grass that spreads rapidly by seed, underground rhizomes and surface stolons runners. Plants spread rapidly, and can make 3 feet or more of horizontal growth in a season. It has fine texture dark green lancedshaped leaves that turn brown when dormant. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is pollinated by wind. Jan 17, 2020 ayurveda health benefits and uses of durva grass or cynodon dactylon ayurveda health benefits of durva grass cynodon dactylon.
Cynodon plectostachyum perennial grass having stems 3 to 4 feet high. List of various diseases cured by cynodon dactylon. Control please contact your local agricultural extension specialist or county weed specialist to learn what works best in your area and how to use it safely. Effects of cynodon dactylon on stressinduced infertility in. It is regarded as being native in queensland and new south wales and introduced in victoria, south australia, tasmania and the northern. India 2department of pharmacy, banasthali university, rajasthan, india. Chemical constituents and pharmacological effects of. However, the mechanism underlying darkinduced senescence in turfgrass remained obscure. Cynodon dactylon is invasive in parts of kenya and tanzania and uganda lyons and miller 1999.
Digestibility of top growth killed by frost declines by 56 percentage units after 1 week, and 1518 percentage unit after 4 weeks. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Preliminary studies, using the extracts from this grass, have found that it acts as a strong antioxidant, protecting cells from the impact of dangerous free. Leaf senescence induced by prolonged light deficiency is inevitable whenever turfgrass is cultivated in forests, and this negatively influences the survival and aesthetic quality of the turfgrass. If left unmowed plants can reach two feet high in moist, rich sites, but it also tolerates close mowing for use in lawns. Cynodon dactylon, this is a warm season perennial grass spreads both by stolons and rhizomes and forms a prostrate habit. Fire topkills bermudagrass but rhizomes probably remain undamaged except during severe fire that burns organic soil 80. Cynodon plectostachyum synonyms, cynodon plectostachyum pronunciation, cynodon plectostachyum translation, english dictionary definition of cynodon plectostachyum.
The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. However it is naturalized throughout the warm, humid, subtropical and tropical areas of the world. Bermudagrass cynodon dactylon and other warmseason grasses are known for their increased fiber concentrations and reduced digestibility relative to coolseason grasses and legumes. Cynodon dactylon is a warmseason, prostrate, perennial grass. Cultivars that are strongly stoloniferous may be more damaged by fire than those that are predominantly rhizomatous 62. Cynodon dactylon synonyms, cynodon dactylon antonyms. Cynodon dactylon synonyms, cynodon dactylon pronunciation, cynodon dactylon translation, english dictionary definition of cynodon dactylon. In laboratory tests on germination, a 2% solution of potassium nitrate increased germination of 5month old seeds.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Ayurveda health benefits of durva grass cynodon dactylon. Cynodon dactylon is widely cultivated in warm climates all over the world between about 30 s and 30 n latitude, and that get between 625 and 1,750 mm 24. Bermudagrass cynodon dactylon is a plant that is grown as a turfgrass or as forage for livestock, but it also can be an invasive weed. Media in category cynodon dactylonthe following 200 files are in this category, out of 742 total. Paliwal 2 1department of pharmaceutical technology, meerut institute of engineering and technology, meerutu.
How cynodon dactylon is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Comparative physiological, metabolomic, and transcriptomic. Cynodon dactylon definition of cynodon dactylon by the free. It is actually a type of weed that originated from middle east from where it later spread to bermuda and north america, african savannah and india.
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