It has fine texture dark green lancedshaped leaves that turn brown when dormant. As a warmseason grass, it is used for turfs and pastures in warm climates where. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Typically in areas that are irrigated or receive some warmseason moisture.
Jan 17, 2020 ayurveda health benefits and uses of durva grass or cynodon dactylon ayurveda health benefits of durva grass cynodon dactylon. Most western states, except wyoming, north and south dakota. List of various diseases cured by cynodon dactylon. In laboratory tests on germination, a 2% solution of potassium nitrate. The genus name comes from greek words meaning dogtooth. However, the mechanism underlying darkinduced senescence in turfgrass remained obscure. India 2department of pharmacy, banasthali university, rajasthan, india. 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. 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. Quantitative traits such as seed yield and forage yield can be dramatically negatively affected. Cultivars that are strongly stoloniferous may be more damaged by fire than those that are predominantly rhizomatous 62.
Cynodon dactylon, this is a warm season perennial grass spreads both by stolons and rhizomes and forms a prostrate habit. 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. Bermuda, grama, grama fina, gramilla, gramina, hierba bermuda. It is in leaf all year, in flower from august to october, and the seeds ripen from september to october.
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. Bermudagrass is a fast growing warm season perennial grass that spreads rapidly by seed, underground rhizomes and surface stolons runners. Cynodon dactylon trailing grass native to europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is pollinated by wind. Cynodon dactylon is windpollinated, and generally selfincompatible, suffering from inbreeding depression when genotypes are selfpollinated. Cynodon dactylon synonyms, cynodon dactylon pronunciation, cynodon dactylon translation, english dictionary definition of cynodon dactylon. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria.
The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is. In laboratory tests on germination, a 2% solution of potassium nitrate increased germination of 5month old seeds. Ayurveda health benefits of durva grass cynodon dactylon. Cynodon dactylon definition of cynodon dactylon by the free. It alleviates vitiation of pitta dosha, rakta blood and kapha. Chemical constituents and pharmacological effects of cynodon. Names of cynodon dactylon in various languages of the world are also given. Chemical constituents and pharmacological effects of cynodon dactylon 19 however, chandel and kumar isolated 24 compounds from cynodon dactylon leaves using gcms analysis. Digestibility of top growth killed by frost declines by 56 percentage units after 1 week, and 1518 percentage unit after 4 weeks. It is found everywhere, even on waste land, road side, dry places, and spreads vigorously on cultivated ground.
In this study, rna sequencing was performed to analyze how genes were regulated in response to darkinduced. 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. 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 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. The anticancer properties of cynodon dactylon are currently being investigated as a more benign alternative to chemotherapy and radiation. Pers is a perennial rhizomatous and stoloniferous grass common in cultivated fields, along roadsides, ditch banks, waste places and other disturbed habitats. 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. Animals free fulltext digestibility and retention time. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. This study investigated the digestive characteristics and passage kinetics of three maturities of coastal bermudagrass hay. Cynodon dactylon herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Effects of cynodon dactylon on stressinduced infertility in. Chemical constituents and pharmacological effects of. Cynodon plectostachyum perennial grass having stems 3 to 4 feet high.
Paliwal 2 1department of pharmaceutical technology, meerut institute of engineering and technology, meerutu. Article pdf available in international journal of research in ayurveda and pharmacy 31. Cynodon article about cynodon by the free dictionary. 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. Plants free fulltext transcriptomic analysis of dark. Seeds, springs, and sod are all commercially available. 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. Cynodon dactylon synonyms, cynodon dactylon antonyms. Cynodon dactylon is a warmseason, prostrate, perennial grass. 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. Bermuda grass, also known as couch grass or wiregrass is scientifically called the cynadon dactylon is a part of the poaceae family. Prepared by courtney jallo, elana peachfine and mark bell. Disturbed sites, gardens, agronomic crops, orchards, turf, landscaped and forestry areas, on most soil types.
This page was last edited on 23 december 2015, at 19. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in cynodon dactylon. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Fire topkills bermudagrass but rhizomes probably remain undamaged except during severe fire that burns organic soil 80. Haitao shi, chuan jiang, tiantian ye, dunxian tan, russel j.
Bahama grass, bermuda grass, devil grass, doob, kweek, scutch grass, star grass. 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. This species is a c 4 grass included in the global compendium of weeds randall, 2012 and it is listed as one of the most serious agricultural and environmental weeds in the world holm et al. However it is naturalized throughout the warm, humid, subtropical and tropical areas of the world. 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. Cynodon plectostachyum synonyms, cynodon plectostachyum pronunciation, cynodon plectostachyum translation, english dictionary definition of cynodon plectostachyum. Pelagia research library anticonvulsant activity of ethanolic. Cynodon dactylon is invasive in parts of kenya and tanzania and uganda lyons and miller 1999. In vitro virucidal and virustatic properties of the crude extract of cynodon dactylon against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. 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. Plants spread rapidly, and can make 3 feet or more of horizontal growth in a season.
Cynodon dactylon control with tillage and glyphosate. How cynodon dactylon is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. It is regarded as being native in queensland and new south wales and introduced in victoria, south australia, tasmania and the northern. Media in category cynodon dactylon the following 200 files are in this category, out of 742 total. Bermudagrass cynodon dactylon and other warmseason grasses are known for their increased fiber concentrations and reduced digestibility relative to coolseason grasses and legumes. Poaceae is known to be a tackler in indian mythology and is offered to lord ganesha.
If left unmowed plants can reach two feet high in moist, rich sites, but it also tolerates close mowing for use in lawns. Media in category cynodon dactylonthe following 200 files are in this category, out of 742 total. Ayurveda health benefits and uses of durva grass or cynodon dactylon ayurveda health benefits of durva grass cynodon dactylon. Comparative physiological, metabolomic, and transcriptomic. 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.
Anticonvulsant activity of ethanolic extract of cynodon dactylon vipin k. The genus as a whole as well as its species are commonly known as bermuda. Bermuda grass is a fine textured plant native to southern asia, most likely india. 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.
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