0000006735 00000 n Cogon grass - Free download as Powerpoint Presentation (.ppt / .pptx), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or view presentation slides online. To browse Academia.edu and the wider internet faster and more securely, please take a few seconds to upgrade your browser. 0000003060 00000 n Cogon grass forms dense stands resulting in the almost total displace-ment of native plants that are important to wildlife. cogon grass - Buy this stock photo and explore similar images at Adobe Stock Beware of Cogon Grass. 0000001139 00000 n The compound of cogon grass is potentially served as an herbs medicine. 6 29 Native To: In doubt: East Africa (Evans 1987, 1991); Southeastern Asia; (Holm et al. Cogongrass produces numerous underground horizontal stems, or rhizomes, which are capable of rooting at each node and producing a new stem. 0 PDF | Cogongrass [ Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv. Based on the chemical and surface morphological properties analyses, cogon grass is a good alternative fibre resource especially for pulp and paper making industries. x�b``�b``������`*`b���RP���� ��ϰ�1���э�(���vO�U�ݾ�Aj#� �� ��Z 0000007658 00000 n Cogon grass is traditional medicine empirically used in nephritis, fever, hypertension, dyspnea, epitaxy, as a hepatoprotector agent, and has function to lower cholesterol and blood glucose. Academia.edu no longer supports Internet Explorer. About Cogongrass. startxref Cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica) forms a dense mat and produces plenty of leaves that make it …show more content… Paper making is the process of making paper, a substance which is used ubiquitously today for writing and packaging (Elliot, 1995). These rhizomes are viable, but remain dormant during winter and produce new plants the next spring. is considered to be one of the top 10 worst weeds in the world. It is on the Federal list of noxious weeds and is designated as the world’s seventh worst weed. Chikoye D, Manyong VM, Ekeleme F, 2000. Enter the email address you signed up with and we'll email you a reset link. 28 COGON GRASS A. N. Van Loan, 1 J. R. Meeker, and M. C. Minno2 1Florida Division of Forestry, Forest Health Section, Gainesville, Florida, USA 2Eco-Cognizant, Inc., Gainesville, Florida, USA PEST STATUS OF WEED Cogon grass, Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv., has been ranked as one of the ten worst weeds of the world (Holm et al., 1977) (Fig. Cogon grass … Florida Department of Environmental Protection Above: Note the flowering plant at the center back. SEM images show that cogon grass fibres contained abundance and long fibres which provide good strength of the produced handsheet. 0000002425 00000 n Plant Pathology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611; present address: U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, 2001 South Rock Road, Fort Pierce, FL … 0000001529 00000 n Herb: Cogongrass Latin name: Imperata cylindrica Synonyms: Imperata arundinacea, Miscanthus arundinacea Family: Gramineae (Grass Family) Medicinal use of Cogongrass: The flowers and the roots are antibacterial, diuretic, febrifuge, sialagogue, styptic and tonic. 0000003026 00000 n Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) Biology, Ecology, and Management in Florida Grazing Lands 3 Management For many years researchers all over the world have studied cogongrass control. For newer patches, tillage can eliminate cogongrass from an area if continued during the course of a growing season. 0000000016 00000 n What is Cogongrass? 0000009416 00000 n Sorry, preview is currently unavailable. %PDF-1.4 %���� In this study, it was the process of making paper from rice straw and cogon grass. 0000004056 00000 n Cogongrass Imperata cylindrica (L.) Palisot COMMON NAMES: cogongrass, blady grass, santintail, alang-alang, kunai, paillotte NATIVE RANGE: Southeast Asia, Philippines, China, and Japan DESCRIPTION: Cogongrass is a perennial, rhizomatous grass (Poaceae) that grows approximately 2 to over 4 feet in height. Cogongrass has been designated as the seventh worst weed in the world. 0000014580 00000 n %%EOF Cogongrass is an exotic plant species from Asia that has aggressively expanded its range in the Southeastern United States and is difficult to control. 0000014122 00000 n In addition, the hot water and 1% NaOH solubilities are (3.83%) and (19.64%) respectively. Later it was introduced into Florida for forage and soil stabilization. But, the effect on haematology profile is still well unknown. Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to visualize the surface morphology of the cogon grass fibre. <]>> : Cogongrass suppression x 649 Weed Science, 52:649–653. Yandoc et al. Weed Science, 49:658-667. 0000003104 00000 n Cogon grass stands also represent a significant fire hazard on public conservation lands and agricultural forests. endstream endobj 7 0 obj<> endobj 9 0 obj<> endobj 10 0 obj<>/Font<>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC/ImageI]/ExtGState<>>> endobj 11 0 obj<> endobj 12 0 obj<> endobj 13 0 obj<> endobj 14 0 obj<> endobj 15 0 obj[/ICCBased 25 0 R] endobj 16 0 obj[/Indexed 15 0 R 255 26 0 R] endobj 17 0 obj<>stream # IMPCY] is an aggressive, pernicious, rhizomatous perennial in the Poaceae (Graminae). 1). Later it was introduced into Florida for forage and soil stabilization. Cogongrass look a‐likes and other invasive plant updates Nancy J. Loewenstein School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Auburn University 0000008544 00000 n With fast growth at the beginning of the wet season due to strong seedling vigour, ease of establishment, good seed production and yield and the ability to suppress weeds it has the ability to become developed into the most important forage crop planted in the tropics. Cogongrass, Cogon grass, Japanese bloodgrass, Red Baron grass. Cogon grass has little utility except for thatch, short-term forage production, and soil stabilization. In later stages of invasion, circular infestations can merge and linear infestations can form along highways, fences, and around water bodies. Cogon grass grows 0.6–3 metres (2–10 feet) tall and has roots that can reach more than 1 metre (3.3 feet) long. Biological Control of Cogongrass: Progress and Perspectives James P. Cuda1, William A. 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