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Echinochloa oryzoides is a species of grass known by the common name early barnyard grass. Its origin is not certain but it may be Eurasia. Its origin is not certain but it may be Eurasia. The grass is a major weed of rice paddies ; it is a serious problem as it is an effective Vavilovian mimic of rice, very difficult to separate from the crop.
Echinochloa is a very widespread genus of plants in the grass family and tribe Paniceae. [3] [4] [5] Some of the species are known by the common names barnyard grass or cockspur grass. [6] [7] Some of the species within this genus are millets that are grown as cereal or fodder crops.
Echinochloa muricata is a species of grass known by the common names rough barnyard grass and American barnyard grass. It is native to Eurasia and much of North America . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Echinochloa crus-galli is a type of wild grass originating from tropical Asia that was formerly classified as a type of panicum grass. It is commonly known as cockspur (or cockspur grass), barnyard millet, Japanese millet, water grass, common barnyard grass, or simply "barnyard grass" (which may refer to any species of Echinochloa or the genus as a whole however).
Echinochloa frumentacea (Indian barnyard millet, sawa millet, or billion dollar grass) [2] is a species of Echinochloa. Both Echinochloa frumentacea and E. esculenta are called Japanese millet . This millet is widely grown as a cereal in India , Pakistan , and Nepal .
Based on data in the European Commission's socio-economic report published in 2004, [23] (prior to battery cages being banned in the EU) it cost €0.66 to produce 12 battery eggs, €0.82 to produce 12 barn eggs and €0.98 to produce 12 free-range eggs. This means that in 2004, one free-range egg cost 2.6 cents more to produce than a battery ...
Tree squirrels build their nests in trees, while voles nest in tall grass. [7] In some species, the nest serve as homes for adults while in others they are used to raise young. The duck-billed platypus and the echidna lay eggs in nests. [3] Gorillas build fresh nests daily out of leaves and other vegetation in which they sleep at night. They ...
Chicken and duck eggs on sale in Hong Kong. Poultry is the second most widely eaten type of meat in the world, accounting for about 30% of total meat production worldwide compared to pork at 38%. Sixteen billion birds are raised annually for consumption, more than half of these in industrialised, factory-like production units. [58]