Publications by authors named "Cedrique L Solofondranohatra"
Gryllus madagascarensis (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) is a cricket species that shows promise to mitigate food insecurity and malnutrition. But whether this species will accept low- to no-cost weeds and agro by-products as feed, and how these feeds affect its performance, remains unknown. This study assessed the acceptability of 66 weed species and agro by-products (derived from a single plant species) by adult G.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCricket Frass Fertilizer (CFF) was tested for its efficiency and potential as a fertilizer on the growth of green beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in central Madagascar from April 2020 to October 2020. We grew green beans experimentally for 93 days with seven different fertilizer treatments: NPK 200 kg/ha (0.
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- Madagascar's grasslands have been largely overlooked in ecological studies, with the assumption that disturbance from fire and grazing only began after human arrival, despite these factors shaping grasslands globally for much longer.
- Research in the Central Highlands revealed two distinct grass communities: a fire-maintained community with tall, narrow-leaved grasses and a grazer-maintained community with mat-forming, wide-leaved grasses, both showing ancient characteristics.
- Interestingly, the introduction of cattle by humans may have acted as a substitute for extinct megafauna, allowing the grazer-dependent grasses to persist in a landscape that is now crucial for local livelihoods.