Crop Cultivation Articles
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Two Approaches for Optimizing Water Productivity
Agricultural Research Service researchers in Bushland, Texas, are helping farmers make the most of their water supplies in a region where they depend on the Ogallala Aquifer, a massive underground reservoir under constant threat of overuse. Steve Evett, Susan O'Shaughnessy, and their colleagues at the Conservation and Production Research Laboratory are developing and testing soil-water and ...
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Green technologies and business practices: a study on rural microenterprises in PURA scheme villages of Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, India
This paper present the study that was carried out in the PURA scheme villages of Thanjavur District, India. The investigation was to determine the impact of education on green technologies and business practice among the villagers, who deals with micro–enterprises. The data were collected from PURA villages that consist of seven clusters. Each cluster has been allocated an activity that yield ...
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A new tool to measure and reduce emissions from agriculture
Agriculture is a major actor in spurring global climate change. The sector is already responsible for at least 10-12 percent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and agricultural emissions are expected to increase by more than 50 percent by 2030. Mitigating agricultural emissions, then, could go a long way toward mitigating global climate change. The Greenhouse Gas Protocol is currently ...
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CG Coir pots – An environmentally friendly alternative to plastic pots
From cell phones and computers to water bottles and bags, plastic has moulded society in many ways that make life both easier and safer. However, this ease of living has come at a huge environmental cost. Since mass production of plastic began in the 1940’s it has grown to become an essential item in the society. More than 280 million tons of plastic were manufactured in 2012. In fact, ...
By CoirGreen
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Irrigated agriculture and groundwater resources – towards an integrated vision and sustainable relationship
Globally, irrigated agriculture is the largest abstractor, and predominant consumer, of groundwater resources, with large groundwater-dependent agro-economies now having widely evolved especially in Asia. Such use is also causing resource depletion and degradation in more arid and drought-prone regions. In addition crop cultivation practices on irrigated land exert a major influence on ...
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Dead Poultries Harmless Treatment Methods in China
Dead pigs harmless treatment methods in China Any pig farm will encounter dead pigs, dead pigs are often important sources of infection of diseases to spread and spread, causing major economic losses not only on pig-raising industry, also will be a serious threat to human or animal health, so the dead pigs should be a safe and effective treatment. in the course of our work, are often faced with ...
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Mining in Jordan: challenges and prospects
The main objective of this paper was to measure the linkages of the mining industry in the Jordanian economy and to determine whether any of the industry sub-sectors can be considered as key sectors. The paper showed that mining had a strong forward and backward linkage to the whole economy and five sub-sectors were considered as the key sectors. These were crude oil and refinery (2.90), ...
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Effect of climate change on potential evapotranspiration: a case study on Gharehsoo sub–basin, Iran
Potential evapotranspiration (ET0) as an important factor in hydrologic cycle has a key role in integrated watershed management practices. Moreover, study of the lack of precipitation with respect to ET0 is one of the main references in management of extreme events. In this study, Gharehsoo sub–basin as a part of Caspian Sea watershed located in Golestan province at Northern Iran is studied to ...
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Application of date palm trunk fibers as adsorbents for removal of Cd+2 ions from aqueous solutions
In this research raw date palm trunk fibers were used to adsorb cadmium ions from aqueous solutions. The date palm trunk fibers are considered as agricultural waste which is available in huge quantities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In order to assess the feasibility and the efficiency of using this as an adsorbent, a series of experiments were conducted in a batch adsorption method. The ...
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The neonicotinoid imidacloprid shows high chronic toxicity to mayfly nymphs
The present study evaluated the acute and chronic toxicity of imidacloprid to a range of freshwater arthropods. Mayfly and caddisfly species were most sensitive to short‐term imidacloprid exposures (10 tests), whereas the mayflies showed by far the most sensitive response to long‐term exposure of all seven arthropod species tested (28‐d effective concentration for 10% values of approximately ...
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Oil Palm Fiber
Oil palm fiber is produced from empty fruit bunch that is considered waste after the extraction of oil palm fruits. During the manufacturing process of palm fiber, EFB( empty fruit bunches) are shredded, separated, refined, and dried. The manufacturing process does not involve a chemical process or exposure. Hence the palm fiber is clean and non-toxic. Palm fiber is mainly used in the ...
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Kentucky - Golf Homes Development case study
Site: County Club Golf Homes Location: Elizabethtown Kentucky The Country Club Golf Homes (CCGH) located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky is a shining example of how technology, engineering, and land development can come together to make unsuitable land suitable for onsite wastewater dispersal. In late 2001, the CCGH developers required assistance with their patio home construction project. ...
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Tennessee - Winery case study
In the spring of 2006, Williamson County, Tennessee officials were approached about the possibility of the development of the first winery in the county. Co-owned by country music celebrity Kix Brooks (half of the superstar duo Brooks and Dunn), Arrington Vineyards was proposed in the small-unincorporated community of Arrington, which has no public sewer. The technical experts at Quanics were ...
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Sodium chloride enhances cadmium tolerance through reducing cadmium accumulation and increasing anti‐oxidative enzyme activity in tobacco
The effect of sodium chloride (NaCl) on cadmium (Cd) uptake, translocation and oxidative stress was investigated using two tobacco cultivars differing in Cd tolerance. The growth inhibition of the tobacco plants exposed to Cd toxicity was in part alleviated by moderate addition of NaCl in the culture solution. Cd concentration of shoots and roots in the two cultivars increased with increasing ...
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Current‐use pesticides in stream water and suspended particles following runoff: Exposure, effects, and mitigation requirements
The EU‐Directive for sustainable use of pesticides requires implementation of risk mitigation measures at streams which are threatened by pesticide entries. The need for mitigation measures was investigated at 10 stream sites within an intensively used arable region in central Germany by characterising pesticide exposure following edge‐of‐field runoff and effects on the aquatic ...
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Perspective: Investing in research and promoting trade are critical for Africa's agricultural transformation
Africa is now in desperate need of entrepreneurial political leadership which seeks innovative and sustainable development pathways to address the plethora of current and emerging socio–economic and environmental challenges facing the continent. To meet the growing and changing economic aspirations of the largely young population, major productivity increases in agriculture and trade in ...
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An optimal harvest date prediction tool for long–term storage of red currants
Harvesting at the optimal time is critical for a high quality product destined for long–term storage. Still, there are insufficient tools to determine optimal harvest date. In this work, we present a very practical optimal harvest date tool based on a model developed several years ago and tested with several crops such as cherries, peaches, and nectarines. We have developed and validated ...
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Fresh–cut orange treated with its own seed by–products presented higher antioxidant capacity and lower microbial growth
The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial and antioxidant potential of orange peel and seed extracts as additives to preserve quality of fresh–cut orange. Ethanolic extraction from seeds was fractionated in polar (PE) and non–polar (NPE) solvents, and essential oils from peels (PEO) were obtained. Total phenolics, flavonoids content, antioxidant activity, antifungal ...
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Moisture dependent physical properties of pigeon pea grains
Different important physical properties of pigeon pea grains (BDN–2) were determined at five different moisture content levels of 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50% dry basis (d.b.). With an increase of moisture content from 10 to 50% (d.b.), the average value of triaxial dimensions of pigeon pea such as length, width and thickness increased from 6.04 to 6.45, 5.40 to 5.72 and 4.61 to 4.79 mm, ...
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Gibberellins (GA3) and benzylaminopurine (BAP) affect differently the postharvest life of Calathea zebrina and Hosta sieboldiana
Effects of gibberellic acid (GA3) and/or benzylaminopurine (BAP) either as an immersion (10 min) or a pulse (24 h), with GA3 (0.10, 0.25 mM), BAP (0.10, 0.25 mM) alone or combination of GA3 and BAP (0.10 mM + 0.10 mM or 0.25 mM + 0.25 mM) on the postharvest life of cut leaves of Calathea zebrina and Hosta sieboldiana were investigated. A pulse treatment with 0.10 mM GA3 + 0.10 mM BAP was the most ...
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