Agronomic performance of urea briquettes containing diammonium phosphate in rainfed transplanted rice on farmers' fields

1997 ◽  
Vol 128 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Y. DAFTARDAR ◽  
S. M. WAGLE ◽  
N. K. SAVANT
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Diammonium Phosphate ◽  
Current Management ◽  
Yield Data ◽  
Single Superphosphate ◽  
Tropical Zone ◽  
Traditional Management ◽  
Urea Briquettes

Seventy-seven adaptive research trials were conducted, with the participation of local farmers, on their fields during the 1993 and 1994 wet seasons (southwest monsoon seasons) in the warm subhumid tropical zone on the west coast of India. The objective of the trials was to compare the agronomic and economic benefits of an improved management consisting of placing urea briquettes containing diammonium phosphate (UB–DAP) by hand (56 kg N/ha and 14 kg P/ha) after controlled transplanting using a modified 20×20 cm hill spacing with two other practices: (i) the current management system, consisting of random transplanting and two split applications of prilled urea (PU) and a basal application of single superphosphate (SSP) and (ii) the farmers' traditional management practices, involving random transplanting and broadcasting of fertilizers. In spite of marked variations in rainfall distribution patterns during the 1993 and 1994 seasons, the improved management using UB–DAP increased grain yields by 2·14 t/ha (89%) in 1993 and 1·23 t/ha (45%) in 1994 over traditional management practices and by 1·56 t/ha (52%) in 1993 and 0·83 t/ha (27%) in 1994 over the current management system. These additional yields were obtained at a 28–36% lower plant population density (25 hills/m2v. 35–39 hills/m2). The use of a modified 20×20 cm spacing could reduce by up to 50% the labour normally required for the conventional placement of UB by hand about 1 week after transplanting using the standard 20×20 cm spacing (8–10 workdays/ha). The estimated value: cost ratios for the improved management ranged from 4·9 (1994) to 8·6 (1993) and increased further when the savings in seed input were considered. Stochastic dominance analysis of the yield data suggests that the improved management of UB–DAP could be risk-free and therefore would be preferred over the other two managements by rice farmers and policy makers.

scholarly journals Invasive raccoon management systems and challenges in regions with active control

BMC Ecology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Takaaki Suzuki ◽  
Tohru Ikeda
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Active Control ◽  
Management System ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Current Management ◽  
Management Measures ◽  
The Government

Abstract Background The raccoon (Procyon lotor) is an invasive, non-native species in Japan. Throughout the country, it causes significant agricultural damage and negatively affects native biodiversity. Most of the responsibility for raccoon management lies with local government, and there are still many challenges to be overcome. Although raccoon populations have not been eradicated, intensive control campaigns such as focus on the early stages of invasion have controlled raccoons in some regions. To improve the national management of raccoons, we conducted a survey on raccoon management systems in local government departments considered to solve the challenges recognized in many areas. During 2014 and 2015, we surveyed three different municipal departments about raccoon management measures. The semi-structured interview survey covered two topics: (1) the situation leading up to the current management system; (2) the current management system. Results Our results describe the scope and methods used in raccoon management. The government staff managed raccoons using monitoring, employing a variety of methods, a range of budgets, and various role divisions. The management practices are similar in that they share a sense of taking precautions, collaborating with stakeholders, understanding that adequate methods must be used, and obtaining support from experts. Conclusions Our case studies reveal the challenges in raccoon management faced by local government officers in regions with active control. The management systems and methods that we surveyed seemed to be effective in solving problems in both developed and undeveloped areas.

Urinary Stone Disease in Pregnancy: Current Management Practices in a Large National Cohort

Urology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 142 ◽  
pp. 60-64
Author(s):  
Kyle Spradling ◽  
Ericka M. Sohlberg ◽  
Shufeng Li ◽  
Chiyuan Amy Zhang ◽  
William D. Brubaker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Urinary Stone ◽  
Stone Disease ◽  
Current Management ◽  
Urinary Stone Disease ◽  
National Cohort ◽  
In Pregnancy

scholarly journals Native insect pollinators in Apple orchards under different management practices in the Kashmir Valley

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Muzaffar Ahmad Ganie ◽  
Amit Kumar Pal ◽  
Nazeer Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Early Spring ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Apple Orchards ◽  
Kashmir Valley ◽  
Hand Pollination ◽  
The Family ◽  
Insect Pollinators ◽  
Family Contribution

It is now clear that over use of pesticides and intensive management of orchards can lead to drastic declines in apple pollinator abundance and crop failures. During the period of study a grower’s survey was conducted to know about knowledge of farmers on native insect pollinators, pollinator management practices, their perceptions of the importance and utility of native pollinators, and their attitudes regarding pesticide application. Despite of having significant knowledge of managed pollination, only few farmers (2%) adopted supplementary methods of pollination (renting honey bee colonies, hand pollination etc.). In Pulwama, 60% of farmers had knowledge about native insect pollinators and 40% did not have any idea of native pollinators and in case of Shopian, the figures were fifty-fifty i.e. 50% had knowledge about native insect pollinators and 50% were unaware. During the period of investigation, native insect pollinators were sampled from different apple orchards under different management systems in early spring during apple flowering. A total of 17 species of insect pollinators belonging to 11 families and 3 orders_ Hymenoptera, Diptera and Lepidoptera registered their occurrence at all the studied apple orchards of the Kashmir Valley. At all the study sites i.e. apple orchards under different management systems, family Halictidae and Empididae registered their presence as dominant groups. The % family contribution of the former at different orchard types decreased with increase in the intensity of the management system and the % family contribution of the later however, showed a direct relationship with the management system found, i.e. the more intense the system, the more abundant was the group. Other groups in general did not show any greater differences in abundances at different sites studied.

scholarly journals Economic prospects for cooperation the European Union and Ukraine in the use of blockchain technologies

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Labor Costs ◽  
Traditional Management ◽  
Enterprise Technology ◽  
General Scientific ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Eu

The article is devoted to the research of the possibilities of cooperation between the European Union (EU) and Ukraine in the use of blockchain technologies. The transition to the blockchain allows to minimise costs and maximise the results of economic activity. The experience of using blockchain technologies by world corporations is analysed. The subject of the research in the article is the potential of economic cooperation between the EU and Ukraine in the field of implementation and use of blockchain technologies. The purpose of the article is to find out the economic prospects of cooperation between the EU and Ukraine in the use of blockchain technologies. Tasks: researching of tendencies of development of blockchain technologies and possible variants of their implantation in activity of the Ukraine’s enterprises, searching for benefits from cooperation between Ukraine and the EU in the field of use of blockchain technologies. General scientific used research methods: analysis – to determine the peculiarities of the use of blockchain technologies in the EU, synthesis – to find opportunities for cooperation between Ukraine and the EU in the use of blockchain technologies. The obtained results: based on the analysis of the dynamics of changes in the field of enterprise technology, problematic aspects are identified and the main advantages of the transition from the traditional management model to blockchain platforms are identified, and the economic benefits of locating mining farms in Ukraine compared to some EU countries are calculated. Conclusions: using of blockchain technologies by modern enterprises gives them a number of competitive advantages, including saving on labor costs, increased information security, reduced costs for quality control of products/services, etc. Blockchain allows to promote more sustainable cooperation between EU and Ukrainian companies not only in trade, but also in industry, finance and energy. By implementing joint blockchain systems with the EU, Ukraine can provide mining with low costs for electricity and wages.

scholarly journals Dental laboratory waste management in respect of reusing and recycling in KwaZulu-Natal

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Yonela Ngombane
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Waste Products ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Poor Understanding ◽  
Laboratory Waste ◽  
Waste Management Practices ◽  
Dental Technology

This qualitative study explored the management of waste in commercial and training dental laboratories in order to determine the practices and attitudes of dental technology practitioners and academics towards reusing and recycling dental laboratory waste products, and alert them to the benefits of waste management on the environment. The research objectives were to establish and report on the extent of waste management that entails waste reduction through reusing and recycling, to uncover alternative uses for dental laboratory waste and the possible economic benefits thereof and to influence dental technology industry on environmental sustainability. The research project was conducted in the interpretive paradigm. In the course of this study dental laboratory owners, dental technicians/technologists and academics from the dental technology programme at a training institution were interviewed. Waste handling in dental laboratories was observed in order to gain greater insight as to current practices in laboratories. Thematic content analysis was employed to analyse the qualitative data. This study found that waste management was poorly understood and practiced amongst the dental laboratory owners, dental technicians/technologists and academics. The study adopted a waste management hierarchy conceptual framework which was influenced by the Waste Act (Act No. 59 of 2008). The negative attitudes towards responsible waste management practices and the poor understanding of waste management by dental laboratory owners, dental technicians/technologists were found to be as a result of the poor understanding of the possible impact that waste from dental laboratories can impose on the environment. The perceived lack of participation in constructive waste management legislation by the South African Dental Technicians Council was also seen to be a contributing factor to the negative attitudes towards responsible waste management practices within the industry. This finding reinforced the finding that the dental industry has no knowledge, understanding and desire to understand waste management and, more importantly, to understand that one does not practice things solely for legislative reasons but that there are economic as well as environmental reasons to practice constructive waste management. On the other hand, this study found that the industry was not averse to engaging in environmental friendly practices provided there is financial gain. This was established after the benefits of waste management practices were explained to the industry.

scholarly journals COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE OPTIMAL PLAN OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

2021 ◽  
pp. 97-114
Author(s):  
Oleksii KOCHETKOV ◽  
Julia AFANASOVA
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Programming ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Maximum Level ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Optimal Plan ◽  
Resource Potential ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
Agricultural Enterprise

The prerequisites of optimal plan for resource management of an agricultural enterprise to get the maximum profit with ensuring acceptable dynamics of resource potential are analyzed in the article. It is established that the maximum level of economic return is possible in special condition with corresponding alternation of resource-restoring and intensive mode. Moreover, the intensive mode is inefficient in special economic conditions due the aftereffect of this mode critically reduces the resource potential of an agricultural enterprise. It is proved that the optimal plan of the proposed mechanism resource management has common features with an intensive resource using mode than with a resource-restoring one. It indicates about the economic orientation of optimal resource management. The resource-restoring practice is a necessary tool for ensuring a sustainable level of resource potential. Based on the results of a comparative analysis with alternative scenarios for the development of resource management practices, the effectiveness of the optimal plan is proved. Effective management of production conditions that form the resource potential of agricultural enterprises creates competitive advantages in the form of additional economic benefits. This is a necessary prerequisite for the reproduction of resources of an agricultural enterprise as the basis of sustainable development of agricultural enterprises. It is proposed to use the principles of dynamic programming in the resource management of agricultural enterprises. Dynamic programming is defined as an effective alternative to adaptive mechanisms for improving the management of the resource potential of agricultural enterprises. The main advantage is the implementation of the goal-setting function of the management system in the system of strategic planning of enterprise development.

scholarly journals A critical appraisal of current management practices for infant regurgitation - recommendations of a working party

1997 ◽  
Vol 156 (5) ◽  
pp. 343-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Vandenplas ◽  
D. Belli ◽  
P. Benhamou ◽  
S. Cadranel ◽  
J. P. Cezard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
Working Party ◽  
Current Management

Empowering leadership and knowledge management: the mediating role of followers' technology use

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zafer Türkmendağ ◽  
Muharrem Tuna
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Hotel Management ◽  
Empowering Leadership ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Knowledge Management Practices

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of empowering leadership in intraorganizational knowledge management practices and to reveal how followers' acceptance and use of the hotel management system affect this role.Design/methodology/approachA serial multiple mediation model was evaluated and tested using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The database was created from the results of a structured questionnaire obtained from 401 employees working in hotels in Turkey.FindingsThe findings of the study reveal that empowering leadership has a significant effect on followers' knowledge creation, sharing and application. It was also found that the acceptance and use of the hotel management system were partially complementary to the impact of empowering leadership on followers' knowledge management practices.Practical implicationsThis paper gives an insight into the empowering leader's role in gathering useful knowledge, which is self-managed within the organization, by encouraging, motivating, providing autonomous and supportive conditions and making it beneficial and easier for their followers to adapt to the organization's technologies.Originality/valueThe efficient management of knowledge in organizations through the use of technology is possible by distributing power to subordinates through expanding the theory of knowledge management, leadership and the acceptance and use of technology. Furthermore, this study contributes to the literature by establishing the theoretical foundation of the relationship between empowering leadership and knowledge management practices based on Dalkir's knowledge management model and by discussing the mediating effect of the core variables of the UTAUT model.

The resilience of soil organic carbon stocks under contrasting hill country pasture management practices

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alec Mackay ◽  
Ronaldo Eduardo Vibart ◽  
Catherine McKenzie ◽  
Brian Devantier ◽  
Emma Noakes
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Soil Organic Carbon ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Pasture Management ◽  
Single Superphosphate ◽  
Hill Country ◽  
Soil Organic Carbon Stocks ◽  
Environmental Goals ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Soc Stocks

In 2020 we measured the stability of soil organic carbon (SOC) concentrations and stocks under contrasting hill country pasture regimes, by sampling three slope classes and three aspect locations on each of three farmlets of a long-term phosphorus fertiliser and sheep grazing experiment. The farmlets included no annual phosphorus (NF), 125 kg of single superphosphate/ha (LF), or 375 kg superphosphate/ha (HF) that has been applied on an annual basis since 1980. Results from the 2020 sampling event were added to previous results reported from soil samples collected in 2003 and 2014. The SOC concentrations in the topsoil (0-75 mm depth), ranging from 4.23 to 5.99% across all slopes and aspects of the farmlets, fell within the normal range (≥3.5 and <7.0%) required for sustaining production and environmental goals. A trend was shown for greater SOC stocks in the topsoil in the HF farmlet (34.0 Mg/ ha) compared with the other two farmlets (31.6 Mg/ha), but this trend was not evident in the deeper soil layers (75-150, 150-300, 0-300 mm). Under the current conditions, topographical features such as slope and aspect had a more profound influence on SOC stocks than management history.

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