Re-evaluating the contribution of summer fallow rain to wheat yield in southern Australia

2011 ◽  
Vol 62 (11) ◽  
pp. 915 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Hunt ◽  
J. A. Kirkegaard
Keyword(s):  
Return On Investment ◽  
Wheat Yield ◽  
Summer Rainfall ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Water Holding Capacity ◽  
Farming Practices ◽  
Potential Value ◽  
Water Holding ◽  
Summer Rain ◽  
Summer Fallow

In southern Australia, summer fallow rain (SFR) has not traditionally been valued for winter crop production. Modern, higher yielding farming practices combined with a decade of below-average growing-season rainfall and a predicted increase in the proportion of summer rain under future climate patterns have stimulated a re-evaluation of this notion. We used a widely validated crop simulation model (APSIM-Wheat) to quantify the potential value of SFR to wheat yield under contemporary farming practices using long-term climatic data at 37 locations throughout southern Australia. The potential value of SFR was high, contributing on average 1.0 t/ha or 33% of water-limited attainable yield. Yield increases were due to both increased water use and increased water-use efficiency through higher harvest index. The contribution to yield varied significantly according to the rainfall distribution and soil type across sites. In central-west New South Wales, the equi-seasonal rainfall pattern, high soil water-holding capacity and variable spring rainfall resulted in SFR contributing up to 2.0 t/ha or 72% of mean simulated wheat yield. In contrast, in the north-western grain belt of Western Australia, SFR contributed as little as 0.1 t/ha or 3% of mean simulated yield due to strong Mediterranean rainfall pattern, low soil water-holding capacity and reliable growing-season rainfall. At all locations there was significant year-to-year variation in the simulated yield contribution of SFR. At a given site, soils with higher water-holding capacity in the surface tended to reduce summer fallow efficiency (proportion of summer rainfall stored at sowing) due to the failure of most summer rain to penetrate below the evaporation zone. Despite seasonal variability in yield contribution, interventions to preserve summer rainfall, such as strict summer weed control generated high return on investment (range 6–1328%; mean 733%). Risk of financial loss due to strict summer weed control varied across sites, with failure to achieve a return on investment occurring in 1–70% of years depending on location. The proportion of annual rain falling during the summer fallow period in some locations has increased in the last 10 years and this forecast result of climate change is likely to increase the value of SFR to wheat production in the future.

scholarly journals Water holding capacity of Swamp Buffalo muscles raised with and without proper herd health

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 04004
Author(s):  
M.A. Fhaisol ◽  
S. Rosly ◽  
E.M.H. Nasyatul ◽  
I. Lokman ◽  
A.H. Hasliza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Holding Capacity ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Longissimus Dorsi ◽  
Farming Practices ◽  
Herd Health ◽  
Storage Quality ◽  
Fresh Meat ◽  
Swamp Buffalo ◽  
Eating Experience ◽  
Water Holding

Fresh meat is composed of 70-75% water. Meanwhile, water holding capacity (WHC) affects storage quality, appearance, eating experience, and also contributes to loss of profit for meat entrepreneurs. WHC is influenced by the species, sex, breed, farming practices, as well as post-slaughter storage and handling. Swamp buffalo meat is leaner compared to cattle, goats, and sheep. Therefore, this study aims to determine the WHC of swamp buffalo muscles raised with two herd health programs at different aging periods. A total of 24 months old male swamp buffalo (n=4) was raised with a proper herd health protocol (HHP) and another (n=6) without a proper herd health protocol (NHHP). The drip loss (DL), thawing loss (TL), and cooking loss (CL) for longissimus dorsi (LD), supraspinatus (SS), and semitendinosus (ST) muscles were evaluated on day 1, 7, and 14. Based on the results, only SS and ST from NHHP showed significant differences (P≤0.05), while DL, LD, SS, and ST of the HHP and NHHP also differed significantly (P≤0.05). Furthermore, the TL and CL for all the muscles showed significant differences (P≤0.05) at day 7 of aging in the NHHP group, while on day 14, both were significantly higher in LD and ST muscles of NHHP compared to the HHP group. Therefore, the results showed that the muscles of the HHP group had a better WHC compared to NHHP.

scholarly journals Amending a Gravel Based Growing Medium with Calcined Clay Improves Physical Properties and Seedling Growth

2008 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-156
Author(s):  
Catherine A. Bohnert ◽  
Christopher Starbuck ◽  
Stephen Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Root Growth ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Growth Medium ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Water Holding Capacity ◽  
Calcined Clay ◽  
Growing Medium ◽  
Plant Available Water ◽  
Bare Root ◽  
Water Holding

Abstract The Missouri Gravel Bed (MGB) is a system that uses pea gravel with 10% sand (v/v) as a root growth medium, allowing plants to be removed from the gravel and planted, bare root, during the growing season. However, the low water holding capacity of the medium necessitates frequent irrigation. This study was conducted to determine the effects of amending pea gravel with calcined clay (Terra-Green®) on the physical properties of the medium and on growth of Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch seedlings. Adding 10% sand (v/v) increased water holding capacity of the medium slightly at water tensions above 1 kPa. Gravel amended with 40% calcined clay had 16% air-filled porosity and had 3.5 times more plant available water than gravel with sand only. Dry weights of seedlings grown in gravel amended with 40% calcined clay and no sand were over twice as great as those of seedlings grown in the standard MGB medium.

scholarly journals Seasonal origins of soil water used by trees

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 1199-1210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott T. Allen ◽  
James W. Kirchner ◽  
Sabine Braun ◽  
Rolf T. W. Siegwolf ◽  
Gregory R. Goldsmith
Keyword(s):  
Soil Water ◽  
Niche Partitioning ◽  
Summer Rainfall ◽  
Water Source ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Winter Precipitation ◽  
Isotopic Signatures ◽  
Climate Reconstructions ◽  
Forest Sites ◽  
Summer Rain

Abstract. Rain recharges soil water storages and either percolates downward into aquifers and streams or is returned to the atmosphere through evapotranspiration. Although it is commonly assumed that summer rainfall recharges plant-available water during the growing season, the seasonal origins of water used by plants have not been systematically explored. We characterize the seasonal origins of waters in soils and trees by comparing their midsummer isotopic signatures (δ2H) to seasonal isotopic cycles in precipitation, using a new seasonal origin index. Across 182 Swiss forest sites, xylem water isotopic signatures show that summer rain was not the predominant water source for midsummer transpiration in any of the three sampled tree species. Beech and oak mostly used winter precipitation, whereas spruce used water of more diverse seasonal origins. Even in the same plots, beech consistently used more winter precipitation than spruce, demonstrating consistent niche partitioning in the rhizosphere. All three species' xylem water isotopes indicate that trees used more winter precipitation in drier regions, potentially mitigating their vulnerability to summer droughts. The widespread occurrence of winter isotopic signatures in midsummer xylem implies that growing-season rainfall may have minimally recharged the soil water storages that supply tree growth, even across diverse humid climates (690–2068 mm annual precipitation). These results challenge common assumptions concerning how water flows through soils and is accessed by trees. Beyond these ecological and hydrological implications, our findings also imply that stable isotopes of δ18O and δ2H in plant tissues, which are often used in climate reconstructions, may not reflect water from growing-season climates.

scholarly journals Water-holding capacity of sugar beet depending on fertilizers

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (97) ◽  
pp. 72-81
Author(s):  
H.M. Hospodarenko ◽  
◽  
A.T. Martyniuk
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Beet ◽  
Potassium Chloride ◽  
Potassium Salt ◽  
Nitrogen Nutrition ◽  
Mineral Fertilizer ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Water Holding Capacity ◽  
Mineral Fertilizers ◽  
Forest Steppe ◽  
Water Holding

The results of a field experiment held on podzolic black heavy loam soil of the Right-Bank Forest-Steppe of Ukraine, studying the effect of various fertilization systems on the water-holding capacity of sugar beet, are presented. It was found that the change in nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium nutrition has a different effect on this indicator when closing the leaves of sugar beet plants between rows and during the harvest time. Half-dead cattle manure KRS on straw bedding aw well as mineral fertilizers, namely aqueous ammonia, ammonium nitrate, granular superphosphate, mixed potassium salt, potassium chloride, ANP fertilizer grade A and liquid complex fertilizer grade 10–34–0 were used during the experiment. Manure was applied at a dose of 40 t / ha and mineral fertilizers – N120Р120К120. Fertilizers were applied in August during fall plowing, as well as in late autumn (at the end of October) together with moldboard-free loosening of the soil to a depth of 14–16 cm and in spring –under pre-sowing cultivation. The dynamics of the intensity of water return was monitored by cut sugar beet leaves under conditions of rapid natural evaporation by weighing them every 0.5, 1 and 2 hours (according to Arland's method). It was found that the leaves of sugar beet, both with insufficient and unbalanced nitrogen nutrition, have a weak water-holding capacity during the growing season. Improving phosphorus nutrition, especially when applying liquid complex fertilizer grade 10–34–0, helps increase the water-holding capacity of sugar beet plants throughout the growing season. Replacing potassium chloride with potassium salt mixed as part of a complete mineral fertilizer significantly increases the water-holding capacity of sugar beets due to the better provision with sodium. This is particularly evident in the second half of the growing season. With the age of sugar beet plants, a distinct decrease in the intensity of water loss is observed regardless of fertilization, which can be explained by an increase in the content of bound water due to a rise of the amount of dry matter.

WEATHER AND WHEAT YIELD IN WESTERN CANADA: I. INFLUENCE OF RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURE DURING THE GROWING SEASON ON PLOT YIELDS

1935 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 306-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. W. Hopkins
Keyword(s):  
Wheat Yield ◽  
Relative Yield ◽  
Summer Rainfall ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Simultaneous Occurrence ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
Moderate Degree ◽  
Agricultural Experiment Stations ◽  
Agricultural Experiment ◽  
Dry Seasons

A statistical study of plot yields recorded at a number of agricultural experiment stations in central and southern Saskatchewan and Alberta has demonstrated a significant correlation between yield and the amount and distribution of seasonal rainfall. On the whole, above-average rainfall is associated with higher yield, but the result of a given increment of rain at different times is partly dependent on soil conditions. On fertile soil, rainfall prior to harvesting results in a reduction of yield, probably owing to lodging. The maximum influence of precipitation upon yield appears to be exerted during the month of June. The average summer rainfall sequence is very similar in each of the above four districts. There is a moderate degree of correlation between the amounts of rain recorded in different districts during the same season, but the simultaneous occurrence of extremely wet or dry seasons over the whole area seems infrequent.Temperature conditions during the growing season seem to be secondary to rainfall in influencing yield. Above-average temperatures are beneficial at the time of sowing, detrimental during mid-summer and again beneficial prior to ripening, but as in the case of rainfall, the effect produced is influenced by soil conditions. No consistent relation is evident between either rainfall or temperature and the relative yield of early and late maturing varieties.It is apparent that the yields secured are influenced by factors other than those considered, and the precipitation during the autumn, winter and spring months prior to sowing is being studied in this connection.

Kualitas Fisik Daging Ayam Broiler yang Diberi Minyak Buah Merah dalam Pakan Komersial

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Abdul Rahman Ollong ◽  
Rizki Arizona ◽  
Rusli Badaruddin
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Broiler Chickens ◽  
Broiler Chicken ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Cooking Loss ◽  
Water Holding Capacity ◽  
Broiler Meat ◽  
Fruit Oil ◽  
Water Holding ◽  
Range Test

ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penambahan minyak buah merah (MBM) pada pakan terhadap kualitas fisik daging ayam broiler. Seratus ekor ayam broiler umur sehari (DOC) ditempatkan pada lima kelompok perlakuan pakan yang berbeda, yaitu: P1 (pakan kontrol/tanpa penambahan minyak), P2 (2% MBM), P3 (4% MBM), P4 (6% MBM) dan P5 (6% Minyak kelapa sawit). Setiap kelompok perlakuan terdiri dari empat ulangan masing-masing dengan lima ekor. Ayam broiler dipelihara selama 35 hari. Rancangan yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) dengan analisis variansi pola searah dan diuji lanjut dengan Duncan’s New Multiple Range Test (DMRT). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa semua variable yang diamati menunjukkan adanya pengaruh nyata (P<0,05) terhadap perlakuan yang diberikan. Dari hasil penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa penggunaan minyak buah merah (MBM) dalam pakan mampu memberikan pengaruh terhadap pH Daging, Daya Ikat Air (DIA), susut masak dan keempukan daging ayam broiler.Kata kunci : daging ayam broiler, daya ikat air, keempukan daging, pH daging, susut masakABSTRACT The experiment was conducted to study the effect of red fruit oil (RFO) onphysical quality  of broiler chicken. One hundred day old chicken (DOC) were placed in four groups of different treatments, of from levels of RFO (P1 (diet without addition of RFO), P2 (2% RFO), P3 (4% RFO) and P4 (6% RFO) and P5 (6% Palm oil)). The treatment group consisted of fivereplications with five birds each. Broiler chickens were reared for 35 days. Statistical analysis used Completely Randomized Design (CRD) and followed by Duncan’s New Multiple Range Test (DMRT). The results showed that the pH value, moisture content, water holding capacity, and cooking loss was significant differences. It could be concluded that the addition of red fruit oil in the diet give effect  of broiler chicken meat.Keywords: broiler meat, cooking loss, moisture content, pH value, water holding capacity

Image Enhancement Applied to Water Holding Capacity Images

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renan G. de Andrade ◽  
Mariah C. Durval ◽  
Isaura M. Ferreira ◽  
Robson C. Antunes ◽  
Andre R. Backes
Keyword(s):  
Image Enhancement ◽  
Water Holding Capacity ◽  
Water Holding

Smallseed Falseflax (Camelina microcarpa) Management in Oklahoma Winter Wheat

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Jodie A. Crose ◽  
Misha R. Manuchehri ◽  
Todd A. Baughman
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Weed Control ◽  
Herbicide Resistance ◽  
Wheat Yield ◽  
Acetolactate Synthase ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Time Of Application ◽  
Adequate Control ◽  
Growing Seasons

Abstract Three herbicide premixes have recently been introduced for weed control in wheat. These include: halauxifen + florasulam, thifensulfuron + fluroxypyr, and bromoxynil + bicyclopyrone. The objective of this study was to evaluate these herbicides along with older products for their control of smallseed falseflax in winter wheat in Oklahoma. Studies took place during the 2017, 2018, and 2020 winter wheat growing seasons. Weed control was visually estimated every two weeks throughout the growing season and wheat yield was collected in all three years. Smallseed falseflax size was approximately six cm in diameter at time of application in all years. Control ranged from 96 to 99% following all treatments with the exception of bicyclopyrone + bromoxynil and dicamba alone, which controlled falseflax 90%. All treatments containing an acetolactate synthase (ALS)-inhibiting herbicide achieved adequate control; therefore, resistance is not suspected in this population. Halauxifen + florasulam and thifensulfuron + fluroxypyr effectively controlled smallseed falseflax similarly to other standards recommended for broadleaf weed control in wheat in Oklahoma. Rotational use of these products allows producers flexibility in controlling smallseed falseflax and reduces the potential for development of herbicide resistance in this species.

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