scholarly journals Biochar in substrate composition for production of teak seedlings

2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (9) ◽  
pp. 1449-1456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabiana Abreu Rezende ◽  
Victor Alexandre Hardt Ferreira dos Santos ◽  
Claudia Maria Branco de Freitas Maia ◽  
Marina Moura Morales

Abstract The objective of this work was to evaluate the development and quality of clonal seedlings of teak (Tectona grandis) grown in substrate with two types of biochar. The assay was carried out in a randomized complete block design, with ten treatments and four replicates: CS, commercial substrate, composed of pine bark and vermiculite at a ratio of 4:1; NS, nursery substrate composed of carbonized rice husk and coconut fiber at 1:1; and the remaining treatments were composed of the inclusions of biochar (BC) or activated biochar (BCA) in the CS, at the proportions of 25, 50, 75, and 100%. The development and quality parameters of seedlings were evaluated 90 days after striking the minicuttings in the substrates. BCA substrate additions at 25, 50, and 100% allowed for a development of height and stem diameter comparable to that of the NS. Biochar without the activation procedure does not improve quality parameters of seedlings, in comparison with the commercial substrate. The use of 25% activated biochar added to the commercial substrate is enough to improve seedling growth performance to the same level as that provided by the already validated NS.

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 2571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raphael Rossi Silva ◽  
Claudemir Zucareli ◽  
Inês Cristina de Batista Fonseca ◽  
Diego Gazola ◽  
Carlos Roberto Riede

The quality of wheat is a pre-eminent factor in the criteria for commercialization of this cereal, and several parameters contribute to the evaluation of wheat quality. The objective of this study was to verify the effects of nitrogen fertilization on the cover and the environment for wheat cultivars and the effects on the industrial quality of the grain. Furthermore, we sought to identify correlations between the parameters of industrial quality. Experiments were conducted in Londrina for 2 years, in two distinct environments (A1 and A2). The experimental design was a randomized complete block design with four replications. The cultivars IPR Catuara TM, BRS Gaivota, Quartzo, and CD 120 were evaluated with different forms of nitrogen management: N1, without N in coverage; N2, 60 kg ha-1 of N in the form of urea at the beginning of tillering; N3, 80 kg ha-1 of N in urea formulation (60 kg ha-1 in tillering and 20 kg ha-1 in booting); N4, 100 kg ha-1 of N in the form of urea (60 kg ha-1 in tillering and 40 kg ha-1 in booting); N5, 80 kg ha-1 of N (60 kg ha-1 of N in the form of urea at the beginning of tillering, and 20 kg ha-1 of N in the form of ammonium sulfate in booting); N6, 100 kg ha-1 of N (60 kg ha-1 of N in the form of urea at the beginning of tillering, and 40 kg ha-1 of N in the form of ammonium sulfate in booting). Further, we evaluated grain yield, protein content, sedimentation volume with sodium dodecyl sulfate, and parameters of alveograph and farinograph. Nitrogen fertilization did not influence industrial quality parameters. The stability of the mass was influenced by the isolated effects of cultivars and the environment. The interaction of cultivars and environments influenced the parameters of alveograph and water absorption of the mass. The higher the protein content, the lower the stability of the mass, independent of the cultivar.


Author(s):  
M. Arun Kumar ◽  
S. Chandrashekhar

Aim: Evaluation of raw and treated sewage water irrigation on yield and quality of V1 mulberry. Study design: The Experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four replications and six treatments comprises of different proportions of raw sewage water, treated sewage water and borewell water. Place and duration of study: The study was conducted during Rabi 2019 in pre-established irrigated V1 mulberry garden at Department of Sericulture, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Results: Data recorded on quality parameters of mulberry revealed that raw sewage water irrigation significantly increased the leaf nutrient content such as N (3.68%), P (0.4%), K(1.91%), S (0.34%), Zn (30.08 ppm), Mn (103.75 ppm), Fe (373.75 ppm) and also leaf yield (804.31 g/plant) is significantly increased in 100% raw sewage water irrigation, whereas higher leaf Ca (2.06%) and Mg (0.71%) content was recorded in 100% borewell water irrigated plot, and the lowest leaf N (2.82%), P (0.28%), K (1.33%), S (0.17%), Zn (18.03 ppm), Mn (75.75 ppm), and Fe (336.5 ppm) content was found lower in 100% borewell water irrigation.


2013 ◽  
Vol 824 ◽  
pp. 293-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Yirsaw ◽  
K. Woldetsadik ◽  
T.S. Workneh

Three commercial sugarcane varieties such as NCO-334, B52-298 and N14 were grown at Finchaa Cane Plantation, Ethiopia to determine the optimum harvest age for cane and sugar yields. Treatments consisted of factorial combination of varieties and five levels of harvest age were arranged in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. The varieties differed in stalk diameter and weight, and millable stalk number. Improvements in internodes number, stalk diameter and weight were increased with harvest age whereas internodes length and millable stalk number decreased with delay in harvesting. Varieties produced better juice quality in canes harvested at 17 months. NCO-334 attained its peak superior quality at the age of 15 months. This preliminary data on some indicator quality parameters imply that NCO-334 could be harvested at 15 months age in order to maximize sugar yield. However, more experiments are required to confirm the effect of harvesting time and variety on cane and sugar yield. Therefore, more research on detecting other quality parameters focusing on cane and sugar yield is recommended.


Author(s):  
Ana Flávia de Freitas ◽  
Denis Henrique Silva Nadaleti ◽  
Helbert Rezende de Oliveira Silveira ◽  
Gladyston Rodrigues Carvalho ◽  
Regis Pereira Venturin ◽  
...  

Abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate the productivity and beverage sensory quality of arabica coffee under the influence of tree species cultivated at different spacings. The experiment was set in 2012, in the municipality of Santo Antônio do Amparo, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. A randomized complete block design was carried out with four replicates and seven treatments, as follows: Catuaí Vermelho IAC 99 Coffea arabica in monoculture (3.40x0.65 m); and this cultivar intercropped at two spacings (9.0x13.6 and 18.0x13.6 m) in the coffee row ‒ either with African mahogany (Khaya ivorensis), teak (Tectona grandis), or pink cedar (Acrocarpus fraxinifolius). Three coffee rows were fixed between rows, totaling 13.6 m between the wooded rows. Productivity, sensory analysis (cup test), and content analysis of sensory attributes were evaluated in the 2017 and 2018 crop years. The treatments and years of harvest influenced productivity. The sensory analysis was positive for coffee intercropped with African mahogany and teak, in 2018. Sensory attributes and nuances are modified by the years of harvest. Arabica coffee plants intercropped with African mahogany show a superior productivity, regardless of the spacing between species, as well as a higher sensory quality in the 2018 harvest.


Irriga ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-101
Author(s):  
Rômulo Uchôa Bezerra ◽  
Thales Vinícius de Araújo Viana ◽  
Benito Moreira de Azevedo ◽  
João Valdenor Pereira Filho ◽  
Alan Diniz Lima

PRODUÇÃO E QUALIDADE DA ABÓBORA MARANHÃO SOB INFLUÊNCIA DE LÂMINAS DE IRRIGAÇÃO E DOSES DE NITROGÊNIO   RÔMULO UCHÔA BEZERRA1; THALES VINÍCIUS DE ARAÚJO VIANA2; BENITO MOREIRA DE AZEVEDO2; JOÃO VALDENOR PEREIRA FILHO3 E ALAN DINIZ LIMA4   1Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola - DENA, Universidade Federal do Ceará – Campus do Pici – CE, Avenida Mister Hull, s/n, CEP: 60455-760, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil, [email protected]; 2 Professores do Curso de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Agrícola da Universidade Federal do Ceará – Campus do Pici – CE, Avenida Mister Hull, s/n, CEP: 60455-760, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil, [email protected]; [email protected]; 3 Professor do curso de Bacharelado em Engenharia Agronômica da Universidade Estadual do Piauí – Campus Cerrado do Alto Parnaíba – PI, Rua Almir Benvindo, s/n, Bairro Aeroporto, CEP: 64860-000, Uruçuí, Piauí, Brasil, [email protected]; 4 Professor do curso de Bacharelado em Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental da Faculdade Terra Nordeste – FATENE – CE, Rua Coronel Correia, 1119, Centro, CEP 61600-000, Caucaia, Ceará, Brasil, [email protected].     1 RESUMO   A cultura da abóbora vem se destacando no cenário mundial devido a crescente preocupação com a questão do desafio alimentar e sua característica de produção associada a pequenas propriedades. São escassas as informações na literatura acerca das respostas da abóbora ao manejo da irrigação associada a adubação nitrogenada. Objetivou-se neste trabalho avaliar o desempenho produtivo (número, massa fresca, massa seca e produtividade) e os parâmetros de qualidade (diâmetro, comprimento, espessura da polpa e °Brix dos frutos) da cultura da abóbora sob lâminas de irrigação associadas a doses de adubo nitrogenado. Adotou-se o delineamento de blocos casualizados em parcelas subdivididas, onde nas parcelas estavam inseridas o fator doses de nitrogênio (50; 70; 100; 125% kg de N ha-1) e nas subparcelas as lâminas de irrigação (50; 75; 100; 125% da evaporação medida no tanque classe A - ‘ECA’) com quatro repetições. A pesquisa foi conduzida em campo na área experimental da Estação Meteorológica pertencente a Universidade Federal do Ceará. A produtividade máxima alcançada foi de 4269,6 kg ha-1 obtido com a combinação da lâmina de água de 444,10 mm (122,5% da ECA) e do nível de nitrogênio de 33,65 kg ha-1 de N (112,16 % do recomendado de N).   Palavras-chave: jerimum de leite, adubação, manejo da irrigação.     BEZERRA, R. U.; VIANA, T. V. de A.; AZEVEDO, B. M. de; PEREIRA FILHO, J. V.; LIMA, A. D. PRODUCTION AND QUALITY OF MARANHÃO PUMPKIN UNDER INFLUENCE OF WATER DEPTHS AND NITROGEN DOSES     2 ABSTRACT   The pumpkin crop is becoming outstanding in  the world scenario due to growing concern with the issue of food challenge and its production characteristic associated with small properties. There is little information in the literature about pumpkin responses to irrigation management associated with nitrogen fertilization. The objective of this work was to evaluate productive performance (number, fresh weight, dry weight and productivity) and quality parameters (diameter, length, pulp thickness and ° Brix of the fruits) of pumpkin culture under irrigation levels associated with doses of nitrogen fertilizer. A randomized complete block design was used in subdivided plots, where the nitrogen dose factor (50; 70; 100; 125% kg of N ha-1) was inserted in the plots and in the subplots, irrigation depths  (50; 75; 100; 125% of evaporation measured in tank class A - 'ECA') with four replicates. The research was conducted in the experimental area of the Meteorological Station belonging to the Federal University of Ceará. The maximum productivity reached was 4269.6 kg ha-1 obtained with the combination of water blade of 444.10 mm (122.5% of ECA) and nitrogen level of 33.65 kg ha-1 of N (112.16% of the recommended N).   Keywords: milk jerimum, fertilization, irrigation management.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (04) ◽  
Author(s):  
A B Priyanshu ◽  
M K Singh ◽  
Mukesh Kumar ◽  
Vipin Kumar ◽  
Sunil Malik ◽  
...  

An experiment was conducted at Horticultural Research Centre, SVP University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (UP) during Rabi season of 2018-19 to assess the impact of different INM doses on yield and quality parameters of garlic. A total of ten treatments consisting of combinations of inorganic fertilizers, organic fertilizers and bio-fertilizers like T1- (Control), T2RDF (100:50:50 kg NPK ha-1), T3-RDF + 20 kg sulphur + FYM 20 ton ha-1, T4- RDF + 20 kg sulphur + VC 4 ton ha-1, T5- 75% RDF + 40 kg sulphur + 5 ton FYM ha-1+ PSB 5 kg ha-1, T6-75% RDF + 40 kg sulphur + 2 ton VC + Azotobacter 5 kg ha-1, T7- 75% RDF + 40 kg sulphur + FYM 3 ton + VC 1 ton+ PSB 5 kg + Azotobacter 5kg ha-1, T8- 50% RDF + 40 kg sulphur + FYM 5 ton + VC2 ton + PSB 5 kg ha-1, T9- 50% RDF + 40 kg sulphur + FYM5 ton + VC 2 ton+ Azotobacter 5 kg ha-1and T10- 50% RDF + 40 kg sulphur + FYM 5 ton + VC2 ton + PSB 5 kg + Azotobacter 5 kg ha-1 were used in Randomized Block Design and replicated thrice. Out of these an application of T7 (75% RDF + 40 kg sulphur + FYM3 ton + VC 1 ton ha-1 + PSB 5 kg + Azotobacter 5 kg ha-1) was found to be significantly superior in term of yield and attributing parameters of garlic.


2021 ◽  
Vol 99 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. 118-118
Author(s):  
Yi-Chi Cheng ◽  
Marcos E Duarte ◽  
Sung Woo Kim

Abstract The objective was to evaluate Yarrowia lipolytica (YL) as a lipid supplement fed to nursery pigs for the growth performance and apparent ileal digestibility (AID). Twenty-four pigs weaned at 21 d of age (12 barrows and 12 gilts with initial BW at 7.2 ± 0.6 kg) were allotted to 3 dietary treatments (n = 8) based on the randomized complete block design with sex and BW as blocks. The main effect was the dietary supplementation of YL (0, 1.5, and 3.0%, replacing poultry fat) with nutrients meeting or exceeding the requirements by NRC (2012) and fed to pigs for 21 d based on 2 phases. Feed intake and BW were recorded at d 0, 10, and 21 to calculate ADG, ADFI, and G:F. Fecal scores were recorded at every odd day from d 3 to 19. Pigs were euthanized on d 21 to collect ileal digesta for AID of nutrients in diets. Data were analyzed using Proc Mixed of SAS. There were no differences in growth performance among treatments. Whereas, pigs fed 0 and 1.5% YL had higher (P < 0.05) AID of DM (55.0 and 52.2% to 40.2%, respectively) and GE (62.1 and 60.6% to 49.8%, respectively) than pigs fed 3% YL. There were no differences in AID of DM and GE between the pigs fed 0% and 1.5% YL. In conclusion, 1.5% Yarrowia lipolytica could be supplemented in nursery pig diets reducing 0.8% of poultry fat without affecting growth performance and AID of DM and GE.


2003 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 443-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Márcio S. de Lima ◽  
Antonio I. I. Cardoso ◽  
Marcelo F. Verdial

Squash seeds yield and quality can be improved by proper population plant spacing and the pollen quantity, which influences the pollination quality and fertilization. Nine experiments were conducted as a factorial combination of three spacing between plants (0.8 x 0.3, 0.8 x 0.6 and 0.8 x 0.9 m), two quantities of pollen (50% of an anther and another entire one) and natural insect pollination. Seed and fruit production parameters, and seed quality were evaluated. A randomized complete block design, five replications, with ten plants per plot was adopted. Larger plant spacing increased the average number of mature fruits and seed yield per plant. Seed yield was directly proportional to the amount of pollen used during pollination. Higher amounts of pollen resulted in higher seed yield per area, but the plant spacing did not affect this characteristic. Manual pollination, using a whole anther, did not differ from natural pollination in relation to seed yield and quality.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 120
Author(s):  
Cecília L. P. Resende ◽  
Leandro F. Damaso ◽  
Mylla C. R. Ávila ◽  
Daniel D. C. Carvalho ◽  
Patrícia G. S. Melo ◽  
...  

The efficiency and responsiveness agronomic to the main macronutrients is becoming increasingly important due to the risk of supply, since it is a finite resource. In addition, excess fertilizer decreases the quality of water and air. Thus, the objective of this work was to assess the corn hybrids in terms of their efficiency and responsiveness to nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K), and identify the ones most suitable for fresh consumption, according to the product type and technological level to be adopted by the farmer. The randomized complete block design in a 10 × 3 (hybrids and doses) factorial scheme was adopted for the experiment, with three replications, for two season crops (2013/14 and 2014/15). Ten hybrids (2B512PW, 2B587PW, 2B707PW, 30F35HR, 30F53YH, AG1051, BRS1055, BM3061, P3646H e P3862YH) were used in isolation under low availability (without application) and partial, of N, P and K, in an isolated manner, also evaluated under the recommended dose, aiming at fresh consumption. The most efficient and responsive hybrid must first be identified in isolation, based on the availability it is subjected to and later, by its sale, focused on fresh consumption. The hybrids indicated for low availability (low technological level) were BRS1055 and 30F53YH, with respect to responsiveness or agronomic efficiency, the hybrid P3862YH was the one that presented the best performance and indicated for technological levels of medium to high, considering the classification obtained for the nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium for production vegetable corn.


2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurul Chaerani ◽  
DEDE J SUDRAJAT ◽  
ISKANDAR Z SIREGAR ◽  
ULFAH J SIREGAR

Abstract. Chaerani N, Sudrajat DJ, Siregar IZ, Siregar UJ. 2019. Growth performance and wood quality of white jabon (Neolamarckia cadamba) progeny testing at Parung Panjang, Bogor, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 20: 2295-2301. The aim of this study was to evaluate the genetic parameters of growth and wood quality in white jabon progeny test at 54 months old in Parung Panjang, Bogor. The 105 half-sib families obtained from 12 provenances were evaluated in a randomized complete block design with five replications. Wood quality was assessed both in a non-destructive way using a pilodyn and by destructive method using wood sample taker. Results indicated that the mean value ranged from 5.10 to 10.15 m for height, 6.67 to 15.30 cm for diameter, 2.30 to 3.62 cm for pilodyn penetration, 0.66 to 0.82 g/cm3 for wood density, 0.33 to 0.50 for specific gravity, and 66 to 111 % for moisture content, respectively. There were significant differences among 105 families for all traits except moisture content. The high heritability estimate was found for height (0.4-0.69) and basic density (0.27-0.59). Applying 80% selection intensity on diameter and leaving 84 best families in each block will produce a high total genetic gain. Pilodyn penetration had negative correlation with diameter, wood density, and specific gravity.


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