Soil physico-hydrical properties resulting from the management in Integrated Production Systems

An alert system for tomato late blight was validated in an Integrated Production System (IP) in the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 season in Caçador, Santa Catarina State, Brazil. The late blight is a destructive disease and demands 25 or more fungicide sprayings per season in a Conventional Production (CP) System. For the CP area, the chemical control was according to the growers' production systems and consisted of weekly sprays soon after planting. For the IP area, the criterion for the first fungicide spray was according to Machardy (1972) and for subsequent ones according to Wallin (1962), when the disease severity values (DSV) reached eight points. There was a decrease on the fungicide application in the IP, not only in the number of fungicide sprays (23-28%) but also in the amount of active ingredient (34.5-60.9%). Fungicides classified as highly toxic (class I) were not used in IP. There were no significant differences among the use of alert system on IP and the weekly schedules on CP with regard to final disease severity in the 2006-2007 season, but it was significantly lower in the second trial on plants for IP area. The IP system significantly increased tomato yield (7.6-25.5%) compared with CP system and reduced fungicide cost up to US$539/ha. The use of alert system could be a valuable and affordable tool in managing tomato late blight in Integrated Production of tomatoes in Caçador.

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Branching features of apple cultivars in integrated and organic production technology

International Journal of Horticultural Science ◽

10.31421/ijhs/24/3-4./2045 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 24 (3-4) ◽

Author(s):

P. Dremák ◽

Á. Csihon ◽

I. Gonda

Keyword(s):

Organic Farming ◽

Production Technology ◽

Production System ◽

Production Systems ◽

Environmentally Friendly ◽

Organic Production ◽

Integrated System ◽

Integrated Production ◽

Apple Cultivars ◽

Environmentally Friendly Production

In our study, vegetative characteristics of 39 apple cultivars were evaluated in environmentally friendly production systems. Numbers of the branches of the central leader in different high zones were shown. According to our results, number of the branches of the axis was probably larger in the integrated production system, compared to the organic one, which is related to the conditional status of the trees. Based on our experiences training and maintaining canopies in integrated system was easier, as relative more extensive canopies were needed in organic farming.

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Optimal control of multi-media environmental integrated production systems

System Modelling and Optimization - Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences ◽

10.1007/bfb0113337 ◽

2007 ◽

pp. 689-697

Author(s):

Hans-Dietrich Haasis ◽

Thomas Spengler

Keyword(s):

Optimal Control ◽

Production Systems ◽

Integrated Production ◽

Multi Media

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Integrated production planning and quality control for linear production systems under uncertainties of cycle time and finished product quality

International Journal of Production Research ◽

10.1080/00207543.2019.1613580 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 58 (4) ◽

pp. 1144-1160 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Oussama Ben-Ammar ◽

Belgacem Bettayeb ◽

Alexandre Dolgui

Keyword(s):

Quality Control ◽

Product Quality ◽

Production Planning ◽

Cycle Time ◽

Production Systems ◽

Integrated Production ◽

Finished Product Quality ◽

Integrated Production Planning

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A two-stage stochastic model for pig production planning in vertically integrated production systems

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture ◽

10.1016/j.compag.2020.105615 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 176 ◽

pp. 105615

Author(s):

Esteve Nadal-Roig ◽

Lluís M. Plà-Aragonès ◽

Adela Pagès-Bernaus ◽

Víctor M. Albornoz

Keyword(s):

Stochastic Model ◽

Production Planning ◽

Production Systems ◽

Two Stage ◽

Integrated Production ◽

Pig Production

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Quantifying Geological Uncertainty for Complex Integrated Production Systems with Multiple Reservoirs and Production Networks

10.2118/195477-ms ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Varun Pathak ◽

Yousef Hamedi ◽

Oscar Martinez ◽

Stephen Vermeulen ◽

Anjani Kumar

Keyword(s):

Production Systems ◽

Production Networks ◽

Geological Uncertainty ◽

Integrated Production

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Agronomic and productive characteristics of maize and Paiaguas palisadegrass in integrated production systems

Semina Ciências Agrárias ◽

10.5433/1679-0359.2019v40n3p1185 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 40 (3) ◽

pp. 1185 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Analu Guarnieri ◽

Katia Aparecida de Pinho Costa ◽

Eduardo da Costa Severiano ◽

Alessandro Guerra da Silva ◽

Suelen Soares Oliveira ◽

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Keyword(s):

Nutritional Value ◽

Production Systems ◽

Livestock Farming ◽

Integrated Production ◽

Forage Plants ◽

Agronomic Characteristics ◽

Annual Crops ◽

Nutritional Characteristics ◽

Conventional Systems ◽

Mixed Systems

Currently, mixed systems for growing annual crops with forage plants of the Brachiaria genus represent an excellent alternative for the cultivation of maize by using the area for agricultural and livestock farming, which provides higher income to the grower and sustainability to the agricultural systems of the Cerrado. However, little is known about the best means for sowing such intercropped plants. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the agronomic characteristics of maize (Zea mays) as well as the productive and nutritional characteristics of Paiaguas palisadegrass (Brachiaria brizantha cv. BRS Paiaguas) as the second crop in integrated production systems. The experimental design used randomized blocks with four replications. The treatments consisted of the following forage systems: monocropped of maize, monocropped of Paiaguas palisadegrass, maize intercropped with Paiaguas palisadegrass in rows, maize intercropped with Paiaguas palisadegrass between rows, and maize with oversown Paiaguas palisadegrass. The results showed that intercropping of maize with Paiaguas palisadegrass does not interfere with the agronomic characteristics or grain yield of maize, regardless of the system that was adopted. Regarding the production of forage, low production of dry matter was found for Paiaguas palisadegrass oversown in maize, though the nutritional value was better. Intercropping maze and Paiaguas palisadegrass is relevant to integrated production systems, as it allows for of a third harvest in the same crop year, which maintains sustainability especially because a smaller arable area is used compared to conventional systems.

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