scholarly journals Evaluation of Low Cost Protected Structure for Commercial Cultivation of Dendrobium Cv. Sonia under Assam Condition

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Punam Saikia ◽  
Pradip Mahanta
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Heavy Rain ◽  
Frame Structure ◽  
Winter Period ◽  
Cut Flowers ◽  
Monsoon Period ◽  
Existing Structures ◽  
Commercial Cultivation ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Healthy Growth

Background: Dendrobiums are most popular high value cut flowers which require special attention during cultivation. In Assam, Dendrobium orchids are normally grown under iron frame shade net houses which are quite vulnerable to cold injury during extreme winter period and heavy rain during monsoon period. Further, the existing structures are very costly which is not affordable by small and marginal farmers of Assam. Keeping in view the current study was aimed to evaluate a suitable low cost protected structure for commercial cultivation of Dendrobium cv. Sonia under Assam condition. Methods: An experiment was conducted in the Horticulture Experimental Farm, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, during 2018-2019 which was laid out in factorial completely randomized design with 10 treatment combinations replicated five times. The first factors comprised 5 numbers of low cost protected structures viz., G1, G2, G3, G4 and G5. The second factors comprised T1-1 tier and T2-2 tiers. Result: The results revealed that among the protected structures, healthy growth and better quality flowers were obtained under G1 (Bamboo frame structure covered with fixed 200 micron UV film with top ventilated and 50% agro shade net as ceiling) protected structure followed by G4. Between the tiers, T2 was found to be superior in respect of the growth characters as well as most of the flower characters. So, this treatment combination is merits consideration for commercial growers of Assam to bring about timely and quality flower production of Dendrobium cv. Sonia.

scholarly journals CRESCIMENTO DE GIRASSÓIS ORNAMENTAIS SOB ESTRESSE SALINO EM HIDROPONIA DE BAIXO CUSTO

Irriga ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 591 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Amilton Santos Júnior ◽  
Hans Raj Gheyi ◽  
Antônio Ramos Cavalcante ◽  
Anna Hozana Francilino ◽  
Aldrin Martin Perez-Marin
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Growth Parameter ◽  
Semiarid Region ◽  
Saline Stress ◽  
Cut Flowers ◽  
Hydroponic System ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Brazilian Semiarid ◽  
Number Of Leaves ◽  
E Mail

CRESCIMENTO DE GIRASSÓIS ORNAMENTAIS SOB ESTRESSE SALINO EM HIDROPONIA DE BAIXO CUSTO  JOSÉ AMILTON SANTOS JÚNIOR1; HANS RAJ GHEYI2; ANTÔNIO RAMOS CAVALCANTE3; ANNA HOZANA FRANCILINO1 E ALDRIN MARTIN PEREZ-MARIN4 1Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Agrícola, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco. Recife-PE. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; 2Núcleo de Engenharia de Água e Solo, Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia. Cruz das Almas-BA. E-mail: [email protected]; 3Licenciado em Ciências Agrárias. E-mail: [email protected]; 4Instituto Nacional do Semiárido. Campina Grande-PB. E-mail: [email protected]  1 RESUMO A busca por alternativas que viabilizem o aproveitamento de águas salobras na região semiárida é de suma importância, isto por que possibilita a produção agrícola em regiões de escassez de água e a geração de renda para comunidades difusas. Baseado nestas premissas, o objetivo do presente trabalho foi analisar o comportamento do crescimento de flores de corte de girassóis ornamentais (cv. Sol Noturno, cv. Anão de Jardim e cv. Bonito de Outono) sob níveis crescentes de salinidade da solução nutritiva (1,7 – testemunha; 4,3; 6,0 e 9,0 dS m-1) cultivadas em um módulo hidropônico de baixo custo. Distribuíram-se estes tratamentos em um delineamento experimental inteiramente casualizado, analisado em esquema fatorial 4x3, com três repetições, totalizando 36 unidades experimentais. Verificou-se que o número de folhas foi o parâmetro de crescimento mais resiliente ao incremento salino até 9 dS m-1, com 35% de perdas acumuladas, seguido do diâmetro do caule com 41%, do comprimento do caule com 51% e da área foliar com 66% aos 49 dias após o semeio. Palavras-chave: Produção de flores, salinidade, semiárido brasileiro.  SANTOS JÚNIOR, J.A.; GHEYI, H. R.; CAVALCANTE, A. R.; FRANCILINO, A. H.; PEREZ-MARIN, A. M.GROWTH OF ORNAMENTAL SUNFLOWERS UNDER SALINE STRESS IN HYDROPONIC SYSTEM OF LOW COST  2 ABSTRACT The search for alternatives that enable the use of brackish water in the semiarid region is of great importance, because it permits agricultural production in areas of scarcity and income generation for diffuse communities. Based on these assumptions, the aim of this study was to analyze the behavior of ornamental sunflowers growth to cut flowers (cv. Sol Noturno, cv. Anão de Jardim e cv. Bonito de Outono) under increasing levels of salinity of the nutrient solution (1.7 – control, 4.3, 6.0 and 9.0 dS m-1) grown in a low cost hydroponic module . These treatments were distributed in a completely randomized design, in a factorial scheme 4x3, with three repetitions, totaling 36 experimental units.  It was found that the number of leaves was the most resilient growth parameter to increment of salinity until 9 dS m-1, with 35% of cumulative losses, followed by stem diameter with 41%, the plant height with 51%, and leaf area with 66%, at 49 days after sowing. Keywords: Flowers production, salinity, Brazilian semiarid.

Compound Events of Tropical Cyclone and Flooding in India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akshay Rajeev ◽  
Vimal Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Tropical Cyclones ◽  
Heavy Rain ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Infiltration Capacity ◽  
Monsoon Period ◽  
Antecedent Soil Moisture ◽  
Vic Model ◽  
Compound Events ◽  
Strong Winds

<p>India is severely affected by tropical cyclones (TC) each year, which generates intense rainfall and strong winds leading to flooding. Most of the TC induced floods have been attributed to heavy rain associated with them. Here we show that both rainfall and elevated antecedent soil moisture due to temporally compounding tropical cyclones cause floods in the major Indian basins. We assess each basin's response to observed TC events from 1980 to 2019 using the Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) model. The VIC model was calibrated (R2 > 0.5) and evaluated against observed hourly streamflow for major river basins in India. We find that rainfall due to TC does not result in floods in the basin, even for rainfall intensities similar to the monsoon period. However, TCs produce floods in the basins, when antecedent soil moisture was high. Our findings have implications for the understanding of TC induced floods, which is crucial for disaster mitigation and management.</p>

scholarly journals Organic residue, limestone, gypsum, and phosphorus adsorption by lowland soils

2002 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 349-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Teixeira Andrade ◽  
Luiz Arnaldo Fernandes ◽  
Valdemar Faquin
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Phosphate Adsorption ◽  
Organic Residue ◽  
Organic Residues ◽  
Phosphorus Adsorption ◽  
P Adsorption ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Exchangeable Al ◽  
Completely Randomized Design ◽  
Gypsum Application

Organic residue application is a low cost alternative to reduce the use of inorganic fertilizers and correctives. In order to study the effect of organic residues, limestone and gypsum application on phosphorus adsorption by lowland soils, four experiments were carried out. A Mesic Organosol (OY), a Melanic Gleysol (MG), a Haplic Gleysol (GX), and a Fluvic Neosol (RU) were used in a completely randomized design and factorial scheme (3 x 2), with five replicates: three soil amendment practices (limestone, gypsum and no corrective) and two levels of organic residue (with and without corral manure). Soil samples were incubated for 60 days, with and without organic residue incorporation. After this period, we applied the corrective and incubated the soil for 30 days, then P and basic fertilization (macro and micronutrients) were applied and the soil was incubated for additional 60 days. Equilibrium phosphorus, maximum phosphate adsorption capacity, pH, exchangeable Al and phosphorus-buffering index were measured. Organic residue and limestone application increased soil pH and reduced exchangeable Al, decreasing P adsorption. Gypsum application did not increase the pH but reduced exchangeable Al and P adsorption.

scholarly journals Time-lapse cross-hole electrical resistivity tomography (CHERT) for monitoring seawater intrusion dynamics in a Mediterranean aquifer

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Palacios ◽  
Juan José Ledo ◽  
Niklas Linde ◽  
Linda Luquot ◽  
Fabian Bellmunt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Electrical Resistivity ◽  
Seawater Intrusion ◽  
Electrical Resistivity Tomography ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Heavy Rain ◽  
Time Lapse ◽  
Resistivity Tomography ◽  
Bulk Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Spatial Coverage

Abstract. Surface electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) is a widely used tool to study seawater intrusion (SWI). It is noninvasive and offers a high spatial coverage at a low cost, but it is strongly affected by decreasing resolution with depth. We conjecture that the use of CHERT (cross-hole ERT) can partly overcome these resolution limitations since the electrodes are placed at depth, which implies that the model resolution does not decrease in the zone of interest. The objective of this study is to evaluate the CHERT for imaging the SWI and monitoring its dynamics at the Argentona site, a well-instrumented field site of a coastal alluvial aquifer located 40 km NE of Barcelona. To do so, we installed permanent electrodes around boreholes attached to the PVC pipes to perform time-lapse monitoring of the SWI on a transect perpendicular to the coastline. After two years of monitoring, we observe variability of SWI at different time scales: (1) natural seasonal variations and aquifer salinization that we attribute to long-term drought and (2) short-term fluctuations due to sea storms or flooding in the nearby stream during heavy rain events. The spatial imaging of bulk electrical conductivity allows us to explain non-trivial salinity profiles in open boreholes (step-wise profiles really reflect the presence of fresh water at depth). By comparing CHERT results with traditional in situ measurements such as electrical conductivity of water samples and bulk electrical conductivity from induction logs, we conclude that CHERT is a reliable and cost-effective imaging tool for monitoring SWI dynamics.

scholarly journals GEOMATIC TECHNIQUES FOR THE OPTIMIZATION OF SKI RESOURCES

2020 ◽  
Vol XLIII-B2-2020 ◽  
pp. 1009-1016
Author(s):  
I. Aicardi ◽  
S. Angeli ◽  
N. Grasso ◽  
A. M. Lingua ◽  
P. Maschio
Keyword(s):  
Heat Waves ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Winter Season ◽  
Heavy Rain ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Fundamental Aspect ◽  
Carbon Neutrality ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Gnss Receivers ◽  
Processing Techniques

Abstract. Climate change is already affecting the entire world, with extreme weather conditions such as drought, heat waves, heavy rain, floods and landslides becoming more frequent, including Europe. In according to Paris agreement and relative European announcement of Carbon neutrality (by 2050), the saving of water and energy supplies is a fundamental aspect in the management of resources in production, sports, hospitality facilities and so on. Some methodologies for the optimization of the consumption of natural resources are required. This article describes an activity aimed at measuring, monitoring and analysing the thickness of the snowpack on the ski slopes during the winter season to permit a sustainable approach of snowmaking in alpine ski areas . The authors propose a methodology based on the integration of multitemporal surface (ground/snow) survey by Autonomous Aerial Vehicle (AAV) and low cost GNSS receivers mounted on snow groomers for a RTK (Real Time Kinematic) solution. To obtain a complete snow surface digital models with poor detailed images on ski slopes, some pre-processing techniques have been analysed to locally improve contrast and details with a local high pass filtering. The methodology has been employed in two study areas (Limone Piemonte, Prato Nevoso) located in the province of Cuneo, in the southern alpine area of Piedmont.

scholarly journals PERUBAHAN KADAR AIR DAN PATI UBI JALAR (Ipomea batatas L.) SEGAR PADA SISTEM PENYIMPANAN SEDERHANA

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 136
Author(s):  
Maftuh Kafiya ◽  
Nfn. Sutrisno ◽  
Rizal Syarief
Keyword(s):  
Shelf Life ◽  
Sweet Potato ◽  
Starch Content ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Storage Period ◽  
Black Rot ◽  
Underground Storage ◽  
Postharvest Diseases ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Ipomea Batatas

<p>Penyimpanan ubi jalar di daerah infrastruktur terbatas yang mengutamakan kesederhanaan teknologi dan kemurahan biaya diupayakan dengan menggunakan bahan-bahan lokal yang tersedia seperti pasir, jerami dan serbuk gergaji. Selama penyimpanan, kandungan nutrisi di dalam ubi jalar berpotensi mengalami perubahan, khususnya kandungan air dan pati sehingga memengaruhi mutu ubi jalar. Umur simpan ubi jalar ditandai dengan pembusukan, berupa penurunan mutu dan tanda-tanda penyakit yang disebabkan oleh mikroorganisme. Penelitian ini bertujuan melakukan identifikasi dan analisis teknologi terbaik dengan memperhatikan perubahan kadar air dan pati serta penyakit yang menjadi penentu perubahan mutu ubi jalar. Rancangan percobaan yang digunakan adalah rancangan acak lengkap dengan 4 taraf perlakuan penyimpanan yaitu di dalam tanah dengan alas tumpukan pasir-jerami (P1), di dalam tanah dengan alas tumpukan plastik-jerami (P2), di dalam kotak kayu dengan taburan serbuk gergaji (P3) dan di ruang gudang dengan alas terpal (P4). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa metode penyimpanan memberikan pengaruh terhadap suhu dan RH ruang penyimpanan dengan nilai masing-masing adalah 28,72 oC dan 78.55% (P1), 28,85 oC dan 78,51% (P2), 29,54 oC dan 73,15% (P3), serta 29,61 oC dan 68.07% (P4). Kadar air dan pati mengalami penurunan selama penyimpanan pada semua perlakuan hingga akhir penyimpanan dengan kadar terendah pada perlakuan P4 yang masing-masing sebesar 58,96 dan 11,35%. Sedangkan penyakit yang dapat diidentifikasi pada penelitian ini adalah busuk Fusarium pada penyimpanan P4 dan penyakit java black rot pada penyimpanan P2. Berdasarkan metode pendugaan umur simpan, maka penyimpanan di dalam tanah dengan alas tumpukan pasir-jerami (P1) merupakan metode terbaik dengan umur simpan diduga mencapai 35 hari.</p><p align="center"><strong>English Version Abstract</strong></p><p align="center"><strong><strong>Extra Quality Sweet Potato (<em>Ipomea batatas L</em>) Fresh on the System Rural Scale Storage</strong></strong></p><p>Sweet potato storage in areas with limited infrastructure which focuses on a simple and low-cost technology is conducted by using local materials, such as sand, straw, and sawdust. During the storage period, sweetpotato’s nutrition content will potentially deteriorate, particularly in moisture and starch content. This will eventually affect the quality of sweetpotato. The shelf life of sweetpotato is marked by the spoilage in the form of quality deterioration and some noticeable signs of diseases, most of which are induced by microorganism. This study aimed to study the best technology to evaluate quality change, diseases and shelf life of sweetpotato. The experimental design used was completely randomized design of 4 factors by using various storage ways, i.e. underground storage with sand-straw (P1), underground storage with plastic-straw (P2), inside a wooden box with sprinkling of sawdust (P3), and inside a warehouse with a tarpoulin mat (P4). The results showed that the storage treatments influenced the temperature and RH in a storage room with the values as follows: 8.72 ° C and 78.55% (P1), 28.85 C and 78.51% (P2), 29.54 and 73.15 ° C % (P3), and 29.61 ° C and 68.07% (P4). Moisture and starch contents in sweet potato significantly decreased until the end of storage in which the lowest levels were found in P4 treatment, 58.96 % water content and 11.35 % starch. Postharvest diseases found in sweet potato during research were Fusarium rot (P4) and java black rot (P2). In conclusion, underground storage with sand-straw (P1) was selected as the best method to minimize rate of decreasing moisture and starch contents in sweetpotato with the longest storage period estimated of 35 days.</p>

Effect of Potting Mixture on Growth of Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhandari Through Semi-Hardwood Cuttings

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 239-242
Author(s):  
A. Sure ◽  
S. Khachane ◽  
A. Nimkar
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Chlorophyll Content ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Commiphora Wightii ◽  
Experimental Trial ◽  
Planting Material ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Endangered Medicinal Plant ◽  
Number Of Leaves ◽  
Completely Randomized Design

An experimental trial was conducted to find out the effective potting mixture and low cost quality planting material through semi-hardwood cuttings propagation of endangered medicinal plant Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhandari. The experiment was carried out in CRD (Completely Randomized Design) with six treatments, three replications and 20 cuttings per treatment. Growth in cutting was measured by eleven parameters. Parameter such as sprouting percentage (88.67%), rooting percentage (83.45%), minimum days for sprouting (9.82), number of sprouts (7.17), length of shoot (15.25cm), diameter of shoot (3.950mm), number of leaves (24.83), chlorophyll content a, b and total (7.6290, 5.7083 and 13.3374 mg/100g, respectively) was significantly superior under potting mixture S+S+V (soil+sand+vermicompost). Furthermore rooting parameter such as number of roots (7.51), length of root (14.60cm), diameter of root (1.338mm) was found higher in media containing S+S+C (soil+sand+cocopeat).

Design of Integral Abutment Bridges for a Lateral Slide Replacement

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew McFadden ◽  
Douglas Raby ◽  
Konstantinos Kris Mermigas ◽  
Brian Utigard
Keyword(s):  
First Integral ◽  
Frame Structure ◽  
Design Solution ◽  
Accelerated Bridge Construction ◽  
Integral Abutment ◽  
Construction Technique ◽  
Integral Abutment Bridges ◽  
Design Concepts ◽  
Existing Structures ◽  
Rigid Frame

<p>Jacobs is completing the preliminary and detailed design of two bridge replacements on County Road 17 in Ontario, Canada using an accelerated bridge construction technique known as lateral slide (also known as slide-in-bridge or jack-and-slide) for the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. The Hawkesbury Creek &amp; CNR Overhead is a multi-span slab-on-girder structure spanning a creek and locomotive tracks. The Highway 34 Overpass is a single-span rigid frame structure spanning over the main road leading to the Town of Hawkesbury. The existing structures are approaching the end of their useful service life and rehabilitation is no longer a viable option. The new superstructures will be built on temporary supports located north of the existing structures. The new foundations consist of non-standard integral abutment details supported by composite caissons drilled through the existing roadway using temporary lane closures along County Road 17. This is an alternative to conventional integral abutment design which typically consists of a single row of steel H-piles. County Road 17 will be closed for up to four weeks to permit rapid demolition of the existing structures followed by the lateral slide. This is the first integral abutment lateral slide in the Province of Ontario. New design concepts, non-standard details and construction sequencing have been developed to achieve an economical, practical and robust design solution.</p>

scholarly journals Time-lapse cross-hole electrical resistivity tomography (CHERT) for monitoring seawater intrusion dynamics in a Mediterranean aquifer

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 2121-2139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Palacios ◽  
Juan José Ledo ◽  
Niklas Linde ◽  
Linda Luquot ◽  
Fabian Bellmunt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Electrical Resistivity ◽  
Seawater Intrusion ◽  
Electrical Resistivity Tomography ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Heavy Rain ◽  
Time Lapse ◽  
Resistivity Tomography ◽  
Bulk Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Spatial Coverage

Abstract. Surface electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) is a widely used tool to study seawater intrusion (SWI). It is noninvasive and offers a high spatial coverage at a low cost, but its imaging capabilities are strongly affected by decreasing resolution with depth. We conjecture that the use of CHERT (cross-hole ERT) can partly overcome these resolution limitations since the electrodes are placed at depth, which implies that the model resolution does not decrease at the depths of interest. The objective of this study is to test the CHERT for imaging the SWI and monitoring its dynamics at the Argentona site, a well-instrumented field site of a coastal alluvial aquifer located 40 km NE of Barcelona. To do so, we installed permanent electrodes around boreholes attached to the PVC pipes to perform time-lapse monitoring of the SWI on a transect perpendicular to the coastline. After 2 years of monitoring, we observe variability of SWI at different timescales: (1) natural seasonal variations and aquifer salinization that we attribute to long-term drought and (2) short-term fluctuations due to sea storms or flooding in the nearby stream during heavy rain events. The spatial imaging of bulk electrical conductivity allows us to explain non-monotonic salinity profiles in open boreholes (step-wise profiles really reflect the presence of freshwater at depth). By comparing CHERT results with traditional in situ measurements such as electrical conductivity of water samples and bulk electrical conductivity from induction logs, we conclude that CHERT is a reliable and cost-effective imaging tool for monitoring SWI dynamics.

scholarly journals Doses and forms of Azospirillum brasilense inoculation on maize crop

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 373-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
José M. K. Santini ◽  
Salatiér Buzetti ◽  
Marcelo C. M. Teixeira Filho ◽  
Fernando S. Galindo ◽  
Daniel N. Coaguila ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Azospirillum Brasilense ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Leaf Tissue ◽  
Physical Characteristics ◽  
Maize Crop ◽  
Nutrient Contents ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Zn Content ◽  
Completely Randomized Design ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT In search of a more sustainable agriculture, the use of beneficial microorganisms has been highlighted, because they are low-cost and can reduce the use of fertilizers and increase grain yield. The present study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of A. brasilense inoculation and the best form and dose of inoculation in maize, measuring the impact on some physical characteristics and on its nutrition. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse, in Ilha Solteira, SP, Brazil, in a completely randomized design, with four replicates and eight treatments: 1) control; 2) Seed 1x; 3) Seed 2x; 4) Soil 1x; 5) Soil 2x; 6) Leaf 1x; 7) Leaf 2x; 8) Seed 1x + Leaf 1x, respectively representing in each treatment the site and dose of application (1x, dose recommended by the manufacturer; 2x, twice the dose recommended by the manufacturer). No differences were found in any physical characteristics evaluated between treatments; however, for nutrient contents in the leaf tissue, there was effect on Zn content. It was concluded that, regardless of the presence of A. brasilense inoculation, forms or dose (in hybrid DKB 350), in general, there were no improvements in the characteristics evaluated.

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