Assessment of Low Cost Technologies for Drudgery Mitigation  in Ginger Production System

The term 'Hydroponics' was derived from Greek words 'hydro' means water and 'ponics' means labor. Hydroponic is a modern agricultural technique that uses nutrient solution rather than soil solution for fodder production. As population increases the food demand also increased, the existing system of agriculture will not be able to meet the food requirement in the near future due to environmental challenges in the industry. The major environmental factors affecting the hydroponics production system are; Temperature, relative humidity, and light. The objectives of this studies are to examine the hydroponics greenhouse technologies, impact of environmental factors on hydroponics greenhouse cultivation and challenges of growing on hydroponics greenhouse system. This study revealed that hydroponics greenhouse cultivation is a better option for improved fodder production, water utilization, palatability and digestibility.

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Establish Mass Production System of Common Die Foaming for Dual Pipe - High Quality, Light Weight, Foaming of Fuel Filler Pipe for Low Cost

10.4271/2000-01-1285 ◽

2000 ◽

Author(s):

Akira Hiraku ◽

Hideo Yamamoto ◽

Noriaki Kamiya

Keyword(s):

Production System ◽

Mass Production ◽

Low Cost ◽

Light Weight ◽

High Quality

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Effect of Apogee and Ponnax on Stolon Production and Yield of Florida-Grown Strawberry.

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-hs231-2004 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 2005 (2) ◽

Author(s):

John R. Duval ◽

Elizabeth Golden

Keyword(s):

Production System ◽

Cooperative Extension ◽

Low Cost ◽

Fruit Production ◽

Cooperative Extension Service ◽

Extension Service ◽

Publication Date ◽

Manual Labor ◽

Original Publication ◽

University Of Florida

Stolon production by strawberry plants in Florida fruiting fields is highly undesirable. Stolons (runners) act as a sink for photosynthates and nutrients, reducing the amount of resources available for fruit production in an annual hill production system. The presence of stolons makes it more difficult for pickers to find berries among the excess vegetation. Hence, manual labor must be used to remove runners in the fruiting field at a cost of $40 to $60 per acre. If a low-cost chemical means could be found to reduce or eliminate runner production in the fruiting field, producers would benefit greatly. This document is HS989, one of a series of the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date July 30, 2004.

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Low-cost laser measurement gauge for real-time quality control of boards and sheets production

Research Society and Development ◽

10.33448/rsd-v9i9.7079 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (9) ◽

pp. e100997079

Author(s):

Marlene Correa Henrique ◽

Luiz Felipe Gonçalves Dib ◽

Eduardo Acedo Barbosa

Keyword(s):

Quality Control ◽

Real Time ◽

Production System ◽

Low Cost ◽

Laser Beams ◽

Thickness Variation ◽

Laser Measurement ◽

Transparent Plastic ◽

Plastic Films ◽

Thickness Variations

This paper describes the conception, the development and the testing of a prototype of a simple and versatile device for micro displacement measurement and thickness monitoring of paper sheets and opaque or transparent plastic films during their fabrication. The device works based on triangulation using low power red diode laser beams for the measurements and low-cost Silicon photodiodes for light detection. The system reproductibility was evaluated as well as experimental simulations for thickness variation detection on adhesive tapes were carried out. The results showed that the gauge is capable to detect and measure thickness variations smaller than 5 µm in real time and can be easily implemented in a production system.

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Minimal Pruning Influences Vegetative and Reproductive Growth of `Ruby Cabernet' Grapevines

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.30.4.844g ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 30 (4) ◽

pp. 844G-844

Author(s):

R.K. Striegler ◽

G.T. Berg

Keyword(s):

Production System ◽

Low Cost ◽

Growth Yield ◽

Production Costs ◽

Wine Grapes ◽

Number Of Clusters ◽

Pruning Method ◽

Fruit Composition ◽

Commercial Vineyard ◽

Vegetative And Reproductive Growth

Grape growers in the southern San Joaquin Valley of California are increasingly concerned about production costs. Reduced demand for wine grapes from this district has resulted in low prices and a decline in grower profitability in recent years. Minimal pruning is a low-cost production system that was developed in Australia more than 20 years ago. This system offers complete mechanization of pruning and harvesting. In general, there is little information available on the use of minimal pruning in California vineyards. The propose of the experiment was to compare the effects of hand and minimal pruning on growth, yield, and fruit composition of `Ruby Cabernet' grapevines. This experiment was conducted in a commercial vineyard near Huron, Calif., during the 1993 and 1994 seasons. Minimally pruned vines had more shoots and fewer mature nodes than hand-pruned vines. Yield and components of yield were also significantly altered by pruning method. Minimal pruning produced the highest yield and number of clusters, while hand-pruning resulted in larger berry weight, cluster weight, and number of berries per cluster. Pruning method did not significantly affect fruit composition.

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Just-In Time Production System Using Fuzzy Logic Approach and a Simulation Application

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.445.1029 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 445 ◽

pp. 1029-1034 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yavuz Ozdemir ◽

Pelin Alcan ◽

Huseyin Basligil ◽

Cagri Dokuz

Keyword(s):

Fuzzy Logic ◽

Production System ◽

Production Systems ◽

Low Cost ◽

Production Method ◽

Transformation Process ◽

Just In Time ◽

Time Production ◽

Fuzzy Logic Approach ◽

Jit Production

While firms are operating in a global competitive environment, they are subjected to changes because of the increased competitiveness and developed technologies. Therefore, this transformation process forces to produce with just-in-time production and low cost products or services and leads to customer satisfaction. Until today, competitive conditions, efficiency, productivity and quality of production, forced the firms to put more emphasis on production systems. Therefore, the firms are more interested in scientific analysis, planning and controlling of their production systems. As a result, one of the newest approaches is Just in Time (JIT) production system which emerged after WWII in Japan and aims to decrease the inventory cost and maximize the quality. The philosophy of this approach is to produce the necessary amount of production, when and where needed at the required quality.But JIT production system is weak in unclear species. For this purpose, the general and necessary solution is using fuzzy logic. In this paper we discussed about the simulation of an assembly line with 3 steps; firstly using Kanban production method, secondly non-using Kanban production method, and lastly using Kanban production method with fuzzy times. And also the comparisons of these steps will also be studied in this paper.

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Prospects for cultivating russian varieties and hybrids of sunflower in the Volga region

The Agrarian Scientific Journal ◽

10.28983/asj.y2020i10pp46-49 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 46-49

Author(s):

Yevgeny Viktorovich Madyakin ◽

Oleg Ivanovich Goryanin

Keyword(s):

Production System ◽

Unit Area ◽

Low Cost ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

Volga Region ◽

Net Income ◽

Oil Seeds ◽

Early Maturing ◽

Grain Crop ◽

Traditional Production

The results of research on common Chernozem in the grain crop rotation to identify the effectiveness of cultivating varieties and hybrids according to the traditional production system of sunflower are presented. Under weather conditions at the level and worse than the average annual values, on average for 2017-2019, when testing 11 varieties and hybrids of domestic (3 varieties and 4 hybrids) and foreign selection (4 hybrids), the highest yield of oilseeds was established on hybrids of domestic (Legion, Fanat) – 2.13-2.19 t/ha and foreign selection (Sharks, NSH-6013) – 2.20-2.29 t/ha. The most stable fat content in oil seeds were hybrids 8N358KLDM and Everest, which provided an average of three years of fat production at the level of 51.9-52.7 %, for the highest oil collection per unit area hybrids Fanat, Sharks – 0.99-1.00 t / ha, the maximum net income hybrids Fanat, Sharks and NSX-6013 – 33086,8-35268,8 RUB / ha. The low cost of seeds in the varieties Precocious 87, Saratov 20, Nut, hybrid Fanat contributed to the highest cost recovery – 4.19-4.45 rubles / RUB of costs. Based on the research carried out when cultivating sunflower according to the traditional production system in the Volga region, it is recommended to use a hybrid of domestic selection – Fanat to obtain a high net income. In order to get the maximum return on costs, it is proposed to cultivate early-maturing varieties of Precocious 87, Saratov 20, Nut, and hybrid Fanat.

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