scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF MARKETING ON ORNAMENTAL PLANT PRODUCTION BUSINESSES IN KOSOVO

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 723-732
Author(s):  
Isuf Lushi ◽  
◽  
Besnike Aliaj
Keyword(s):  
Ornamental Plant ◽  
Plant Production ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals EFFECT OF THE GULF CRISIS ON THE GREENERY OF KUWAIT AND PLANS FOR ITS FURTHER ENHANCEMENT

HortScience ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 675b-675
Author(s):  
Dr. Mahdi Abdal ◽  
Mr. Dave Kater
Keyword(s):  
Ornamental Plant ◽  
Plant Production ◽  
Master Plan ◽  
Adverse Impacts ◽  
Entire Country ◽  
Gulf Crisis ◽  
Sand Movement ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Harsh Conditions ◽  
Ornamental Species

The August 1990 invasion and subsequent occupation of Kuwait brought about approximately nine (9) months of “forced neglect”, resulting in losses of entire areas of greenery. In this study, random sites representative of 550 hectares of existing greenery were monitored to gather information on species susceptibility to “forced neglect” under harsh conditions. While the environment, water availability and sand movement have always been formidable obstacles to ornamental plant production here, they have greatly exaggerated the broad adverse impacts under these conditions of “forced neglect”. Nevertheless, certain genotypes from many of the ornamental species were found to exhibit substantial tolerance to drought and fluctuating temperatures. At the time of the invasion, efforts had been under-way to develop an over-all Master Plan for beautifying the entire country. The impact of the crisis on the greening strategy, the plant pallette and the unique cultivars that will be needed will be discussed.

scholarly journals Managing pH of Organic Matrices and New Commercial Substrates for Ornamental Plant Production: A Methodological Approach

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 851
Author(s):  
Sonia Cacini ◽  
Sara Di Lonardo ◽  
Simone Orsenigo ◽  
Daniele Massa
Keyword(s):  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Buffering Capacity ◽  
Ornamental Plant ◽  
Plant Production ◽  
Climatic Chamber ◽  
Step Procedure ◽  
Coir Dust ◽  
Organic Matrices ◽  
Substrate Mixtures

Professional peat-free substrates for ornamental plant production are increasingly required by nursery growers. Most promising materials are green compost, coconut coir dust, and woody fibre, used alone or in mixtures. One of the major concerns is pH, usually higher than optimal. In this work, a method based on a three-step procedure was adopted to acidify three organic matrices alone or in mixtures and to individuate the most suitable product, between iron(II) sulphate 7-hydrate and elemental sulphur chips. Firstly, the determination of the buffering capacity by dilution with sulphuric acid was carried out to determine dosages. Afterwards, an incubation trial of 84 (iron(II) sulphate) or 120 days (sulphur chips) was conducted on matrices and substrate mixtures with calculated doses in a climatic chamber maintained at 21 °C. Iron(II) sulphate resulted not suitable because it caused a rapid, but not lasting, pH lowering and an excessive electrical conductivity (EC) increase. Sulphur chips could instead guarantee an adequate and lasting pH lowering. These results were then validated in the open field trial on matrices and substrates. The proposed acidification methodology could be considered in developing new substrates, but the rapidity of pH acidification and EC increase on plant and mineral nutrition should be further investigated.

scholarly journals Actinomycetes Enrich Soil Rhizosphere and Improve Seed Quality as well as Productivity of Legumes by Boosting Nitrogen Availability and Metabolism

Biomolecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1675
Author(s):  
Hamada AbdElgawad ◽  
Walid Abuelsoud ◽  
Mahmoud M. Y. Madany ◽  
Samy Selim ◽  
Gaurav Zinta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Availability ◽  
Seed Quality ◽  
Organic Matter Content ◽  
Plant Production ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Genus Streptomyces ◽  
Legume Seeds ◽  
Legume Crops ◽  
Soil Rhizosphere ◽  
The Impact

The use of actinomycetes for improving soil fertility and plant production is an attractive strategy for developing sustainable agricultural systems due to their effectiveness, eco-friendliness, and low production cost. Out of 17 species isolated from the soil rhizosphere of legume crops, 4 bioactive isolates were selected and their impact on 5 legumes: soybean, kidney bean, chickpea, lentil, and pea were evaluated. According to the morphological and molecular identification, these isolates belong to the genus Streptomyces. Here, we showed that these isolates increased soil nutrients and organic matter content and improved soil microbial populations. At the plant level, soil enrichment with actinomycetes increased photosynthetic reactions and eventually increased legume yield. Actinomycetes also increased nitrogen availability in soil and legume tissue and seeds, which induced the activity of key nitrogen metabolizing enzymes, e.g., glutamine synthetase, glutamate synthase, and nitrate reductase. In addition to increased nitrogen-containing amino acids levels, we also report high sugar, organic acids, and fatty acids as well as antioxidant phenolics, mineral, and vitamins levels in actinomycete treated legume seeds, which in turn improved their seed quality. Overall, this study shed the light on the impact of actinomycetes on enhancing the quality and productivity of legume crops by boosting the bioactive primary and secondary metabolites. Moreover, our findings emphasize the positive role of actinomycetes in improving the soil by enriching its microbial population. Therefore, our data reinforce the usage of actinomycetes as biofertilizers to provide sustainable food production and achieve biosafety.

ORNAMENTAL PLANT PRODUCTION IN CROATIA

2003 ◽  
pp. 101-104
Author(s):  
I. Vrsek ◽  
K. Karlovic ◽  
J. Juracak ◽  
V. Zidovek
Keyword(s):  
Ornamental Plant ◽  
Plant Production

scholarly journals Solar Dish Field System Model for Spacing Optimization

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Igo ◽  
Charles E. Andraka
Keyword(s):  
Capital Investment ◽  
Meteorological Data ◽  
Field Performance ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
Plant Production ◽  
Electrical Grid ◽  
Time Of Year ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

Dish Stirling power generation systems have been identified by DOE, Sandia National Laboratories, and Stirling Energy Systems (SES) as having the capability of delivering utility-scale renewable energy to the nation’s electrical grid. SES has proposed large plants, 20,000 units or more (0.5 GW rated power) in one place, in order to rapidly ramp up production automation. With the large capital investment needed in such a plant it becomes critical to optimize the system at the field level, as well as at the individual unit level. In this new software model, we provide a tool that predicts the annual and monthly energy performance of a field of dishes, in particular taking into account the impact of dish-to-dish shading on the energy and revenue streams. The Excel-based model goes beyond prior models in that it incorporates the true dish shape (flexible to accommodate many dish designs), multiple-row shading, and a revenue stream model that incorporates time-of-day and time-of-year pricing. This last feature is critical to understanding key shading tradeoffs on a financial basis. The model uses TMY or 15-minute meteorological data for the selected location. It can incorporate local ground slope across the plant, as well as stagger between the rows of dish systems. It also incorporates field-edge effects, which can be significant on smaller plants. It also incorporates factors for measured degraded performance due to shading. This tool provides one aspect of the decision process for fielding many systems, and must be combined with land costs, copper layout and costs, and O&M predictions (driving distance issues) in order to optimize the loss of power due to shading against the added expense of a larger spatial array. Considering only the energy and revenue stream, the model indicates that a rectangular, unstaggered field layout maximizes field performance. We also found that recognizing and accounting for true performance degradation due to shading significantly impacts plant production, compared with prior modeling attempts.

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