A systems approach to understanding the connection between farm systems resilience and pasture resilience

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Stevens ◽  
Marie Casey ◽  
Paul Edwards ◽  
Thomas Maxwell
Keyword(s):  
Water Use Efficiency ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Animal Feed ◽  
Management Interventions ◽  
Farm Systems ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Future Growth ◽  
Animal Consumption

Farm systems resilience in New Zealand pasture-based farming is influenced by external drivers such as environmental regulation, and internal drivers such as existence, expressed as profitability. We examine ten published case studies of farm systems change to provide insight into management interventions to these drivers and their impacts on pasture resilience. Nutrient supply was key to increasing pasture longevity, water use efficiency and animal feed supply. Manipulating water use efficiency through irrigation and legume (predominantly lucerne) use increased nitrogen use efficiency and added pasture supply for animal consumption. Monitoring the pasture supply and animal response ensured both animal feed requirements and pasture conditions for future growth were met. Theresilience of pastures was improved when monitoring guided adaptive management application to ensure whole-farm resilience.

Multidisciplinary teams to conduct integrated research on farming systems - a challenge

Soil Research ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 659 ◽  
Author(s):  
RJ French
Keyword(s):  
Water Use Efficiency ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Multidisciplinary Teams ◽  
Cooperative Effort ◽  
Soil Organic Nitrogen ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Groups And Teams

This paper reviews changes in farming practices that helped farmers to reduce soil erosion, and increase water-use efficiency and yield on their specific soils and climate. The program initially involved working with Soil Conservation Boards and conducting research on farmers' properties and on research stations. This work then extended from evaluating single factor effects to assessing the combined factors limiting yield in specific crop and pasture rotations. Benchmarks were established for different soils and climates as guides for farmers to measure their success. These included yield and water use efficiency, adequate and lower limit levels of soil organic nitrogen, and the need to maintain a nutrient input-output balance to provide a sustainable agriculture. The paper highlights the need for future research to adopt an integrated systems approach to overcome the major limitations to growth. This will require a cooperative effort between farmer groups and teams of soil scientists and agronomists to conduct multifactor research in farmers' paddocks.

scholarly journals Management interventions for enhancing agricultural production by improving water use efficiency

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 1478-1481
Author(s):  
PP Wani ◽  
Puja Mate ◽  
Kantilal Chande ◽  
AN Humane ◽  
Krunal Bele ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Use Efficiency ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Management Interventions ◽  
Use Efficiency

scholarly journals AGRONOMIC PERFORMANCE AND WATER USE EFFICIENCY OF IRRIGATED CACTUS PEAR CULTIVARS

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 529-540
Author(s):  
IGOR NOGUEIRA DE CASTRO ◽  
SILVÂNIO RODRIGUES DOS SANTOS ◽  
MARCOS KOITI KONDO ◽  
VICTOR MARTINS MAIA ◽  
CARLOS CÉSAR RODRIGUES DOS SANTOS
Keyword(s):  
Water Use Efficiency ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Irrigation Water ◽  
Animal Feed ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Genetic Material ◽  
Semiarid Region ◽  
Cactus Pear ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Water Depths

ABSTRACT Cactus pear is an alternative for animal feed in the semiarid region, and its productive characteristics can be improved with little irrigation. The objective of this work was to assess the agronomical performance and water use efficiency (WUE) of two cactus pear cultivars subjected to different irrigation water depths and define the best material genetic material for irrigated conditions in the semiarid region of the state of Minas Gerais (MG), Brazil. The experiment was conducted in Montalvânia, MG, during one year (2017-2018) using six treatments consisting of irrigation water depths based on the reference evapotranspiration (ET0) (without irrigation, 15%, 30%, 45%, 60%, and 75% ET0) and two genetic materials (Opuntia ficus-indica Mill. cv. Gigante, and Nopalea cochenillifera Salm-Dyck cv. Miúda). A randomized block design was used, in a with split-plot arrangement consisting of irrigation treatments in the plots and genetic materials in the subplots, with four replications. Growth evaluations were carried out from the third month after planting to the end of the growing cycle. Production variables and WUE were evaluated at the harvest. The irrigation water depths affected the growth variables, significantly (p<0.05). The water depths of 40% to 50% ET0 provided higher fresh and dry matter yields; the cultivar Miúda showed better performance than the Gigante. The WUE was affected by the irrigation water depths; the cultivar Miúda was the best option for the crop.

Increasing intrinsic water-use efficiency over the past 160 years does not stimulate tree growth in southeastern China

2018 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Guo ◽  
K Fang ◽  
J Li ◽  
HW Linderholm ◽  
D Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Use Efficiency ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Tree Growth ◽  
Southeastern China ◽  
The Past ◽  
Intrinsic Water Use Efficiency ◽  
Use Efficiency

A comparative appraisal of urea super granule application in raised bed and prilled urea application in conventional planting for transplanted boro rice (Oryza sativa)

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 822-832
Author(s):  
Halim Mahmud Bhuyan ◽  
Most. Razina Ferdousi ◽  
Mohammad Toufiq Iqbal ◽  
Ahmed Khairul Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Water Use Efficiency ◽  
Water Use ◽  
N Fertilizer ◽  
Deep Placement ◽  
Prilled Urea ◽  
Planting Methods ◽  
Weed Infestation ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Raised Bed ◽  
Boro Rice

Utilization of urea super granule (USG) with raised bed cultivation system for transplanted boro (winter, irrigated) rice production is a major concern now days. A field experiment was conducted in the chuadanga district of Bangladesh to compare the two cultivation methods: deep placement of USG on raised bed with boro rice, and prilled urea (PU) broadcasting in conventional planting. Results showed that USG in raised bed planting increased grain yields of transplanted boro rice by up to 18.18% over PU in conventional planting. Deep placement of USG in raised bed planting increased the number of panicle m-2, number of grains panicle-1 and 1000-grains weight of boro rice than the PU in conventional planting. Better plant growth was observed by deep placement of USG in raised bed planting compared to PU in conventional planting. Sterility percentage and weed infestation were lower on USG in raised bed planting compared to the PU in conventional planting methods. Forty seven percent irrigation water and application time could be saved by USG in raised bed planting than PU in conventional planting. Deep placement of USG in bed saved N fertilizer consumption over conventional planting. Water use efficiency for grain and biomass production was higher with deep placement of USG in bed planting than the PU broadcasting in conventional planting methods. Similarly, agronomic efficiency of N fertilizer by USG in bed planting was significantly higher than the PU broadcasting in conventional planting. This study concluded that deep placement of USG in raised bed planting for transplanted boro rice is a new approach to achieve fertilizer and water use efficiency as well as higher yield and less water input compared to existing agronomic practices in Bangladesh.

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