scholarly journals Soilless System with Supplementary LED Light to Obtain a High-Quality Out-of-Season Production of Green Beans

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1999
Author(s):  
Angelo Signore ◽  
Beniamino Leoni ◽  
Onofrio Davide Palmitessa ◽  
Pietro Santamaria
Keyword(s):  
Light Availability ◽  
Sole Source ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Green Bean ◽  
Winter Period ◽  
Dry Matter Content ◽  
Green Beans ◽  
Light Emitting ◽  
Daily Light Integral ◽  
Gas Exchange System

Green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is one of the most important sources of vegetable proteins in the world and it is cultivated all year round, but the light availability, during the dark season, limited its growth. Nevertheless, recent studies conducted on greenhouse horticulture demonstrated that, with the application of light emitting diodes (LEDs) as supplementary light (SL) technology, it is possible to overcome this limitation. Consequently, during the experiment conducted, two cultivars of green bean (‘Saporro’ and ‘Maestrale’) were grown with a soilless system in a cold greenhouse during the fall-winter period. To increase the photoperiod and the daily light integral (DLI), early in the morning, four hours of red (R), blue (B) and red+blue (R+B) supplementary light were supplied by LEDs at 180 μmol·m−2·s−1 (PPFD) at plants level. Plants grown under LEDs improved the yield and the gas exchange system compared with the plants grown under natural light; when B light was supplied as a sole source of SL, it increased the dry matter content and the brightness (L*) of the pods. Between the cultivars, ‘Maestrale’ produced 20 g∙plant−1 of pods more than ‘Saporro’ but the latter’s colour was brighter (L*) and greener (a*), and ‘Saporro’ also showed the highest photosynthetic efficiency (ΦPSII). In conclusion, ‘Maestrale’ and ‘Saporro’ obtained encouraging out-of-season yields under different LED spectra, but among those B light seems to improve overall crop performances and pods quality.

scholarly journals Study of knotweed (Reynoutria) as possible phytomass resource for energy and industrial utilization

2010 ◽  
Vol 56 (No. 3) ◽  
pp. 85-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Strašil ◽  
J. Kára
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Ash Content ◽  
Winter Period ◽  
Dry Matter Content ◽  
Reynoutria Japonica ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Impact

This paper deals with the Reynoutria × bohemica and Reynoutria japonica under conditions of the Czech Republic. It evaluates the impact of soil, weather conditions and various terms of harvest (autumn, spring) on the yield, dry matter content, phytomass loss, ash content, and basic elements content change in plants. Heavy metals content was determined in soil where plants were grown and consequently in plants themselves. The average yield of dry matter at the fully closed stands of Reynoutria japonica were 9.06 t/ha in autumn, Reynoutria × bohemica from 13.23 to 21.41 t/ha, according to the site. The yield losses within the winter period were found on average 42% for Reynoutria japonica and 34% for Reynoutria × bohemica. The moisture decrease of Reynoutria japonica was found from 68% in the autumn to 24% in the spring, and of Reynoutria × bohemica from 67% to 23%, respectively. Decreased content of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, and magnesium in the knotweed phytomass was found during the latter (spring) harvest periods in comparison with the earlier harvest periods. Decreased elements content in phytomass during the latter harvest period (spring) increases the phytomass quality as a fuel from both aspects – technical and emissions generation. The ash content in plants varied according to the site, on average from 3.12% in Ruzyně to 4.6% in Chomutov. None of the heavy metals monitored in knotweed plants reached the maximum admissible values determined for the food or feed purposes in the Czech Republic. From the results of combustion experiments, it is evident that Reynoutria × bohemica is a good fuel. Energy sorrel shows the extreme CO concentration in flue gases in comparison with other monitored fuels. According to the ČSN EN 12809 (2001) standard it does not meet even the third class of requirements. On the contrary, knotweed and wood bark fulfill the requirements for the first class. The surprising fact is that both of these fuels show the lower level of CO emissions, than the wooden briquettes. Concentrations of nitrogen oxids are comparable with biofuels, except of wood, and probably are related to the nitrogen content in heating material.

MEAT QUALITIES OF STEERS KALMYK CATTLE IN THE FOOTHILLS OF DAGESTAN

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
М.М. САДЫКОВ ◽  
М.П. АЛИХАНОВ ◽  
А.Г. СИМОНОВ ◽  
Г.А. СИМОНОВ
Keyword(s):  
Live Weight ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Winter Period ◽  
Dry Matter Content ◽  
Birth Season ◽  
Chemical Indicators ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Livestock Products ◽  
Growth Energy

Изложены материалы исследований по изучению влияния сезона рождения телят на их рост, развитие и качество мяса в предгорной зоне Республики Дагестан. Установлено, что интенсивное выращивание и откорм бычков калмыцкого скота по технологии мясного скотоводства «корова—теленок» позволяет получать животных с высокой живой массой. Бычки зимнего периода рождения достигают живой массы 454,4 кг, весеннего — 425,8 кг, разница в пользу молодняка зимнего периода рождения 28,6 кг (6,7%), по среднесуточному приросту, соответственно, 795 г и 744 г, или на 51 г (6,8%) в пользу первых. Бычки зимнего сезона рождения превосходили сверстников весеннего сезона по предубойной живой массе на 27,1 кг (6,6%). Более высокая энергия роста бычков зимнего периода рождения способствовала повышению убойных качеств. Они превосходили по массе туши на 20,5 кг, или на 9,2%, убойному выходу — на 1,3% молодняк весеннего периода рождения. По химическим показателям мяса они также имели преимущество в сравнении с аналогами весеннего сезона рождения — по содержанию сухого вещества на 0,53%, жира — на 0,44%. По содержанию белка в мясе бычков зимнего и весеннего периодов рождения существенных различий не установлено. Для повышения производства высококачественной говядины в предгорной провинции Дагестана следует получать телят зимнего периода рождения для выращивания и откорма, что позволит сократить материальные затраты на производство животноводческой продукции и таким образом повысить рентабельность производства говядины. The article presents research materials on the influence of the calves ' birth season on their growth, development and quality of meat in the foothill province of Dagestan. It is established that intensive cultivation and fattening of calves of Kalmyk cattle by the technology of beef cattle breeding "cow-calf" in the conditions of the foothill province of the Republic of Dagestan allows you to get animals with a high live weight. Bulls of the winter period of birth reach a live weight of 454,4 kg, spring-425,8 kg, the difference in favor of bulls of the winter period of birth was 28,6 kg (6.7%), the average daily increase, respectively, 795 g and 744 g, in favor of the former by 51 g (6,8%). Bulls of the winter birth season outnumbered their counterparts of the spring season in pre-slaughter live weight by 27,1 kg (6,6%). Higher growth energy of winter period calves contributed to an increase in slaughter qualities. They surpassed the carcass weight by 20,5 kg or 9,2%, and the slaughter yield by 1,3% of their peers. Chemical indicators of meat also had an advantage in comparison with analogues of the spring birth season in terms of dry matter content by 0,53%, fat by 0,44%. There are no significant differences in the protein content in the meat of winter and spring-born calves. To increase the production of high-quality beef in the foothill province of Dagestan, it is necessary to receive calves of the winter birth period for growing and fattening, which will reduce material costs for the production of livestock products and thus increase the profitability of beef production.

Phenotypical Variability of Functional Groups of Plants in an Urban Rainforest

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Maria J. H. Leite ◽  
Valdemir F. Silva ◽  
Maria A. M. Silva ◽  
Andréa V. F. Pinto ◽  
Ana C. B. Lins-e-Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Light Availability ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Abiotic Factor ◽  
Dry Matter Content ◽  
Environmental Pressures ◽  
Leaf Dry Matter Content ◽  
Leaf Characteristics ◽  
Rapid Acquisition ◽  
Purchasing Group

The functional characteristics of plants can be used to understand the changes of vegetation under different environmental pressures, since during the process of succession, the species deal with variations of luminosity, an important resource for the regeneration and growth of plants in humid tropical forests. From the perspective that along the succession there is variation of light availability and that leaf characteristics such as specific leaf area, chlorophyll content and leaf dry matter content are more plastic in groups linked to the rapid acquisition of the resource at the beginning of the succession, it was tested the hypothesis that at the beginning of the succession, where there is greater availability of light, leaf characteristics would be more plastic for the acquisitive group. It was initially found that the geographic distances did not influence the values ​​of the variability indices of the groups, which allows to infer that the distance between the areas does not interfere in the variability of the leaf characteristics. To answer the hypothesis that at the beginning of the succession, in which there is greater light availability, the leaf characteristics would be more plastic for the purchasing group than for the conservative ones, a simple linear regression analysis (ARLS) was performed in the indices of variability for the groups (acquisitive and conservative) and abiotic factor (light) in each area of ​​occurrence. However, the hypothesis that at the beginning of the succession, where there is greater light availability, the characteristics of the leaf would be more plastic for the species was rejected for the species acquisitive, since all indices were reduced for the purchasing group. It is important to take into account that the variation of leaf characteristics as a function of the light availability in an urban tropical fragment is different from what occurs in the classic succession commonly reported, pointing out that possible disturbances caused by the surroundings are the main agents of the functional structure of the community.

The effect of pattern of concentrate allocation on milk production from autumn-calving heifers

1982 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. J. Gordon
Keyword(s):  
Milk Yield ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Milk Composition ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Winter Period ◽  
Dry Matter Content ◽  
Single Group ◽  
Digestible Organic Matter ◽  
First 90 Days ◽  
Block Experiment

ABSTRACTForty-four British Friesian, first-lactation heifers were used in a randomized block experiment over a 2-year period to examine the effects of two patterns of concentrate allocation during the post-calving, indoor feeding period. The animals, mean calving date 17 October (s.d. 15 days), were offered concentrates either on a high-low system consisting of 80kg/day for the first 90 days of lactation and thereafter 5-4kg/day, or on a uniform system in which 6-8 kg/day was offered from calving until going to pasture (mean of 182 days). In addition, all animals received access ad libitum to grass silage, with a mean dry-matter content and digestible organic matter in the dry matter value of 218 and 679g/kg respectively. During the 1st year all 22 animals were housed as a single group, but in the 2nd year the animals were housed in individual stalls and silage intakes recorded for all replicates. In each year all animals grazed as a single group at pasture without supplementary concentrates.Total concentrates consumed were 1163 and 1187 (s.e. 19·4)kg for the high-low and uniform treatments respectively. Although the animals on the high-low treatment reached a higher peak milk yield, there were no significant differences in milk yield over the winter period, 3257 and 3311 (s.e. 41·5) kg, or total lactation, 4862 and 4886 (s.e. 80·6)kg, for the high-low and uniform treatments respectively. The animals on the high-low treatment, however, were significantly lighter in body weight at the end of the winter but there was no difference between treatments at the end of lactation. Milk composition data are also presented.

Seasonal body weight, body condition, and lactational trends in muskoxen

1989 ◽  
Vol 67 (5) ◽  
pp. 1125-1133 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. G. White ◽  
D. F. Holleman ◽  
B. A. Tiplady
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Late Summer ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Winter Period ◽  
Dry Matter Content ◽  
Body Protein ◽  
Ovibos Moschatus

Seasonal patterns of body weight, fat, protein, milk quality (dry matter content), and milk production rate were determined for three sexually mature female muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) over three consecutive lactation periods. Females were allowed to graze in summer and had access to hay year-round. A high-protein pelleted ration supplemented this diet. Following calving in early May (1984, 1986) or June (1985), body weight remained constant throughout the summer, body fat declined for 3–5 weeks after calving, and body protein declined transiently during the latter period. Almost all annual gains in body weight and body fat occurred during the 6- to 8-week rutting period from mid-August to mid-October. High milk production (1.3–2.4 L/d) occurred 3 weeks post-calving, generally remained high for another month, and declined to 1.2 ± 0.15 L/d (mean ± SEM) just before the rut. A major decline in milk production, to 0.44 ± 0.050 L/d, occurred during the rut. Although milk dry matter increased 33% ± 4.3% during the rut, this increase was offset by the 60% ± 6.4% decline in milk production. All females successfully reproduced each year of the study and no evidence was found for a lactational anestrum. The hypothesis that gains in body weight must be made before the rutting period to maximize conception rate was rejected. This study highlighted the importance to lactating muskoxen of the late summer – early winter period for annual regain in body weight and body fat, which occurred concurrently with ovulation and conception.

The effect of level of concentrate supplementation given with grass silage during the winter on the total lactation performance of autumn-calving dairy cows

1984 ◽  
Vol 102 (1) ◽  
pp. 163-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. J. Gordon
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Winter Period ◽  
Dry Matter Content ◽  
Single Group ◽  
Lactation Performance ◽  
Linear Effect ◽  
Concentrate Supplementation ◽  
Grass Silage ◽  
Digestible Organic Matter

SummaryA total of 140 British Friesian cows in their second or later lactation and with a mean calving date of 27 October (s.D. 18 days) were used in a randomized-block experiment over a 3-year period. The experiment was designed to examine the effects of level of concentrate given during the winter period, in addition to ad libitum access to grass silage, on total lactation performance. The silage had a mean dry-matter content and digestible organic matter in the dry matter of 206 and 698 g/kg respectively and the mean inputs of concentrates on the five treatments were 0–64, 0–89, 1–14, 1–38 and 1·59 t/cow (treatments 1–5 respectively). Sixteen replicates per treatment were housed in individual stalls during the winter period in order to facilitate the measurement of silage intake and the remaining animals in each year were maintained as a single group.All animals in each year grazed together as a single group at pasture at a mean stocking rate of 6–0 cows/ha and without supplementary concentrates.Level of concentrate supplementation had a significant linear effect on the intake of silage dry matter with the relationship between total intake of silage dry matter over the winter period (kg, y) and concentrate dry matter input (kg, x) being described by equation (1)

scholarly journals Effects of light availability on leaf attributes and seedling growth of four tree species in tropical dry forest

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sachchidanand Tripathi ◽  
Rahul Bhadouria ◽  
Pratap Srivastava ◽  
Rajkumari S. Devi ◽  
Ravikant Chaturvedi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Relative Growth Rate ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Light Availability ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Tree Seedlings ◽  
Dry Matter Content ◽  
Light Conditions ◽  
Relative Growth ◽  
Mean Values

Abstract Background In tropical dry forests, variation in understory light availability due to season and canopy tree density could be a governing factor in establishment and growth of tree seedlings. Species with varying life history traits are expected to respond differentially to such heterogeneity. We investigated the response of seedlings of four tree species in a tropical day forest in relation to spatiotemporal variability of light. We attempt to explore the role of leaf attributes in explaining intra- and inter-specific variations in relative growth rate. Four study sites, each with three contrasting canopy conditions, were selected along a soil moisture gradient. Seedlings of four tree species (viz., Acacia catechu, Bridelia retusa, Lagerstroemia parviflora, and Shorea robusta), varying in life history traits, were monitored for seasonal variations in growth traits across canopy condition and sites for 2 years. Results We observed a larger variation in leaf attributes for pioneer species. A. catechu showed highest mean values for leaf dry matter content, leaf nitrogen concentration, leaf phosphorus concentration, net stomatal conductance, net photosynthetic rate, and relative growth rate in high light conditions. S. robusta and B. retusa demonstrated highest mean values for all the leaf attributes (except leaf dry matter content) in low light conditions. However, intermediate values for leaf attributes were observed in L. parviflora which preferred moderate light conditions. Conclusions Seasonal variations in light availability at the forest floor appear to play an important role in the establishment and growth of tree seedlings in seasonal dry forests. Leaf attributes can be used to explain intra- and inter-specific variation in response to light availability. Leaf attributes in combinations can be used to predict relative growth rate of tree species in tropical dry environment, which apart from soil moisture is also determined by light availability due to seasonal changes and canopy tree density.

Optimum harvest date of maize for biogas and silage purposes

2009 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-125
Author(s):  
G. Hadi
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Vegetation Period ◽  
Dry Mass ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Harvest Date ◽  
Dry Matter Content ◽  
Dry Matter Yield ◽  
Vegetative Organs

The dry matter and moisture contents of the aboveground vegetative organs and kernels of four maize hybrids were studied in Martonvásár at five harvest dates, with four replications per hybrid. The dry matter yield per hectare of the kernels and other plant organs were investigated in order to obtain data on the optimum date of harvest for the purposes of biogas and silage production.It was found that the dry mass of the aboveground vegetative organs, both individually and in total, did not increase after silking. During the last third of the ripening period, however, a significant reduction in the dry matter content was sometimes observed as a function of the length of the vegetation period. The data suggest that, with the exception of extreme weather conditions or an extremely long vegetation period, the maximum dry matter yield could be expected to range from 22–42%, depending on the vegetation period of the variety. The harvest date should be chosen to give a kernel moisture content of above 35% for biogas production and below 35% for silage production. In this phenophase most varieties mature when the stalks are still green, so it is unlikely that transport costs can be reduced by waiting for the vegetative mass to dry.

Persistence of modern varieties and hybrids of carrots and its dependence on the biochemical composition

2020 ◽  
pp. 16-19
Author(s):  
Е.В. Янченко
Keyword(s):  
Botrytis Cinerea ◽  
Sclerotinia Sclerotiorum ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Inverse Correlation ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
White Rot ◽  
Dry Matter Content ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Modern Varieties

Цель исследований – дать оценку сохраняемости и болезнеустойчивости современных сортов и гибридов моркови столовой и определить корреляционные зависимости влияния биохимических показателей качества на сохраняемость и степень поражения моркови столовой различными видами болезней в процессе хранения. Исследования проводились в 2011–2016 годах во ВНИИО – филиале ФГБНУ ФНЦО по общепринятым методикам. В биохимической лаборатории отдела земледелия и агрохимии содержание сухого вещества определяли высушиванием до абсолютно сухого веса, общего сахара – по Бертрану, аскорбиновой кислоты – по Мурри, нитраты – ионоселективным методом. При характеристике моркови столовой важнейший показатель, определяющий его качество – количество сухого вещества и сахаров. В процессе хранения были выявлены следующие болезни моркови: серая гниль (Botrytis cinerea Pers. ex Fr.), белая гниль (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.)), белая парша (Rhizoctonia carotae Rad.), альтернариоз (Alternaria radicina M., Dr. et E.). В большей степени сортообразцы моркови столовой поражались серой гнилью. Лучшими по сохраняемости сортообразцами были Корсар (94,6%), F1Берлин (94,5%), Берликум Роял (94,1%) и F1 Звезда (94%). Сохраняемость у зарубежных сортов и гибридов моркови столовой была немного выше, чем у отечественных (на 0,4%) как за счет меньшей величины убыли массы (6,3% против 6,4%), так и потерь от болезней (1,6% против 1,9%). Сохраняемость корнеплодов моркови находится в прямой корреляционной зависимости от содержания сухого вещества (r=+0,41), каротиноидов (r=+0,39), моносахаров (r­=+0,30) и суммы сахаров (r=+0,27). Проявление серой гнили находится в обратной корреляционной связи с содержанием сухого вещества и каротиноидов (r=-0,37 и r=-0,35 соответственно), белой парши – в прямой корреляции с содержанием сухого вещества , моносахаров и дисахаров (r= +0,21; r= +0,39; r= -0,41 соответственно), белой гнили в обратной корреляционной связи с содержанием сухого вещества, моносахаров и дисахаров. The purpose of the research is to assess the persistence and disease resistance of modern varieties and hybrids of carrots and to determine the correlation between the influence of biochemical quality indicators on the persistence and degree of damage to carrots by various types of diseases during storage. The research was conducted in 2011–2016 at ARRIVG – branch of FSBSI FSVC, according to generally accepted methods. In the biochemical laboratory of the Department of Agriculture and Agrochemistry, the dry matter content was determined by drying to absolutely dry weight, total sugar – by Bertran, ascorbic acid – by Murri, nitrates – by the ion-selective method. When describing carrots, the most important indicator that determines its quality is the amount of dry matter and sugars. During storage, the following diseases of carrots were detected: gray rot (Botrytis cinerea Pers. ex Fr.), white rot (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.), white scab (Rhizoctonia carotae Rad.), alternariasis (Alternaria radicina M., Dr. et E.). To a greater extent, varieties of table carrots were affected by gray rot. The best preserved varieties were Corsar (94.6%), F1 Berlin (94.5%), Berlicum Royal (94.1%) and F1 Zvezda (94%). The persistence of foreign varieties and hybrids of table carrots was slightly higher than that of domestic ones by 0.4%. both due to a smaller amount of weight loss (6.3% vs. 6.4%) and losses from diseases (1.6% vs. 1.9%). The persistence of carrot root crops is directly correlated with the content of dry matter (r=+0.41), carotenoids (r=+0.39), monosaccharides (r=+0.30) and the amount of sugars (r=+0.27). The manifestation of gray rot is in inverse correlation with the content of dry matter and carotenoids (r=-0.37 and r=-0.35, respectively), white scab is in direct correlation with the content of dry matter (r= +0.21; r= +0.39; r= –0.41, respectively), white rot is in inverse correlation with the content of dry matter, monosaccharides and disaccharides.

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