scholarly journals Seed losses during the harvesting of oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) at on-farm scale

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (2s) ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Pari ◽  
A. Assirelli ◽  
A. Suardi ◽  
V. Civitarese ◽  
A. Del Giudice ◽  
...  

In the Italian environments, the rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) is subjected, at ripening, to a seed shattering causing significant losses that reduce the yield and increase the oilseed rape seedbank in the soil. Meteorological events and mechanical harvesting are the main factors affecting the extent of seed dispersal. Lacking the availability of works investigating the actual losses during the harvest at large scale, the Consiglio per la sperimentazione e la ricerca in agricoltura, Unità di ricerca per l’ingegneria agraria (CRA-ING) has conducted a study in order to determine the effective seed losses at on-farm scale. The amount of losses of two combine headers, traditional for wheat and specific for oilseed rape harvest, was compared. The rapeseed header had a hydraulic sliding cut-bar and two vertical electric blade on both sides in order to reduce the pulling and tearing action between the cut-off plants and those still standing. The seed losses were evaluated before and during the harvesting by using plastic trays placed on the ground within the crop rows. The trays were arranged in a layout allowing the estimation of the seed losses of three different sectors of the combine headers. The results have demonstrated that, at farm level, the use of a specific oilseed rape header adapted and optimized for the crop requirements allows to obtain a level of seed losses (0,97% of total production), below the values reported in literature. For rapeseed, the higher losses are localized at the final parts of the head, where the plants are strictly intertwined.

2012 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 453-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luigi Pari ◽  
Alberto Assirelli ◽  
Alessandro Suardi ◽  
Vincenzo Civitarese ◽  
Angelo Del Giudice ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (9) ◽  
pp. 1300-1311
Author(s):  
Bo Liu ◽  
Tao Ren ◽  
Jianwei Lu ◽  
Xiaokun Li ◽  
Rihuan Cong ◽  
...  

1998 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 930-936 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. M. Lee ◽  
Y. J. Lee ◽  
M. H. Lee ◽  
H. G. Nam ◽  
T. J. Cho ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (22) ◽  
pp. 8740
Author(s):  
Daria Chlebek ◽  
Artur Pinski ◽  
Joanna Żur ◽  
Justyna Michalska ◽  
Katarzyna Hupert-Kocurek

Endophytic bacteria hold tremendous potential for use as biocontrol agents. Our study aimed to investigate the biocontrol activity of Pseudomonas fluorescens BRZ63, a new endophyte of oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) against Rhizoctonia solani W70, Colletotrichum dematium K, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum K2291, and Fusarium avenaceum. In addition, features crucial for biocontrol, plant growth promotion, and colonization were assessed and linked with the genome sequences. The in vitro tests showed that BRZ63 significantly inhibited the mycelium growth of all tested pathogens and stimulated germination and growth of oilseed rape seedlings treated with fungal pathogens. The BRZ63 strain can benefit plants by producing biosurfactants, siderophores, indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase, and ammonia as well as phosphate solubilization. The abilities of exopolysaccharide production, autoaggregation, and biofilm formation additionally underline its potential to plant colonization and hence biocontrol. The effective colonization properties of the BRZ63 strain were confirmed by microscopy observations of EGFP-expressing cells colonizing the root surface and epidermal cells of Arabidopsis thaliana Col-0. Genome mining identified many genes related to the biocontrol process, such as transporters, siderophores, and other secondary metabolites. All analyses revealed that the BRZ63 strain is an excellent endophytic candidate for biocontrol of various plant pathogens and plant growth promotion.


Planta ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 221 (3) ◽  
pp. 328-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens Tilsner ◽  
Nina Kassner ◽  
Christine Struck ◽  
Gertrud Lohaus

1997 ◽  
Vol 150 (4) ◽  
pp. 414-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeroen A. Wilmer ◽  
Johannes P.F.G. Helsper ◽  
Linus H.W. van der Plas

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