scholarly journals Soil cover with rice husk, polyethylene and biodegradable film in bell pepper (Capsicum annum L.) cultivation

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Paulo Fortes Neto ◽  
Nara Lúcia Perondi Fortes ◽  
Elizabeth Da Costa Neves Fernandes de Almeida Duarte ◽  
Rita Do Amaral Fragoso
Keyword(s):  
Rice Husk ◽  
Soil Cover ◽  
Bell Pepper ◽  
Polyethylene Film ◽  
Biodegradable Film ◽  
Fruit Length ◽  
Pipe Line ◽  
Weed Infestation ◽  
Measured Flow ◽  
Red Latosol

A field trial regarding the effect of different types of soil cover on the characteristics of bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L. Yolo Wonder) fruit and incidence of weeds was conducted at the facilities of the Department of Agrarian Sciences (UNITAU), Taubaté -SP at 23º02'34" S and 45º31'02" W, with an average elevation of 577 m in a medium-textured dystrophic Yellow Red Latosol. The experimental design was a randomized block with five replicates and four treatments: 1) coat of rice husk (CRH); 2) black polyethylene film (BPF); 3) black biodegradable film (BBF); and 4) soil without cover (SWC), with five replicates. The treatments were distributed in flower beds with 1.2 m wide, 0.3 m high and 10 m long. Drip irrigation was placed on the surface of the beds, with a pipe line (dripping distance 0.4 m, measured flow rate of 1.67 L.h-1, service pressure of 1.6 kPa). Harvesting occurred 90 days after planting the seedlings, and the length, number and weight of the bell pepper fruits were determined. The weed plants in the plot were evaluated in five samples of 0.25 m2 randomly obtained per plot. The coverings had a significant effect on fruit length, number and weight, and black polyethylene film and biodegradable film obtained better results, compared to the coat of rice husk and soil without cover. In the coverings with polyethylene film and biodegradable film, the fruit length was above 12 cm, the number of fruit exceeded 10 fruit per plant and the weight of the fruit was superior to 1 kg per plant. Polyethylene film and biodegradable film reduced weed infestation by 75.4% on average when compared to soil without cover. It can be concluded that the biodegradable film presented the same efficiency as the polyethylene film as regards the productivity of the pepper crop and the reduction of weeds.

scholarly journals Synthesis of biodegradable films obtained from rice husk and sugarcane bagasse to be used as food packaging material

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 506-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Himanshu Gupta ◽  
Harish Kumar ◽  
Mohit Kumar ◽  
Avneesh Kumar Gehlaut ◽  
Ankur Gaur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Sugarcane Bagasse ◽  
Rice Husk ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Packaging Material ◽  
Biodegradable Films ◽  
Biodegradable Film ◽  
Biocomposite Film ◽  
Biopolymer Film ◽  
Lignocellulose Biomass

The current study stresses on the reuse of waste lignocellulose biomass (rice husk and sugarcane bagasse) for the synthesis of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and further conversion of this CMC into a biodegradable film. Addition of commercial starch was done to form biodegradable film due to its capacity to form a continuous matrix. Plasticizers such as Glycerol and citric acid were used to provide flexibility and strength to the film. Biopolymer film obtained from sugarcane bagasse CMC showed maximum tensile strength and elongation in comparison to the film synthesized from commercial CMC and CMC obtained from rice husk. It has been observed that an increase in sodium glycolate/NaCl content in CMC imposed an adverse effect on tensile strength. Opacity, moisture content, and solubility of the film increased with a rise in the degree of substitution of CMC. Therefore, CMC obtained from sugarcane bagasse was better candidate in preparing biopolymer/biocomposite film.

scholarly journals Biodegradable mulch controls weeds and increases water use efficiency in lettuce crops

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 330-334
Author(s):  
Agnaldo Roberto de J Freitas ◽  
Francisco Claudio L de Freitas ◽  
Caetano Marciano de Souza ◽  
Fabio T Delazari ◽  
Paulo Geraldo Berger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Temperature ◽  
Water Use Efficiency ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Soil Cover ◽  
Polyethylene Film ◽  
Water Volume ◽  
Recycled Paper ◽  
Biodegradable Mulch ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Weed Removal

ABSTRACT Vegetable cultivation requires high water use and weed control. Soil cover using recycled paper, can be an alternative to polyethylene film to reduce weed incidence, soil temperature and increase water use efficiency beyond reduces costs and environmental pollutions. The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of biodegradable mulch in weed management and water use efficiency (WUE) in lettuce crop. The treatments were composed of brown recycled paper (RP), black polyethylene film (PF) and soil without cover with weed removal (WR) and without weed removal (WW). RP and PF were efficient to control weeds. The soil temperature with RP was 8.2 and 2.1ºC lower than with PF and WR, respectively. The lettuce yield with RP was 14.5 and 28.3% higher than WR, and with PF, respectively. The water volume applied with RP was 26.5% lower, and WUE was 55.6% higher compared to WR. Soil cover with recycled paper controlled weeds, reduced soil temperature and water consumption and increased yield and water use efficiency in lettuce crop.

scholarly journals Development and production of sugarcane under different levels straw after four years of cultivation

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 2957 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gisele Silva de Aquino ◽  
Cristiane De Conti Medina ◽  
Ana Carolina Benitez Cunha ◽  
Deise Akemi Omori Kussaba ◽  
Jaime Higino dos Santos Junior ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Cover ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Electric Energy ◽  
Soil Surface ◽  
Total Removal ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Stalk Diameter ◽  
Final Yield ◽  
Red Latosol ◽  
Different Levels

Environmental constraints, labour shortages and the search for greater efficiency have induced the mechanisation of sugarcane harvesting, providing a large amount of straw in the system, which provides benefits to the soil, the crop and the environment. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of the removal of different amounts of straw from the soil surface on the development and productivity of sugarcane in eutrophic Red Latosol. The experiment was conducted in an area belonging to the Usina in Bandeirantes, PR, using a randomised block design with four replications. The effects of six treatments (0, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100% of straw and sugarcane) were evaluated after four years of cultivation on the LAI (leaf area index), tillering, diameter, length and fresh mass of the stalks, in five periods: 60, 120, 180, 240 and 370 days after harvest (DAC). The results were submitted to analysis of variance and the means compared by Tukey’s test. The straw on the soil surface provided benefits to the development and productivity of sugarcane. The management of sugarcane burning, total removal of the straw (0% of soil cover) or 75% of straw resulted in a lower IAF and stalk diameter and a 37% decrease in final yield under conditions of water deficiency. The maintenance of 50% of straw is sufficient to favour the development and to provide greater productivity of the sugarcane, as it is possible to use the 50% surplus of the field for the production of ethanol of second generation or electric energy, without damage to the productivity of the culture.

scholarly journals Sowing depth of annual ryegrass seed on different substrates as a vigor test

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-204
Author(s):  
Roberto Caetano de Oliveira ◽  
Carlos Eduardo da Silva Pedroso ◽  
Vanessa Nogueira Soares ◽  
Lílian Madruga de Tunes ◽  
Géri Eduardo Meneghello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rice Husk ◽  
Soil Cover ◽  
Seedling Emergence ◽  
Accelerated Aging ◽  
Annual Ryegrass ◽  
Coconut Fiber ◽  
Sowing Depth ◽  
Physiological Quality ◽  
Forage Utilization

Abstract: Annual ryegrass seeds having low physiological quality can lead to the formation of pastures with undesirable plant stands for soil cover and forage utilization pastures. Thus, the objective of this study was proposing a vigor test to classify annual ryegrass seeds. For that, different sowing depths (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 and 3.0 cm) over three substrates (sand, coconut fiber, and carbonized rice husk) were tested to differentiate the physiological quality of four seed lots of annual ryegrass cv. BRS Ponteio having similarities in germination and moisture. The seed lots were classified according to vigor through the field seedling emergence (FSE), 1,000-seeds weight, saturated salt accelerated aging, and germination first count. The 2.5 cm of sand sowing depth and 3.0 cm of coconut fiber sowing depth provided separation of seed lots in similar groups of those reported to FSE test through the seedling emergence and speed of seedling emergence tests.

Technical feasibility of geotextile fabric in bell pepper production under different irrigation levels

Gaia Scientia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sílvio Serafim de Oliveira ◽  
Marcelo Cavalcante ◽  
José Anderson Soares Barros
Keyword(s):  
Water Level ◽  
Soil Cover ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Bell Pepper ◽  
Plant Performance ◽  
Solid Residue ◽  
Water Treatment Plants ◽  
Maximum Water ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Irrigation Levels

The Soiltain® DW geotextile fabric, used in water treatment plants, has a service life of three months, presenting itself as a solid residue, whose characteristics provide high strength and longevity, and can be an alternative mulching product in agriculture. This research aimed to evaluate the technical viability of geotextile fabric and mulching (synthetic and organic) in the production of bell pepper, Kolima F1 cultivar, under three irrigation levels. The experiment was carried out in Arapiraca, Alagoas – Brazil, in subdivided plots, with three irrigation levels in the main plots (60, 100 and 150% ETc) and four mulches in subplots (geotextile blanket, uncovered soil, white and organic mulching), with five replicates. Four evaluation cycles were carried out between 10/2019 and 03/2020. In general, agronomic variables were influenced by irrigation levels and mulching. Soil temperature was the variable that most negatively influenced plants, while white mulching associated the 150% ETc water level reduced plant performance. Geotextile blanket showed maximum water use efficiency (average 28.8 kg m-3), average productivity (52.2 Mg ha-1) and higher profitability (R$ 180.33), being a solid residue soil cover alternative, which must be associated with a 100% Etc water level.

scholarly journals MANEJO DA PALHADA E ADUBAÇÃO NA PRODUÇÃO DA SOJA E COBERTURA DO SOLO

Nativa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 506
Author(s):  
Jorge Wilson Cortez ◽  
Carlos Eduardo Angeli Furlani ◽  
Rouverson Pereira da Silva ◽  
Salvio Napoleão Soares Arcoverde
Keyword(s):  
Soil Cover ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Dry Mass ◽  
Longitudinal Distribution ◽  
Growth Stages ◽  
Straw Management ◽  
Soybean Production ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Red Latosol ◽  
Stand Height

Diversos fatores podem interferir no desenvolvimento da cultura da soja, dentre os quais pode-se citar o manejo de restos culturais e o método de aplicação do adubo. Assim, objetivou-se avaliar os equipamentos de manejo da palhada (rolo-faca, triturador de palhas e roçadora) e sistemas de adubação (em pré-semeadura e na semeadura), na produção da soja e cobertura do solo. O experimento foi conduzido em Latossolo Vermelho utilizando-se um esquema fatorial 2 x 3 em blocos casualizados com quatro repetições. Foram avaliados: estande inicial e final, distribuição longitudinal, altura de planta e inserção da primeira vagem, número de vagens por planta e número de grãos por vagem, massa de 100 grãos e produtividade além da porcentagem de cobertura do solo e biomassa seca no solo. Os sistemas de manejo da palhada, individualmente, influenciaram as variáveis: estande, altura de inserção da primeira vagem e número de vagens por planta. A interação manejo da palhada e adubação, seja na semeadura ou pré-semeadura, não influenciaram a produtividade da soja. A cobertura do solo foi maior para o tratamento com rolo-faca com adubação em pré-semeadura. A massa seca no solo foi maior após manejo para o triturador na adubação em pré-semeadura.Palavras-chave: resíduos agrícolas; desenvolvimento de cultura; uniformidade de distribuição. STRAW MANAGEMENT AND FERTILIZATION IN SOYBEAN PRODUCTION AND SOIL COVER ABSTRACT: Several factors can interfere in the development of the soybean crop, among which we can mention the management of cultural remains and the method of applying the fertilizer. The objective of this study was to evaluate straw management equipment (knife roller, rotary mower and straw crusher) and fertilization systems (before sowing and sowing), soybean production and soil cover. The experiment was conducted in Red Latosol using a 2 x 3 factorial randomized block design with four replicates. The initial and final stand, longitudinal distribution, plant height and insertion of the first pod, number of pods per plant and number of grains per pod, mass of 100 grains and yield in addition to the percentage of soil cover and dry biomass in the soil . The straw management systems, individually, influenced the variables: stand, height of insertion of the first pod and number of pods per plant. The interaction between straw management and fertilization, whether at sowing or before sowing, did not influence soybean yield. Soil cover was higher for the treatment with a knife roller with fertilization in pre-sowing. The dry mass in the soil was higher after handling to the straw crusher in the before seeding fertilization.Keywords: agricultural wastes; growth stages; distribution uniformity.

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