scholarly journals The effectiveness of highly siliceous rocks in the production of environmentally safe crop production

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (48) ◽  
pp. 22-22
Author(s):  
Olga Tsapkovskaya ◽  

The article presents the results of studying the influence of copper-contaminated soil (typical medium-loamy chernozem) on the ecological safety of grain and the yield of spring wheat when using high-silicate rock - diatomite as a detoxifier. It was found that when diatomite was introduced into soil contaminated with up to 4 MPC Cu at a dose of 5 t/ha, it completely blocked the negative impact of copper on the formation of spring wheat yield. Contamination of the soil with copper up to 10 MPC Cu was accompanied by its accumulation in the grain above the control by 8-35%. The introduction of diatomite into the soil helped to reduce its accumulation in products by 17-50%. Keywords: SOIL CONTAMINATION WITH COPPER, DIATOMITE, ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE PRODUCTS

Author(s):  
Н. А. Макаренко ◽  
В. І. Бондарь ◽  
Г. М. Борщ ◽  
А. В. Сальнікова

Проведено екотоксикологічну оцінку безпечностібіодобрива – продукту переробки гною у біогазовійустановці – за впливом на мікро- і мезофауну ґрунтута сільськогосподарські рослини. На основі отрима-них результатів було обґрунтовано екологобезпечнінорми застосування біодобрива в органічному вироб-ництві продукції рослинництва. Встановлено, щозастосування досліджуваного біодобрива позитивновпливає на урожайність сільськогосподарських куль-тур, а за умов дотримання екологобезпечних нормвнесення відсутній негативний вплив на агроеко-систему. An Eco toxicological assessment of the safety of biofertilizer was conducted – the influence of the product of the processing manure in biogas plant on the soil micro- and mesofauna and agricultural plants. Based on the results we have grounded the ecological safety rules of biofertilizers application in organic crop production. It was established that the use of studied biofertilizers affects positively the productivity of crops and if to subject to ecological safety standards of biofertilizers introduction there is no negative impact on agro-ecosystem.


1995 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Touré ◽  
D. J. Major ◽  
C. W. Lindwall

Increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases are expected to result in global warming which will affect crop production. Crop modelling is a useful tool for assessing the impact of climate change on crop production. The objective of this study was to select an appropriate model for climate change studies. Five simulation models, EPIC, CERES, Century, Sinclair and Stewart, were assessed using data from a long-term experiment begun in 1911 on a clay loam (Dark Brown Chernozem) soil at Lethbridge, AB. Yields predicted by the five models were compared with actual spring wheat yields in continuous wheat, fallow-wheat and fallow-wheat-wheat rotations. The EPIC model gave the best simulation results over all rotations and the most accurate predictions of mean yields during droughts. It was concluded that the EPIC model had the greatest potential for assessing the impact of climate change on wheat yield. The Stewart model was the most accurate for unfertilized continuous wheat and fallow-wheat. The Sinclair model was most accurate for fertilized fallow-wheat and CERES was the most accurate model for fertilized continuous wheat. The Century model simulated average yield accurately but did not account for year-to-year variability. Key words: Global warming, crop simulation, spring wheat yields


Author(s):  
V.I. Belyayev ◽  
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R.Ye. Prokopchuk ◽  
N.A. Butorov ◽  
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One of the promising directions for the development of crop production under present-day conditions is the im-provement of agricultural technologies of crop cultivation. Sowing is the most important technological operation; its quality largely determines the achievement of high yields. In this regard, the type of the seeding working body and the operating modes ofthe machine-tractor unitssignificantly affect the energy and agrotechnical characteristics of the sowing. As a result, it becomes necessary to substantiate the zonal parameters and operating modes of the sowing units taking into account the agronomic, technical and eco-nomic indices. The experiment was carried out on the farm of the OOO KKh “Zaytsev” in the Tyumentsevskiy District of the Altai Region. Based on the implementation of the field experiment using the planning of the experiment, a quantitative assessment of the effect of the speed opera-tional modes of the John Deere 730 and John Deere 1890 seeding units on the quality of spring wheat sowing, soil water regime and the yield was obtained. Each unit operat-ed at 4 levels of travel speeds. As a result, a technical and economic assessment of the compared sowing options was given. The results obtained will serve as the basis for substantiating the parameters and operating modes of the sowing units under operating conditions.


1987 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. HUCL ◽  
R. J. BAKER

Spring wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L.) representing a century of crop breeding effort were evaluated in three rain-fed environments to determine which yield-related traits have been altered over time. Plant height and the length of the vegetative growth phase were shortened during the pre-Thatcher era. Spikelet number has been reduced but kernel weight increased during the period of cultivar development discussed herein. Tiller production has changed little since the turn of the century while spike number has been reduced slightly in the post-Thatcher period. Harvest indices increased with the introduction of Thatcher, but neither that trait nor crop grain yield have undergone consistent improvements since the 1930s. A significant cultivar × environment interaction resulted from adverse environment having a greater negative impact on grain yield of the older cultivars Red Fife and Marquis relative to their descendents. HY320, representing a potential new market class (Canadian Prairie Spring), yielded 25% more than standard height cultivars due to a higher biological yield and harvest index. Crop and spike grain yields were associated with kernel number/spike (r = 0.78,0.75) and days to spike emergence (r = 0.50,0.55), suggesting that high grain yield in this material is a function of maturity-dependent kernel production. Future improvements in grain yield might result from selection for higher harvest index since the latter trait is positively correlated with yield (r = 0.63) but not associated with maturity (−0.17).Key words: Old cultivars, spring wheat, yield components, harvest index, cultivar × environment interaction


2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
pp. 1088-1095
Author(s):  
Guang LI ◽  
Yue LI ◽  
Gao-Bao HUANG ◽  
Zhu-Zhu LUO ◽  
Qi WANG ◽  
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2008 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 406 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. N. Otteson ◽  
M. Mergoum ◽  
J. K. Ransom ◽  
B. Schatz

Author(s):  
Vinayak Fasake ◽  
Nita Patil ◽  
Zoya Javed ◽  
Mansi Mishra ◽  
Gyan Tripathi ◽  
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: Nanobionics involves the improvement of plant or plant productivity using nanomaterials. Growth of a plant from a seed encompasses various factors which are directly or indirectly dependent upon the imbibition of micro and macro nutrients and vital elements from the soil. Since most of the nutrition is physiologically unavailable to the plants, it leads to mineral deficiencies in plant and mineral toxicity in soil. Either ways, it is not a favourable situation for the microcosom. The new era of nanotechnology offers a potential solution to the availability of the nutrients to the plants due to its unique chemical and physical properties of nanoparticles. Positive and negative impact of these nanoparticles on seed quality and plant growth varies according to the specific properties of nanoparticles. The present review is an attempt to summarize the impact of nanobionics in agriculture.


Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1240
Author(s):  
Peder K. Schmitz ◽  
Joel K. Ransom

Agronomic practices, such as planting date, seeding rate, and genotype, commonly influence hard red spring wheat (HRSW, Triticum aestivum L. emend. Thell.) production. Determining the agronomic optimum seeding rate (AOSR) of newly developed hybrids is needed as they respond to seeding rates differently from inbred cultivars. The objectives of this research were to determine the AOSR of new HRSW hybrids, how seeding rate alters their various yield components, and whether hybrids offer increased end-use quality, compared to conventional cultivars. The performance of two cultivars (inbreds) and five hybrids was evaluated in nine North Dakota environments at five seeding rates in 2019−2020. Responses to seeding rate for yield and protein yield differed among the genotypes. The AOSR ranged from 3.60 to 5.19 million seeds ha−1 and 2.22 to 3.89 million seeds ha−1 for yield and protein yield, respectively. The average AOSR for yield for the hybrids was similar to that of conventional cultivars. However, the maximum protein yield of the hybrids was achieved at 0.50 million seeds ha−1 less than that of the cultivars tested. The yield component that explained the greatest proportion of differences in yield as seeding rates varied was kernels spike−1 (r = 0.17 to 0.43). The end-use quality of the hybrids tested was not superior to that of the conventional cultivars, indicating that yield will likely be the determinant of the economic feasibility of any future released hybrids.


Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1295
Author(s):  
Ahossi Patrice Koua ◽  
Mirza Majid Baig ◽  
Benedict Chijioke Oyiga ◽  
Jens Léon ◽  
Agim Ballvora

Nitrogen (N) is a vital component of crop production. Wheat yield varies significantly under different soil available N. Knowing how wheat responds to or interacts with N to produce grains is essential in the selection of N use efficient cultivars. We assessed in this study variations among wheat genotypes for productivity-related traits under three cropping systems (CS), high-nitrogen with fungicide (HN-WF), high-nitrogen without fungicide (HN-NF) and low-nitrogen without fungicide (LN-NF) in the 2015, 2016 and 2017 seasons. ANOVA results showed genotypes, CS, and their interactions significantly affected agronomic traits. Grain yield (GY) increased with higher leaf chlorophyll content, importantly under CS without N and fungicide supply. Yellow rust disease reduced the GY by 20% and 28% in 2015 and 2016, respectively. Moreover, averaged over growing seasons, GY was increased by 23.78% under CS with N supply, while it was greatly increased, by 52.84%, under CS with both N and fungicide application, indicating a synergistic effect of N and fungicide on GY. Fungicide supply greatly improved the crop ability to accumulate N during grain filling, and hence the grain protein content. Recently released cultivars outperformed the older ones in most agronomic traits including GY. Genotype performance and stability analysis for GY production showed differences in their stability levels under the three CS. The synergistic effect of nitrogen and fungicide on grain yield (GY) and the differences in yield stability levels of recently released wheat cultivars across three CS found in this study suggest that resource use efficiency can be improved via cultivar selection for targeted CS.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Ye ◽  
Zhen Gao ◽  
Xiaohua Wu ◽  
Zhanyuan Lu ◽  
Cundong Li ◽  
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