Sugarcane and Pine Biochar as Amendments for Greenhouse Growing Media for the Production of Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Seedlings

Louisiana sugarcane farmers in 2016 harvested 11.7 million Mg of millable sugarcane from 163,000 ha, producing 1.47 million Mg of raw sugar and an estimated 3.5 million Mg of bagasse. Even though Louisiana sugar mills use 80% to 90% of the bagasse for fuel production, another 350,000 to 700,000 Mg of bagasse accumulates each year. The conversion of the excess bagasse into biochar is one solution to reduce the excess supply. Research was conducted to determine the impact of sugarcane biochar as an amendment to soilless planting media for the production of green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) seedlings. Sugarcane bagasse biochar (SBB) and pine biochar (PB) were each combined by volume with a commercial certified organic soilless growing media into 5 combinations (0%:100%, 25%:75%, 50%:50%, 75%:25%, and 100%:0%, biochars and growing media, respectively). Green bean variety ‘Bowie’ seeds were planted in each of the different planting mixtures. The particle size distribution for the two biochars are in stark contrast to each other with the PB particle median, mean, geometric mean, and mode much greater than those of the SBB. As amendments to the soilless greenhouse growing media, the biochars (SBB and PB) functioned very well, especially at the 25% and 75% levels. The 100% SBB performed as well as the 100% commercial soilless growing media and slightly better than the 100% PB when comparing seedling fresh and dry weights. The 100% PB is not recommended as a soilless growing media even with the supplemental fertilizer used in these experiments. These results indicate that the volume of a standard soilless greenhouse growing media can be successfully extended by adding 25% to 75% SBB and PB without reducing bean seedling growth. Future research is needed to evaluate these biochars for the production of additional plant species.

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Sugarcane Biochar as an Amendment for Greenhouse Growing Media for the Production of Cucurbit Seedlings

Journal of Agricultural Science ◽

10.5539/jas.v10n2p104 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 104 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Charles L. Webber III ◽

Paul M. White Jr ◽

Douglas J. Spaunhorst ◽

Isabel M. Lima ◽

Eric C. Petrie

Keyword(s):

Plant Species ◽

High Water ◽

Future Research ◽

Seedling Production ◽

Growing Media ◽

Heating Value ◽

Raw Sugar ◽

Certified Organic ◽

The Impact ◽

Bagasse Biochar

Louisiana sugarcane farmers in 2016 harvested 11.7 million Mg millable sugarcane from 163,000 ha, producing 1.47 million Mg of raw sugar and an estimated 3.5 million Mg of bagasse. Even though Louisiana sugar mills use 80 to 90% of the bagasse for fuel production, another 350,000 to 700,000 Mg of bagasse accumulates each year. The conversion of the excess bagasse into biochar is an excellent option with numerous uses. Research was conducted to determine the impact of sugarcane biochar as an amendment to soilless planting media for the production of cucurbit seedlings. Two biochars were combined by volume with a commercial certified organic soilless growing media into 5 combinations (0%:100%, 25%:75%, 50%:50%, 75%:25%, and 100%:0%, biochars and growing media, respectively). Squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) var. ‘Enterprise’ and cantaloupe (Cucumis melo L.) var. ‘Magnum .45’ were planted in each of the 5 different planting mixtures. The higher heating value (HHV), lower heating value (LHV), and fixed carbon (FixC) were greater for the standard bagasse biochar (SBB), therefore, making it more valuable as a potential fuel source than the pneumatic bagasse biochar (PBB). All of the biochar mixture combinations compared favorably to the commercial media with low bulk densities (0.11 to 0.14 g cm-3) and high water holding capacities (80-87%). In respect to seedling production, the biochars (SBB and PBB) performed well, especially at the 25 and 50% levels for both plant species. The squash seedlings responded better at the 75% level than the cantaloupe seedlings, which reflect differences in nutrient requirements. The 100% biochar growing media are not recommended because both plant species often had a decrease in organic matter. These results indicate that the volume of a standard soilless greenhouse growing media can be successfully extended by adding 25 to 50% sugarcane biochar without a reduction in squash and cantaloupe seedling production. Future research should investigate the impact of additional plant species, as well as different biochar sources on seedling production.

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Evaluation of hydrated extract of phaseolus Vulgaris L. (bean plant) on hypoglycemia and hypolipidemic in streptozotocin-induced diabetic albino Wistar rats

International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences ◽

10.26452/ijrps.v10i4.1757 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 3704-3710

Author(s):

Helisha Ruth Obonyo ◽

Senthemarai Selvi V

Keyword(s):

Phaseolus Vulgaris ◽

Blood Serum ◽

Common Bean ◽

Low Density Lipoprotein ◽

Density Lipoprotein ◽

Diabetic Rats ◽

Low Density ◽

Phaseolus Vulgaris L ◽

Reference Drug ◽

The Impact

The current research was intended to comprehend hypoglycemic and anti-lipidaemic exercises of hydrated common bean (phaseolus Vulgaris L.) seed extracts on streptozotocin-induced diabetic albino rats. At a set portion fluctuate of 100, 200,300 mg/kg body weight of common bean extracts was orally directed as one portion for every day to polygenic disorder rats for a measure of thirty days. The impact of P.vulgaris L. on hypoglycemic, glycosylated hemoprotein (HbA1c) and blood serum lipid profile (Total cholesterin), Triglyceride (TG), very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), High-density lipoprotein (HDL)) in plasma were estimated in the regular and diabetic induced rat. The outcomes demonstrated that quick glucose,serum TC, TG, LDL, VLDL, levels were significantly (p<0.05) attenuate, while blood serum HDL, the level was extensively (p<0.05) upgraded inside the diabetic rats. The inconclusive amount of pace of 300 mg/kg is more reasonable than that of a hundred mg/kg. Our examination so shows that Phaseolus vulgaris L has a powerful adversary to diabetic and anti-lipidaemic impacts on streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats, and results were comparable to reference drug glibenclamide.

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Analysis and prediction of greenhouse green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production in a Mediterranean climate

Biosystems Engineering ◽

10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2008.02.006 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 100 (1) ◽

pp. 86-95 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

J.C. López ◽

A. Baille ◽

S. Bonachela ◽

J. Pérez-Parra

Keyword(s):

Phaseolus Vulgaris ◽

Mediterranean Climate ◽

Green Bean ◽

Phaseolus Vulgaris L

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Classification of Some Esterases of the Green Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

Journal of Food Science ◽

10.1111/j.1365-2621.1969.tb10343.x ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 34 (3) ◽

pp. 283-286 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

TERYL B. PUTNAM ◽

M. W. MONTGOMERY

Keyword(s):

Phaseolus Vulgaris ◽

Green Bean ◽

Phaseolus Vulgaris L

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Impact of common bacterial blight on the yield, seed weight and seed discoloration of different market classes of dry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

Canadian Journal of Plant Science ◽

10.4141/cjps-2014-399 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 95 (4) ◽

pp. 703-710 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

J. G. Boersma ◽

A. Hou ◽

C. L. Gillard ◽

K. B. McRae ◽

R. L. Conner

Keyword(s):

Phaseolus Vulgaris ◽

Seed Weight ◽

Bacterial Blight ◽

Common Bacterial Blight ◽

Yield Losses ◽

Dry Beans ◽

Phaseolus Vulgaris L ◽

Navy Bean ◽

Navy Beans ◽

The Impact

Boersma, J. G., Hou, A., Gillard, C. L., McRae, K. B. and Conner, R. L. 2015. Impact of common bacterial blight on the yield, seed weight and seed discoloration of different market classes of dry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Can. J. Plant Sci. 95: 703–710. Common bacterial blight (CBB) is a seed-borne disease of dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), causing significant economic loss to growers due to reductions in seed yield and quality and the need to annually purchase disease-free seed. Over the past decade a number of breeding lines and cultivars with resistance to CBB have been developed in several bean market classes including navy, black and cranberry beans. A comparison of three susceptible navy bean cultivars and seven resistant navy, three black and one cranberry bean entries in Manitoba revealed that most resistant navy and black bean lines had significantly reduced the incidence of leaf symptoms and their mean yield losses were reduced to less than 17%, while those of the susceptible lines were as high as 36% under severe disease pressure. Only the weakly resistant navy bean cultivar HR67 and the cranberry bean line F4GR1 failed to substantially reduce CBB symptoms or show a yield advantage. The Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) marker PVctt001 in combination with Sequence Characterized Amplified Region (SCAR) marker SU91 was associated with a low incidence of CBB symptoms and a reduced yield loss in five navy bean lines, but not in the cranberry bean line F4GR1. Disease symptoms on the pods in the resistant black and navy beans and seed discoloration of navy beans caused by CBB were also significantly reduced by resistance. Seed weights were reduced by 2.1–4.7% in the susceptible cultivars, but there was only a slight or no decrease or no effect on the seed weight of the CBB-resistant lines and cultivars. Generally the magnitude of the reductions in yield was much greater than the impact on seed weight, which suggests that yield losses were caused by a combination of reduced seed weight and the number of seeds per plant.

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Kinetics of Frozen Stored Green Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Quality Changes: Texture, Vitamin C, Reducing Sugars, and Starch

Journal of Food Science ◽

10.1111/j.1365-2621.2003.tb05752.x ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 68 (7) ◽

pp. 2232-2237 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

R.C. Martins ◽

C.L.M. Silva

Keyword(s):

Phaseolus Vulgaris ◽

Vitamin C ◽

Reducing Sugars ◽

Green Bean ◽

Quality Changes ◽

Phaseolus Vulgaris L ◽

Kinetics Of

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International trade of organic food: Evidence of US imports

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems ◽

10.1017/s1742170512000191 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 28 (3) ◽

pp. 255-262 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Lydia Oberholtzer ◽

Carolyn Dimitri ◽

Edward C. Jaenicke

Keyword(s):

Consumer Preferences ◽

Organic Food ◽

Future Research ◽

Short Supply ◽

Heckman Model ◽

Organic Products ◽

The Usa ◽

Certified Organic ◽

Food Sales ◽

The Impact

AbstractOver the past decade, organic food sales and farmland have grown rapidly worldwide. As the US market for organic food has expanded, anecdotal evidence indicates that imports of organic food have increased. US organic handlers may be importing to meet consumer demand for out-of-season products, as well as products not grown domestically. Handlers may also be importing organic products that are in short supply or to reduce input costs. This paper provides the first examination of imports of organic products into the USA. Data from a national survey of certified organic handlers in 2007 are used to examine the extent, types and origins of imported organic commodities. A Heckman model is employed to investigate the factors that influence an organic handler's decision to import organic products, and the level at which organic handlers import a product. Summary results show that while many of the products being imported into the USA are those that cannot be produced domestically, such as coffee and tropical fruits, some oft-imported commodities are those that can be produced in the USA, such as soybeans, wheat, barley and berries. The summary results also show that organic handlers are procuring almost a half of their imported products from a few countries, including Canada, China, Mexico, Brazil and Indonesia. In the econometric analysis, we found those handlers prioritizing local suppliers negatively affected the facility's decision to import products. The use of a social label, such as Fair Trade, positively affected a handler's decision to import. The size of organic sales was important to both the decision to import and the share imported, with larger firms more likely to import and smaller firms less likely to import. However, once a smaller firm had decided to import, they imported a larger share. Finally, our analysis found that experiencing limited supplies or prioritizing price with suppliers did not influence a handler's decision to import products. Based on the findings, we suggest future research avenues, including studies that address consumer preferences and the impact of increased imports on domestic organic farms.

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