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... Biochar, an environmentally friendly soil amendment, is created via a series of thermochemical processes from carbon-rich organic matter. The biochar addition enhances soil characteristics dramatically and increases crop growth and yields. However, the mechanism by which biochar improves plant lodging resistance, which is heavily influenced by cell walls, remains unknown. Three rice cultivars were ...
... Biochar aging affects the stability of soil carbon. Analyzing the effect of biochar on soil organic carbon (SOC) forms and their relations with microbial community assembly and carbon metabolism with time is helpful for soil carbon sequestration (by adapting the farm management approach). Four treatments with no, low, medium, and high biochar application rates (0 %, 1 %, 2 %, and 4 % of the total ...
... The growth-promoting ability with the organic fertilizers especially humic substance-based products, it has caused their use to be considered. This research aimed to investigate the effect of foliar application of humic and fulvic acids on essential oil compositions and antioxidant activity of yarrow (Achillea millefolium L.) based on Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and calculating the selectio ...
applicationrate, etc ; landscapes; precision agriculture; sprayers; travel; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Agricultural sprayers are utilized in applying pesticides to control pests and diseases in crops. The increase in machine size and a better control system have been associated with increased productivity, improved efficiency and minimized the impact of the chemical on the environment. However, wider booms may contribute to application error due to the difference in speed between the inner and oute ...
applicationrate, etc ; agrochemicals; air transportation; economic feasibility; unmanned aerial vehicles; Show all 5 Subjects
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... The calculation of aircraft cost is stated necessary to assess the economic feasibility of their operation, as well as in agriculture, the possibility of acquiring new ones, and to justify air transportation tariffs. (Research purpose) The research purpose is to substantiate the methodology and calculate the prime cost of using BAS-137 VIM unmanned aerial system for the application of pesticides, ...
applicationrate, etc ; absorbance; dyes; light emitting diodes; prototypes; spectrophotometers; sprayers; Show all 7 Subjects
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... HighlightsA novel optical sensor system was developed to accurately measure simulated chemical (water with dye) flow rates observed with direct nozzle injection systems for agricultural sprayers.The average error in chemical flow rate estimates was only 2% across a typical range of injection rates.The prototype optical sensor system was capable of detecting dye dilutions to a level of 1:150,000.Ab ...
applicationrate, etc ; biochar; environment; enzymes; grain yield; keystone species; wheat; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Biochar application has widely been used to improve crop yield, but its effectiveness is uncertain. Soil microbial communities may play critical roles, but we lack experimental evidences on the relationships between these communities and crop yield following biochar application. Here, we used cooccurrence networks to demonstrate the importance of ecological clusters (cooccurring taxa of soil micro ...
applicationrate, etc ; center pivot irrigation; energy; water; water use efficiency; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Design strategies to enhance modern irrigation practices, reduce energy consumption, and improve water use efficiency and crop yields are fundamental for sustainability. Concerning Center-Pivot Irrigation Systems, different design procedures aimed at optimizing water use efficiency have been proposed. Recently, following a gradually decreasing sprinkler spacing along the pivot lateral with constan ...
applicationrate, etc ; agriculture; droplet size; droplets; kinetic energy; models; particle size; Show all 7 Subjects
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... The characteristics of spray droplets are important for calculating the hydraulic performance of sprinklers. In order to evaluate the effects of working pressure and nozzle diameter on the near ground droplet characteristics of the Nelson R33 sprinkler, an experiment was conducted to test the droplet size and velocity by using a two-dimensional video disdrometer (2DVD). Based on the water applicat ...
applicationrate, etc ; agriculture; droplet size; droplets; kinetic energy; soil; sprinkler irrigation; Show all 7 Subjects
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... HighlightsExperiments were conducted to investigate the hydraulic performance of the solid-set rotating sprinkler.The effects of nozzle shape and working pressure on the droplet characteristics and kinetic energy of the rotating sprinkler were analyzed.The circular nozzle has a large wetting radius and large droplet size.Use of a non-circular nozzle could result in higher irrigation uniformity and ...
applicationrate, etc ; Lobesia botrana; adjuvants; contact angle; liquids; methoxyfenozide; spinosad; surface tension; Iran; Show all 9 Subjects
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... The study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of a multi‐functional adjuvant on the field efficacy of two insecticides, methoxyfenozide (SC24%) and spinosad (SC24%), against Lobesia botrana in Iran. The efficacy was evaluated from the experimental plots at 3, 7, 14 and 21 days after treatment. Our results indicated that the adjuvant was able to enhance the efficacy of both methoxyfenozide and s ...
Kumuduni N. Palansooriya; Jie Li; Pavani D. Dissanayake; Manu Suvarna; Lanyu Li; Xiangzhou Yuan; Binoy Sarkar; Daniel C. W. Tsang; Jörg Rinklebe; Xiaonan Wang; Yong Sik Ok
applicationrate, etc ; biochar; heavy metals; nitrogen content; polluted soils; prediction; remediation; waste management; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Biochar application is a promising strategy for the remediation of contaminated soil, while ensuring sustainable waste management. Biochar remediation of heavy metal (HM)-contaminated soil primarily depends on the properties of the soil, biochar, and HM. The optimum conditions for HM immobilization in biochar-amended soils are site-specific and vary among studies. Therefore, a generalized approach ...
applicationrate, etc ; agricultural land; groundwater; microplastics; pollution; runoff; sewage; sewage sludge; wastewater treatment; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Wastewater treatment plants (WwTPs) remove microplastics (MPs) from municipal sewage flow, with the resulting bulk of MPs being concentrated within generated sewage sludge which is frequently recycled back onto agricultural land as accepted practice in many European countries as a sustainable fertiliser resource. This circular process means that MPs successfully removed from WwTPs are deposited in ...
applicationrate, etc ; biochar; community structure; environmental management; mineral fertilizers; paddies; paddy soils; phosphorus; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Biochar is a promising novel material for mitigating phosphorus (P) loss and enhancing P retention in chemical-amended agricultural soils. However, the optimal application rate for aforesaid effectiveness and potential drivers of the process are not well understood. Herein, a column-based pot experiment was carried out to investigate how and to what extent reed-biochar is effective in positively t ...
José L. C. Santos-Júnior; Carlos G. Raetano; Fernando K. de Carvalho; Pedro J. Ferreira-Filho; Júlio C. Guerreiro; Samuel Ferrari; Vagner Nascimento; Rafael S. Tomaz; Agatha S. Argioli; Evandro P. Prado
applicationrate, etc ; Pentatomidae; canopy; dyes; insecticide application; insecticides; soybeans; spray deposition; spray volume; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Stink bugs are economically important pests in soybean crops, affecting yield as well as the physiological and sanitary quality of grains or seeds. The present study aimed to assess the spray deposition into soybean canopy, stink bug control, and soybean yield as affected by insecticide application rate. Field experiments were carried out evaluating the variations of 60, 110, 160 and 210 L ha⁻¹ ap ...
applicationrate, etc ; Actinobacteria; Firmicutes; Proteobacteria; antibiotic resistance; bioavailability; biochar; composts; ecotoxicology; horizontal gene transfer; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Heavy metals (HMs) contamination raises the expression of antibiotic resistance (AR) in bacteria through co-selection. Biochar application in composting improves the effectiveness of composting and the quality of compost. This improvement includes the elimination and reduction of antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs). The use of biochar in contaminated soils reduces the bioaccessibility and bioavailab ...
applicationrate, etc ; altitude; lawns and turf; liquids; meadows; models; mountains; soil fertility; wind erosion; Show all 9 Subjects
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... It was shown that the constant use of mountain meadows and pastures leads to soil depletion and deterioration. Liquid microorganisms-based biologies are considered to contribute to the soil fertility restoration. It has been revealed that there is a lack of serial samples of small-sized maneuverable machines for small contour areas, which could superficially apply solutions of biologies to mountai ...
applicationrate, etc ; agricultural extension; models; pesticide use reduction; pesticides; rice; surveys; sustainable agriculture; China; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Pesticide overuse has resulted in serious ecological problems. Agricultural extension services play a key role in influencing farmers’ pesticide use. China has the world's largest public agricultural extension system, which has experienced a twisting path of reforms over the past four decades. However, there is little empirical evidence regarding the effects of agricultural extension services in t ...
applicationrate, etc ; agronomy; crop yield; labor; meta-analysis; soil organic matter; temperature; urea; China; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Application of coated controlled‐release urea (CRU) has been widely recognized as an effective measure to improve crop yield while alleviating N fertilizer–induced environmental consequences. However, the overall effect of CRU on crop yield across field sites remains uncertain, especially for CRU applied at a reduced rate and frequency or blended with urea. Here, we applied a meta‐analysis approac ...
applicationrate, etc ; agronomy; glyphosate; irrigation; lysimeters; rain; risk; soil profiles; soil water; temperature; water pollution; Show all 11 Subjects
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... Leaching of glyphosate and AMPA as affected by the time elapsed between the spraying and first leaching event was studied on large-scale lysimeters in a two-year study. The leaching events were induced by irrigation interventions able to deliver 336 L, equivalent to a rainfall of 40 mm. Four groups of three lysimeters were randomly selected between the 12 lysimeters available. They were irrigated ...