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Precise irrigation water and nitrogen management improve water and nitrogen use efficiencies under conservation agriculture in the maize-wheat systems

Mahesh Gathala ML JAT (2023)

A 3-year field experiment was setup to address the threat of underground water depletion and sustainability of agrifood systems. Subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) system combined with nitrogen management under conservation agriculture-based (CA) maize-wheat system (MWS) effects on crop yields, irrigation water productivity (WPi), nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and profitability. Grain yields of maize, wheat, and MWS in the SDI with 100% recommended N were significantly higher by 15.8%, 5.2% and 11.2%, respectively, than conventional furrow/flood irrigation (CT-FI) system. System irrigation water savings (~ 55%) and the mean WPi were higher in maize, wheat, and MWS under the SDI than CT-FI system. There was saving of 25% of fertilizer N in maize and MWS whereas no saving of N was observed in wheat. Net returns from MWS were significantly higher (USD 265) under SDI with 100% N (with no subsidy) than CT-FI system despite with higher cost of production. The net returns were increased by 47% when considering a subsidy of 80% on laying SDI system. Our results showed a great potential of complementing CA with SDI and N management to maximize productivity, NUE, and WPi, which may be economically beneficial and environmentally sound in MWS in Trans-IGP of South Asia.

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Subsurface Drip Irrigation Nitrogen Management Irrigation Water Productivity Water Savings CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA IRRIGATION WATER NITROGEN-USE EFFICIENCY CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE MAIZE WHEAT

Remoción de macronutrientes en el tratamiento de aguas residuales porcícolas

Macronutrients removal in the treatment of swine wastewater

VIOLETA ERENDIRA ESCALANTE ESTRADA MARCO ANTONIO GARZON ZUÑIGA SERGIO VALLE CERVANTES (2012)

Se presentan los resultados de una comparación realizada entre los procesos biológicos más utilizados para el tratamiento de efluentes porcícolas. Estos procesos son: digestores anaerobios, reactor anaerobio de flujo ascendentes, filtros anaerobios, reactor secuencial en lote, sistemas lagunares y biofiltros. Se concluye que una buena opción de tratamiento podría ser un sistema combinado de filtros sumergidos anaerobios con filtro percolador aireado, ya que los filtros anaerobios requieren un menor tiempo de retención hidráulico para la reducción de la materia orgánica y por otra parte, los biofiltros aerados pueden alcanzar eficiencias de remoción de nitrógeno mayores a las de otros sistemas (lagunas, variantes de lodos activados, etcétera). Sin embargo, aunque existen algunos estudios sobre el seguimiento de los mecanismos para la remoción de nitrógeno en biofiltros, se requiere realizar estudios adicionales al respecto. Se propone que una posible estrategia sería estudiando el efecto de la relación C/N y de la tasa aireación en estos sistemas de tratamiento.

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Efluentes industriales Porcinos Tratamiento de aguas residuales Nitrógeno INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA

Reactor con biomasa inmovilizada (BIOSTAR): alternativa para remoción biológica de nitrógeno

Petia Mijaylova Nacheva GABRIELA ELEONORA MOELLER CHAVEZ gabriela mantilla morales (2012)

En la Subcoordinación de Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales del IMTA se desarrolló un reactor biológico denominado BIOSTAR el cual ya está comercializado para el tratamiento descentralizado de aguas residuales de pequeñas poblaciones, fraccionamientos habitacionales, zonas residenciales, casas-habitación, hoteles, centros comerciales, edificios públicos, centros comerciales o recreativos. Se puede obtener agua con calidad adecuada para su desinfección con luz UV y posterior reutilización en servicios al público, cumpliendo con los límites máximos permisibles que para esto se establecen en la NOM-002-SEMARNAT/1997, así como con los límites para descarga a cuerpos receptores según la NOM-001-SEMARNAT/1996. El principal objetivo de tratamiento con el BIOSTAR es la remoción de la materia orgánica en el agua residual.

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Tratamiento de aguas residuales Filtros biológicos Biomasa Nitrógeno INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA

Classification of Cucumber Leaves Based on Nitrogen Content Using the Hyperspectral Imaging Technique and Majority Voting.

Sajad Sabzi Razieh Pourdarbani Mohammad Hossein Rohban Alejandro Fuentes_Penna José Luis Hernández-Hernández Mario Hernández Hernández (2021)

Improper usage of nitrogen in cucumber cultivation causes nitrate accumulation in the fruit and results in food poisoning in humans; therefore, mandatory evaluation of food products becomes inevitable. Hyperspectral imaging has a very good ability to evaluate the quality of fruits and vegetables in a non-destructive manner. The goal of the present paper was to identify excess nitrogen in cucumber plants. To obtain a reliable result, the majority voting method was used, which takes into account the unanimity of five classifiers, namely, the hybrid artificial neural network¿imperialism competitive algorithm (ANN-ICA), the hybrid artificial neural network¿harmonic search (ANN-HS) algorithm, linear discrimination analysis (LDA), the radial basis function network (RBF), and the Knearest- neighborhood (KNN). The wavelengths of 723, 781, and 901 nm were determined as optimal wavelengths using the hybrid artificial neural network¿biogeography-based optimization (ANNBBO) algorithm, and the performance of classifiers was investigated using the optimal spectrum. The results of a t-test showed that there was no significant difference in the precision of the algorithm when using the optimal wavelengths and wavelengths of the whole range. The correct classification rate of the classifiers ANN-ICA, ANN-HS, LDA, RBF, and KNN were 96.14%, 96.11%, 95.73%, 64.03%, and 95.24%, respectively. The correct classification rate of majority voting (MV) was 95.55% for test data in 200 iterations, which indicates the system was successful in distinguishing nitrogen-rich leaves from leaves with a standard content of nitrogen.

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artificial neural network cucumber hyperspectral imaging majority voting nitrogen INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA CIENCIAS TECNOLÓGICAS TECNOLOGÍA DE LOS ALIMENTOS

Enhancing maize yield in a conservation agriculture-based maize (Zea mays)- wheat (Triticum aestivum) system through efficient nitrogen management

C.M. Parihar Hari Sankar Nayak Dipaka Ranjan Sena Shankar Lal Jat Mahesh Gathala Upendra Singh (2023)

This study evaluated the impact of contrasting tillage and nitrogen management options on the growth, yield attributes, and yield of maize (Zea mays L.) in a conservation agriculture (CA)-based maize-wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) system. The field experiment was conducted during the rainy (kharif) seasons of 2020 and 2021 at the research farm of ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi. The experiment was conducted in a split plot design with three tillage practices [conventional tillage with residue (CT), zero tillage with residue (ZT) and permanent beds with residue (PB)] as main plot treatments and in sub-plots five nitrogen management options [Control (without N fertilization), recommended dose of N @150 kg N/ha, Green Seeker-GS based application of split applied N, N applied as basal through urea super granules-USG + GS based application and 100% basal application of slow release fertilizer (SRF) @150 kg N/ha] with three replications. Results showed that both tillage and nitrogen management options had a significant impact on maize growth, yield attributes, and yield in both seasons. However, time to anthesis and physiological maturity were not significantly affected. Yield attributes were highest in the permanent beds and zero tillage plots, with similar numbers of grains per cob (486.1 and 468.6). The highest leaf area index (LAI) at 60 DAP was observed in PB (5.79), followed by ZT(5.68) and the lowest was recorded in CT (5.25) plots. The highest grain yield (2-year mean basis) was recorded with permanent beds plots (5516 kg/ha), while the lowest

was observed with conventional tillage (4931 kg/ha). Therefore, the study highlights the importance of CA practices for improving maize growth and yield, and suggests that farmers can achieve better results through the adoption of CA-based permanent beds and use of USG as nitrogen management option.

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Green Seeker Urea Super Granules CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA MAIZE UREA YIELDS ZERO TILLAGE NITROGEN