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{"title":"CHARACTERISATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF BIOPROCESSING EFFLUENTS FROM COFFEE, DAIRY AND TANNERYPLANTS","authors":"Jared Ombaye Ondiba, Christopher L. Kanali, B. Gathitu, S. Ondimu","doi":"10.51193/ijaer.2022.8204","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51193/ijaer.2022.8204","url":null,"abstract":"There is an increasing rate of environmental pollution resulting from high emission rates from bioprocessing industries in Kenya. This study provides information on the characterization of bioprocessing effluents from 3 industries in Kenya. To achieve this, samples of effluents were collected from the 3 industries and then transported using plastic containers to JKUAT chemistry laboratories within 24 hours for analysis. Each sample was divided into 3 different 500 ml bottles, and the experiment was replicated 3 times. Physico-chemical parameters such as total dissolved solids (TDS), biological oxygen demand in 5 days at 20°C (BOD 5 ), pH, total solids (TS), total suspended solids (TSS), chemical oxygen demand (COD) and electrical conductivity (EC) of collected samples were analysed. The mean concentration levels were found to be (118±5, 176±10, and 128±3) for COD and (1200±2,800±1 and 700±6) for BOD 5 for dairy, coffee, and tannery effluents, respectively. These values were found to be slightly higher than the standard removal levels. The pollutant levels noticed at the different industries were notably high in tannery with 286 mg/l and least in the dairy effluents with 28mg/l. Based on the results obtained, there is need to treat effluents before discharging to water bodies.","PeriodicalId":182275,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131489232","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"THE EFFECT OF POULTRY, CATTLE AND SWINE MANURE APPLICATIONS TO SOIL ON LETTUCE YIELD AND QUALITY AND GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION POTENTIAL","authors":"A. Vella, Anthony Sacco","doi":"10.51193/ijaer.2022.8201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51193/ijaer.2022.8201","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated the effect that poultry, cattle, swine manures, and artificial fertilizer have on the yield and quality of lettuce (Lactucasativa L.). The ground water contamination potential of these fertilizers when applied to calcareous soil was also studied. Lettuce plants were cultivated in pots containing soil amended with either of the fertilizers together with a no-fertilizer control. The amount of fertilizer applied to soil was in line with that used by the lettuce growers in Malta. The experiment, including 20 replicates for each treatment, was set up in a greenhouse and the crop height, width, fresh and dry mass, root length, sap NO3 - and K + , and heavy metal content were monitored. The drain water from the pots was analysed periodically for NO3 - content and salinity. The best crop performance was obtained from poultry manure followed by swine manure, cattle manure and artificial fertilizer. Yield from the control soil was poor and also resulted in a crop containing the highest NO3 - concentration in the sap. No significant difference was found in sap NO3 - concentration in plants grown in soil amended with the fertilizers. The heavy metal content concentration in the plants was not significantly different except for Ni, Mn and Cu. The highest NO3 - leaching was shown in the soil amended with manure, especially with that from poultry. Crops grown on cattle manure showed the highest variation in crop mass and also the lowest yield-to-ground water NO3 - contamination potential ratio.","PeriodicalId":182275,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research","volume":"125 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128605084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"CHARACTERIZATION OF THE NATURAL FLORA OF THE UNDERSTORY OF THE RUBBER PLANTATIONS IN SOUTHERN COTE D’IVOIRE: CASE OF THE RUBBER PLANTATIONS OF THE CNRA ANGUEDEDOU","authors":"Konan Djézou, Kouadio Kouassi Richard, Gnanhoua Guy Modeste, N’GUESSAN Kanga Anatole, Obouayeba Samuel","doi":"10.51193/ijaer.2023.9310","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51193/ijaer.2023.9310","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The study was conducted in the rubber plantations of the National Agricultural Research Centre (CNRA) of Anguédédou in the south of Côte d'Ivoire, to characterize the natural biodiversity of the undergrowth of rubber plantations, through the floristic composition and the evolution of the number of species according to the age of the plantations. Methodology and results: The methodology focused on the surface inventory. Thus, 36 surveys of 20 m x 10 m, or 200 m², were installed and inventoried through the rubber plantations of different age classes ([1 to 5 years], [6 to 10 years], [11 to 20 years] and [21 to 40 years]), abandoned rubber plantations and secondary forest. Regeneration was evaluated in plots with a 5 m (25 m²) coastline. The results have shown that rubber plantations are rich in 130 natural plant species. With the exception of rubber plantations from 1 to 5 years and especially of abandoned rubber plantations, the influence of this crop on the natural flora is felt in plantations from 6 to 10 years, with only 34 species. However, this flora evolves with the aging of the plantations. In abandoned plantations, 75 species were inventoried with a good presence of endemic species such as Chlamydocarya macrocarpa, Angylocalyx oligophyllus, Chassalia kolly, Mussaenda tristigmatica. There are also some rare and/or endangered species such as Albizia adianthifolia, Baphia nitida, Commelina benghalensis, Culcasia scandens, Gloriosa superba, Greenwayodendron suaveolens, Millettia zechiana and Milicia excelsa. The floristic similarity between abandoned rubber plantations and secondary forest, indicates a shift from abandoned rubber plantations to forest formations with high regeneration density, mainly in abandoned plantations. Conclusion and application: The study showed that the impact of rubber culture is felt on the natural flora of young rubber plantations. However, when plantations are abandoned, the environment becomes secondary forest. This investigation deserves to be carried out in other rubber plantations of other ecological zones of Côte d'Ivoire.","PeriodicalId":182275,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research","volume":"65 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126818411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"PERFORMANCE OF NOFOSUO, AN ORGANIC FERTILIZER, IN CABBAGE (BRASSICA OLERACEA L.) PRODUCTION IN WEST AFRICA","authors":"Pane Jeanne d Arc Coulibaly, Jacques Sawadogo, Augustine Leticia Okoko, Angeline Diarra, Jacqueline Pegdwendé Ouédraogo, Wend-Panga Cédric Ouedraogo, Jean Boukari Legma","doi":"10.51193/ijaer.2021.7608","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51193/ijaer.2021.7608","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":182275,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124632200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"LIVELIHOOD OF FARMERS IN THE PROCESS OF INDUSTRIALIZATION - EVIDENCE FROM THE RECOVERY OF AGRICULTURAL LAND IN VIETNAM","authors":"N. Huu","doi":"10.51193/IJAER.2021.7112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51193/IJAER.2021.7112","url":null,"abstract":"Ensuring the livelihoods of labour groups in the process of social development in Viet Nam has been demonstrated in previous studies. Many studies have found that labor can improve the livelihood model by using the right livelihoods. However, for labor in agricultural production, land is a great livelihood because it is the main input factor. Industrialization and urbanization have narrowed the area of agricultural production land and brought the livelihoods of farmers into another choice. Continued agricultural production in the absence of land or acceptance of conversion to a new livelihood model. Study attempted to quantize the impact of industrialization on aspects of farmers' lives. The study seeks to identify changes in livelihood strategies associated with the livelihood efficiency of the group with land recovery and non-land recovery during the strong industrialization and urbanization in Vietnam.","PeriodicalId":182275,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research","volume":"7 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"113980181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"EFFECT OF THE QUALITY OF FERMENTED COFFEE WITH THE ADDITION OF SUGARS","authors":"Daniel Gonçalves Siqueira, Kleso Silva Franco Júnior, Rodrigo Pereira Mariano, Giselle Prado Brigante, M. Dias","doi":"10.51193/ijaer.2020.6507","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51193/ijaer.2020.6507","url":null,"abstract":"With the growing demand of the market in relation to the quality of coffee, the producer has increasingly sought to improve his cultivation techniques, pre and post-harvest in order to achieve better results. The current coffee culture is undergoing great changes in all sectors and there would be no difference in the quality of drink, quality of grains, different aromas, among others. Among the techniques used to improve the product and add more value to coffee, there is the fermentation process, which has been delivering good results for special coffee producers. The research was carried out at the Limeirinha site in the city of Machado, south of Minas Gerais, in the year 2020, with the cultivar of the new world coffee, in a completely randomized design with 7 treatments with 4 replications totaling 28 parcels, 1 of which was a control without the addition of sugars and without fermentation, and 6 treatments submitted to controlled anaerobic fermentation and 5 of these with added brown sugar, honey, molasses and cane juice diluted in 100 mL of water added to 2 liters of coffee (grain) per m² and stored in gallons 5 liters with closure simulating airlock valve. Where quality was assessed according to the SCAA methodology. It is concluded that the addition of sugar did not provide quality improvement, according to notes from the SCAA methodology.","PeriodicalId":182275,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114891087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"EFFECTS OF IRRIGATION AND SOIL MULCHING IN DIFFERENT GROWING ENVIRONMENTS ON STRAWBERRY YIELD AND QUALITY","authors":"Md. Serazul Islam, S. Pervin, M. Haque","doi":"10.51193/ijaer.2022.8210","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51193/ijaer.2022.8210","url":null,"abstract":"A field experiment was conducted to assess the effects of irrigation and soil mulches on the growth, yield and quality of strawberries in different cultivation environments. There were eight treatments in a randomized complete block (RCB) design with three replications used in this experiment. Plants grown under white polyethylene grew taller and more spread out than those in the open field environment. The experimental soil was sandy loam and the field capacity was 29.6%. Relating growing environments, a significant difference was seen in strawberry yield under covered field shaded with white polyethylene and drip irrigation (410.50 g) than those in the open field with manual spray irrigation (337.26 g). The highest gross yield (10.00 t/ha) was observed in covered field (Fc) with alternate day drip irrigation. The total sugar and reducing sugar contents of the strawberries produced in the open field were 3.33% and 0.81%, respectively, for black polyethylene mulches with 2-days irrigation intervals, for the covered field they were 2.40% and 0.60%, respectively used in drip irrigation. The plants growing under covered field with drip irrigation has enhanced total anthocyanin but recorded the lowest vitamin C. The plants in the straw mulch plots used more water compared to those in the polyethylene mulch. The highest water use efficiencies were found using polyethylene mulch for both in the covered and open field environments with an irrigation intervals of 2-day.","PeriodicalId":182275,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research","volume":"125 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115203892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"MICRO AND SECONDARY NUTRIENT STATUS OF GEOREFERENCED SOILS OF BHADRAK, ANGUL, SONEPUR AND DHENKANAL DISTRICTS OF ODISHA","authors":"A. Pal, B. Jena, B. K. Nayak, D. Jena","doi":"10.51193/ijaer.2020.6403","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51193/ijaer.2020.6403","url":null,"abstract":"Soil fertility maps of Dhenkanal, Sonpur, Bhadrak and Angul district of Odisha were prepared by using Global positioning system (GPS) and Geographical Information system (GIS) .soils of each blocks (total 29 blocks) of above districts were collected by Gramin 76 MAPCS x MAKE GPS instruments. Total number of soil samples were collected was 1024 and 124 plant samples. The soil and plant samples were processed and analysed in the laboratory using standard methods. The data were entered in attributed table and linked with GIS software to develop a rational data base. The analogue soil fertility map was georeferenced and digitized by using ArcGIS software. Thematic layers were developed for block boundaries to prepare base map. Superimposing polygons (spatial coverage) of block unit and base map, soil fertility maps for secondary and micronutrient were prepared. Base on fertility maps, the status of organic carbon, DTPA-extractable Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu and Hot water soluble Boron and secondary nutrient like Sulphur were assessed for suitability of crops. The overall conclusion was that these four districts of Odisha were deficient in Sulphur, Zinc and Boron in soil as well as plants whereas Fe, Mn and Cu in soil were found abundant. However, Cu in soil was an emerging issue now-adays and should take care of. It is advocated that the need for fertilization with Sulphur, Zinc and Boron fertilizer to enhance better crop growth and productivity.","PeriodicalId":182275,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125021467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"UNDERSTANDING THE DYNAMICS OF LAND USE CHANGES: ASSESSMENT OF SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT PROJECT SITES IN BHUTAN","authors":"P. Gyeltshen, T. Dorji, D. Tashi, S. Pradhan, C. Tshering, T. Wangdi","doi":"10.51193/ijaer.2021.7306","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51193/ijaer.2021.7306","url":null,"abstract":"Land use (LU) assessment has been carried out at the sustainable land management (SLM) project sites in six Dzongkhags across Bhutan. This was done with an objective to provide baseline information of LU based on visual interpretation of LU classes and categories using Google Earth (GE) satellite image, coupled with extensive field verification. The results showed that the most dominant LU is dryland, constituting 63.33% of the total LU area, followed by irrigated wetland and horticulture combining to make 16.36% and 14.96% respectively. Interestingly, it was also revealed that 32.08% of the total LU area is abandoned dryland, which is 0.83% more than the cultivated dryland. Likewise, 4.61% of abandoned irrigated wetland is almost one third of total irrigated wetland area. In contrast, abandoned horticulture land category is less constituting only 1.02%. There is a very strong positive corrrelation between the prevalence of abandoned agriculture land to the total area of the particular LU type. The results showed that the huge area of potential agricultural land remained idle or uncultivated. This may be closely attributed to various factors, including the prevailing socio-economic factors and impacts of climate change.","PeriodicalId":182275,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129914649","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN THE HANDLING OF COFFEE HONEY WATER: CASE OF A COFFEE COOPERATIVE","authors":"J. O. Dilas-Jiménez, Edith Villanueva Santos, J. E. G. Collao, C. E. M. Tirado, Wilson Carrasco Barturen","doi":"10.51193/ijaer.2022.8405","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51193/ijaer.2022.8405","url":null,"abstract":"The activity of coffee production, specifically that which is carried out by small producers, generates liquid waste, called honey water, which without treatment contaminates soils and waters, before which, it was proposed to develop a technological protocol for the treatment of honey water from the wet process of coffee through the use of organic polymers and from this, use the treated water for the irrigation of coffee plantations and the solid residue that comes out to elaborate food of fish. It was found that the treatment with organic polymers achieved a reduction of 80% of the levels and/or the absence of the indicator in 11 of 15 physicochemical and microbiological indicators analyzed. Likewise, the implementation of a drip irrigation module with the treated water, using 2 LPH drippers was validated, and the solid residues or sludge obtained from the honey water treatment performed well as a by-product for the production of fish feed.","PeriodicalId":182275,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126726733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}