{"title":"The Institute For Soil Fertility Research 1890 - 1990","authors":"K. Harmsen","doi":"10.18174/NJAS.V38I3A.16584","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18174/NJAS.V38I3A.16584","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a brief overview of the history of the Netherlands Institute for Soil Fertility Research. (Abstract retrieved from CAB Abstracts by CABI’s permission)","PeriodicalId":324908,"journal":{"name":"Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125358873","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":"Determination of mass balances and ionic balances in animal manure","authors":"J. Japenga, K. Harmsen","doi":"10.18174/njas.v38i3a.16593","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18174/njas.v38i3a.16593","url":null,"abstract":"Liquid and solid fractions of three different pig slurry samples and a poultry manure sample were isolated through high speed centrifugation followed by ultrafiltration. The gross ionic composition of the liquid manure fractions could be described by: K+, Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Cl-, bicarbonate, weakly acidic cations (ammonium) and weakly alkaline anions (acetate). Ionic balances showed an agreement of more than 98% between anionic ad cationic species. The elemental composition of a pig slurry solid fraction was determined. Mass calculations based on this analysis accounted for 98% of the total weight. (Abstract retrieved from CAB Abstracts by CABI’s permission)","PeriodicalId":324908,"journal":{"name":"Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science","volume":"78 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132900206","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":"Nitrogen cycling in high-input versus reduced-input arable farming","authors":"H. V. Faassen, G. Lebbink","doi":"10.18174/njas.v38i3a.16588","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18174/njas.v38i3a.16588","url":null,"abstract":"Onderzoek naar de potentieele niveau's van stikstofkringloopprocessen met het doel om de invloeden van veranderingen in teeltintensiteit te beoordelen. Research into the levels of nitrogen cycling processes with the purpose of examining the influences of changes in cultivation intensity","PeriodicalId":324908,"journal":{"name":"Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134238884","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":"Feeding strategy during pregnancy for ewes with a large litter size. 2. Effect on blood parameters and energy status.","authors":"H. Everts","doi":"10.18174/NJAS.V38I3B.16577","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18174/NJAS.V38I3B.16577","url":null,"abstract":"In 6 feeding trials with pregnant ewes, blood glucose concentrations were affected by litter size after day 84 of pregnancy. An increase in litter size decreased blood glucose during the last phase of pregnancy. At day 141 a sharp increase in glucose was seen. Ewes with ketosis had after day 126 of pregnancy a significant lower glucose concentration. beta -Hydroxybutyrate (BHB) and non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) were also affected by litter size in the last months of pregnancy. With increasing litter size BHB increased more dramatically than NEFA concentrations. Ewes with ketosis had higher BHB and NEFA concentrations in the last month of pregnancy. Ewes on treatments with a higher metabolizable energy (ME) intake (rations with 60% of the energy originating from concentrates) had a higher glucose, a lower BHB and a lower NEFA concentration in the last month of pregnancy than ewes given a diet with 40% of the energy originating from concentrates. A lower incidence of ketosis on treatments with a higher energy intake was expected, but not seen. Probably, energy deficit is not the only factor inducing ketosis. With regression models the energy requirement of pregnant ewes with a body weight of about 85 kg during the last month of pregnancy was estimated. ME requirement in MJ per day for a ewe with a single, twin, triplet, quadruplet and quintuplet was 13.0, 15.9, 17.1, 18.4 and 19.1, respectively. The estimated energetic efficiency of conceptus growth was about 0.16. (Abstract retrieved from CAB Abstracts by CABI’s permission)","PeriodicalId":324908,"journal":{"name":"Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116623096","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}
J. Molen, H. V. Faassen, M. Leclerc, R. Vriesema, W. Chardon
{"title":"Ammonia volatilization from arable land after application of cattle slurry. 1. Field estimates","authors":"J. Molen, H. V. Faassen, M. Leclerc, R. Vriesema, W. Chardon","doi":"10.18174/njas.v38i2.16601","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18174/njas.v38i2.16601","url":null,"abstract":"Cattle slurry was surface-applied to bare soil in two experiments in September-November 1987, while in April-May 1988 two experiments were carried out in which the slurry was mixed with the upper 6 cm of the soil with a cultivator immediately after spreading. The 1987 experiments both lasted 18 days, the 1988 experiments 9 days. A micrometeorological technique, which did not disturb the dynamics of the air flow, was used to measure NH3 volatilization. Volatilization losses were also determined indirectly from mineral-N contents of soil-slurry samples collected at intervals after application. Diurnal fluctuations in the NH3 flux occurred throughout the experimental period, with maxima around midday and minima at midnight. The magnitude of the daily flux values decreased with time. The amounts of N lost through volatilization from surface-applied cattle slurry were 18 and 33% of the total N, resp., during the first 9 days, corresponding to 32 and 67% of the ammoniacal N applied with the slurry. Volatilization was negligible after day 9. Incorporation of the slurry into the soil considerably decreased the loss of N through volatilization: volatile losses of N after 9 days amounted to 6 and 7% of the total N, which corresponds to 11 and 16% of the ammoniacal N applied with the slurry. (Abstract retrieved from CAB Abstracts by CABI’s permission)","PeriodicalId":324908,"journal":{"name":"Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science","volume":"97 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115093979","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":"Detection, causes and consequences of convection currents in bulk stored grain. A synopsis.","authors":"C. Uiso, M. C. Gough, C. Stigter","doi":"10.18174/NJAS.V38I2.16604","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18174/NJAS.V38I2.16604","url":null,"abstract":"A simple theoretical model was derived to predict velocities of intergranular cyclic air convec tion currents in bulk stored grain for a given temperature difference between outer and inner vertical regions of the bulk. Using a tracer gas, the measured airflow in a laboratory simula tion was found to be in good agreement with theoretical predictions for differences in the range 17 to 25 °C. In tropical field trials in a metal silo, weather-induced intergranular air convection was, for the first time, detected and quantified in practical bulk storage. Signifi cant moisture content increases, proven here to be due to convective air transported moisture, were observed in the top of the grain bulk in laboratory and field experiments. In both cases, troublesome head space condensation occurred. One new way is recommended for reducing observed grain damage due to moisture and the scope for future academic work has been in dicated. to observe the physical changes in stored grain induced in the detected ways by and and to recommend ways to minimize these","PeriodicalId":324908,"journal":{"name":"Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science","volume":"84 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115217414","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}
H. Gijzen, H. Veltkamp, J. Goudriaan, G. D. Bruijn
{"title":"Simulation of dry matter production and distribution in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz).","authors":"H. Gijzen, H. Veltkamp, J. Goudriaan, G. D. Bruijn","doi":"10.18174/njas.v38i2.16602","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18174/njas.v38i2.16602","url":null,"abstract":"In order to contribute to the development of a growth model of cassava with wider applicabil ity than models used so far, the dry matter production of a number of cassava cultivars was simulated with a modified version of the SUCROS model. The overall behaviour of the model was validated with data from periodic harvests. The costs of maintenance respiration of stems and leaves were adjusted by curve fitting using data from one of the experiments. Agreement between experimental and model results was generally good. The model describes basic physiological processes and can be used to simulate growth of different cultivars in vari ous climates.","PeriodicalId":324908,"journal":{"name":"Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science","volume":"87 44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130377672","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 pattern of water supply on Vicia faba L. 2. Pod retention and filling, and dry matter partitioning, production and water use.","authors":"C. Grashoff","doi":"10.18174/NJAS.V38I2.16600","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18174/NJAS.V38I2.16600","url":null,"abstract":"Pod retention and pod filling of faba beans were studied under different patterns of water supply. Mild water shortage during flowering, followed by plenty of water after flowering (d-i), resulted in high seed yields at lower stem nodes (defined as the first podding node to node number 11) in cv. Alfred. The inverse treatment (i-d: plenty of water during flowering, followed by increasing water shortage after flowering), but also i-i (plenty of water during and after flowering), showed 20-60 % lower seed yields at those nodes. This effect was main ly due to a lower number of pods per node. In i-i, but not in i-d, the low pod retention at lower nodes was compensated at higher nodes (defined as node 12 to the last podding node). These results help to explain the mechanism of the interaction between water supply pattern and the development of reproductive sinks. The quantitative consequences of these effects on the relation between total water use and seed yield are discussed. Without taking into ac count different water supply patterns, a linear relation between total water use (represented by total dry matter production) and seed yield explains already 75-85 % of the variation in seed yield. If different water supply patterns are included in the regression analysis, more than 90 °!o of the variation in seed yield can be explained. The i-i patterns, compared to d-i, result in sub-optimum dry matter partitioning to reproductive organs, but show a smaller seed yield variability. This indicates that defining and maintaining the optimum level of (mild) water shortage under varying climatological conditions needs further attention.","PeriodicalId":324908,"journal":{"name":"Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123732749","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":"Shrinkage of Dutch clay soil aggregates.","authors":"J. Bronswijk, J. J. Evers-Vermeer","doi":"10.18174/NJAS.V38I2.16603","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18174/NJAS.V38I2.16603","url":null,"abstract":"Shrinkage characteristics and COLE and PLE values of undisturbed natural aggregates of clay soils from the Netherlands were measured. The course of the shrinkage process upon drying varied strongly between soils, and very often the measured characteristics diverged from the theoretical curve. Some Dutch clay soils are amongst the strongest swelling and shrinking soils in the world, with volume decreases of aggregates up to 49% between saturation and oven-dryness, and 42% between saturation and a pressure head of -16 000 cm. Potential subsidence of a Dutch field soil due to shrinkage is up to 15 cm. In some Netherlands clay soil, as a result of normal shrinkage, the aggregates remain saturated throughout the whole year; only inter-aggregate pores such as shrinkage cracks, contain air. (Abstract retrieved from CAB Abstracts by CABI’s permission)","PeriodicalId":324908,"journal":{"name":"Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134086987","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":"Crop photosynthesis, respiration and dry matter production of maize.","authors":"W. Louwerse, L. Sibma, J. V. Kleef","doi":"10.18174/NJAS.V38I2.16597","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18174/NJAS.V38I2.16597","url":null,"abstract":"Above-ground net photosynthesis and respiration of a maize crop (Zea mays L.) was deter mined in the field during the growing season (mid June-end of October) at regular intervals (1 à 2 weeks) at two temperatures (12.5 and 22.5 °C) by measuring the C02 uptake or release in mobile crop enclosures. The actual growth rate of the crop was determined from fortnightly harvests. Temperature dependence of photosynthesis was highest in the early (till mid July) and very late (begin October) stages of crop growth, showing a reduction of about 50 % at the higher irradiances (> 400 W m~2). In the period of major dry matter produc tion (mid July-September) the reduction was only 12-15 %. Assuming maintenance respira tion to become constant for cobs and grain exceeding a yield of 1000 kg ha 1 and for stems exceeding 2500 kg ha1, the measured and calculated dark respiration at 22.5 °C matched fairly well. At 12.5 °C the calculation, using the same assumtions, overestimated significantly dark respiration during the first part of the growing period. The carbon balance sheet showed t h a t f r o m t h e t o t a l a m o u n t o f C 0 2 a b s o r b e d b y t h e c r o p ( e q u i v a l e n t t o 3 0 . 7 t D M h a 1 ) , 30 <% was lost by above-ground respiration and 50 % was invested in above-ground harvestable material. The remaining 20 % is assumed to be transported to plant parts under the ground. Substantial losses of dry matter at the end of the growing season did not occur.","PeriodicalId":324908,"journal":{"name":"Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128155104","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}