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{"title":"Sustainable Management Practices to Enhance Rainfed Soybean Productivity under Changing Climate","authors":"Raghavendra Nargund","doi":"10.54026/aart/1066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54026/aart/1066","url":null,"abstract":"Soybean being rainfed crop encounters various problems associated with climate change. Flood, poor distribution of rainfall, dry spell at critical stage during cropping season, pest and disease incidence, imbalance nutrient application and soil degradation resulted stagnation in country soybean productivity (<1.0 tones ha-1). Therefore, adaption of climate smart sustainable management practices could be viable options. The development of crop specific sustainable management practices under changing climate is continuous process. Hence, effort has made to describe some of the sustainable management (conservation agriculture, integrated crop management, organic farming and natural farming) practices in rainfed soybean to enhance productivity, restore soil fertility and farm profitability under changing climate.","PeriodicalId":361963,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Agriculture Research and Technology (AART)","volume":"110 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140505091","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":"Adoption of Production Practices to Mitigate Aflatoxin Following Research Projects in Selected Villages in Ghana","authors":"David Jordan","doi":"10.54026/aart/1057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54026/aart/1057","url":null,"abstract":"Aflatoxin (a mycotoxin caused by Aspergillus spp.) in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) and other crops can have a major negative impact on human health. Previous research has been conducted to mitigate aflatoxin in the supply chain. However, documentation of adoption of proven interventions that decrease contamination by aflatoxin is limited in peanut. One objective of the research reported in this paper was to determine adoption of effective interventions for aflatoxin mitigation by farmers involved in a research project designed to quantify contamination in the field prior to harvest, immediately after drying, and following storage. A second objective was to compare adoption by spillover farmers (e.g., farmers not involved in the research project living in the same community as the research farmers) and a control group of farmers in other villages not exposed to the research project. The empirical study was conducted in Ghana from 2016 and 2017 to compare strategies to increase yield and reduce aflatoxin in peanut in five communities. Information on findings of the research were discussed among participating farmers and other local farmers through farmer field schools. Increases in yield and reductions in aflatoxin contamination were documented in this research and are reported elsewhere. Understanding concepts and implementing improved practices in the field, during drying, and in storage by farmers involved directly in research trials, farmers within research-targeted communities, and farmers in nearby communities without access to findings from the research were determined using a survey instrument near the end of the project in 2017 and 2018. Adoption of improved practices by farmers participating in the research and those of farmers influenced through discussions with participating farmers were often greater than a control group of farmers influenced by outcomes. For example, farmers in the research group and farmers gaining knowledge from the research findings dried peanuts on tarpaulins more than the control group of farmers. Farmers with greater exposure to the potentially negative impacts of aflatoxin on human health were less likely to consume peanut containing the mold causing aflatoxin and were more likely to discard contaminated peanut rather than selling them in the market.","PeriodicalId":361963,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Agriculture Research and Technology (AART)","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139337914","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":"Assessment of the Impact of Plastic Recycling on Agricultural Land Prices: A Case Study in Vietnam","authors":"Le Phuong Nam","doi":"10.54026/aart/1055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54026/aart/1055","url":null,"abstract":"Pollution in Minh Khai, Van Lam district is seriously contributed by plastic recycling plants. Therefore, this study evaluated the impact of plastic recycling pollution on agricultural land prices in Minh Khai, Van Lam district. Hedonic price analysis was employed in analyzing the data being collected. The results show that crop yield and quality as well as agricultural land prices in the area tend to decrease due to the impact of pollution from plastic recycling. The analysis also showed land prices are positively related to crop yields, soil quality and land size while distance to the highway and quality of the irrigation water are negatively related. Based on the hedonic price method, the research shows that the price of agricultural land increases by 0.97 VND/m2 (USD 0.042 per 1000m2) when away from the plastic recycling area. It is estimated that the value of agricultural land in the district damaged by pollution is about 79 billion VND (3.4 million USD). Therefore, local authorities should implement zoning of production into concentrated areas. Hence, it is possible to invest in pollution treatment and reduce negative impacts on the external environment.","PeriodicalId":361963,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Agriculture Research and Technology (AART)","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126751568","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":"Crops Nutrient use Efficiency","authors":"Carlos Pimentel","doi":"10.54026/aart/1054","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54026/aart/1054","url":null,"abstract":"During the post-war \"green revolution,\" the paradigm for obtaining high yield was based on the response of plants to the use of energy and fertilizers (considered at the time as limitless sources) and intense mechanization, with the consequent development of high-yield varieties (HYVs), which brought a significant increase in agricultural productivity. However, with the oil crisis in the 1970s, the era where the environment was modified (irrigation, heavy fertilization, mechanization, and other practices) to adapt it to the needs of the crops came to be outdated. Thus, the new emerging era in agriculture needs to be based on the adaptation of the plant to the environment, developing sustainable agricultural production systems (no-tillage, green manure, agroforestry, and other agrosystems), with production stability and advanced technologies, but with low-cost, as the biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) or the use of microorganisms growth promoters. In addition, areas once considered marginal to agriculture, under abiotic stresses and poor soils, such as the Brazilian Savannah \"Cerrado,\" are now exploited for agricultural production to sustain the world's growing population. Therefore, the key to the agriculture of the future, especially in these marginal areas, so common in the tropical region, is the selection and cultivation of plants with greater efficiency in the use of nutrients, the so-called low input varieties (LIVs), associated with the diffusion of sustainable agricultural practices.","PeriodicalId":361963,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Agriculture Research and Technology (AART)","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132809775","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":"Responses of Worowo [Senecio biafrae (Oliv. & Hiern.) S. Moore] to Composts enriched with Organic Nitrogen Sources","authors":"Adeyemi Folasade Oluwafisayo","doi":"10.54026/aart/1053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54026/aart/1053","url":null,"abstract":"Worowo (Senecio biafrae) is a semi-wild, indigenous and nutritious vegetable. Demand for worowo vegetable is increasing due to its nutritional values, thus necessitating its domestication for increased production. However, there is limited information on soil fertility requirements of worowo and the use of inorganic fertilizers could be expensive and detrimental to environment. Composts, on the other hand are environment-friendly and effective, but their use is constrained by low nitrogen contents, thereby necessitating enrichment with various nitrogen sources. Responses of worowo to organically enriched composts were therefore investigated. Composted Cattle Dung+Sawdust (CDS) and Poultry Droppings+Sawdust (PDS), at 1:1 (w/w) were enriched to 60 g N/ kg with meals from dried bone-BnM, blood-BM, hoof-HM, and horn-HnM, neem-NM and Tithonia leaves-TM. Compost treatments obtained were: CDS and PDS (no enrichment added), CDSBnM, CDSBM, CDSHM, CDSHnM, CDSNM and CDSTM; PDSBnM, PDSBM, PDSHM, PDSHnM, PDSNM and PDSTM. Worowo was raised in pots with CDS, PDS and 60 g N/kg enriched composts at 30 t/ha and control (soil alone), compared with 60 kg N/ha NPK 15-15-15 in a completely randomized design with three replicates. Data generated from the growth indices and edible Shoot Yield (ESY) of worowo (t/ ha), which were measured at 60, 120 and 180 Days After Planting (DAP) were analyzed using ANOVA at α0.05. ¬¬¬¬¬¬The ESY (t/ha) of 60 g N/kg CDSNM (54.93) was significantly higher than NPK (36.53) and others but similar to CDS (50.93) while pots treated with PDS were lowest (8.00). The CDSDNM at 60 g N/kg applied at 30 t/ha could hence be adopted for worowo production.","PeriodicalId":361963,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Agriculture Research and Technology (AART)","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133319647","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":"Assessment of the Effects of Different Nitrogen Fertilizers on Growth and Yield of Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) In El Multaga Area - Northern State of Sudan","authors":"A. A. Mohammed","doi":"10.54026/aart/1052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54026/aart/1052","url":null,"abstract":"A field experiment was executed during two consecutive winter seasons of the years 2020/21 and 2021/22, at the research farm of the National Institute of Desert Studies – University of Gezira, new Hamdab scheme - Northern State of Sudan to assess the effect of Urea (N46%), NPK (20-10-10) and di ammonium phosphate (DAP) (18-46) fertilizers on growth and yield of wheat. The treatments were arranged in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replicates. Consisted control (untreated plots), N (Urea 100 Kg fed-1), NPK (100 Kg fed-1) and di ammonium phosphate (DAP) 100Kg fed-1. Results indicated that there were no significant (P≤0.05) differences in the numbers of plant per meter square, but there are significant (P≤0.05) differences in plant height (cm), /spike length (Cm), thousand seed weight (g), biological yield, straw yield and harvest index in both seasons and highly significant (P≤0.01) differences in grain yield) ton/ ha) in both seasons compared to the control. The best type of evaluated fertilizer which gave the highest values of growth, yield and yield components of wheat for both seasons in high terrace soil of Northern State of Sudan was N(Urea) followed by NPK and DAP.","PeriodicalId":361963,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Agriculture Research and Technology (AART)","volume":"79 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124944573","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":"Leveraging Mobile Phones in Crop Pests and Disease Surveillance - Perspectives of Farmers in Kenya","authors":"Fredrick Mzee Awuor","doi":"10.54026/aart/1051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54026/aart/1051","url":null,"abstract":"Agriculture plays a crucial role in ensuring food security and employment in Kenya. However, farmers in the country have been struggling with low crop yields due to pests and diseases. To address this issue, mobile-based digital surveillance technologies have been recommended as potential solution. However, these technologies have not been widely adopted by farmers, prompting this study to investigate the reasons behind this and propose strategies to improve their uptake. This paper reports on the farmers perspectives in Homa Bay County, Kenya on the adoption of mobile phone based digital tools in crop pest and disease surveillance. The study employed quantitative approach, involving surveys with 326 selected farmers. The study identified several factors contributing to the low adoption, including lack of training and capacity building, limited technical support to the farmers, limited access to necessary infrastructure, and neglect of co-creation of these solutions with the farmers. Given these findings, it follows that these solutions are intentionally designed to be farmer-centric, and handholding provided to the farmers on use of these technologies including providing farmer training and capacity building.","PeriodicalId":361963,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Agriculture Research and Technology (AART)","volume":"7 5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128245913","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":"Repellent Effect of Leaf-Cutting Ant Waste Against the Aphid Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach)","authors":"Souto L S","doi":"10.54026/aart/1049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54026/aart/1049","url":null,"abstract":"Most conventional methods for controlling agricultural pests cause environmental problems. Thus, sustainable pest management methods have been constantly sought and tested in recent years. The waste substrate produced by leaf-cutting ants (referred to as ‘nest refuse’) is reported to be repellent to their own foraging. This substrate is avoided by leaf-cutting ants because it presents chemical and physical warning signs to the ants in addition to possible pathogens. In the present study, we experimentally analyzed whether a liquid formulation prepared with the discarded substrate produced by leafcutting ants of the species Acromyrmex balzani and Atta opaciceps would be repellent to the aphid Lipaphis erysimi. A total of 103 bioassays were carried out in petri dishes of Ꝋ = 150 mm, with two leaf discs of Brassica oleracea L. (var. acephala) sprayed with the control solution (water/alcohol 50%) or with the extract of the nest refuse of one of the ant species. Bioassays were compared using binomial analysis. Ant waste extracts from both species were efficient in repelling aphids (P < 0.05). New studies can help fill in the gaps found, such as the identification of substances potentially causing the effect, the duration of the effect, and the dosage and adequate amounts of extract to be applied, as well as other crops to be protected, and other pests to be repelled.","PeriodicalId":361963,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Agriculture Research and Technology (AART)","volume":"73 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127391083","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":"An Exploratory Analysis of Yield, Fruit Composition, and Single Vine Wines of Interspecific Cold-hardy White Grapevine Breeding Lines","authors":"Harlene Hatterman Valent","doi":"10.54026/aart/1050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54026/aart/1050","url":null,"abstract":"Grapevine production in North Dakota is limited by extreme weather events such as freeze events in late spring, early fall, and winter. The North Dakota State University Grape Germplasm Enhancement Project was established to screen, identify, and develop grapevines with potential for long-term success within North Dakota’s environmental constraints. To increase understanding of production and enological trait relationships, single vine fermentations were conducted in the fall of 2018. Grapevine harvest metrics, fruit composition, and wines were analyzed using principal components analysis to reduce dimensionality. Multiple relationships identified in principal component analysis were explored for trends within breeding material; among them, negative linear relationships were observed between berry mass and total soluble solids. A similar negative linear relationship was noted between cluster mass and total soluble solids. These results are likely driven by the diverse grapevine backgrounds utilized in various crosses and warrant further consideration as part of breeding goals and selection criteria for North Dakota. This work captures a snapshot of hybrid grapevine breeding populations undergoing selection in the 2018 season and provides an exploratory overview of seedling trait variation through descriptive statistics and factor analytics. Continued selection and intercrossing among promising lines are anticipated to give rise to more consistent grapevine growing options for North Dakota farmers; extended and improved phenotyping and screening methods will enhance the effectiveness of selection.","PeriodicalId":361963,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Agriculture Research and Technology (AART)","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114186901","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 Utilization of Hydroxyapatite as Green Fertilizer Increasing Soil Fertility","authors":"W. Sari","doi":"10.54026/aart/1047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54026/aart/1047","url":null,"abstract":"Besides hydroxyapatite (HA) being utilized in bioengineering because it is similar to the component of bone and teeth, HA is also optimized as a fertilizer and a coating seed to deliver micro and macronutrients. The other benefits are to provide the phosphorus element for supporting the growth of a plant and to avoid depleting the P element in soil. HA can be obtained from natural waste (shells and bone) that have to be treated by various methods. One of them is the wet precipitation method which results in many products and just needs an organic solvent.","PeriodicalId":361963,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Agriculture Research and Technology (AART)","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128791827","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}