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ON FARM DEMONSTRATION OF VARIOUS STORAGE METHODS FOR UREA TREATED WHEAT STRAW

  • Khan, A.G.;Ullah, W.;Azim, A.;Ali, A.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.281-285
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    • 1996
  • On farm demonstration of urea treatment (5 kg urea dissolved in 60 litre water/100kg) of straw was performed at 6 different sites and treated straw was stored by three different methods i.e., plastic covered, mud plastered and existing farmers technique (mud plastered on the top and open from sides) to determine the best storage method in field. Untreated and treated samples were taken after 5 week storage period and subjected to crude protein, crude fibre and cell wall constituents analysis. In situ dry matter digestibility of straw was measured by nylon bag technique in buffalo bulls. Crude protein content increased by 100 to 153 percent in treated straw stored by different methods. Maximum increase in crude protein of treated straw was noticed in mud plastered method. Urea treatment of straw resulted in significant decrease in crude fibre contents in all the storage methods. Treatment of straw enhanced the in situ digestibility by 25-49 percent and maximum digestibility (53%) was found in mud plastered storage method. It was concluded that the mud plastered storage method for urea treated straw was found to be the best at farm level.

A Result of Field Demonstration Experiment on the Remediation of Farm Land Soil contaminated by Heavy Metals (중금속 오염 농경지 토양의 복원을 위한 현장실증시험 결과)

  • Yu, Chan;Yun, Sung-Wook;Park, Jin-Chul;Lee, Jung-Hoon;Choi, Seung-Jin;Yoon, Seung-Moon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2009.03a
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    • pp.265-277
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    • 2009
  • A long-term field demonstration experiment of selected stabilization method to reduce the heavy metal mobility in farmland soil contaminated by heavy metals around abandoned mine site was conducted. Field demonstration experiments were established on the contaminated farmland with the wooden plate(thickness=1cm) which dimension were width=200cm, Length=200cm, height=80cm and filled with treated soil, which was mixed with lime stone and steel refining slag except on control plot. Soil samples were collected and analyzed during the experiment period(2008. 2~2008. 8) after the installation of the plots. Field demonstration experiments results showed that the application ratio of lime stone 5% was effective for immobilizing heavy metal components in contaminated farmland soil.

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A Comparison on the Effect of Soil Improvement Methods for the Remediation of Heavy Metal contaminated Farm Land Soil near Abandoned Mines (중금속 오염 농경지 토양의 복원을 위한 토량개량법의 효과 비교)

  • Yu, Chan;Yun, Sung-Wook;Kang, Sin-Il;Jin, Hae-Geun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2010.03a
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    • pp.984-999
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    • 2010
  • A long-term field demonstration experiment of selected stabilization method to reduce the heavy metal mobility in farmland soil contaminated by heavy metals around abandoned mine site was conducted. Field demonstration experiments were established on the contaminated farmland with the wooden plate(thickness=1cm) which dimension were width=200cm, Length=200cm, height=80cm and filled with treated soil, which was mixed with lime stone and steel refining slag except on control plot. Soil samples in the plots were collected and analyzed during the experiment period(2008. 2~2008. 8) after the installation of the plots. Field demonstration experiments results showed that the application ratio of lime stone 5% was effective for immobilizing heavy metal components in contaminated farmland soil.

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Growth Monitoring for Soybean Smart Water Management and Production Prediction Model Development

  • JinSil Choi;Kyunam An;Hosub An;Shin-Young Park;Dong-Kwan Kim
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Crop Science Conference
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    • 2022.10a
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    • pp.58-58
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    • 2022
  • With the development of advanced technology, automation of agricultural work is spreading. In association with the 4th industrial revolution-based technology, research on field smart farm technology is being actively conducted. A state-of-the-art unmanned automated agricultural production demonstration complex was established in Naju-si, Jeollanam-do. For the operation of the demonstration area platform, it is necessary to build a sophisticated, advanced, and intelligent field smart farming model. For the operation of the unmanned automated agricultural production demonstration area platform, we are building data on the growth of soybean for smart cultivated crops and conducting research to determine the optimal time for agricultural work. In order to operate an unmanned automation platform, data is collected to discover digital factors for water management immediately after planting, water management during the growing season, and determination of harvest time. A subsurface drip irrigation system was established for smart water management. Irrigation was carried out when the soil moisture was less than 20%. For effective water management, soil moisture was measured at the surface, 15cm, and 30cm depth. Vegetation indices were collected using drones to find key factors in soybean production prediction. In addition, major growth characteristics such as stem length, number of branches, number of nodes on the main stem, leaf area index, and dry weight were investigated. By discovering digital factors for effective decision-making through data construction, it is expected to greatly enhance the efficiency of the operation of the unmanned automated agricultural production demonstration area.

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Participation Scheme of Smallholder Dairy Farmers in the Northeast Thailand on Improving Feeding Systems

  • Wanapat, M.;Pimpa, O.;Petlum, A.;Wachirapakorn, C.;Yuanklang, C.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.13 no.6
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    • pp.830-836
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    • 2000
  • A participation scheme involving smallholder dairy farmers in improving dairy productivity through the use of local feeds, on-farm established feeds and crop residues was carried out in the Northeast, Thailand. At six milk collection centers, 63 farmers with 340 lactating cows participated in this research and demonstration of feed supplements. Farmers and cows were allotted to receive respective feed supplements: high-quality feed block (HQFB), high-quality feed pellet (HQFP), dried cassava leaf/cassava hay, dried leucaena leaf and cottonseed meal: 5% urea treated rice straw was fed as a source of roughage throughout the feeding period of the dry season. Trainings and workshops were organized by the researchers at the University, research station, demonstration sites and on-farms. Regular visits to the fartns by researchers and extension officers were made while discussions and demonstrations were performed in addition. Participating farmers also visited other farmers during the demonstration which offered a real practical perspective and farmer-to-farmer interaction. As a result of this participation and demonstration scheme, the farmers could learn more effectively and accepted the technology more readily, especially the practicality of the feed preparation, feed establishment, feeding method and feed reserve. Strategic supplementation of these feed supplements resulted in improving milk yield, milk quality, overall condition of the cows and higher income return through increased productivity and lower level use of concentrate to milk yield from 1:2 to 1:3 or lower. Based on this research and demonstration /participation scheme, all feed supplements enhanced productivity, however the establishment of cassava hay on fartns deserved more attention and warrants a wider developmental expansion among dairy farmers since it contained high rumen by-pass protein (tannin-protein complex) and could be easily produced and be sustainable on farms.

A Comparison on Effect of Stabilization Methods for Heavy Metal contaminated Farm Land Soil by the Field Demonstration Experiment (현장실증시험을 통한 중금속 오염농경지의 안정화처리공법 효과비교)

  • Yu, Chan;Yun, Sung-Wook;Lee, Jung-Hoon;Choi, Seung-Jin;Choi, Duck-Yong;Yi, Ji-Min
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2009.09a
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    • pp.1487-1506
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    • 2009
  • A long-term field experiment of the selected stabilization methods(Cover system, full range and upper range treatment) was conducted to reduce the heavy metal mobility in farmland soil which was contaminated by heavy metals around abandoned mine site. Field experiments were established on the contaminated farmland with the wooden plate and filled with treated soil, which was mixed with lime stone and steel reforming slag except on control plot. Soil samples were collected and analyzed during the experiment period(about 4 months) after the installation of the plots. Field demonstration experiments results showed that the cover system and the full range treatment of the selected stabilization methods applied to the application ratio of lime stone 5% and steel refining slag 2% were effective for immobilizing heavy metal components in contaminated farmland soil.

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A Comparison on the Effect of Soil Improvement Methods for the Remediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Farm Land Soil (중금속 오염 농경지 토양의 복원을 위한 토량개량법의 효과 비교)

  • Yun, Sung-Wook;Jin, Hae-Geun;Kang, Sin-Il;Choi, Seung-Jin;Lim, Young-Cheol;Yu, Chan
    • Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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    • v.26 no.7
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    • pp.59-70
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    • 2010
  • A long-term field demonstration experiment on selected stabilization methods to reduce the heavy metal mobility in farmland soil contaminated by heavy metals was conducted. The field demonstration experiment was established on the contaminated farmland with wooden plates (thickness = 1 cm), of which the dimension were width = 200 cm, Length = 200 cm, height = 80 cm, filled with treated soil, which was mixed with lime stone and steel refining slag except on control plot. Soil samples in the plots were collected and analyzed during the experiment period (6 months) after the installation of the plots. The field demonstration experiment results showed that the application lime stone at the ratio of 5% was effective for immobilizing heavy metal components in contaminated farmland soil.

A Case Study on the ICT-Based Smart Aquaculture System by Applying u-Farms (u-양식장을 적용한 ICT 기반 스마트 양식장 시스템 사례 연구)

  • Hwang, Sung-Il;Kim, Oe-Yeong;Lee, Seok-Yong
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.39C no.2
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    • pp.173-181
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    • 2014
  • The Economist was implied most of the major fisheries are procured by aquaculture in 2030 affected by the Aquaculture Revolution. William Hallal was also predicted that amount of aquatic products will be about 50% of the total fishery in 2015. Various organizations had been conducted various u-farm researches and demonstration projects due to changing environment. This study aims to propose an ICT-based technologies and policies for the ICT-based smart system by identifying results and problems.

An Epidemiological Study of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Al-Jabal Al-Gharbi, Libya

  • Abdellatif, Manal Z.M.;El-Mabrouk, Khamis;Ewis, Ashraf A.
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • v.51 no.1
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    • pp.75-84
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    • 2013
  • Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is an endemic parasitic infection in the Mediterranean region, including Libya and its Al-jabal Al-gharbi province. We aimed at studying the occupational relevance as well as other epidemiological aspects of CL. We investigated 140 CL cases who attended at Gharyan outpatient polyclinic during a period of 6 months in 2009. CL infection was clinically diagnosed and confirmed by demonstration of Leishmania parasites on smears from lesions. Our findings showed that males were more affected than females (P=0.04), and people above 10-years were more affected than younger ones (P=0.0001). A significant percent of CL cases belonged to Al-Kawasem subprovince (P=0.0001). Farm-related activities were the most frequent occupations among CL cases (P=0.04). In addition to farm workers, housewives and students are at risk groups since they are engaged at farm activities. Moreover, those who have occupations that require staying outdoors for a part of night, e.g., policemen, are also at risk. Compared to children, adult CL patients had multiple lesions (P=0.001) that were more prevalent in their upper and lower extremities than the face (P=0.0001). We conclude that CL is a major health problem in Al-jabal Al-gharbi province of Libya. The presence of rodents and sandflies makes it a suitable environment for Leishmania to spread in an endemic epidemiological pattern. Being engaged in farming activities or outdoor occupations increases the risk of infection. Various clinical patterns of CL suggest the presence of more than 1 species of Leishmania at Al-jabal Al-gharbi province. We propose that the 2 species responsible for CL in this area are L. major and L. tropica. Further investigations to identify the leishmanial species responsible for CL at Al-jabal Al-gharbi together with adoption of preventive and control programs are needed.