Sadegh Afzalinia; Seyed Ebrahim Dehghanian; Khadijeh Alijani; dadgar mohammadi; Seyed Mashaallh Hosseini; Afshar Estakhr; Seiid Mansur Alavimanesh; Mashaallah Zare
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In this research, effect of tillage and planting methods (planting on permanent raised beds, no-till, and conventional tillage) on soil properties such as bulk density, moisture content, and organic carbon and water consumption, water productivity, and crop yield was evaluated in the form of randomized ...
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In this research, effect of tillage and planting methods (planting on permanent raised beds, no-till, and conventional tillage) on soil properties such as bulk density, moisture content, and organic carbon and water consumption, water productivity, and crop yield was evaluated in the form of randomized complete blocks experimental design with three treatments and six replicates in corn-wheat rotation. Results showed that the raised bed planting had the maximum forage corn (95.33 ton/ha) and wheat yield (7.01 ton/ha) and no-till had the minimum silage corn (87.06 ton/ha) and wheat yield (5.23 ton/ha) which had no significant difference with the conventional tillage. Forage corn consumed the maximum water (9531 m3/ha) in the conventional tillage and the minimum water (8155 m3/ha) in no-till; while, there was no significant difference between treatments from the water productivity point of view. Wheat consumed the maximum water (7177 m3/ha) in raised bed planting, but there was no significant difference between treatments from the stand point of water productivity. Results also showed that conservation tillage methods increased soil moisture content in forage corn planting (around 11%), but had no significant effect on the soil moisture content in wheat planting.
Sadegh Afzalinia; Alidad Boostani; Abdolhamid Karimi; dadgar mohammadi; Seiid Mansur Alavimanesh; Mashaallah Zare; Ali Nouroozi
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In this research, effects of water sprayed over the upper layer of the mowed and rowed alfalfa (before baling) on quantitative and qualitative losses of alfalfa during baling process were evaluated. The study was conducted in the form of split plot experiment with 12 treatments and three replications ...
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In this research, effects of water sprayed over the upper layer of the mowed and rowed alfalfa (before baling) on quantitative and qualitative losses of alfalfa during baling process were evaluated. The study was conducted in the form of split plot experiment with 12 treatments and three replications from 2020 to 2022. Main plots were the amount of water sprayed on the alfalfa with four levels of water (0, 250, 350, and 450 liters per hectare). Subplots were the time interval between spraying water on alfalfa and baling operation (0, 30, and 60 minutes after spraying water). Alfalfa losses at the baler pickup and compression chamber, during transportation, and total losses were measured. Alfalfa dry matter, crude protein, fat, organic matter, ash, acid detergent fiber, neutral detergent fiber was measured, and amount of aflatoxin were also detected after six months of storage. Results showed that spraying 450 L water per hectare decreased alfalfa losses at baler pickup and compression chamber, transportation, and total losses by 20.4, 34.3, 4.7, and 21.1% respectively, compared to the control treatment. Time interval between spraying water on alfalfa and baling time had no significant effect on alfalfa losses during baling operation and transportation. Results also indicated that spraying water on alfalfa before baling operation had no significant negative effects on alfalfa quality after six months storing and did not reduce alfalfa quality during storing time.
Sadegh Afzali nia; Abdolhamid karimi; Abdoulrasool Shirvanian
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Recent drought phenomenon in Iran has limited feed supplying for livestock enterprises. In this situation, forage fodder production in hydroponic condition could be a reasonable solution to overcome the water resources limitations in forage production process; however, all aspects of this system should ...
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Recent drought phenomenon in Iran has limited feed supplying for livestock enterprises. In this situation, forage fodder production in hydroponic condition could be a reasonable solution to overcome the water resources limitations in forage production process; however, all aspects of this system should be investigated prior to using it. In this research, these four treatments of forage production: hydroponic barley forage, conventional corn forage, conventional irrigated barley, and conventional alfalfa forage, were compared from the point of view of water productivity and energy indices, in the form of a completely randomized experimental design with 12 replications in Niriz, Fars Province, south of Iran. Results showed that hydroponic barley forage and conventional method of producing barley had the maximum yield (1605052 kg/ha per year) and the minimum yield (6235 kg/ha per year) respectively. The highest water productivity (65.3 kg/m3) and the lowest water productivity (0.64 kg/m3) were obtained from hydroponic barley forage and the conventional method of producing alfalfa , respectively. Results also indicated that the conventional corn forage had the highest energy ratio, net energy gain, and energy productivity (1.88, 125844 MJ/ha, and 0.281 kg/MJ); the lowest amounts of energy indices (0.65, -15252661 MJ/ha, and 0.037 kg/MJ) belonged to the hydroponic barley forage. Conclusions showed that producing barley fodder in hydroponic condition could be a proper solution for supplying adequate forage for livestock in semi-arid climate condition of Niriz twonship, provided that some amendments could be made in this method of fodder producing system to reduce energy consumption and to enhance energy productivity.
1 1; Alidad Karami; Mohammad Javad Rousta
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This study was conducted using a randomized complete block experimental design with five treatments and four replications in Marvdasht region, Fars province, for four years. Treatments included: 1) reduced tillage, 2) wheat and corn direct seeding, 3) corn direct seeding for four years, wheat direct ...
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This study was conducted using a randomized complete block experimental design with five treatments and four replications in Marvdasht region, Fars province, for four years. Treatments included: 1) reduced tillage, 2) wheat and corn direct seeding, 3) corn direct seeding for four years, wheat direct seeding for the first two years and the fourth year, and conventional planting in the third year, 4) wheat direct seeding for four years, corn direct seeding for the first two years and the fourth year, and conventional planting in the third year, and 5) conventional tillage. Results showed that direct seeding and reduced tillage methods decreased fuel consumption, compared to the conventional tillage for 80% and 58%, respectively. Effective field capacity for seed bed preparation and planting increased in direct seeding and reduced tillage methods compared to the conventional tillage for 6 and 3 times, respectively. Conservation tillage methods also increased soil moisture retention (maximum of 32%) with respect to conventional tillage. However, there was no significant difference between tillage methods from the soil aggregates point of view; conservation tillage methods had more stable soil aggregates. For the first three years, wheat yield was significantly affected by the tillage methods (conventional tillage was practiced in most of these years); whereas, there was no significant difference between tillage methods for wheat yield in the fourth year of the study.
dadgar mohammadi; Sadegh Afzalinia
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This study was conducted at Darab Agricultural Research Station in wheat-cotton rotation for four years. A complete block experimental design with three treatments (no-till, reduced tillage, and conventional tillage methods) and four replications were used. Tillage methods were compared economically. ...
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This study was conducted at Darab Agricultural Research Station in wheat-cotton rotation for four years. A complete block experimental design with three treatments (no-till, reduced tillage, and conventional tillage methods) and four replications were used. Tillage methods were compared economically. The most beneficial treatment was selected based on estimating the costs and incomes of different treatments and using the net present value method of gross margin changes. Analytical hierarchy analysis (AHP) method was also used to select the most appropriate tillage method. Results showed that there was no significant difference between tillage methods for wheat and cotton yield during most of the years that this investigation was in processing. Reduced tillage and no-till methods decreased wheat and cotton production costs, compared to conventional tillage, for 5 and 10% respectively. These conservation tillage methods, compared to the conventional tillage, also reduced fuel consumption for 60 and 77%, respectively. Conservation tillage methods increased effective field capacity of seed bed preparation and planting operations, so that time required for seed bed preparation and planting operations decreased in reduced tillage and no-till, compared to the conventional tillage, for 62 and 74%, respectively. Conventional tillage had maximum present value of gross margin (53662 thousands Rials) compared to reduced tillage (46379 thousands Rials) and no-till (38149 thousands Rials). Considering different factors in decision making, parameters such as crop yield (0.312), production costs (0.221), and water consumption (0.219) had the highest weight in farmers’ decision for selecting tillage method, and the conservation tillage methods received the highest priority for selection.
Sadegh Afzalinia; Alireza Ziaee; Seyed Ebrahim Dehghanian; Seyed Mansour Alavimanesh
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In this study, effect of conservation tillage and irrigation methods on soil properties, water productivity, and wheat yield was evaluated by using split plot experimental design with nine treatments and three replications. Main plots were irrigation methods including surface irrigation (gated pipe), ...
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In this study, effect of conservation tillage and irrigation methods on soil properties, water productivity, and wheat yield was evaluated by using split plot experimental design with nine treatments and three replications. Main plots were irrigation methods including surface irrigation (gated pipe), tape irrigation, and sprinkle irrigation. Tillage methods including zero tillage (direct drilling), reduced tillage, and conventional tillage (control treatment) were considered as sub plots. Soil bulk density, infiltration rate, water consumption, wheat yield, and water productivity were measured in different tillage and irrigation treatments. Results showed that both tillage and irrigation methods had significant effect on soil bulk density in such a way that drip irrigation had the maximum soil bulk density compared to the other irrigation methods. Meanwhile, conservation tillage methods increased soil bulk density compared to the conventional tillage for 2.4%. Wheat yield was higher in pressurized irrigation methods compared to the surface irrigation. The maximum water consumption was related to the surface irrigation, and drip irrigation had the minimum water consumption. Drip and sprinkle irrigation saved water for 59 and 40%, respectively compared to the surface irrigation. The highest water productivity was obtained from drip irrigation and surface irrigation had the lowest water productivity.
