ID: 55357
Title: Effect of pruning levels in some red wine grape varieties for yield and growth parameters under Western Maharashtra conditions
Author: S U Chalak, S S Kulkarni, S V Kolse and B V Garad
Editor: Dr R K Trivedy
Year: 2011
Publisher: EM International, Vol 17, No (1), 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Ecology - Environment & Conservation
Keywords: Pruning, wine grape
Abstract: In present investigation, effect of five different pruning treatments (4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 buds/cane) was studied on six red wine grape cultivars (Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Syrah and Grenache). The growth and yield contributing parameters viz., bud sprouting percentage and bunch weight were found the maximum in severly pruned treatment i.e 4-6 / buds cane. Veraison and maturity were found early in the same treatment. However, for higher cane fruitfulness, bunches and yield each variety responded differently in different pruning treatments. The 4 buds/cane pruning treatment recorded higher yield in the variety Pinot Noir, 6 buds/cane in Syrah and Grenache, 8 buds/cane in Pinot Meunier, 10 buds/cane in Cabernet Franc and 12 buds/cane in Cabernet Sauvignon.
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ID: 55356
Title: The rainfall characteristics of Nanded District
Author: M S Gaikwad and V G Maniyar
Editor: Dr R K Trivedy
Year: 2011
Publisher: EM International, Vol 17, No (1), 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Ecology - Environment & Conservation
Keywords: Rainfall, provabilities, monsoon, Nakshatrawise, variability
Abstract: Nanded district o fMarathwada region of the Maharashtra state is situated between 180 16 ' to 190 55 ' N latitude and 760 19 ' E longitude with a mean height of 489 m above mean sea level. Climate of Nanded district is hot and dry. The mean annual rainfall of Nanded district ranges from 900 to 1100 nm. The highest rainfall was recorded in SW monsoon season ranging 82 to 89 percent of the total annual rainfall, in different talukas. The onset of monsoon was observed in MW 23 and persisted up to MW 40 in almost all talukas except Kinwat where it contiue up MW 43 (108 mm). The low variability during monsoon season that is MW 25- MW 40. Provides assured rainfall during these weeks. The highest mean rainfall per week recorded in various talukas were 69, 83, 65, 252, 64, 63, 81 and 56 mm in Nanded, Bhokar, Kandhar, Kinwat, Hadgaon, Deglur, Biloli and Mukhed respectively.
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ID: 55355
Title: Growth, nutrient uptake and yield of pre-seasonal sugarcane as influenced by saline soil
Author: R U Nimbalkar, C R Palwe, A D Kadlag, A B Jadhav and N B Ghube
Editor: Dr R K Trivedy
Year: 2011
Publisher: EM International, Vol 17, No (1), 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Ecology - Environment & Conservation
Keywords: Sugarcane, saline soil, growth, yield and nutrient uptake
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted at Soi Test Crop Response Correlation Project Farm during preseason of 2006-08 at Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Mahatma Phule Agricultural University, Rahuri to study the "Growth, nutrient uptake and yield of preseasonal sugarcane as influenced by saline soil". The experimental soil represent Sawargaon series under Inceptisol order having pHe 8.45 and ECe 4.14 d Sm-1. There were six sugarcane genotypes viz; CO 86032, CO 94012, COM 0265, CO 62175, CO 94008, COM 9516 replicated four times on saline soil with randomized block design. A sugarcane genotype COM 0265 significantly performed well over saline soil with higher germination (83.88%), height (261.25 cm), girth (10.88 cm) and number of internodes at harvest (22.50). The leaves dry matter of all the genotypes were not significantly varied however nubmerically CO 62175 recorded higher (24.40%) leaves dry matter. Over saline soil the stem dry matter significnatly higher (18.38%) for COM 0265. The sugarcane genotype CO 94012 recorded significantly higher nitrogen (185.99 kg ha-1), phosphorous (34.55 kg ha-1) and potassium (180.05 kg ha-1) uptake grown on saline soil followed by CO 62175. Significantly higher iron (2846.50 kg ha-1) and copper (101.75 kg ha-1) uptake was recorded for COM 9516 sugarcane genotype, whereas, higher zinc and manganese (509.75 and 113.50 kg ha-1) uptake reported for CO 94012. The sugarcane genotype COM 0265 and CO 62175 were recorded statistically at par results for cane (91.10 and 90.70 t ha-1) and CCS (10.09 and 9.63 t ha-1) yield saline soil respectively.
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ID: 55354
Title: Hemipteran insect community of an oxbow lake in Barak Valley, Assam, North East India: An ecological study
Author: Kankana Das and Susmita Gupta
Editor: Dr R K Trivedy
Year: 2011
Publisher: EM International, Vol 17, No (1), 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Ecology - Environment & Conservation
Keywords: Oxbow lake, Hemiptera, diversity, density
Abstract: The study recorded eight families, eleven genus and thirteen species of Hemipteran insect community in different seasons in an oxbow lake in Barak valley of Assam, N. E India. The families were Corixidae, Gerridae, Hydrometridae, Notonectidae, Nepidae, Belostomatidae and Pleidae. The species were Micronecta heliploides, Micronecta scutellaris (Corixidae); Neogerris sp., Limnogonus nitidus (Gerridae); Enithares sp., Anisops sp., and Nychia marshalli (Notonectidae); Diplonychus rusticus, and Diplonychus annulatum (Belostomatidae); Ranatra elongata, (Nepidae) Hydrometra sp. (Hydrometridae) and paraplea sp., (Pleiae); Mesovelia sp., (Mesoveliidae). Shannon Weiner diversity index (H/) and evenness index (J/) showed highest diversity and eveness in post monsoon. Berger Parker index of dominance (d) was found highest in winter. Highest density was recorded in pre-monsoon. In winter both diversity and density were recorded lowest. Significant positive relationships of both diversity and density of insects with air temperature and water temperature wre recorded. Density of insect also showed significant negative relationship with dissolved oxygen and total alkalinity.
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ID: 55353
Title: Effect of pruning levels in some red wine grape varieties for yield and quality parameters under Western Maharashtra conditions
Author: S U Chalak, S S Kulkarni and S P Patil
Editor: Dr R K Trivedy
Year: 2011
Publisher: EM International, Vol 17, No (1), 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Ecology - Environment & Conservation
Keywords: Pruning, Wine grape, quality
Abstract: In the present investigation, the effect of five different pruning treatments (4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 buds/cane) was studied on six red wine grape cultivars (Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Syrah and Grenache). The response of each variety for yield and quality parameters viz., yield/vine, yield/ha, juice yield/ha and Brix yield was different pruning treatments. The acidity was positively correlated with bud number per vine and vise a vise. The TSS, TSS; acid ratio and berry colour were found in desirable treat in severely pruned treatments. However, interaction effect on juice recovery, TSS and pH were not significant.
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ID: 55352
Title: Yield response of wheat (Triticum aestivum var. PBW-343) to application of nitrogen
Author: Farha Iqbal and Ahmad Ashfaq
Editor: Dr R K Trivedy
Year: 2011
Publisher: EM International, Vol 17, No (1), 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Ecology - Environment & Conservation
Keywords: Triticum aestivumvar, PBW - 343, sewage, yield characteristics tillering and heading stage
Abstract: In the present study, effect of different concentrations (50% and 100%) of wastewater along with Nitrogen supplement N75 and N100 on wheat (Triticum aestivum var. PBW-343) were studied. The experiments were conducted in rabi season and sewage wastewaer was collected from the drain along the Mathura Road, Aligarh, situated 4 km away from the Aligarh University Campus. Various parameters including shoot length, shoot fresh weight, shoot dry weight, leaf per plant, leaf area per plant and yield characteristics example ear per plant, spikelet per plant, 100 seed weight, seed yield per plant, biological yield, harvest index, total chlorophyll content and photosynthetic rate were evaluated. The results indicated that the sewage can be successfully used for the growth of wheat crop.
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ID: 55351
Title: Potential of algae as a biosorbent for the removal of heavy metals
Author: Ahmad Ashfaq and Aatika Saadia
Editor: Dr R K Trivedy
Year: 2011
Publisher: EM International, Vol 17, No (1), 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Ecology - Environment & Conservation
Keywords: Algae, biosorption, heavy metal, isotherms
Abstract: The extent of uptake of the different metals with the tested algae under different conditions such as pH, time of algal residence in solution with the metal and concentration of algal biomass is considered by several researchers. Many algae have immense capability to sorb metals and there is considerable potential for using them to treat wastewaters. Dead cells sorb more metal than live cells. Algae can effectively remove metals from multi-metal solutions. Langmuir and Freundlich models are commonly used for fitting sorption data. For commercial application of algal technology to remove metal ions from wastewaters, emphasis should be given to selection of strains with high metal sorption capacity, adequate understanding of sorption mechanisms, development of low cost methods for cell immobilization, development of better models for predicting metal sorption and economic feasibility. This paper reviewed the art in the field of biosorption using algae as biomass.
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ID: 55350
Title: Effect of good manufacturing practices (GMPs) on microbiological quality of dried ribbonfish, Lepturacanthus savala
Author: S S Relekar, V P Joshi, J M Koli, S T Sharangdhar and M T Sharangdhar
Editor: Dr R K Trivedy
Year: 2011
Publisher: EM International, Vol 17, No (1), 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Ecology - Environment & Conservation
Keywords: None
Abstract: None
Location: 241
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ID: 55349
Title: Preparation and characterization of gelatin from pink perch skin
Author: S B Patange, S T Sharangdhar, J M Koli and V R Joshi
Editor: Dr R K Trivedy
Year: 2011
Publisher: EM International, Vol 17, No (1), 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Ecology - Environment & Conservation
Keywords: Gelatin, fish skin, extraction, functional properties
Abstract: Edible grade gelatin is usually prepared from bovine sources. In the recent years, fish processing waste is generated in preparation of surimi from Indian pink perch (Nemipterus japonicus) as skin in large quantities that offers great potential for preparation of gelatin. Gelatin was prepared and extraction conditions were optimized for treatment of skin waste from pink perch. Cleaned skins were treated with 0.3% NaOH (1:5 w/v) at 50C for 30 min with constant stirring and again rinsed with tap water (repeated 3 times). Skins were caused to swell with 0.07 N acetic acid (1:10 w/v) at room temperature for 9 h. Gelatin was extracted in water at 450C, filtered using Whatman filter paper No.4 and the clear filtrate was dried under vacuum at 450C. The fish gelatin had good functional properties. Organoleptically it had no fishy odour. The optimum yield of gelatin was 5% with moisture content of 2.35%. It had gel strength of 178 g (6.67% at 100C) and viscosity of 9.2 cPa at 600C. The properties of pink perch skin gelatin were comparable with bovine gelatin in use.
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ID: 55348
Title: Flora composition of rangeland of Egbado North, Ogun State, Nigeria
Author: Babatunde B A Taiwo, Abiola O Sekoni, Gabriel A Adeleke and Ademola O Ogungbesan
Editor: Dr R K Trivedy
Year: 2011
Publisher: EM International, Vol 17, No (1), 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Ecology - Environment & Conservation
Keywords: Flora, composition, Rangeland, Egbado North
Abstract: Four (4) cattle herds were used for forage sample collection in Egbado North local Government area of Ogun State. The area is in the derived savannah zone where a large variety of herbage abounds for ruminant nutrition. A total of forty-one (41) samples were collected and classified as grasses, shrubs and legumes. The samples were identified adn analysed for dry matter, crude protein, crude fibre, ether extracts, ash, gross energy and acid detergent fibre. The results obtained from this study showed that a wide variety of forages-grasses, shrubs and leguminous species abound in Egbado North. Elusine indica, Paspalum scrobiculatum, Pennisetum purpureum and Rottboellia exaltata had the highest frequency and distribution among grasses. Gomphrena celosoides was the most prevalent shrub sampled in the area while Centrosema puberscens showed higher frequency among the leguminous species adapted to the zone. For ages in the study area had high dry matter content, possibly due to the time they were sampled. Crude protein level was highest in leguminous species than in the other groups of forages while the fibre fractions were highest for the grasses sampled in the area. The gross energy obtained from the shrubs and legumes were similar and higher than values obtained in the grasses sampled. The results further showed that the sampled forages in Egbado North have potentials to meet the requirement of ruminant animals if adequately utilized.
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ID: 55347
Title: Analysis of bend ' s (R/d) effect on the hydraulic of morning glory spillways
Author: F. Yosefvand, H Musavi Jahromi, M Shafai Bajesta, A Masjedi and H Sedghi
Editor: Dr R K Trivedy
Year: 2011
Publisher: EM International, Vol 17, No (1), 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Ecology - Environment & Conservation
Keywords: Morning glory spillway, discharge coefficient, Bend loss, (R/d) Effect ' s
Abstract: The morning glory spillway is one of the spillways used for carrying additional waters and flood flows from an upstream to downstream in dams. Besides providing suffiicient capacity, spillway plan should be adequate hydraulically and structurally. The manner of discharge and common hydraulically circumstances and discharge characteristics in morning glory spillways changes according to various comparative component scales. The characteristics of spillway discharge depend on installation devised to control outflow circuit. In this research by making physically - hydraulically spillway model, the (R/d) Effect ' (Bend center-line radius to bend diameter) on the hydraulically discharge circumstances with 90 various tests and then in submerging circumstances have been studied and the conclusions are presented in diagrams. The results show that as the R/d increases, discharge coefficient decreases. Also, with the increase of (R increase adn d constant), the amount of bend loss decreases.
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ID: 55346
Title: Estimation of productivity of agricultural water in Qazvin plain using images of MODS and AVHRR
Author: A Kaviani, T M Sohrabi and P Arasteh
Editor: Dr R K Trivedy
Year: 2011
Publisher: EM International, Vol 17, No (1), 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Ecology - Environment & Conservation
Keywords: AVHRR, ENVI, MODIS, Qazvin, Remote sensing, SEBAL, Water productivity
Abstract: The world has finite water resources, which are under increasing stress as the human population and water demand per capita both increase. These problems are not new but are now becoming mroe wide-spread and their impacts more devastating. This has provided additional impetus for the search for solutions to problems arising from the mismatch between demand and supply in terms of water quantity, quality and timing. Increasing water productivity has been identified as one of the global challenges that require urgent attention. This study examines approaches to assessing water productivity in agriculture. Many studies have been carried out on agricultural water productivity [WP] in the world, where most of these studies, specifically in relation to water and food policies of WP, are considered in regional or watershed scale. There are many methods of calculating evapotranspiration [ETc] on regional scale but remote sensing technique since last decade of this century has become more popular one. SEBAL algorithm was used in this research to calculate ETc. Last versions of SEBAL algorithm can calculate aerial crop biomass and then can calculate crop water productivity. In this research, five cloudless MODIS and AVHRR images from Qazvin plain which is located in the center of Iran were selected, and then water productivity calculated with SEBAL algorithm which runs with ENVI and ILWIS models on MODIS and AVHRR images. Amount of ETc which was estimated from SEBAL compared with lysimeter data with r-square [R2] value of 0.9 for MODIS images and 0.81 for AVHRR images. Estimated ETc was higher than lysimeter data in AVHRR and lower than it in MODIS images. Water productivity was estimated 0.76 and 1.03 kg/m3 in MODIS and AVHRR images respectively, but is 0.9 kg/m3 in lysimeter.
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ID: 55345
Title: Effects of soaps and detergents wastes on seed germination, flowering and fruiting of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) and Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) plants
Author: P. O Fatoba, K S Olorunmaiye and A O Adepoju
Editor: Dr R K Trivedy
Year: 2011
Publisher: EM International, Vol 17, No (1), 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Ecology - Environment & Conservation
Keywords: Soap, detergent, Lycopersicon esculentum, Abelmoschus esculentus, Fruitability
Abstract: The effects of wastes generated in Global Soaps and Detergents factory, Ilorin were investigated on the growth and fruitability of Lycopersicon esculentum and Abelmoshcus esculentus. Viable seeds of these two fruit vegetables were sown in loamy soil stocked into pots perforated at the bottom. The wastes were collected before the discharge to the water body, analysed for heavy metals electrometrically and were serially diluted with borehole water to give 100%, 75%, 50%, 25%, 20%, 10%, 5% and 1% solutions. Each of these waste waters was used to irrigate four (4) pots, two (2) per plant, twice a week. The treatments were monitored for germination and growth and plant stands in each treatment thinned to two (2) after a week of germination. The experiment was carried out in the Screen house in the Biological Garden, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State Nigeria. It was observed that only the waste water of less than 50% and less 25% concentrations supported the germination of Okra and Tomato seeds respectively. Moreover, only the Okra and Tomato plants irrigated with 1%, 5% and 10% waste water flowered after 37 days and 76 days of planting respectively. In addition, only the plants in the 1% and 5% regimes fruited after 42 days and 81 days of planting respectively. Tomato fruits produced in 1% regime ripened after 96 days of planting like the Control regime while the 5% treatment ripened two days later. All the plants irrigated with 1%, 5% and 10% had greener colouration than the Control throughout the study period. Lower concentrations of this waste, 5% and less are recommended for irrigation in the production of these two vegetables. This shows that waste water that contains 0.029 mg/L Pb, 0.041 mg/L Zn, 0.332 mg/L Fe, 0.071 mg/L Cd, 0.076 mg/L Cu and 0.0015 mg/L Hg or less were able to support the vegetative and reproductive growth of tomato and okra.
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ID: 55344
Title: The genetic study of electrophortic and morphometric particulars in Liza auratus in the Babolsar and fereydonkenar areas in Caspian sea, Iran
Author: Ali Akbar Samadini and Shahaboddin Gharahveysi
Editor: Dr R K Trivedy
Year: 2011
Publisher: EM International, Vol 17, No (1), 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Ecology - Environment & Conservation
Keywords: Polymorphism, Transferi, Liza aurtus, Caspian Sea
Abstract: For studying the biological characteristics and physical appearance, morphometric and electrophortic record information and the genetic study of Liza auratus are accomplished by polymorphism, Transferin, hemoglobin, total protein and the analysis of electrophoresis in the Babolsar and Fereydunkenar areas in the southern part of the Caspian sea in 2010. According to the random sampling of 50 Liza auratus from fishing in these areas (Babolsar and Fereydunkenar) and after observation of the variety in transferin of Liza auratus in thes areas, polymorphism tranferin appeared in the form of 1 or 2 band by the number of Codominants. Meaningful differences observed between fishes in both areas (Babolsar and Fereydunkenar) and the abundance of meaningful differences in Liza arautus from the Babolsar area was more than the Fereydunkenar area. Genotypes comprise AA, AB, BB, AC, CC, BC and all of the meristic and morphometric factors of fishes from the Babolsar area had more abundance than the Fereydunkenar area. In comparison with the caught samples in the Fereydunkenar area, Genotype BB had more abundance in the Babolsar area. According to these studies. The coefficient of variance for countable factors which are imporessed by genetic factors, like, (the number of fin rays and the number of up and down scale on the lateral line of fish from the Babolsar area had more aboundance than the Fereydunkenar area. And so, in comparison with the proportion of morphometric factors, like, (the length of head, standard length and the height of body in the fishes that are caught from the Babolsar area) was more than Fereydunkenar area.
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ID: 55343
Title: Photograhic assessment of retroreflective film properties
Author: G Burgess, M R Shortis, P Scott
Editor: George Vosselman
Year: 2011
Publisher: Elsevier, Vol 66, Issue 5, September 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Keywords: Retroreflective film, Retroreflectance, Luminance factor, Standards, Performance
Abstract: Retroreflective film is used widely for target manufacture in close-range photogrammetry, especially where high precision is required for applications in industrial or engineering metrology. 3M Scotchlite 7610 high gain reflective sheeting is the gold standard for retroreflective targets because of the high level of response for incidence angles up to 600. Retroreflective film is now widely used in the transport industry for signage and many other types of film have become available. This study reports on the performance of six types of retroreflective sheeting, including 7610, based on published metrics for reflectance. Measurements were made using a camera and flash, so as to be directly applicable to photogrammetry. Analysis of the results from this project and the assessment of previous research indicates that the use of standards is essential to enable a valid comparison of retroreflective performance.
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