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Soil Protection and Mobile Apps Created with App Inventor® - A Multidisciplinary Symbiosis?
No full textThis paper aims to highlight the My Soil Protection App\u27s adaptability and compatibility with the demands of the current digital consumer society by starting with a definition, descriptive characterization, and synthetic analysis of the MIT App Inventor® platform (following users\u27 perceptions over the previous 10-12 years). In this sense, concurrent with the examination of how the platform may be utilized in soil protection plans and strategies, the establishment and creation of a digital field agenda (My Soil Protection App) are carried out. My Soil Protection App, an application we developed, requires the MIT App Inventor® platform functionalities to be coupled with data specifically related to soil resource protection (local environmental characteristics, climate variables, land usage typology, etc). In the Office of Informatics, between October 2020 and December 2021, we conducted an assessment that included identifying and grading the platform\u27s components that would be used to create specialist soil protection apps. The analytical technique covered the fundamental components of mobile devices (including sensors) that might be used in the collection and management of field data. As a result, it was discovered (through implementation, testing and validation of functionalities) during the application\u27s development that modern soil preservation procedures may make good use of the App Inventor®. We suggest using MIT App Inventor® (via the user interface, media, and sensor components) if you feel the urge to create an application because it promises a computer-soil science stronger fusion
A Theoretical Perspective on the Role and Functions of Soil Resources in the Information and Knowledge Society
No full textMuch has been written about the soil over time, from different perspectives, however, the soil as an entity, as well as its role and functions are far from being fully recorded. In the Information and Knowledge Society, soil still has a significant role to play, in terms of its functions at the community level. We set out to make some scientific remarks and examples on these issues. Also, the soil is subjected to analysis as a cosmic-telluric-biotic product, in its gradual transition from the Hunting and Agrarian Society to the Society based on technology, information, and knowledge. What we have managed to summarize is a summum of definitions of the soil, and a conglomeration of functions, carefully nuanced and delimited, which open the way for the reader from the soil seen as a resource-support of the technosphere to the soil treated as a primary scientific concern
Saving and Storing Data through Mobile-Based Applications Dedicated to Soil Protection
No full textMobile applications dedicated to the protection of soil resources are increasingly common among users worldwide. What makes them popular among them is the possibility they offer in the acquisition, respectively saving and storing data from the field. We propose to do an analysis of how to save and store data, to emphasize the malleable nature of applications in relation to what software development platforms allow - in this case, the MIT App Inventor® platform. As a result of the research methodology, no less than six possible data saving and storage media were determined (TinyDB®, File®, CloudDB®, Google Sheets®, Firebase®, and DropBox®). The obtained results showed that saving and storing data depends, to the greatest extent, on the specifics of mobile devices (memory and effective storage space). Consequently, for an application made through the MIT App Inventor® platform, several types of configuration of the acquisition, processing, saving, and storage of data are possible, all of which depend both on the specifics of the devices used, as well as on the users\u27 choices regarding the acquisition, processing, saving and storage of data
Quadruple Cropping Patterns in Bangladesh: Scope and Limitations
No full textGrowing crops in a piece of land influence soil fertility depending on adopted management practices and intensity of cropping. Farmers in many cases do not use balanced fertilizers because of socio-economic conditions and thus nutrient mining is inevitable. We hypothesize that soil degradation is likely along with reduced crop productivity in future with researcher proposed four crops production packages. Semi-structured questionnaire, and IDRISI3.2 were used for data collection and mapping, respectively. Net quadruple cropped areas were about 7.09%. Soil fertility scores of those areas were 40–50 and above 50, covering about 4.56% and 3.66%, respectively of the net cropped areas indicating medium fertility status. Apparent nutrient balances for nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, calcium, magnesium and silicon were negative with researcher\u27s introduced cropping patterns and fertilizer management compared to existing patterns. Zinc with all introduced cropping patterns and boron with Potato–Boro–T Aus–T Aman pattern are increasing but other micro nutrients are diminishing. Phosphorus and Sulfur build ups are taking place under farmer\u27s practice in Mustard–Boro–T Aman, Potato–Boro–T Aman and Boro–Fallow–T Aman patterns. Zinc build up is taking place under farmer\u27s managed cropping patterns; but iron, copper, boron, molybdenum and chloride are deteriorating from the soils. These indicate that growing four crops in a year with existing fertilizer recommendations are not sustainable in terms of soil fertility. Adoption of such intensive crop culture by the majority of the farmers is unlikely except in some sporadic areas having market driven economy of vegetable cultivation
Effect of Feldspar, Compost and Biochar on Cultivating Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata ssp. unguiculata) Plant and Soil Sandy Clay Loam Properties
No full textThe crop production in Egypt relies completely on imports to meets its annual requirement of potash fertilizers besides; the high cost of conventional, water soluble K fertilizers constrains their use by most of the farmers in the country. This work was conducted cowpea (Vigna unguiculata ssp. unguiculata) plants cv. Dokki 126 at Ismailia Research Station, Agricultural Research Center (A.R.C), Egypt, during the two summer seasons of 2020 and 2021 to study the effect of some treatments as potassium feldspar, biochar and compost on soil sandy clay loam properties and the physical and chemical contents of cowpea. A randomized complete block design was used. The results show that the potassium feldspar + biochar + Compost significantly increased the vegetative growth expressed as plant length, number of leaves, number of branches, pod length, Pod diameter, Pod fresh weight, Pod dry weight, Plant fresh weight, Plant dry weight. Also the results indicated that soil pH and EC was not significantly affected in the soil treated with potassium feldspar + biochar + compost. There are positive significant effects on nutrient availability (NPK) in both seasons by using potassium feldspar + biochar + compost in soil. The application of OMW can improve soil quality indices (nutrients (N, P, and K), organic matter, pH, total porosity, bulk density
Antibiotic Resistance Pattern and Plasmid Curing of Escherichia coli Isolated from Soil Samples in Girei, Nigeria
No full textIn this study, seventy five (75) soil samples were collected from farmlands, riverbanks and dumpsites and screened for the presence of Escherichia coli via inoculation on EMB, Gram’s staining and some biochemical tests. Overall, 15 E. coli isolates were identified. Dumpsite has the highest number of isolates with 9(60%), followed by farmland with four 4(26.7%) isolates, and lastly riverbank with two 2(13.3%) isolates. Subculture on Sorbitol-MacConkey agar revealed that 2 isolates from dumpsite were EHEC O157:H7. Most of the isolates were resistant to Amoxicillin and Augmentin (66.7% and 73.3% respectively). One of the EHEC strains was found to be resistant to Pefloxacin. Multidrug resistant isolates later became susceptible to previously resisted antibiotics after plasmid curing using 10% sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS). The outcome of this study suggests that EHEC O157:H7 is not common in the soil environment in comparison with other E. coli strains and it is found to be associated with dumpsites. Resistance to some of the antibiotics was plasmid-borne; therefore, indiscriminate use of antibiotics should be avoided to minimize rapid development of resistant bacterial strains. Dumping of refuse close to households should also be avoided so as to minimize the risk of infection with EHEC O157:H7
Anti-competition Agreements on Agricultural Fertilizers between Cause and Effect
No full textThe total link between plant protection products and agricultural productivity is investigated empirically in this research. The study gives statistics on the economic impacts of expanding fertilizer sales, so we raise important concerns about the cause for the expansion, which creates this growth, need or excessive consumption, according to a range of research. Fertilizer management and monitoring in accordance with the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), with the application of the correct quantity of nitrogen at the correct time as the foundation for successful fertilizer management. The paper also looks into some of the effects of climate change on agriculture; research shows that carbon absorbers are just as important as reducing emissions, and that the two are closely linked. The findings and information on the effectiveness of agricultural methods of high-performance farms ready to provide sustainable food supply systems provide people the confidence to consume organic goods in order to ensure that their bodies are healthy. This article addresses the topic of competition law violation in the context of imports of nitrogen-based fertilizers, in this case urea, as a product utilized in agriculture, using a subject and predicate method
Analysis of the Legislation on Soil Protection in the European Union and Romania
No full textThe earth\u27s soil is one of the planet\u27s most intricate natural systems, an integral part of the physical environment, and a dynamic biological complex that supports all of life on Earth\u27s fundamental functions. Soil is also one of the most complex natural systems on the globe. As a result, the community should place a high priority on soil protection because the conservation of soil resources now more than ever calls for legal implementation. The main provisions of the Acquis Communautaire (directives, strategies, decisions, and orders of the relevant ministry, etc.), which come to ensure an interface between the current use of soils, agronomy, and their protection for future generations, are noted in this paper as we propose to analyze the protection of soils from the perspective of the legislation of the European Union and Romania. The scientific approach used only yielded the correlation between EU and national legislation, which was also shown graphically in the form of a blockchain with time order (a repeating bending process)
Study on the Corrosive Nature of Soil Physico-Chemical Characteristics Toward Pipelines in Oil Producing Communities in Niger Delta of Nigeria
No full textAim: This research was carried out to investigate physicochemical characteristics of soils in oil producing areas of Delta State, Western Niger Delta region of Nigeria as they influence corrosion of buried pipelines in the region.
Study Design: Soil samples were collected along oil pipelines and at 500m away in three oil producing communities (Kokori, Otu-Jeremi and Okpai) in Delta State. Duration of Study: The study lasted for eighteen months.
Methodology: Standard methods were adopted in the collection of samples and the determinationof the physicochemical properties of the samples.
Results: The soil characteristics could influence soil corrosiveness towards buried pipelines. Soil characteristics determined were texture, soil pH, moisture content, temperature, nitrogen content, redox potential, electrical conductivity, phosphorus, sulphate, sulphide and chloride content and total organic carbon. The pH of all the soil samples was acidic (pH=5.54±0.16-6.32±0.29), soil from Okpai pipeline area had the highest electrical conductivity, chloride content and silt content of 148.00±3.02 µS/CM, 23.32±2.67 mg/g and 39.96±4.26 % respectively. Sulphate content of the soil samples was lower than 200ppm. The values were lower in soils along pipeline than soils in the farmland.
Conclusion: The soil samples have the potentials of being corrosive towards buried metal pipes. There is need for safe practices in the region
Influence of Cyanobacterial Inoculum on the Growth Features and Yield of Peanut Plants in Sandy Soil
No full textTwo field experiments were conducted at the Ismailia Agricultural Research Center Station during the summers of 2021 and 2022 to study the effects of cyanobacterial inoculation (Anabaena oryzae and Nostoc mascarum) on peanut plant growth, yield, and certain soil biological activities under different nitrogen fertilisation ratios and conditions. There are three applications: soil drenching, cyanobacterial seed coating, and foliar spray with cyanobacterial strains.The findings demonstrated that cyanobacteria inoculation of peanut plants generally improved peanut plant growth, resulting in significantly higher peanut and grain yields than uninoculated treatments. When compared to other tested treatments and types of applications, N. mascarum + 75% (N) produced the highest peanut yield and plant characteristics, followed by A. oryzae + 75% (N) in soil drench application. Overall, cyanobacteria increased the amount of N, P, K, and Ca in peanut plants. Cyanobacteria inoculation improved soil fertility by increasing total bacterial and cyanobacterial count (CO2) evolution, and indole acetic acid contents in the peanut rhizosphere. In general, peanut growth in sandy soil conditions can benefit from cyanobacteria inoculation with 75% nitrogen amounts