Salman Dastan; Afshin Soltani; Ghorban Noormohamadi; Hamid Madani; Reza Yadi
Volume 14, Issue 1 , April 2016, , Pages 19-28
Abstract
Optimal management approaches can be adopted in order to increase crop productivity and lower the carbon footprint of grain products. The objective of this study was to estimate the carbon (C) footprint and global warming potential of rice production systems. In this experiment, rice production systems ...
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Optimal management approaches can be adopted in order to increase crop productivity and lower the carbon footprint of grain products. The objective of this study was to estimate the carbon (C) footprint and global warming potential of rice production systems. In this experiment, rice production systems (including SRI, improved and conventional) were studied. All activities, field operations and data in production methods and at different input rates were monitored and recorded during 2012. Results showed that average GWP across production systems was equal to 2803.25 kg CO2-eq ha-1. The highest and least GWP were observed in the SRI and conventional systems, respectively. GWP per unit energy input was the least and most in SRI and conventional systems, respectively. Also, the SRI and conventional systems had the maximum and minimum GWP per unit energy output, respectively. SRI and conventional system had the greatest and least GWP per unit energy output, respectively. Therefore, the optimal management approach found in SRI resulted in a reduction in GHGs, GWP and the carbon footprint.
Faezeh Zaefarian; Mohammad Rezvani; Farhad Rejali; Mohammad Reza Ardakani; Ghorban Noormohammadi
Volume 7, Issue 3 , April 2010
Abstract
A pot experiment was conducted to determine the phytoextractive ability of alfalfa plants both inoculated (I) and non-inoculated (I0) with Glomus mosseae under different combinations of heavy metal pollution. Alfalfa inoculated and non-inoculated plants were exposed to Cadmium (Cd), Lead (Pb), Cobalt ...
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A pot experiment was conducted to determine the phytoextractive ability of alfalfa plants both inoculated (I) and non-inoculated (I0) with Glomus mosseae under different combinations of heavy metal pollution. Alfalfa inoculated and non-inoculated plants were exposed to Cadmium (Cd), Lead (Pb), Cobalt (Co), Cd*Co, Cd*Pb, Pb*Co and Cd*Pb*Co in a factorial experiment. The heavy metal concentrations in the leaves, stems, shoots and roots were measured. In inoculated and non-inoculated plants, contamination concentration in shoots was higher than in root. Findings indicated that in the triple metal treatment (Cd*Pb*Co) inoculated plants were preferred. This showed that G. mosseae tolerated intensive contamination and transferred contaminants to alfalfa shoots. These results suggest that alfalfa inoculated plants are potentially suitable for phytoextraction of heavy metals in multiple heavy metal stress
