Increasing water productivity,nitrogen economy,and grain yield of rice by water saving irrigation and fertilizer-N management

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The looming water resources worldwide necessitate the development of water-saving technologies in rice production. An open greenhouse experiment was...     

Year-round film mulching system with monitored fertilization management improve grain yield and water and nitrogen use efficiencies of winter wheat in the dryland of the Loess Plateau,China

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Year-round film mulching in winter wheat field facilitates rainwater storage in summer fallow period and reduces water evaporation in growing reason,...     

Accumulation of copper in brown rice and effect of copper on rice growth and grain yield in different rice cultivars

A pot experiment with 38 commonly cultured rice cultivars showed that the effect of Cu (100 mg kg(-1)) on rice growth, grain yield and accumulation of Cu in brown rice varied greatly with different cultivars. Although the average Cu concentration in brown rice of the 38 cultivars was significantly increased (P<0.01) compared with the control, in none of the cultivars did Cu concentration in brown rice exceed the maximum permissible limit of 10 mg Cu kg(-1). This suggests that rice grown in Cu-contaminated paddy soil (100 mg Cu kg(-1)) will not adversely affect human health through the food chain. Because of the significant negative correlation between grain weight and Cu concentration in brown rice with the soil Cu treatment, screening for cultivars with low Cu accumulation in brown rice and high grain yield for Cu-contaminated areas is feasible. The present research led to the recommendation of three such cultivars: Jiahua, Zhenxian 866, Zhe 733. The average grain yield under Cu treatment (100 mg Cu kg(-1) soil) was significantly (P<0.01) reduced compared with the control. The decreases or increases of grain yields mainly resulted from the combined effects of the panicles per pot, spikelets per panicle and filled spikelets per panicle under the soil Cu treatment. Furthermore, there were significant (r=0.869, P<0.01) positive correlations between the RC (relative changes) of spikelets per panicle and filled spikelets per panicle under the soil Cu treatment.     

Correction to: Energy productivity and environmental degradation: the case of Greece

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Farming practices and deficit irrigation management improve winter wheat crop water productivity and biomass through mitigated greenhouse gas intensity under semi-arid regions

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Understanding the greenhouse gas emissions mechanism from the agricultural soils is essential to reach an agricultural system with a lower impact on...     

Increasing nitrogen limitation in the Bothnian Sea,potentially caused by inflow of phosphate-rich water from the Baltic Proper

The study showed that the open water of the Bothnian Sea (BS) is likely to have shifted from altering nitrogen and phosphorous limitations of the spring bloom to more nitrogen-limited conditions during the last 20 years. This is affected by the by inflow of phosphate-rich and oxygen-depleted water from depths near the halocline in the northern Baltic Proper, where severe oxygen conditions currently cause extreme phosphate concentrations in the deep water. The change in relation between inorganic nitrogen and phosphorous in the BS occurs first in the deep water and then progresses to the surface water. The change can potentially cause increased production in the BS and more frequent cyanobacterial blooms. There does not appear to be any immediate concern in the short-term perspective for the state of the BS, but a progression of the processes may lead to a more eutrophic state of the BS.

Electronic supplementary material

The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s13280-015-0675-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

Correction to: Monitoring of copper accumulation in water,soil, forage,and cows impacted by heavy automobiles

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-13137-9     

兴发集团实施节能减排发展循环经济的实践

磷化工行业是能源和资源消耗大户,磷化工产品需要消耗大量的电力、煤焦、水和磷矿石等燃料和动力,同时产生了大量的"三废"以及废热,对周边环境造成影响.作为国内磷化工行业综合实力最强的湖北兴发化工集团股份有限公司(以下简称兴发集团)致力于发展循环经济,对原矿到产品过程中的"三废"以及废热努力做到"资源化、减量化和再利用",产生了巨大的经济效益和社会效益,得到了各级政府,特别是各级发改部门和环保部门的大力支持,也深受社会各界的广泛关注.     

5种浮床植物对宁夏引黄灌区稻田退水中氮磷的去除效果

为了探索植物浮床技术应用和农业面源污染防治的有效措施,采用稻田退水沟渠原位实验,研究了美人蕉(Canna indica)、千屈菜(Lythrum salicaria)、黄菖蒲(Iris pseudacorus)、空心菜(Ipomoea aquatica)、水稻(Oryza sativa)5种不同浮床植物对退水中氮、磷的去除效果。结果表明,在稻田退水中生长4个月后,5种浮床植物生物量均大幅度增加。其中,美人蕉生物增长量最大,为97.2 g·株⁻¹,其次为千屈菜达到81.3 g·株⁻¹;空心菜成活率最高,达到91.67%,美人蕉其次,为87.50%,而水稻成活率最低,仅为60.71%;千屈菜茎叶和根系的氮含量最高,分别达到0.85%和0.65%;美人蕉茎叶、根系的磷含量最高,分别达到0.15%、0.17%;空心菜氮吸收量最高,达到14 239.46 mg·m⁻²,美人蕉其次,为10 798.00 mg·m⁻²;水稻磷吸收量最高,达到407.11 mg·m⁻²,空心菜其次,为374.41 mg·m⁻²;空心菜对稻田退水中总氮(TN)去除率最高,达到85.88%,其次为美人蕉,为81.67%;空心菜总磷(TP)去除率最高,达到80.32%,其次为水稻,达到72.86%。根据上述实验结果,推荐浮床空心菜和美人蕉作为宁夏引黄灌区农田排水沟水质改善的主要植物。     

Cultivation modes and deficit irrigation strategies to improve 13C carbon isotope,photosynthesis, and winter wheat productivity in semi-arid regions

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Determining the effect of ridge-furrow cultivation mode on 13C carbon isotope discrimination, photosynthetic capacity, and leaf gas exchange...     

Correction to: Assessment of bioavailable nitrogen and phosphorus content in the sediments of Indian mangroves

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-14155-3     

Exposure of oats, Avena sativa L., to filtered and unfiltered air in open-top chambers: effects on grain yield and quality

Field grown oats, Avena sativa L. cv Vital, were exposed to filtered and unfiltered air from anthesis until harvest in open-top chambers at a site in south-west Sweden. Ambient plots were used to study the influence of the chamber itself. With the exception of the number of grains per panicle, which was significantly higher in the charcoal-filtered treatment, no significant filtration effects were obtained for any of the plant growth parameters studied), i.e. grain yield, number of panicles per square metre, 1000-grain weight, straw yield and harvest index.) The chamber had a significant negative effect on grain yield, 1000-grain weight and straw yield. None of the yield quality parameters that were measured, such as crude protein content, crude fibre content, fat content, volume weight of the grain and water content of the grain at harvest, were significantly influenced by either air filtration, or the presence of the chamber. The chlorophyll content of the flag leaves was higher in the charcoal-filtered treatment than in the non-filtered and ambient air treatments towards the end of the experiment, indicating that filtering of the air delayed senescence. The decline of the shoot area after the onset of plant senescence proceeded faster in both chamber treatments. The faster development in the chamber was explained by the faster accumulation of thermal time in the chamber.     

Correction to: Metal accumulation and health risk assessment in wastewater used for irrigation around the Agra Canal in Faridabad,India

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Public participation in water resources management: stakeholder voices on degree, scale, potential, and methods in future water management

The European Water Framework Directive puts strong emphasis on stakeholder and public participation in water management. Several practical questions regarding who should be involved, why, when, and how still remain unanswered. This paper investigates stakeholders' own experiences and views of increased public participation in water management. The article also explores the potential for increasing levels of participation by forming catchment committees with representation from stakeholder groups and through the use of various practical methods for participation. For both these aspects of participation, the views, expectations, and apprehensions of different stakeholder groups involved in nutrient loss management are investigated. Stakeholder opinions were collected by inviting representatives from five stakeholder groups within the R?nne? catchment in southern Sweden to a catchment dialog process.     

Effects of alkaline and bioorganic amendments on cadmium,lead, zinc,and nutrient accumulation in brown rice and grain yield in acidic paddy fields contaminated with a mixture of heavy metals

Paddy soils and rice (Oryza sativa L.) contaminated by mixed heavy metals have given rise to great concern. Field experiments were conducted over two cultivation seasons to study the effects of steel slag (SS), fly ash (FA), limestone (LS), bioorganic fertilizer (BF), and the combination of SS and BF (SSBF) on rice grain yield, Cd, Pb, and Zn and nutrient accumulation in brown rice, bioavailability of Cd, Pb, and Zn in soil as well as soil properties (pH and catalase), at two acidic paddy fields contaminated with mixed heavy metals (Cd, Pb, and Zn). Compared to the controls, SS, LS, and SSBF at both low and high additions significantly elevated soil pH over both cultivation seasons. The high treatments of SS and SSBF markedly increased grain yields, the accumulation of P and Ca in brown rice and soil catalase activities in the first cultivation season. The most striking result was from SS application (4.0 t ha^?1) that consistently and significantly reduced the soil bioavailability of Cd, Pb, and Zn by 38.5–91.2 % and the concentrations of Cd and Pb in brown rice by 20.9–50.9 % in the two soils over both cultivation seasons. LS addition (4.0 t ha^?1) also markedly reduced the bioavailable Cd, Pb, and Zn in soil and the Cd concentrations in brown rice. BF remobilized soil Cd and Pb leading to more accumulation of these metals in brown rice. The results showed that steel slag was most effective in the remediation of acidic paddy soils contaminated with mixed heavy metals.     

Correction to: Sustainable supply chain management and green technologies: a bibliometric review of literature

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Cadmium stress in rice: toxic effects,tolerance mechanisms,and management: a critical review

Cadmium (Cd) is one of the main pollutants in paddy fields, and its accumulation in rice (Oryza sativa L.) and subsequent transfer to food chain is a global environmental issue. This paper reviews the toxic effects, tolerance mechanisms, and management of Cd in a rice paddy. Cadmium toxicity decreases seed germination, growth, mineral nutrients, photosynthesis, and grain yield. It also causes oxidative stress and genotoxicity in rice. Plant response to Cd toxicity varies with cultivars, growth condition, and duration of Cd exposure. Under Cd stress, stimulation of antioxidant defense system, osmoregulation, ion homeostasis, and over production of signaling molecules are important tolerance mechanisms in rice. Several strategies have been proposed for the management of Cd-contaminated paddy soils. One such approach is the exogenous application of hormones, osmolytes, and signaling molecules. Moreover, Cd uptake and toxicity in rice can be decreased by proper application of essential nutrients such as nitrogen, zinc, iron, and selenium in Cd-contaminated soils. In addition, several inorganic (liming and silicon) and organic (compost and biochar) amendments have been applied in the soils to reduce Cd stress in rice. Selection of low Cd-accumulating rice cultivars, crop rotation, water management, and exogenous application of microbes could be a reasonable approach to alleviate Cd toxicity in rice. To draw a sound conclusion, long-term field trials are still required, including risks and benefit analysis for various management strategies.     

Role of blue green algae biofertilizer in ameliorating the nitrogen demand and fly-ash stress to the growth and yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.) plants

Rice is a major food crop throughout the world; however, accumulation of toxic metals and metalloids in grains in contaminated environments is a matter of growing concern. Field experiments were conducted to analyze the growth performance, elemental composition (Fe, Si, Zn, Mn, Cu, Ni, Cd and As) and yield of the rice plants (Oryza sativa L. cv. Saryu-52) grown under different doses of fly-ash (FA; applied @ 10 and 100 tha(-1) denoted as FA(10) and FA(100), respectively) mixed with garden soil (GS) in combination with nitrogen fertilizer (NF; applied @ 90 and 120 kg ha(-1) denoted as NF(90) and NF(120), respectively) and blue green algae biofertilizer (BGA; applied @ 12.5 kg ha(-1) denoted as BGA(12.5)). Significant enhancement of growth was observed in the plants growing on amended soils as compared to GS and best response was obtained in amendment of FA(10)+NF(90)+BGA(12.5). Accumulation of Si, Fe, Zn and Mn was higher than Cu, Cd, Ni and As. Arsenic accumulation was detected only in FA(100) and its amendments. Inoculation of BGA(12.5) caused slight reduction in Cd, Ni and As content of plants as compared to NF(120) amendment. The high levels of stress inducible non-protein thiols (NP-SH) and cysteine in FA(100) were decreased by application of NF and BGA indicating stress amelioration. Study suggests integrated use of FA, BGA and NF for improved growth, yield and mineral composition of the rice plants besides reducing the high demand of nitrogen fertilizers.     

改性麦糟吸附水中三价砷离子机理及条件优化

选取啤酒麦糟作为吸附剂原料,通过聚丙烯酰胺进行改性处理后用于吸附水中亚砷离子。静态吸附条件下考察了pH值、As（Ⅲ）初始浓度、反应温度、吸附剂用量等操作参数对As（Ⅲ）吸附容量的影响。利用扫描电镜及红外光谱等表征了麦糟和改性麦糟的结构特征和物理化学性质。通过BP神经网络方法建立模型,而后用训练好的网络对各参数与As（Ⅲ）吸附容量之间的关系进行仿真,得到的均方误差为0.004 06,表明BP神经网络预测性能较好（R2=0.978 0）。     

Integrated application of plant bioregulator and micronutrients improves crop physiology,productivity and grain biofortification of delayed sown wheat

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Delay sowing of wheat is a common problem in Punjab that exacerbates serious yield loss. To reduce yield loss and improve yield, different...