Agroforestry systems in Romania

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Evaluation of Seasonal Habitat Use By White-Tailed Deer in Eastern South Dakota

Seasonal use of selected habitat types by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) was investigated using radio telemetry locations during 1983 and 1984, on a predominantly agricultural area in east-central South Dakota. In the summer of 1983, radio-collared deer used corn, shelterbelts, and wetlands in proportion to their availability. Soybeans, grainfields, and grasslands were avoided. Deer selected shelterbelts in the fall and wetlands during the winter months, for protective cover. Habitat use shifted in the spring and shelterbelts received heavy use, once they became free of drifted snow. Shelterbelts continued to be selected by deer during the summer of 1984. IN the fall of 1984, both corn and shelterbelts were selected. Deer habitat use also was determined from seasonal deer trail surveys conducted on the study area in spring, summer, and fall of 1984. When compared to radio telemetry data for verification, significant differences (p\u3c0.05) were detected in use patterns for the spring and fall seasons

Perception of People about Shelterbelts in Kaita Local Government Area of Katsina State, Nigeria

A study was carried out to determine the perception of people about the role of shelterbelts in checking the incidence of windstorm on buildings, crops, livestock and humans before and after shelterbelts establishment in Kaita Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State. A two-stage random sampling technique was adopted to select 300 households from six randomly selected villages in the LGA. Data on respondents’ perception of incidence of windstorm before and after shelterbelts establishment were collected using structured questionnaires, analyzed by ANOVA and tested at 5% significance level to determine whether the belts reduced the incidence of windstorm or not. There were significant reductions in the incidence of windstorm on buildings, crops and humans (pı0.05). However, there was no significant reduction in the incidence of windstorm on livestock (pı0.05), apparently because of the restrictions resulting from protective measures in the shelterbelts, which denied livestock access to fodder.Key words: Shelterbelts, incidence, windstorm, reduction, Kaita, KatsinaState)

Wind reduction patterns around isolated biomass for wind erosion control in a desertified area of Central Sudan

The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of sparse vegetation, feature common in arid zone, to reduce wind force (velocity) and hence protect the surface and regions downwind from drifting sand and their consequences. Respectively 4 (with heights h of 4, 3.2, 2 and 1.66 m), 2 (with h of 3 and 2.5 m) and 3 (with h of 1.04, 0.9 and 0.8 m ) well established single biomass configurations of Leptadenia pyrotechnica trees, Prosopis juliflora trees and Panicum turgidum grass, were selected in the field. Solar powered cup anemometer wind measurements with a data logger system were taken at heights of 0.25 and 0.5 h, at distances 0.5 and 1 h, at four sides of the tree in the prevailing wind direction and perpendicular to it, and additionally at 2, 4 and 6 h windward and leeward. The protection effectiveness of the biomass was calculated as a wind reduction ratio and in terms of objects protection, which was evaluated using the dimensionless protection index (É). The study showed that windward protection provided by Leptadenia and Prosopis at level 0.25h and distance 0.5 h was similar, w ith a wind reduction ratio R0.8, while Panicum showed comparably higher R-values. Even at the 0.5 h level, Panicum showed an R of 0.65 at 0.5 h distance. Leew ard, at 0.25 h level differences were small, R increasing from 0.6/0.7 to 0.8/1 with distance, Leptadenia protecting best. At higher level (0.5 h) at distances 0.5 and 1 h Prosopis gave better protection than the other two at distances 0.5, 1 and 2 h. The research is an exam ple of simple experimental work under difficult environmental conditions in Africa. It was part of studies in which additional attention was paid to quantification aspects under such conditions as well as to the problems it helped solve in the African societies concerned as agrometeorological service

Ecosystem services providing shelterbelts

In Ukraine, the largest user of natural resources is the agricultural complex. About 60% of the country's lands are used for agricultural purposes. During the years of independence, the system of land use in agriculture has completely changed. Emergence of a large number of owners and lessees of farmland increases the range of stakeholders in Agriculture and Natural Resources. New land users, in most cases, have no agronomic knowledge and take land and agro-ecosystems as a source of quick profits. Farmland cannot be considered only as an economic object, place to work and receive products or food. Fields, pastures, fallow and other farmland with surrounding elements and components of the ecosystem are a dynamic complex of vegetation, animals and microorganisms with nonliving environment interacting as a functional unit. When you are citing the document, use the following link http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/3169

The Effect of Microclimates in the Aeolian Sand Environment at the Mogao Grottoes, China

To study the micro-meteorological effects of different underlying surfaces of structures to protect the Mogao Grottoes, we analyzed basic meteorological measurements collected at weather stations located in front of the grottoes, on top of the grottoes and in the artificial Gobi. The results show that the shelterbelts in front of the grottoes have a heat-retaining effect. The profile of average daily solar radiation in front of the grottoes forms a sharp peak and the profile in the Gobi forms a parabola, but these patterns vary in different seasons. The artificial Gobi was more susceptible to extremes in temperature and had a faster response and wider response range to ground temperature. The average monthly air temperature, average monthly relative humidity, and the average wind speed in the artificial Gobi tend to first decrease and then increase with measurement height

Farming and Pheasants in South Dakota

Long-term declines in pheasant numbers occur at the same time that farming intensity increases

Agriculture in responsibility for our common world

The vocational training course program Agriculture in Responsibility for our common World organised within the frame of the Banat Green Deal Project GreenERDE (Education and Research in the context of the digital and ecological transformation of agriculture in the Banat Region and Baden-Württemberg - towards resource efficiency and resilience) and delivered between June 2021 and May 2022 targets the knowledge and experience transfer to the farmer community in the Banat Region, Romania and other parts of the world. Current and future challenges, such as the ecological conversion and digital transformation of agricultural production, but also social, economic and cultural aspects haven been addressed transcending prevailing patterns. The innovative and relevant knowledge originating from practice, experiments, research or development projects throughout Europe and other continents is presented in a training format for interested participants.Das im Rahmen des Banat Green Deal Projekts GreenERDE (Bildung und Forschung im Kontext der digitalen und ökologischen Transformation des Agrarbereichs im Banat und Baden-Württemberg - auf dem Weg zu Ressourceneffizienz und Resilienz) von Juni 2021 bis Mai 2022 durchgeführte Fortbildungsprogramm Landwirtschaft in Verantwortung für unsere gemeinsame Welt), zielt auf den Wissens- und Erfahrungstransfer unter Landwirten und anderen interessirten Personen in der Banat-Region, Rumänien und anderen Teilen der Welt ab. Aktuelle und zukünftige Herausforderungen, wie die ökologische Umstellung und die digitale Transformation der landwirtschaftlichen Produktion, aber auch soziale, wirtschaftliche und kulturelle Aspekte wurden jenseits vorherrschender Muster adressiert. Das innovative und relevante Wissen aus Praxis, Forschungs- oder Entwicklungsprojekten in ganz Europa und anderen Kontinenten wird in einem Trainingsformat für interessierte Teilnehmer präsentiert

Forestry to Support Increased Agricultural Production: Focus on Employment Generation and Rural Development

India possesses several advantages due to its varied ecological range and agro-climates to cultivate several important and diverse commercial food commodities ranging from cereals, fruits and spices to medicinal plants. The country has abundance of human resource comprising skilled, educated, technical and scientific manpower on one hand and unskilled manpower on the other. Forests- and agriculture-based industries are a major source of employment in the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors all over the country. This article has presented a brief overview of the potential of forest and agriculture in generating employment, providing livelihood and environmental services, sequestration of green house gases, carbon trading, rehabilitation of degraded lands, production of fuel wood, etc. There are clear linkages and synergies between agricultural production and sustainable forest management. If the sustainability of the agriculture and forests can be assured, food security and employment generation would go in long-term perpetuity.Community/Rural/Urban Development, Resource /Energy Economics and Policy,

Farming and Pheasants in South Dakota

Long-term declines in pheasant numbers occur at the same time that farming intensity increases