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Enhancement of flood stress tolerance for upland-adapted cereal crops by the close mixed-planting with rice

  • Iijima, Morio;Awala, Simon K;Hirooka, Yoshihiro;Yamane, Koji
    • 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국작물학회 2017년도 9th Asian Crop Science Association conference
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    • pp.44-44
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    • 2017
  • Recently, the occurrences of extreme flooding and drought, often in the same areas, have increased due to climate change. We tested the hypothesis that wetland species could help upland species under flood conditions; that is, the roots of wetland crops may supply $O_2$ to the roots of upland crops by a series of experiments conducted in both humid Japan and semi-arid Namibia (See Iijima et al, 2016 and Awala et al, 2016). Firstly, flooding tolerance of upland-adapted staple crops-pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) mix-cropped with rice (Oryza spp.) was investigated in glasshouse and laboratory experiments in Japan. We found a phenomenon that strengthens the flood tolerance of upland crops when two species-one wetland and one drought tolerant-were grown using the mixed cropping technique that results in close tangling of their root systems, hereinafter referred to "close mixed-planting". This technique improved the photosynthetic and transpiration rates of the upland crops subjected to flood stress ($O_2$-deficient nutrient culture). Oxygen transfer was suggested between the two plants mix-cultured in water, implying its contribution to the phenomenon that improved the physiological status of upland crops under the simulated flood stress. Secondly, we further tested whether this phenomenon would be expressed under field flood conditions. The effects of close mixed-planting of pearl millet and sorghum with rice on their survival, growth and grain yields were evaluated under controlled field flooding in semi-arid Namibia during 2014/2015-2015/2016. Single-stand and mixed plant treatments were subjected to 11-22 day flood stress at the vegetative growth stage. Close Mixed-planting increased seedling survival rates in both pearl millet and sorghum. Grain yields of pearl millet and sorghum were reduced by flooding, in both the single-stand and mixed plant treatments, relative to the non-flooded upland yields, but the reduction was lower in the mixed plant treatments. In contrast, flooding increased rice yields. Both pearl millet-rice and sorghum-rice mixtures demonstrated higher land equivalent ratios, indicating a mixed planting advantage under flood conditions. These results indicate that mix-planting pearl millet or sorghum with rice could alleviate flood stress on dryland cereals. The results also suggest that with this cropping technique, rice could compensate for the dryland cereal yield losses due to field flooding. Mixed cropping of wet and dryland crops is a new concept to overcome flood stress under variable environmental conditions.

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사막화방지(沙漠化防止) 및 방사기술개발(防沙技術開發)에 관한 연구(硏究)(I) - 중국(中國)의 사막화현황(沙漠化現況) 및 방지대책(防止對策) - (Studies on the Desertification Combating and Sand Industry Development(I) - Present Status and Countermeasures for the Combating Desertification in China -)

  • 우보명;이경준;전기성;김경훈;최형태;이승현;이병권;김소연;이상호;전정일
    • 한국환경복원기술학회지
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    • 제3권3호
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    • pp.45-76
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    • 2000
  • The purposes of this study were to investigate and understand the present status of various types of "deserts", such as sand desert, gravel desert, rock desert, earth desert, salt desert, desert, rocky desert, gobi desert, sandy desert, clay desert, etc., and the general countermeasures for the combating "desertification" "desertization", and to develop the technologies on the revegetation and restoration for the combating desertification in China. The methods of this study were mainly composed of field surveys on the several experimental sites and research institutes related to combating desertification in China, and examinations on the various technologies for the combating desertification at the Daxing Experimental Station of Beijing Forestry University. The conclusion from this study may be summarized as follows; 1. Status and tendency of desertification in China : China is one of the countries seriously threatened by desertification. Desertification affected areas in China are mainly distributed in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas in China, covering the most regions of the Northeast China (eastern region of Inner-Mongolia), the northern part of the North China (middle and western region of Inner-Mongolia, Shaanxi, Ningsha, Gansu) and the western part of the Northwest China (Xinzang, Qinghai, Xizang). The total area affected by desertification in China is approximately 2.622 million $km^2$. It covers 27.3% of the total territory of China. Until recently, it is estimated that the annual spreading ratio of desertification in China is 2,460 $km^2$. Therefore, desertification is mostly serious problems facing to the Chinese people. 2. The causes and environmental effect of desertification : The desertification in China is mainly caused by compound factors, including natural condition and human activities. In China, the desertification is started by the decrease of precipitation, continuous dry and drought, strong wind, wind and water erosion, land degradation and loss of natural vegetation caused by climate variation, and accelerated by the human activities, such as over-cultivating, over-grazing, over-cutting of woods, irrational use of water resources. Because desertification has affected the geographical features, soil nutrients contents, salinity, vegetation coverage and the functions of ecosystem, the environmental deteriorations in the desertification affected areas are very seriously. 3. The fundamental strategies of combating desertification in China are the increase of education and awareness of people through various mass media, the revision of laws to guarantee operation of Desertification Combating Law and to improve many relating laws and regulations, the application of advanced technologies and training of experts, the establishment of discriminative policies, and increasing arrangement of budget-investment, and so on. China, as a signed country in UNCCD, has made efforts for the combating desertification. Korea is also signed country in UNCCD, so we should play an important role in the desertification combating projects of China for the northest asia and global environmental conservation as well as environmental conservation of Korea.

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Nutritive Evaluation of Some Browse Tree Legume Foliages Native to Semi-arid Areas in Western Tanzania

  • Rubanza, C.D.K.;Shem, M.N.;Otsyina, R.;Ichinohe, T.;Fujihara, T.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제16권10호
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    • pp.1429-1437
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    • 2003
  • Browse tree legume leaves from Acacia spp (A. nilotica, A. tortilis, A. polyacantha), Dichrostachys sp, Flagea villosa, Piliostigma thonningii, Harrisonia sp were evaluated for nutritive potential (chemical compositions and degradability characteristics) compared to Gliricidia sepium. Effect of tannins anti-nutritive activity on digestibility was also assessed by polyethylene glycol (PEG) tannin bioassay. Crude protein (CP), ash, neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF) and acid detergent lignin (ADL) differed (p<0.05) between legume foliages. Mean CP, ash, NDF, ADF and ADL for fodder species tested were 158, 92, 385, 145, and 100 g/kg DM, respectively. CP ranged from 115 (P. thonningii) to 205 g/kg DM (G. sepium). Acacia spp had moderate CP values (g/kg DM) of 144 (A. nilotica), to high CP in A. tortilis (188) and A. polyacantha (194) comparable to G. sepium. The forages had relatively lower fiber compositions. A. nilotica had (p<0.05) lowest NDF, ADF and ADL (182, 68 and 44) compared to P. thonningii (619, 196 and 130) g/kg DM, respectively. Except G. sepium, all fodder species had detectable high phenolic and tannin contents greater than 5% DM, an upper beneficial level in animal feeding and nutrition. Mean total phenolics (TP), total tannins (TT) and condensed tannins (CT) (or proanthocyanidins) for fodder species tested were 139, 113 and 43 mg/g DM, respectively. F. villosa had (p<0.05) lowest TP and TT of 65 and 56 mg/g DM, respectively, compared to A. nilotica (237 and 236 mg/g DM, respectively). The CT varied (p<0.05) from 6 (F. villosa) to 74 mg/g DM (Dichrostachys sp). In vitro organic matter (OM) degradability (OMD) differed (p<0.05) between fodder species. G. sepium had (p<0.05) high degradability potential compared to A. polyacantha that had (p<0.05) the lowest OMD values. Forage degradability ranked: G. sepium>A. nilotica>P. thonningi>F. villosa>Dichrostachys sp>A. tortilis>A. polyacantha. Addition of PEG resulted to (p<0.05) improvement in in vitro OM digestibility (IVD). Increase in IVD was mainly due to binding action of PEG on tannins; and represents potential nutritive values previously depressed by tannins anti-nutritive activity. Browse fodder has potential as sources of ruminal nitrogen especially for ruminants consuming low quality roughages due to high protein, lower fiber compositions and high potential digestibility. However, utilization of browse supplements in ruminants is hampered by high phenolic and tannin contents. Deactivation of tannin anti-nutritive activity, possibly by feeding tanniniferous browse with other readily available nitrogen sources to dilute tannin anti-nutritive activity could improve utilization of browse fodder supplements. Further studies are needed to assess browse fodder palatability and intake, and their effect on growth performance in ruminants.

동남(東南)스페인 Mula지역(地域)에서의 Land Resources Survey (A Land Resources Survey of the Mula Area, S. E. Spain)

  • 윤석규
    • 자원환경지질
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    • 제6권1호
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    • pp.29-64
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    • 1973
  • 아건조지대(亞乾燥地帶)인 동남(東南)스페인 Mula지역(地域)에서 약(約)$400km^2$에 걸쳐 1972년(年) 봄에 실시(實施)된 본조사(本調査)의 주목적(主目的)은 지형학(地形學)을 응용(應用)하여 조사지역(調査地域)을 유사(類似)한 지질(地質), 지형(地形), 토양(土壞) 및 식물(植物)로서 특징(特徵)지어지는 일련(一連)의 land complex로 분석(分析) 결합(結合)하여 내재(內在)된 토지자원(士地資源)(land resources)의 특질(特質)을 연구(硏究)함에 있었다. 본지역(本地域)은 서북부(西北部)의 삼(三)첩~백악기(白堊記) 석회암(石灰岩), Eocene 암석암(岩石岩) 및 Oligocene 사암(妙岩)으로 된 습곡산맥(褶曲山脈)과 구릉지대(丘陵地帶), 중앙부(中央部)의 Miocene marl과 이를 덮는 석회암(石灰岩)의 개암층(蓋岩層)으로 된 일련(一連)의 탁상지군(卓狀地群)과 이에 병행(倂行)하는 동(同) marl과 충적층으로 된 Mula 강(江) 유역(流域)의 저지대(低地帶), 그리고 동남부(東南部)의 Miocene marl 및 석회질(石灰質) 또는 묘질암(妙質岩)의 호층(互層)으로 된 cuesta 지대(地帶)로 구성(構成)되어 있으며 이들은 동북동일서남서(東北東一西南西)의 방향(方向)으로 평행배열(平行配列)을 이루어 기반암층(基盤岩層)의 동사구조(同料構造)와 이에 대한 차별침식(差別浸蝕)의 결과(結果)를 나타내고 있다. 총(總) 26개(個)의 land complex로 분류(分類)된 본지역(本地域)의 토양(土壞)은 대체(大體)로 담색(淡色) 석회질(石灰質) 광물성토양(鑛物性土壤)으로 pH 7 이상(以上)의 강한 알칼리성(性)을 띰으로서 주(主)로 이회질(泥灰質) 모물질(母物質)로 부터 이루어 졌음을 반영(反映)하고 있으며 지표(地表)의 기복(起伏) 조건(條件)에 의(依)해 slope catena를 이루고 있다. 본지역(本地域)에 있어서의 토지이용(土地利用)은 주(主)로 Sequra 및 Mula 강(江) 유역(流域)의 단구상(段丘狀) 충적층상에서의 영구관개(永久灌漑)에 의(依)한 Citrus 재배(栽培)와 저구배(低句配) 경사지(傾斜地)에 있어서의 건륙(乾陸) 곡물경작(穀物耕作)으로 특징(特徵)지어 진다. 고구배지대(高勾配地帶)나 shrub 지대내(地帶內)에서의 선구적(先驅的) 개(閒)간은 주(主)로 천수(天水)가 모이는 배수곡(排水谷)을 따라 이루어지고 있으나 이미 그 한계(限界)에 달하고 있다. 아건조기후하(亞乾燥氣候下)에 있는 본지역(本地域)에 있어서 물의 혜택(惠擇)은 천연(天然) 및 경작식물(耕作植物)의 소장(消長)에 있어서 가장 근본적(根本的) 요인(要因)이며 표토유실(表土流失) 및 우곡작용(雨谷作用)은 자연보존(自然保存) 및 토지자원관리상(土地資源管理上) 기본적(基本的)으로 고려(考慮)해야 할 중요(重要)한 요인(要因)이다.

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터키 샹르울파주 목화농업의 전개와 지역사회의 변화 (Development of Cotton Farming and Transformation of Rural Area in Sanliurfa Prefecture, Turkey)

  • 강숙경
    • 대한지리학회지
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    • 제48권1호
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    • pp.87-111
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    • 2013
  • 터키의 동부 지역과 서부 지역 간의 경제 문화적 지역격차는 국가균형개발을 위해 터키정부가 해결해야 할 주요 과제 중 하나이다. 남동 아나톨리아 개발계획은 티그리스강과 유프라테스강의 수자원을 이용하기 위한 수력개발에서 시작하여, 1980년대 지역균형개발과 사회통합을 목표로 하는 종합적인 지역개발계획으로 발전하였다. 본 연구는 반건조 기후 지역으로 관개용수의 공급 없이는 상품작물의 재배가 불가능한 터키의 남동부 지역이 개발계획에 의해 주요 목화생산지로 변화한 것에 주목하여, 이를 가능하게 한 남동 아나톨리아 개발계획의 배경, 과정, 내용과 그에 따른 목화 생산성의 변화 등을 살펴보았다. 또한, 남동 아나톨리아 개발계획의 중심축으로써, 정부의 집중적인 투자가 이루어지고 있는 샹르울파주를 대상으로, 목화농업의 성장배경과 전개과정을 살펴보았다. 샹르울파주는 터키 전체 목화생산량의 37.6%를 생산한다. 이는 하란평원을 중심으로 시행된 정부의 경지정리 사업, 관개용수로 사업, 도로와 농로 등 농업을 위한 기반시설 확충이 큰 역할을 담당하였다. 또한, 목화재배에 따른 보조금 지급도 목화재배가 활성화된 주요 요인 중 하나이다. 관개용수의 공급은 이 지역 인구이동에 커다란 변화를 가져왔다. 관개 이전, 계절적 노동을 위해 다른 지역으로 이주했던 심각한 인구유출 현상은 관개 이후, 관개 지역을 중심으로 한 지역 내 이동과 다른 지역으로부터의 인구 유입 형태로 그 내용이 변화하였다. 관개용수는 국가수자원 총국(DS$\dot{I}$)으로부터 관개용수 관리 운영권을 이양받은 관개용수 조합(Sulama Birli$\breve{g}$i)이 각 농가에 공급한다. 그러나 관개용수 조합은 부족집단(Aşiret)을 기본으로 하는 전통적 봉건사회 구조하에 있으며, 이로 인해 농민을 위한 효율적 경영이 이루어지지 않고 있다. 또한, 이는 농민 자치조직의 형성에도 걸림돌로 작용하고 있다.

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