Eco-Physiological Studies on Plants in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions in Western Australia: III. Comparative Studies on Photosynthesis, Respiration and Water Relations of Ten Arid Zone and Two Semi-Arid Zone Plants Under Winter and Late Summer Climatic Conditions

1971 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erhart O. Hellmuth
Keyword(s):  
Water Relations ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Comparative Studies ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
Arid Zone ◽  
Late Summer ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Physiological Studies ◽  
Semi Arid ◽  
Arid Zone Plants

scholarly journals Food Security and Socio-Economic Uplift of Camel Herders in Southern Punjab, Pakistan

Land Science ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. p8
Author(s):  
Asim Faraz
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Arid Zone ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Domestic Animals ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Extension Education ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
The People ◽  
Valuable Product ◽  
Semi Arid

This study belongs to project “Rural development by livestock extension education in Southern Punjab”. A survey was conducted in Multan and Muzaffargarh districts of Southern Punjab by using a pretested questionnaire to collect the information regarding food security and socio-economic status of cameleers in study area. It has been shown from the results that the socio-economic status of camel herders has improved a lot in last decade mainly due to the knowledge about camel and its products. Definitely camel plays an indispensable role in the food security of people of arid zone. Now the people are getting conscious about consuming the camel milk and products as in earlier time there was a taboo to use the camel products and the people did not get their taste developed. Due to increasing health reasons and by the initiatives taken by government departments the people are getting familiar with the camel products. Now the camel has shifted its place from “ship of the desert” and “beast of the burden” to a “food security animal” with great potential to produce a valuable product even in those areas of harsh climatic conditions where there seems difficult for the other domestic animals to produce. The camel herders value the ethno-veterinary practices and still use these for the treatment in camels. Mainly the camel browse on the roadsides but also stallfed with fodder by cut and carry system. The camel plays a pivotal role in the life sustainability of cameleers where they mainly depend on this specie for their livelihood. Hence; this is an integral part of pastoral ecosystem in arid, semi-arid and deserted lands.

scholarly journals Influence of Vermicompost as the Source of Nitrogen in Various Combinations with Chemical Fertiliser on Winter Wheat Productivity

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Sruti Karmakar ◽  
Deepak Kashyap
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Arid Zone ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Winter Season ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Wheat Crop ◽  
Plant Laboratory ◽  
Semi Arid ◽  
Chemical Fertiliser

There is rarely any study that deals with the application of vermicompost in combination with chemical fertiliser to study the growth and yield variables of wheat crop in the typical agro-climatic conditions of saline sandy agricultural land of tropical semi-arid climatic condition with vast fluctuations of temperature between summer and winter seasons. Hence, the current study has been planned with a broader objective of utilising the organic resources by preparing vermicompost and applying it as the partial substitute of chemical fertiliser to cultivate wheat in an eco-friendly manner in saline sandy agricultural land of the tropical semi-arid zone. For achieving the intended goal, an experiment was conducted in the field of ‘Soil-Water-Plant Laboratory’, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Ropar, Punjab, India during the winter season (rabi) of 2018-19. In this experiment, Randomised Block Design (RBD) was followed, and four treatments were used, including T1: 100% RD using chemical fertilisers, T2: 50% RD using chemical fertilisers + 50% of nitrogen through vermicompost, T3:75% RD using chemical fertilisers + 25% of nitrogen through vermicompost and T4: control (without any additional nutrients). Each treatment was replicated nine times. Plot size was 4m × 6m, and row to row spacing was 0.2 m. Following statistical analysis, it was found that treatment T2 (50% RD using chemical fertilisers + 50% of nitrogen through vermicompost) showed the best results, which were reflected in different parameters such as number of effective tillers per plant, ear length, number of grains per ear, and test weight, grain yield and straw yield of the wheat crop in comparison to other treatments. In this case, an almost equal amount of nitrogen supply from both organic and inorganic sources is responsible for getting the best results.

Eco-physiological studies on Indian arid zone plants

Oecologia ◽  
1974 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Huber ◽  
P. N. Rustagi ◽  
N. Sankhla
Keyword(s):  
Arid Zone ◽  
Physiological Studies ◽  
Arid Zone Plants

Eco-physiological studies on Indian arid zone plants

Oecologia ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Sankhla ◽  
H. Ziegler ◽  
O. P. Vyas ◽  
W. Stichler ◽  
P. Trimborn
Keyword(s):  
Arid Zone ◽  
Physiological Studies ◽  
Arid Zone Plants

Productivity and water relations of burnt and long-unburnt semi-arid shrubland in Western Australia

2003 ◽  
Vol 257 (2) ◽  
pp. 321-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.A. Mappin ◽  
J.S. Pate ◽  
T.L. Bell
Keyword(s):  
Water Relations ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Semi Arid
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