Dispersion is essential in crop residue application

Rainfall and crop residue effects on soil dispersion and Beauveria bassiana spread to corn

The entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana infects a wide range of insects and survives as a soil saprophyte and a plant endophyte. The objective of our study was to determine the role of rainfall in dispersing B. bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin to the surface of corn (Zea mays) from soil with different levels of crop residue. Laboratory studies which simulated field tillage systems, had level...

Effects of Tillage and Crop Residue Application on Soybean Nitrogen Fixation in a Tropical Ferralsol

This study was aimed at quantifying soybean (Glycine max) nitrogen fixation under reduced tillage (RT) and conventional tillage (CT) in a tropical Ferralsol of the sub-humid zone of western Kenya, using the isotope N dilution method. Crop residue (CR) management was a superimposed treatment in soybean-maize rotation and intercropping systems. This study quantified N in abscised soybean leaves. ...

Crop Residue Based Densified Total Mixed Ration

Multi-Seasonal Nitrogen Recoveries from Crop Residue in Soil and Crop in a Temperate Agro-Ecosystem

In conservation tillage systems, at least 30% of the soil surface was covered by crop residues which generally contain significant amounts of nitrogen (N). However, little is known about the multi-seasonal recoveries of the N derived from these crop residues in soil-crop systems, notably in northeastern China. In a temperate agro-ecosystem, 15N-labeled maize residue was applied to field surface...

An Essential Arginine Residue in Porcine Phospholipase

Reaction of phenylglyoxal, a reagent specific for arginine residues, with porcine phospholipase Az results in complete elimination of catalytic activity. The modification reaction is markedly dependent on pH. Other dicarbonyl compounds such as 2,3-butanedione and 1,2cyclohexanedione also react with the enzyme to cause loss of activity but at significantly slower rates. At pH 7.0, the inactivati...