The palm oil industry is the leading source of waste fibers. disposal fibers by burning or dumping causes environmental issues such as emission CO2 and a diminution in soil fertility. Natural fiber reuse construction materials concrete, mortar adobe bricks reinforcement provides possible eco-friendly solution for management. Palm flower (POFL) obtained from empty fruit bunches (POFR) are two im...

In this study, changes in soil moisture and salinity contents in drip irrigation combined with white and black plastic mulches compared to no mulch (control) was evaluated. The experiment was carried out in two commercial pistachio orchards (Ohadi cultivar) with irrigation frequencies of 8 to 12 days with a total water consumption 4100 and 6170 m3ha−1. The study was conducted in a complete rand...

With intensifying demands for food and biofuels, a critical threat to biodiversity is agricultural expansion into native tropical ecosystems. Tropical agriculture, particularly intensive agriculture, often supports few native organisms, and consequently has been largely overlooked in conservation planning; yet, recent work in the Neotropics demonstrates that tropical agriculture with certain fe...

A viruses and silverleaf whitefly can completely devastate cantaloupe crops, causing serious economic losses to growers. The California Melon Research Advisory Board (2003) lists the management and control of aphid-borne viruses and whitefly as a top pest-management research priority. At the UC Kearney Research and Extension Center (KREC), we studied the use of reflective plastic mulch and stra...

the trial randomized complete block design with four replications in summer 1394 on a farm in the village of dotuyeh, kahrizak district located in the share ray to study the effects of different methods of weed control on qualitative and quantitative yield forage corn varieties (sc.704) do was. the experiment consisted of black plastic mulch, on black plastic mulch silver, mung bean living mulc...

To improve the pre-cracking behavior and post peak strength of concrete composites, a new variety natural fiber called Fish Tail Palm Fibers was used as micro reinforcement in concrete. (FTPF) are completely renewable resources available abundance, many parts country including India. Three different volume fractions, (0.1%, 0.2% 0.3%, three lengths fibers (10 mm, 20 mm 30 mm) were chosen parame...

Abstract Composite materials based on natural fibers are increasing in demand various sectors of industry because their interesting specific properties. This work is a contribution to the valorization, plant from agricultural plantations Cameroon, fiber cement mortar (FCM). paper studies influence addition oil palm mesocarp (OPMF) physical (water absorption, density and compactness) mechanical ...

Mulches bring several benefits to lettuce cultivation.A study on the lettuce ‘Red Rapids’ has been conducted to determine the influence of the different colored plastic mulch on its growth. The experiment consisted of five color treatments as follows; treatment 1- metallic silver (control), treatment 2- red, treatment 3- orange, treatment 4- yellow and treatment 5-green. Results showed that the...