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The increasing demand for energy, limited resources of fossil fuel, as well as pollution of the environment and changes in the global climate have raised more interest about the renewable resources. The use of renewable resources has become a very important part of European Union policy. The aim of the paper was to analyse reed resources in Latvia, its dynamics, volume and quality to produce clean energy. The use of reeds as a renewable energy resource contributes in minimizing fossil fuel consumption. The paper presents the results of a research of reed resources in lakes of Latgale (a region in Latvia). The investigation of reed resources showed that in the region they are scattered and rational usage of them is connected with environmental aspects. The greatest amounts of reed resources are concentrated in the biggest lake in Latvia - Lubana Lake and near to it. Studies show ed that the reed areas in Lubana Lake and Kvapanu ponds have doubled since 1997 and as a result these water reservoirs are becoming overgrown. Using direct measurement methods and metering from distance, it was stated that the total reed resources of greatest Lake - Lubanas are about 6830 tons year-1 in area of 734 hectares and are situated in 701 reed blocks. The aggregated reed resources of Latgale region are 18 000 tons year-1 of dry biomass. The investigation proved that reed resources of the region are sufficient to replace up to 21 thousand tons of different fossil fuels. The physical properties of the reed were measured. Carbon quantity, ash content and structure, moisture content proved that reeds are a profitable fuel for heat energy production. Balanced harvesting of reed gives a positive influence on environment.
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A avaliação quantitativa com diferentes tipos de indicadores é fundamental na determinação da sustentabilidade dos sistemas de rotação e sucessão de culturas. Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a sustentabilidade de algumas sucessões de culturas em solo de várzea, nos sistemas de plantio direto (PD) e convencional (SC). O trabalho foi conduzido em Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), em área experimental da Embrapa Clima Temperado. Os tratamentos foram constituídos por cinco anos de implantação de sistemas de rotação e sucessão de culturas de inverno e de primavera-verão, seguidos de dois anos de pousio e três anos da cultura do arroz irrigado. As culturas de primavera-verão foram o milho e a soja, além do arroz; enquanto que as de inverno foram gramíneas, leguminosas, consórcios, nabo forrageiro e campo natural. O delineamento experimental foi o de blocos ao acaso com parcelas subdivididas, com três repetições. As culturas de verão ocuparam as parcelas, enquanto as espécies de inverno foram alocadas nas subparcelas. Os parâmetros observados foram transformados em índices para padronizar as diversas variáveis, cada uma em relação àquela de melhor comportamento mensurado, e dispostos em quatro categorias de análise: (a) indicadores agronômicos (matéria seca e rendimento de grãos); (b) indicadores ambientais (fertilidade do solo); (c) indicadores energéticos (produção e eficiência energética); d) indicadores econômicos (valor bruto da produção e rentabilidade). Pela média harmônica obtida entre os índices dos indicadores, foram comparados os diferentes sistemas de rotação e sucessão de culturas, inferindo-se daí sua sustentabilidade e suas diferenças (Teste t P≤0,05). Concluiu-se que: (a) todos os sistemas de rotação e sucessão de culturas dos quais o milho faz parte apresentam maior índice de sustentabilidade; (b) os sistemas de rotação e sucessão de culturas S1 [gramínea x soja x arroz (PD)] e S4 [nabo x soja x arroz (PD)] apresentam, ...
The quantitative analysis with different types of indicators is crucial in determining the sustainability of crop succession. This study aimed to appraise that in tilled plain areas. The research was carried out in Pelotas, RS, Brazil at Embrapa Clima Temperado research area. The treatments consisted of successions of winter and spring-summer crops species for five years, followed by two years of fallow and three years of rice cropping. The spring-summer crops were corn and soybean, besides rice; the winter crops were cereals, leguminous pastures, mixtures species, turnip and native grass species. Seeding was performed either by no-till (NT) or conventional (CT). The experiment was planned in a split-plot randomized blocks design with three replications, where the summer crops occupied the plots, while the winter's species were allocated to the subplots. The parameters measured were transformed into index to standardize the variables, each one in relation to the better measurement behavior, and arranged in four categories of analysis: (a) Agronomics indices (dry weight and grain yield); (b) Environmental indicators (soil fertility); (c) Energy Indicators (gain and energy efficiency); d) Economic Indicators (profitability and gross value of production). Through harmonic average rates calculated for each indicator, comparisons to the crop succession were then performed, and its sustainability inferred. Analyses of contrasts between the crop successions were accomplished too. The results provided the following conclusions: (a) All crop succession which had maize participation had a higher index sustainability; (b) the crops successions S1 [Cereals x soybean x rice(NT)] and S4 [Turnip x soybean x rice(NT)] had, respectively, the highest and the lowest sustainability among the ones with the soybean crop participation; (c) S5 [Native grass x soybean x rice(CT)] showed the lowest sustainability level, (d) S8 [Species mixtures x corn x rice(NT)] ...