This study was designed to calibrate and evaluate the subsurface drain flow component of the Root Zone Water Quality Model (RZWQM; Version 2.5) for four tillage-systems: chisel plow (CP), moldboard plow (MB), no-tillage (NT), and ridge-tillage (RT). Measured subsurface drain flow data for 1990 was used for model calibration. Main parameters calibrated were lateral saturated hydraulic conductivi...

Desert areas of China have important ecological functions, so analyzing changing characteristics ecosystem service values in this region is for sustainable development. Using land use change data desert from 1978 to 2022, paper combined the equivalent factor method and actual situation study area revise value coefficients services changes after reform opening up. The results showed that up, plo...

OBJECTIVES This in vitro study evaluated the microtensile bond strength (MTBS) of a methacrylate-based compared to a silorane-based resin composite in Class I cavity using different placement techniques. MATERIALS AND METHODS Class I cavities with dimension of (4 mm long, 4 mm wide, 3 mm deep) were prepared in extracted sound human molars. The teeth were randomly divided into six groups. The ...

This research focused on rill formation, rill density, and associated flow velocity distribution in rills at the field level and with different tillage treatments in the inland Pacific Northwest. The study was conducted by applying flow at three different rates under winter conditions, which provides the greatest potential for rill formation. The following tillage treatments were tested: chisel...

The probability of spreading cysts of Globodera rostochiensis on farming equipment and potato tubers was investigated in naturally infested field plots. The number of cysts recovered from soil that adhered to equipment differed significantly between different pieces of equipment. These differences were related to initial nematode density and, in most cases, to the volume of soil that adhered to...

disk plows are one of the most important tillage tools. two way (reversible) disk plows can perform continues plowing. so they can save time and costs and hence improve overall efficiency. in this study, a “two-way” disk plow was designed based on a λ-formed straight-line, four-bar linkage (daniel mechanism). this design contains disk and rear wheel reversing mechanism, stabilization mechanism ...