Estimation of energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emission of cotton crop in South Punjab, Pakistan

Imran, Muhammad; Özçatalbaş, Orhan; Bashir, Muhammad Hamid

doi:10.1016/j.jssas.2018.09.007

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“…Energy use efficiency in application of pesticides used by different sprayers for the management of selected pests were quantified by considering the application efficiency of sprayers and the number of applications during the control of each pests [47,31,34,21].…”

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“…It works based on the principle of electrostatics, like charges repel and opposite charges attract (Coulomb's law). As the chemical mix leaves the nozzle, it is exposed to a negative charge and is then attracted to the positively charged leaf surfaces [34,35]. It has significant potential on application of agricultural liquid formulations since charged particles can perform uniform spray coverage with considerably less quantity [36,30].…”

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“…The energy use efficiency is the direct indicator of greenhouse gas emission [37,38]. The quantification of energy use efficiency [39,40,31,34] of electrostatic sprayer in comparison with the knapsack powered mist blower and air compression sprayers in application of agricultural pesticides is need of the hour [41,42,14,43,44].…”

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Carbon Footprint of Electrostatic Sprayer in Comparison with Air Compression Sprayer and Mistblower

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This study aimed at finding out the efficacy of electrostatic sprayer on pest control in comparison with mist blower and air compression sprayer. Six pests were selected based on specific characteristics viz. integumental, movement and ecological niche. Energy use efficiency in production and application of pesticides used by different sprayers for the control of selected pests were quantified based on application efficiency, pre and post pest count and reoccurrence of pest infestation after spray. The greenhouse gas emission for the total energy usage for the corresponding quantity of pesticide were computed for all the selected sprayers. The energy use efficiency of electrostatic sprayer was found to be 1.5 times more than that of mist blower and 2 times more than that of air compression sprayers. The chemical usage by electrostatic sprayer was reduced by 65%, and that of knapsack mist blower was 35% with air compression sprayers. The corresponding greenhouse gas emission was only 20% for electrostatic sprayer and 65% for powered mist blower than that of air compression sprayers. The post pest count was almost nil in all the categories of pest while applying with electrostatic sprayer and the reoccurrence of the pest to the threshold level was minimum. This contributes a significant reduction in emission of CO2 when considered globally, and ultimately contribute to mitigation of global warming.

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Carbon Footprint of Electrostatic Sprayer in Comparison with Air Compression Sprayer and Mistblower

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Subhagan

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“…Jiang [33] analyzed the energy consumption efficiency and associated influencing factors of 110 Chinese prefecture-level cities, and proposed "one city and one policy" as part of energy development strategies. Also, Imran [34], Sun [35], Huang [36], and other scholars have also researched the measurement of energy efficiency at the city or smaller levels.…”

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Assessing the Economic-Environmental Efficiency of Energy Consumption and Spatial Patterns in China

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Zhao

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The improvement of energy consumption efficiency represents a significant task and a critical step toward sustainable energy transformations. This study uses a data envelopment analysis (DEA) and spatial autocorrelation method to conduct comprehensive measurement and assessment research on the economic-environmental efficiency of energy consumption in 31 Chinese provinces. It then carries out a synthetic study on energy consumption efficiency in the context of temporal and spatial dimensions, analyzes the characteristics and patterns related to temporal and spatial evolution, and systematically summarizes the temporal and spatial evolution processes associated with China’s economic-environmental efficiency in energy consumption. The results show that economic efficiency and environmental efficiency, both directly related to energy consumption, are positively correlated and display a parallel and synchronizing relationship. China’s energy consumption efficiency displays an upward trend in general, although differences exist between economic efficiency and environmental efficiency about the growth rate and overall development level. In other words, economic efficiency is generally higher than environmental efficiency. A positive spatial correlation occurs between economic and environmental efficiency in energy consumption across all the Chinese provinces studied. Furthermore, some cluster characteristic can be identified. Accurately, the eastern coastal area of China with a higher efficiency represents a spatial cluster of high values, whereas the midwestern inland area of China with a lower efficiency represents a spatial cluster of low values. Therefore, a descending pattern is displayed from the east to the west. As time goes by, the extent of clustering could become more prominent, accompanied by an increasing spatial cluster of high values and a decreasing spatial cluster of low values. Accordingly, China needs to improve its energy consumption efficiency further and promote sustainable energy transformations.

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“…It works based on the principle of electrostatics, like charges repel and opposite charges attract (Coulomb's law). As the chemical mix leaves the nozzle, it is exposed to a negative charge and is then attracted to the positively charged leaf surface [15,13,16]. It has significant potential on application of agricultural liquid formulations since charged particles can perform uniform spray coverage with considerably less quantity [17,18].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Energy Use Efficacy of Different Sprayers on Crop Pest Management

Aneesha

Dhalin

Kumar

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Pesticide application plays a major role in environmental hazards associated with over application and off-target movement of toxic pesticides from inefficient spray application. The introduction of electrically charged sprays for agricultural application can provide greater control of droplet transport with impending reduction of wastage. The study aims to compare the efficacy of electrostatic sprayer on pest control in comparison with mist blower (air assisted sprayer) and air compression sprayer (hydraulic sprayer). Six pests were viz. pumpkin beetle, cowpea aphid, cucurbit fruit fly, brinjal mealy bug, caterpillar and chilli mite were selected based on specific characteristics viz. integumental, movement and ecological niche. Energy use efficiency in production and application of pesticides used by different sprayers for the control of selected pests were quantified based on application efficiency of sprayers, Pre and Post pest count and the reoccurrence of pest infestation after spray. The energy use efficiency of electrostatic sprayer was found to be 1.5 times more than that of mist blower and 2 times more than that of air compression sprayers. In the chemical usage by electrostatic sprayer was reduced by 65 per cent and that of knapsack mist blower was 35 per cent with air compression sprayers. The post pest count was almost nil in all the categories of pest while applying with electrostatic sprayer and the reoccurrence of the pest to the threshold level was minimum. This contributed a significant increase in energy use efficiency of electrostatic sprayer, when it considered globally.

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Estimation of energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emission of cotton crop in South Punjab, Pakistan

Cited by 29 publications

References 51 publications

Carbon Footprint of Electrostatic Sprayer in Comparison with Air Compression Sprayer and Mistblower

Carbon Footprint of Electrostatic Sprayer in Comparison with Air Compression Sprayer and Mistblower

Assessing the Economic-Environmental Efficiency of Energy Consumption and Spatial Patterns in China

Energy Use Efficacy of Different Sprayers on Crop Pest Management

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