Utilizing biomass energy for improving summer squash greenhouse productivity during the winter season

Faculty Agriculture Year: 2021
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Journal: Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Reham S.A. Faidallah, M.M. Morad, Kamal I. Wasfy, Mohamed El-Sharnouby, Hosny Kesba, Amira M. El-Tahan, Mohamed T. El-Saadony and A. Awny Volume:
Keywords : Utilizing biomass energy , improving summer squash    
Abstract:
The objective of this present research is to use agricultural residues as a source of energy for heating greenhouses during winter seasons and sequestrating soil carbon dioxide through adding bio char to the soil media. To fulfill the objective of the research work, summer squash was transplanted in a constructed greenhouse and heated using an attached biomass-burning system. The performance of the attached biomass-burning system was experimentally studied under different agricultural residues (corn stalks, cotton stalks and okra stalks), heating fluids (water and oil) and air fan operating periods (10, 15 and 20 min/h). Results indicated that the biomass-burning system allowed increasing temperature and relative humidity inside the greenhouse up to 27.2 and 80%, respectively. The maximum biomass burning system efficiency of 81 % was achieved with the use of okra stalks as a source of energy and oil as a heating fluid side by side with adjusting the suction fan operating period at 15 min/h. Adding bio-charcoal to the soil media, enhanced the soil carbon, resulting in a total fresh yield of 3.7 and 2.9 kg/pot with a total number of leaves per plant of 55 and 47 leaves under conditions of with and without charcoal addition, respectively.
   
     
 
       

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