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Annual soil loss assessment of smallholder rubber growing lands in the Kalutara District, Sri Lanka using the RUSLE model in GIS 利用GIS中的RUSLE模型对斯里兰卡卡卢塔拉地区小农橡胶种植地的年土壤流失进行评估
Pub Date : 2022-12-30 DOI: 10.4038/jrrisl.v102i1.1913
L. Liyanaarachchi, J. Sankalpa, P. Ishani, A. Rathnayaka, M. W. H. Gayan, B. Wijesuriya, R. P. Hetiarachchi
Soil loss resulting from various land management practices in traditional rubber-growing areas of Sri Lanka has been a major issue of concern and one of the factors responsible for declining rubber land productivity. There is no or limited information on the spatial variability of soil loss from rubber lands in Sri Lanka's traditional rubber growing areas. This constraint has had a significant impact on the effective management of soil conservation in rubber-growing lands. This study focuses on assessing the soil loss from the smallholder rubber-growing lands in the Kalutara District using remotely sensed satellite image-based Digital Elevation Model (DEM), rainfall grid data, and prepared soil maps with ground-level surveys by Natural Resource Management Centre (NRMC) Sri Lanka. The factors including rainfall, topography, land area and the crop-specific coefficient for the rubber-growing lands in the study area were analyzed using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) and Geographic Information System (GIS). The study revealed that about 30% of smallholder rubber-growing lands fall under the risk to severe risk categories of soil loss while about 60% of rubber lands are under the low-risk category. About 8,500 ha of smallholder rubber lands can be categorized as risk to severe risk for soil loss whilst about 15,000 ha are under the low-risk category for soil loss. The findings of this study are useful in the implementation of an effective soil conservation management plan and has the potential in applying this methodological approach in other areas of Sri Lanka for various crops.
在斯里兰卡传统橡胶种植区,各种土地管理做法造成的土壤流失一直是一个令人关切的主要问题,也是造成橡胶土地生产力下降的因素之一。关于斯里兰卡传统橡胶种植区橡胶土地土壤流失的空间变异性的信息没有或有限。这一制约因素对橡胶种植地土壤保持的有效管理产生了重大影响。本研究的重点是利用基于遥感卫星图像的数字高程模型(DEM)、降雨网格数据和斯里兰卡自然资源管理中心(NRMC)编制的带有地面调查的土壤图,评估Kalutara地区小农橡胶种植地的土壤流失。利用修正通用土壤流失方程(RUSLE)和地理信息系统(GIS)对研究区橡胶林地的降雨、地形、土地面积和作物特有系数等因素进行了分析。研究表明,约30%的小农橡胶种植地属于土壤流失严重风险类别,约60%的橡胶种植地属于低风险类别。大约8,500公顷的小农橡胶土地可被归类为土壤流失风险至严重风险,而大约15,000公顷的土地属于土壤流失风险较低的类别。这项研究的结果有助于实施有效的土壤保持管理计划,并具有在斯里兰卡其他地区对各种作物应用这种方法方法的潜力。
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Effect of seed quantity on growth performance of rubber seedling plants and quality of planting material 种子数量对橡胶幼苗生长性能及种植材料质量的影响
Pub Date : 2022-12-30 DOI: 10.4038/jrrisl.v102i1.1909
W. D. M. N. De Alwis, S. Nakandala, L. Zoysa
High-quality rubber seeds ensure high seedling performance and successful production of planting materials in the nursery management. An experiment was conducted at Moneragala Sub Station of RRISL in 2020 to investigate the performance of seedling plants raised from different seed quantities to determine the growth and bud-grafting success. Treatments were setup as two times of seed quantity taken and harvested in three rounds (T1-control), three times seed quantity taken and harvested in two rounds (T2), four and five times of seed quantities harvested in one round (T3 and T4). Seed beds of each treatment were arranged according to Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with five replications. Germinated seeds were transferred to the rootstock nursery as soon as the tip of the radical has forced its way through the seed coat. Once the establishment was completed, the growth of seedling plants was evaluated under nursery condition. The seedling plants which were raised from four and five times of seed quantity have significantly increased stem diameter when compared with the control treatment (T1). It was also revealed that dead plant percentage of seedlings raised from control (T1) treatment was high when compared with T3 and T4 treatments. Increasing the number of fresh seeds to four to five times of the required quantity gives more opportunities to select early germinators with high vigor. Therefore, plants that were raised by T3 and T4 treatments have shown a significantly higher bud grafting success (about 80%) as compared to that of T1 and T2 treatments. The overall results revealed that a higher productivity can be achieved with one-time harvested seedlings from four to five times of required seed quantities. However, the seed availability and cost effectiveness of producing planting materials should also be considered in application of suggested method.
在苗圃管理中,优质的橡胶种子保证了优良的育苗性能和种植材料的成功生产。本研究于2020年在莫尼拉加拉分站进行了一项试验,研究了不同种子量培养的幼苗植株的生长和嫁接成功率。处理设置为3轮取2倍量收获(t1 -对照),2轮取3倍量收获(T2), 4和5倍量收获(T3和T4)。每种处理的苗床按随机完全区组设计(RCBD)布置,5个重复。发芽的种子一旦根尖强行穿过种皮,就转移到砧木苗圃。建立完成后,在苗圃条件下评价苗木的生长情况。与对照处理(T1)相比,4倍和5倍种子量培养的幼苗茎粗显著增加。对照(T1)处理的幼苗死株率高于T3和T4处理。将新鲜种子的数量增加到所需数量的四到五倍,可以使更多的机会选择早期萌发的高活力种子。因此,与T1和T2处理相比,T3和T4处理培养的植株的接芽成功率显著提高(约80%)。总体结果表明,一次收获的种子数量为所需种子数量的4至5倍,可以获得更高的生产力。但是,在应用建议的方法时,还应考虑种子的可得性和生产种植材料的成本效益。
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A comparison of symptom-development by different isolates of Phellinus noxius: the causal agent of brown root disease of rubber 橡胶褐根病病原菌褐皮菌不同分离株症状发展的比较
Pub Date : 2022-12-30 DOI: 10.4038/jrrisl.v102i1.1910
M. K. R. Silva, T. Fernando, R. Wijesundara, C. M. Nanayakkara
Brown root disease caused by the pathogen Phellinus noxius is an emerging disease condition in the Sri Lankan rubber industry. The possibility of the development of variant pathogen isolates with more pathogenic forms can be considered as one of the factors influencing the increased frequency of its occurrence in the country during the recent past especially in certain parts of the country. The study was conducted to evaluate the variability in symptom development ability of 24 Sri Lankan isolates of Phellinus noxius. A pot trial was carried out by artificially inoculating three months-old rubber seedlings with an inoculated mixture of rice bran and saw dust. Forty seedlings were inoculated with each pathogen isolate, and another forty seedlings were kept as controls without inoculation. Starting after two weeks of inoculation, ten destructive samplings were carried out at two weeks intervals to observe the pathogenicity levels of the different isolates. Based on the below-ground signs and symptoms, a pathogenicity score was given to each uprooted plant. Then those ranks were subjected to Kruskal–Wallis analysis and subsequently to the Wilcoxon rank-sum test. A variation of pathogenicity was observed among the 24 Phellinus noxius isolates. As all the isolates showed a stabilized pathogenicity value at three and half months of the inoculation, a cluster analysis was performed for the mean score values of pathogenicity rank of different isolates at three and half months and the developed dendrogram showed that the test isolates were separated into two main clusters at the similarity level 0.8. It denotes that the studied pathogen population consists of variability and these results can be applied at the development of management strategies.
由病原菌褐根病引起的褐根病是斯里兰卡橡胶工业中一种新兴的病害。发展具有更多致病形式的变异病原体分离株的可能性可以被认为是影响最近在该国特别是在该国某些地区发生频率增加的因素之一。本研究旨在评价24株斯里兰卡毒菌的症状发展能力的变异性。采用稻糠与锯末混合接种,人工接种3个月龄橡胶苗,进行了盆栽试验。每种病原菌分离株接种40株,另留40株作为对照,不接种。接种两周后开始,每隔两周进行10次破坏性取样,观察不同分离株的致病性水平。根据地下的体征和症状,对每棵连根拔起的植物进行致病性评分。然后对这些秩进行Kruskal-Wallis分析,随后进行Wilcoxon秩和检验。24株毒菌的致病性存在差异。由于所有分离株在接种3个半月时的致病性值都趋于稳定,因此对不同分离株在3个半月时的致病性等级平均分值进行聚类分析,得到的树形图显示,在相似水平为0.8时,试验分离株被分为两个主要聚类。这表明所研究的病原体种群具有变异性,这些结果可用于制定管理策略。
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Evaluation of suitability of sesame oil as an alternative for aromatic processing oil in natural rubber composites 香油替代芳香族加工油在天然橡胶复合材料中的适用性评价
Pub Date : 2022-12-30 DOI: 10.4038/jrrisl.v102i1.1912
A. D. Wickramapala, D. Edirisinghe, P. Jayarathna, A. Senevirathna, C. G. Bandara
Polycyclic aromatic oils, high in aromatic content are used in tyre compounds as processing aids and these have been found to be carcinogenic. Therefore, it is necessary to find processing aids consisting of a low content of aromatics which would help to overcome the problem associated with the use of petroleum-based aromatic oils.The main aim of this research was to develop carbon black filled natural rubber (NR) composites using environmentally friendly sesame oil as the processing aid. Initially sesame oil was characterized using Fourier Transform Infra-Red analysis. Thereafter, a series of NR based tyre tread compounds was prepared by varying the sesame oil loading from 3-9 phr at 2 phr intervals. Cure characteristics, physico-mechanical and swelling properties of these composites were evaluated and compared with those of the composite prepared with the aromatic processing oil, Dutrex-R (control). Dispersibility of carbon black in all the NR composites was assessed.Viscosity, processing safety and cure rate of the composite produced with 5 phr sesame oil were higher compared to the control and indicated that the oil behaves as a co-activator in rubber compounds. Hardness, modulus at 100% elongation and abrasion volume loss of the vulcanizates prepared with more than 5 phr sesame oil were lower, whereas tensile strength, elongation at break and resilience were higher than those of the control. Tear strength and compression set of the vulcanizates prepared with 5 phr sesame oil were comparable to those of the control. Further, the former vulcanizate showed a higher and lower swelling indices in toluene and water, respectively compared to the control. Furthermore, the vulcanizates prepared with sesame oil showed better ageing resistance in comparison to the control. Hence, sesame oil could be a suitable alternative for Dutrex-R in tyre tread compounds at 5 phr level.
高芳香族含量的多环芳香油被用作轮胎化合物的加工助剂,已被发现具有致癌性。因此,有必要寻找含有低芳烃含量的加工助剂,以帮助克服使用石油基芳香油所带来的问题。本研究的主要目的是开发以环保香油为助剂的炭黑填充天然橡胶(NR)复合材料。首先用傅里叶变换红外分析对芝麻油进行表征。在此基础上,以2个小时为间隔,在3-9小时的芝麻油添加量范围内,制备了一系列NR基轮胎胎面胶。评价了复合材料的固化性能、物理力学性能和膨胀性能,并与芳香族加工油杜蕾斯- r(对照)制备的复合材料进行了比较。评价了炭黑在所有NR复合材料中的分散性。与对照相比,5phr芝麻油制备的复合材料的粘度、加工安全性和固化率均有所提高,表明芝麻油在橡胶化合物中具有助活化剂的作用。添加5 phr以上的香油制备的硫化胶硬度、100%伸长率和磨损体积损失较低,而抗拉强度、断裂伸长率和回弹性高于对照。5 phr香油制备的硫化胶的撕裂强度和压缩集与对照相当。与对照相比,前者在甲苯和水中分别表现出较高和较低的膨胀指数。此外,与对照组相比,芝麻油制备的硫化胶具有更好的耐老化性。因此,芝麻油可能是Dutrex-R在轮胎胎面化合物5 phr水平的合适替代品。
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Physical properties of natural rubber latex foams produced with processed mica waste powder and creamed natural rubber latex 以云母废粉和天然胶乳为原料制备天然胶乳泡沫塑料的物理性能
Pub Date : 2022-12-30 DOI: 10.4038/jrrisl.v102i1.1908
S. Dananjaya, Y. R. Somarathna, L. Karunanayake, S. Siriwardena
Incorporation of finely powdered mica waste into natural rubber latex processed into foam rubber, consuming a minimum amount of energy could contribute to progress towards a greener environment. In this study, mica waste generated in the mining industry was finely powdered and incorporated into creamed natural rubber latex which is an alternative form of concentrated latex manufactured using a green process known as the creaming process. Finely powdered processed mica waste (PMW) was added as a filler into latex varying the loading from 0 to 10 pphr at 2 pphr intervals. The latex foam was then converted into a vulcanized natural rubber latex foam (NRLF). Effects of mica loading on certain properties of the foam rubber produced from creamed natural rubber latex were studied. It was found that the density and hardness of the mica powder incorporated foam rubber increased with increasing filler loading. Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) studies confirmed that no structural changes occurred in natural rubber due to the addition of PMW. The overall results of the study showed the potential of utilization of mica waste and creamed natural rubber latex to manufacture greener natural rubber foam composites in cottage-level foam manufacturing industries.
将精细粉末状的云母废料掺入经加工成泡沫橡胶的天然胶乳中,消耗最少的能源,有助于实现更绿色的环境。在这项研究中,采矿工业产生的云母废料被细粉碎并掺入奶油天然橡胶乳胶中,这是一种浓缩乳胶的替代形式,使用一种称为奶油工艺的绿色工艺制造。将经过处理的细粉状云母废料(PMW)作为填料加入到胶乳中,以2 pphr的间隔将负载量从0到10 pphr变化。然后将乳胶泡沫转化为硫化天然橡胶乳胶泡沫(NRLF)。研究了云母对天然胶乳乳化泡沫橡胶某些性能的影响。结果表明,随着填料用量的增加,云母粉泡沫橡胶的密度和硬度均有所增加。傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)研究证实,PMW的加入没有改变天然橡胶的结构。研究的总体结果表明,利用云母废料和乳化天然胶乳制备绿色天然橡胶泡沫复合材料在家庭级泡沫制造工业中的潜力。
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Identification and prioritization of the constraints of rubber farming in Moneragala District 莫尼拉加拉区橡胶种植限制因素的识别和优先排序
Pub Date : 2022-12-30 DOI: 10.4038/jrrisl.v102i1.1914
P. Gunarathne, T. Thennakoon, J. Edirisinghe
Identification and prioritization of the constraints of rubber farming perceived by rubber smallholders in Moneragala district were the objectives of this study as rubber farming is still being expanded. There were 44 constraints identified by the focus group discussion with 48 Rubber Smallholders (RSs), who were selected from eight rubber-growing DS divisions based on a stratified sampling technique, prior to the questionnaire survey. Identified constraints were listed on the questionnaire. A pre-tested questionnaire survey, a focus group discussion, semi-structured interviews and field observations were used to collect data from 597 rubber smallholders who were selected from eight rubber-growing DS based on stratified sampling technique. The respondents were asked to assign a rank for all constraints. The 44 constraints perceived by rubber smallholders were categorized into following rubber farming activities; 1. Immature up-keeping, 2. Rubber tapping, 3. Manuaring of rubber farming, 4. Rubber processing, 5. Rubber marketing, 6. Extension service related to rubber farming and 7. Thurusaviya rubber societies. Among them, low quality of planting material, lack of knowledge of tapping, lack of knowledge of applying mature fertilizer unavailability of quality acid, low prices for every grade of RSS, lack of training programmes on rubber processing aspects and unsatisfactory input distribution were the highest prioritised constraints address the sustainability of rubber farming in Moneragala by the Henry Garrett Ranking Method. Development of an extension strategic plan in order to transfer the knowledge of the recommended rubber farming practices introduced by the Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka to rubber smallholders in Moneragala with the aim of enhancing rubber productivity, restructuring the rubber farming subsidies focused on Intermediate Zone rubber farming, improving the rubber marketing system and strengthening the Thurusaviya rubber societies were identified as strategies to overcome the identified perceived constraints of rubber farming in Moneragala.
由于橡胶种植仍在扩大,本研究的目标是确定Moneragala地区橡胶小农认为橡胶种植的制约因素并确定其优先次序。在问卷调查之前,根据分层抽样技术从8个橡胶种植区选出48名橡胶小农(RSs)进行焦点小组讨论,确定了44个限制因素。已确定的约束条件列在问卷上。采用分层抽样法,采用预试问卷调查、焦点小组讨论、半结构化访谈和实地观察等方法,对8个橡胶种植区的597名橡胶小农进行了数据收集。被调查者被要求为所有的限制因素分配一个等级。橡胶小农认为的44个限制因素可分为以下橡胶种植活动;1. 不成熟的保养,2。橡胶敲击,3。4.橡胶种植业的加工;5、橡胶加工;6.橡胶营销;与橡胶种植有关的推广服务;Thurusaviya橡胶协会。其中,种植材料质量低、缺乏采采知识、缺乏施用成熟肥料的知识、缺乏优质酸、各级RSS价格低、缺乏橡胶加工方面的培训计划以及投入分配不理想是Henry Garrett排序法解决Moneragala橡胶种植可持续性的最高优先限制因素。制定推广战略计划,以便将斯里兰卡橡胶研究所推荐的橡胶种植方法的知识传授给Moneragala的橡胶小农,目的是提高橡胶生产力,调整以中间区橡胶种植为重点的橡胶种植补贴;改善橡胶销售系统和加强Thurusaviya橡胶协会被确定为克服Moneragala橡胶种植所发现的限制因素的战略。
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Effect of blowing agent type and blowing agent loading levels on mechanical and cell morphological properties of dry natural rubber cellular compounds 发泡剂类型和发泡剂负荷水平对干燥天然橡胶细胞化合物力学和细胞形态特性的影响
Pub Date : 2021-12-30 DOI: 10.4038/jrrisl.v101i0.1902
W. Sampath, U. A. Weerasinghe, W. P. P. T. Wickramaachchi
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A study of different tapping times on latex production in smallholder rubber fields in Moneragala District in Sri Lanka 斯里兰卡Moneragala地区小农橡胶田不同采胶时间对乳胶产量的影响研究
Pub Date : 2021-12-30 DOI: 10.4038/jrrisl.v101i0.1906
P. Seneviratne, S. Nakandala, R. K. Samarasekera, P. K. W. Karunathilake
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Study of raw rubber and dynamic properties of RRISL 203 genotype using rubber process analyzer 利用橡胶过程分析仪研究rrisl203基因型生胶及其动态特性
Pub Date : 2021-12-30 DOI: 10.4038/jrrisl.v101i0.1903
A. Attanayake, M. D. Weerasinghe
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Preparation of Liquid NR via microwave irradiation as performance improving agent in tyre carcass compounds 微波辐照制备液体NR作为轮胎胎体复合材料的性能改进剂
Pub Date : 2021-12-30 DOI: 10.4038/jrrisl.v101i0.1905
S. D. R. P. Samararathna, S. Siriwardena
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