Key technologies and applications of agricultural energy Internet for agricultural planting and fisheries industry

Energy consumption in the agricultural sector is significant,reaching 20%of the total energy consumption in China.Agricultural Energy Internet,an important extension of Energy Internet in the agricultural field,significantly contributes to agricultural modernization.Key technologies of Agricultural Energy Internet are vital factors supporting its development.This article systematically reviews the key technologies of Agricultural Energy Internet for two areas:agriculture and fishery.The working mechanisms and power consumption characteristics of some state-of-the-art new-energy agricultural intelligent equipment are described.In addition,the principles and profit methods underlying the agro-industrial complementary operation model are introduced.Moreover,against the Agricultural Energy Internet background,the development trends of some state-of-theart new energy agricultural intelligent equipment,agro-industrial complementary,and carbon–neutral technology are proposed in this paper,providing novel perspectives on the promotion of the development of Agricultural Energy Internet and related technological innovation research.An unmanned farm is the main form of the future agricultural system,which is powered by the Agricultural Energy Internet based on smart agriculture and a smart grid.It will become the inevitable trend of modern agriculture to replace oil agriculture with electric farms.The electricity in farming is mainly generated by renewable energy.Renewable energy power generation has low carbon emissions and is the future direction for the development of agricultural energy systems.In addition,the Internet of Things will be further strengthened to realize automation and intelligence of agricultural energy systems。

Use of Asian selected agricultural byproducts to modulate rumen microbes and fermentation

In the last five decades, attempts have been made to improve rumen fermentation and host animal nutrition through modulation of rumen microbiota. The goals have been decreasing methane production, partially inhibiting protein degradation to avoid excess release of ammonia, and activation of fiber digestion. The main approach has been the use of dietary supplements. Since growth-promoting antibiotics were banned in European countries in2006, safer alternatives including plant-derived materials have been explored. Plant oils, their component fatty acids,plant secondary metabolites and other compounds have been studied, and many originate or are abundantly available in Asia as agricultural byproducts. In this review, the potency of selected byproducts in inhibition of methane production and protein degradation, and in stimulation of fiber degradation was described in relation to their modes of action. In particular, cashew and ginkgo byproducts containing alkylphenols to mitigate methane emission and bean husks as a source of functional fiber to boost the number of fiber-degrading bacteria were highlighted. Other byproducts influencing rumen microbiota and fermentation profile were also described. Future application of these feed and additive candidates is very dependent on a sufficient, cost-effective supply and optimal usage in feeding practice.

Combinations of Solar Concentrators with Agricultural Plants

A new trend involving the combination of solar concentrators and agricultural plants on the same piece of land offers the possibility of realizing both electricity generation and a good crop harvest.Authors analyze this situation for different countries,including Mexico,and based on authors’experience regarding the development of new solar concentrator prototypes,authors’primary objective was to describe the development of compact,light,and inexpensive solar concentrator prototypes that can be collocated on horizontal roofs.Authors’second objective was to investigate the combination of such solar concentrator prototypes with agricultural plants on the same field.Thus,several studies related to the combination of renewable energy generation and agricultural crops were reviewed.Many such systems involving the combination of PV(Photovoltaic)panels with different types of vegetables exist in the USA,France(lettuce production),Japan(tomato production),India(aloe and corn),northern Italy(maize),Spain and México.

The Potential Scenarios of the Impacts of Climate Change on Egyptian Resources and Agricultural Plant Production

The emissions of greenhouse gasses in Egypt are about 0.58% of the total emissions of the world in the year 2015, although Egypt is one of the countries most affected by the impacts of climate change. By assessment and analysis of the expected economic impacts of climate change by the year 2030, the Egyptian cultivated area will be reduced to about 0.949 million acres, equal to about 8.22% of the Egyptian cultivated area compared with the case of no sinking part of the Delta land, thus reducing crop area in Egypt to about 1.406 million acres, approximately to about 6.25% of crop area compared with the case of no sinking part of the Delta land, in addition to surplus in the Egyptian balance water to about 2.48 billion m3. In this case value of the Egyptian agriculture production will decrease by about 6.19 billion dollars, equal to about 6.19% compared with presumably no sinking of the Delta land. In the case of sinking 15% of Delta lands, with the change of the productivity and water consumption of most crops, the result will be a reduction in the cultivated area to about 0.94 million acres. In addition to decreasing the Egyptian crop area to about 1.39 million acres, with a deficit in the Egyptian balance water to about 4.74 billion m3 compared to the case of no sinking part of the Delta land, the cultivated area will decrease to about 8.17%, and the crop area will decrease 6.18%. Also, the value of the Egyptian agriculture production will decrease by about 12.51%. While compared to sinking part of the Delta land to about 15% of the total Delta area without the other impacts of climate change, the cultivated area will increase by about 0.06%;the crop area will increase by about 0.08%;also, the value of the Egyptian agriculture production will decrease by about 5.57%.

Plant Vascular Biology and Agriculture

The evolution of animal and plant vascular systems played a pivotal role in the advancement from simple to complex organisms, through the provision of a delivery system for the distribution of components essential for both metabolism and growth. Interestingly, although these two vascular systems conform to the same general rules of fluid dynamics （Murray 1926; McCulloh et al. 2003）, the developmental mechanisms adopted by plants and animals, to generate these long-distance transport systems,