Landscaping and performance of some aesthetic plant species in hot, arid conditions of India

Establishment of ornamental and aesthetic plants in hot, arid conditions of India is difficult due to the prevailing climatic, edaphic and biotic factors. Effect of turfgrass on the growth of ornamental plants in hot arid conditions has not been studied so far anywhere in the world. A study was conducted on the campus of Arid Forest Research Institute, Jodhpur, India to assess the performance of a few ornamental plant spe- cies in combination with turfgrass and without turfgrass with respect to different soil tilling intervals. Growth of plants was better with turfgrass than without turfgrass. We suggest adopting a soil tilling interval of 30 days to achieve optimum growth of ornamental plant species in terms of height and crown diameter. Our results can help reduce labor costs and achieving better landscapes in fewer days in hot urban conditions of Indian sub continent.

浅议总体规划对国外“一址多厂”电站项目的重要性——以巴基斯坦塔尔电站项目为例

本文通过介绍中国电力企业在中巴经济走廊上收获的首个煤电一体化项目——塔尔电站项目背景,分析其"一址多厂"等特点,总结该项目在执行过程中因缺乏总体规划而导致的问题,并探讨该项目总体规划的合理化建议;进而提出在"一带一路"的类似项目中,中国电力企业应提高规划整合能力,从外方业主及自身的利益需求出发,为业主提供区域开发的总体规划,整合同一厂址不同业主电厂的资源条件,充分发挥规划的龙头作用,以达到节约资源、互利共赢的目的。