区域尺度侵蚀产沙估算方法研究

 区域土壤侵蚀模型是大区域土壤侵蚀普查和水土保持宏观决策的支持工具,土壤侵蚀模型的研发是土壤侵蚀学科的前沿领域。基于DEM将区域划分为规则网格,设计产流、产沙过程的单元模型,包括植被截留、入渗、填洼、流速、携沙能力、径流剥蚀量、泥沙沉积等算法。将月降水当作1次降雨事件,并划分若干时段进行迭代计算,利用GIS空间分析功能完成水沙汇集运算,并在ArcGIS支持下进行计算机程序设计,有效地完成了区域侵蚀产沙量的计算。将模型应用于延河流域得到:1995年7月份平均径流深为35.6mm,径流系数为0.237,流域出口径流量为2.72亿m3,流域出口输沙量为0.38亿t,流域平均侵蚀模数为4575t/(km2.月);输出图形空间格局和结构符合实际情况,初步模拟结果令人较满意。     

植被覆盖度和降雨侵蚀力变化对小流域泥沙连通性的影响

泥沙连通性可以反映泥沙源汇的潜在联系,识别流域水土流失热点区域及泥沙迁移路径。研究泥沙连通性的影响因素有助于更好地理解泥沙连通性的时空变化特征。该研究在已有泥沙连通性指数（Index of Connectivity,IC）模型基础上,考虑影响连通性的功能性因素,并采用修正泥沙连通性指数（Revised Index of Sediment Connectivity,ICr）探讨了植被覆盖度和降雨侵蚀力耦合作用下的季节与年际变化对天目湖中田舍河流域泥沙连通性特征的影响。结果表明：2019年夏冬季植被覆盖度分别为85%、57%,对应的泥沙连通性指数均值是-9.39、-6.85,植被覆盖度变化对泥沙连通性具有重要影响,利用NDVI值获取模型中的地表综合系数,可以动态反映地表植被和土地利用的区域及季节性变化;降雨影响泥沙的功能连通性,年尺度上的连通性指数均值同流域泥沙量的相关系数达0.91。说明在流域植被覆盖变化不明显时或者在林地为主的流域中,降雨因子具有主导作用;植被覆盖度升高28%,IC均值降低37%,而单独考虑降雨因子的IC-R均值则反映出雨量升高,指数值随之升高,修正连通性指数ICr综合考虑了植被与降雨因子,但在应用中要依据流域实际情况适当调整两者的权重。研究结果指出泥沙连通性指数在中国东南部区域运用中存在的问题,将对气候变化背景下我国湿润区湖泊小流域水土保持与水环境治理等提供科学参考。     

分布式流域产流数学模型的研究

基于流域下垫面各个因子空间分布不均匀的特点 ,开发出一个参数分布式流域产流模型 ,将流域划分为一系列网格单元 ,采用连续方程计算每一网格单元的反映。模型可与地理信息系统连结 ,以获取网格单元的地理信息 ,可视化地显示和分析各单元格的基本情况以及对降雨径流的关系。采用此模型对陕西镇巴县的黑草河小流域进行了模拟 ,模拟结果与实际的洪水过程符合良好。     

土壤侵蚀研究的尺度转换

研究对象不同,测试点的代表性、因子匹配和泥沙产生和输移过程的复杂性,尺度对研究结论和方法影响很大。尺度转换对现有小区、坡面和小流域等较小尺度与流域、区域等较大尺度土壤侵蚀资料的应用和印证等研究有着非常重要的意义。影响土壤侵蚀的因子和形式在时间和空间尺度方面应用的适宜程度不同。尺度转换方法主要有主导因子更替法、影响因子尺度转换法和泥沙输移比转换法等,在转换过程中,应结合现有资料和复杂的土壤侵蚀规律加以选择。     

基于USLE和GIS/RS的滇池流域土壤侵蚀研究

人类不合理的土地利用方式是水土流失发生的主要原因之一。研究滇池流域的土壤侵蚀现状,对于控制流域内生态环境恶化,建立良好的生态环境具有十分重要的意义。采用USLE模型并结合RS,GIS技术对滇池流域土壤侵蚀进行估算,分析不同坡度和不同植被类型对侵蚀的影响,同时提出了基于植被覆盖度的植被覆盖与作物管理因子计算方法。结果表明:滇池流域土壤侵蚀量为233.96万t,土壤侵蚀以中、轻度侵蚀为主,强烈以上侵蚀较弱。侵蚀主要发生在8°～35°的区域,灌木林地的侵蚀模数最大。在GIS支持下,通过土壤侵蚀模型进行定量评价,可高效、客观地反映土壤侵蚀情况,对减少流域内新增土壤侵蚀风险,控制非点源污染有着重要的参考价值。     

大凌河流域水土流失模拟研究

以大凌河流域为例,将改进的通用土壤侵蚀方程与垂向混合产流模型相结合构建水沙耦合模型,并以土地利用、土壤类型、数字高程等流域地理信息数据为基础,运用朝阳水文站2006—2015年水文资料率定和验证了模型参数;为进一步探究流域土壤侵蚀受土地利用变化的影响,利用土壤侵蚀空间模拟结果设定3种土地利用情景模式。研究表明:对于流域水土流失的模拟该模型表现出较好适用性,验证期和率定期内模拟的确定性系数均超过0.50,年含沙量相对误差都低于20%,能够达到泥沙模拟的预期精度;3种土地利用情景模式中草地、林地和旱地面积均增大12.0%,土壤侵蚀模数依次减少6.82%、15.37%、13.40%,为保护流域生态环境、土壤侵蚀现状调查以及合理规划区域经济发展提供科学指导。     

小流域土壤侵蚀动态过程模拟模型

建立流域土壤水蚀预报模型将为小流域综合治理、土地利用规划等宏观决策提供依据,为小流域水土保持效果有效评价提供参考。通过对小流域侵蚀动态过程的分析,在水流连续方程、动量守恒方程及泥沙质量守恒方程基础上,对坡面－沟道及各沟道间土壤侵蚀时空关系进行合理耦合,建立了流域系统土壤侵蚀动态模拟过程模型;采用有限元方法对土壤侵蚀模拟模型进行数值离散,建立了小流域系统数值离散模型;在确定流域时空离散方法基础上,采用VC++语言编制流域水蚀模拟程序;在室内人工模拟降雨条件下,对模型小流域50 mm/h降雨强度,5 min降雨历时情况下土壤侵蚀情况进行模拟,在得到流域内典型点处径流流量、径流含沙量及各沟道流速动态过程的同时,将流域内各沟道出口处模拟结果与测量结果比较,径流流量、径流含沙量、流速模拟精度均高于80%。研究结果表明小流域土壤侵蚀模拟模型的建立是可靠的,模型的数值离散方法及编制的计算程序是完全可行的。这一模型的建立将为小流域土壤侵蚀动态过程的模拟预报及实现由小流域向中大流域的侵蚀动态模拟预报提供一定的理论基础。     

植被恢复背景下土壤侵蚀研究需要加强的内容

植被是调控土壤侵蚀的关键因素,退耕还林(草)工程的有效实施使入黄泥沙锐减,充分证明植被恢复已显著改变了黄土高原的土壤侵蚀环境。但区域侵蚀泥沙的显著减少,仅体现了植被恢复驱动侵蚀泥沙变化的集总效应,无法揭示植被恢复影响土壤侵蚀的过程与动力机制。在黄土高原植被恢复的大背景下,提出了细沟间、细沟、切沟、重力侵蚀需要加强研究的重点内容,明确了新形势下不同侵蚀类型小流域侵蚀泥沙贡献、植被影响土壤侵蚀的参数表征和多时空尺度小流域土壤侵蚀预报模型等方面急需加强的研究内容,旨在揭示植被影响土壤侵蚀的动力学机理,明确植被恢复导致区域侵蚀泥沙锐减的物理机制,确定植被恢复水土保持效应的可持续性,维系区域生态系统服务功能,实现黄河流域生态安全与健康发展。     

羊道沟流域侵蚀产沙模型原型选定问题

侵蚀的空间尺度不同,在建立土壤侵蚀模型时,要考虑由于空间变化所引起的侵蚀因子对侵蚀产沙响应的不同。土壤侵蚀模型在空间尺度上可以划分为坡面、小流域和区域三个不同层次。在坡面尺度上,主要考虑坡面侵蚀的垂直分带性及其相互影响;小流域尺度上,不但考虑坡面侵蚀的特点,还要考虑坡面来水来沙对沟道侵蚀产沙的影响、重力侵蚀及泥沙输移情况;在区域尺度上则主要考虑小流域各自的侵蚀产沙特点及其相互影响。通过分析国内外常用的不同尺度上的侵蚀产沙模型及其最新发展情况,并借鉴羊道沟流域研究的丰富经验,提出了羊道沟流域作为王家沟流域-侵蚀产沙单元的侵蚀产沙概念模型,为流域侵蚀产沙模型尺度之间转换提供借鉴。     

区域土壤侵蚀模型参数选择

分布式水文模型相对与集总式水文模型，以其具有明确物理意义的参数结构和对空间分异性的全面反映，能更好地模拟真实的降水径流形成等水文过程。将区域尺度上的土壤水力侵蚀过程视为水文循环的一部分，基于对水土流失过程分析，考虑尺度问题的影响，对其中部分环节进行概化，借鉴前人对区域土壤侵蚀问题因子研究的成果，分析总结了建立基于GIS的区域尺度上分布式水蚀过程模型需要的参数，并讨论了参数的入选原则及其在模型中的应用方式。     

低氮和干旱胁迫对富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的影响

【目的】以富士（Fuji）、 秦冠（Qinguan）嫁接在平邑甜茶（Malus hupehensis Rehd.）上的当年生盆栽苗为试验材料,采用砂培方法,研究了缺氮胁迫和干旱对富士和秦冠生长情况、 光合参数、 植株各部位氮磷钾含量及氮素利用效率的影响,分析比较了低氮干旱条件下富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的差异,以期为果树生产高效肥水利用提供理论指导。【方法】试验共设四个处理: 正常氮正常水（ZZ）、 低氮正常水（DZ）、 正常氮干旱（ZG）、 低氮干旱（DG）。氮素和水分均设置两个水平,分别为正常氮（6 mmol/L NO-3-N）、 低氮（0.3 mmol/LNO-3-N）、 正常供水（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的80%~85%）、 干旱处理（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的60%~65%）。【结果】富士和秦冠的生物量（茎和叶）、 株高茎粗等生长指标以及光合速率、 气孔导度、 蒸腾速率均为正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）,并且相对应处理下秦冠的以上指标均高于富士;正常供水下,缺氮处理使富士、 秦冠的根冠比比正常氮处理均有所增加,富士提高了2.05%,秦冠提高了22.40%。富士和秦冠的氮、 磷、 钾含量均表现出正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）; 氮、 钾元素含量在植株各部位的分布顺序依次是叶＞根＞茎,磷元素则是根＞叶＞茎;光合氮素利用效率（PNUE）和氮素利用效率表现为秦冠处理之间差异极显著,富士处理之间差异不显著;秦冠的PNUE和NUE明显高于富士,在低氮正常水（DZ）处理下,秦冠氮肥利用率比富士高42.07%,在低氮干旱（DG）处理下高64.14%;低氮胁迫下富士和秦冠的NUE显著提高,并且秦冠提高的幅度高于富士。【结论】施用氮肥能够显著提高富士与秦冠的干物质量,同等水肥条件下,秦冠生长优于富士;水分亏缺会减少叶片对氮的吸收,干旱条件下适度增施氮肥,可提高果树的抗旱能力;低氮干旱胁迫下秦冠的生长指标、 光合指标及氮素利用效率指标均优于富士,表现出较强的抗低氮干旱胁迫的能力。     

Pasture Vegetation Elemental Analysis by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a new technique for the analysis of plant material. This study investigates the application of LIBS to pasture-based plant samples. The LIBS measurements were obtained from pelletized pasture samples (100 samples) that had been also analyzed by inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) following microwave digestion for calibration and comparison purposes. Comparisons for elements sodium (Na), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), boron (B), phosphorus (P), and sulfur (S) showed that LIBS could be used for almost all the standard profile total elements with concentrations down to low mg/kg levels (observed error of Na: 0.024 percent, K: 0.18 percent, Mg: 0.016 percent, Ca: 0.073 percent, P: 0.017 percent, Mn: 31 mg/kg, Fe: 150 mg/kg, Zn: 6.6 mg/kg, and B: 1.1 mg/kg). Elemental analysis at less than mg/kg levels was not possible using LIBS. The elements S and Cu were particularly difficult to analyze with reliability using LIBS at the concentration levels found in the plant samples. Replacing microwave digestion and subsequent ICP analysis with a direct analysis of dried plant samples using LIBS has the potential to improve the productivity and reduce the cost of testing.     

Faculty positions:Center for Agricultural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences

正The Center for Agricultural Resources Research(CARR),the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology(IGDB),Chinese Academy of Sciences,invites applicants for several research group leader positions.CARR is one of the research organizations in Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).We seek nominations and applications from individuals who have expertise and a record of accomplishment in research areas related to ecology,agro-hydrology,     

Macroinvertebrates in North American tallgrass prairie soils: effects of fire, mowing, and fertilization on density and biomass

The responses of tallgrass prairie plant communities and ecosystem processes to fire and grazing are well characterized. However, responses of invertebrate consumer groups, and particularly soil-dwelling organisms, to these disturbances are not well known. At Konza Prairie Biological Station, we sampled soil macroinvertebrates in 1994 and 1999 as part of a long-term experiment designed to examine the effects and interactions of annual fire, mowing, and fertilization (N and P) on prairie soil communities and processes. For nearly all taxa, in both years, responses were characterized by significant treatment interactions, but some general patterns were evident. Introduced European earthworms (Aporrectodea spp. and Octolasion spp.) were most abundant in plots where fire was excluded, and the proportion of the total earthworm community consisting of introduced earthworms was greater in unburned, unmowed, and fertilized plots. Nymphs of two Cicada genera were collected (Cicadetta spp. and Tibicen spp.). Cicadetta nymphs were more abundant in burned plots, but mowing reduced their abundance. Tibicen nymphs were collected almost exclusively from unburned plots. Treatment effects on herbivorous beetle larvae (Scarabaeidae, Elateridae, and Curculionidae) were variable, but nutrient additions (N or P) usually resulted in greater densities, whereas mowing usually resulted in lower densities. Our results suggest that departures from historical disturbance regimes (i.e. frequent fire and grazing) may render soils more susceptible to increased numbers of European earthworms, and that interactions between fire, aboveground biomass removal, and vegetation responses affect the structure and composition of invertebrate communities in tallgrass prairie soils.     

Assessing the effectiveness of conservation measures: Resolving the “wicked” problem of the Steller sea lion

“Wicked” problems are those that are complex and that change when solutions are applied. Many conflicts in conservation fall into this category. The study approached the problem of how to constrain the apparent wickedness of a problem in the conservation management of a species by using simple empirical indicators to carry out iterative assessment of the risk to a population and to document how this risk evolves in relation to the addition of new data and the implementation of management actions. Effects of high levels of uncertainty within data and also concerning population structure were examined through stochastic simulation and by exploration of scenarios. Historical trends in the example used, the Steller sea lion, showed rapid declines in abundance in some regions during the 1980s. The current total population is 130,000-150,000 Steller sea lions through Alaska and British Columbia and this number has been stable since about 1990 in spite of regional differences in population dynamics. Regional differences in the sequence of changes in the number of pups and non-pups, suggested that an internal re-distribution of juveniles could have happened between 1980 and 1990. Current productivity also appears close to the long-term mean. Stochastic population projection using various scenarios showed that, based upon this history, the risk of extinction for the population has declined and is below reasonable thresholds for considering the population to be endangered. The trends in risk suggest that management actions taken since 1990 have probably been effective. Consequently, the conservation management objectives for the Steller sea lion are probably being met. The approach provides a mechanism, based upon experience and scenario analysis, for exploring future policy options and may help to constrain the debate amongst stakeholders about the cost-benefit trade-offs associated with different options.     

Soil-profile distribution of primary and secondary plant-available nutrients under conventional and no tillage

Nutrient distributions under no tillage (NT) compared with conventional disk-and-bed tillage (CT) management in the warm, humid region of the southeastern USA need to be assessed so that future placement, quantity, and type of fertilizers can be altered, if necessary, to efficiently match crop demands. We determined soil-profile distributions of pH, N, P, S, K, Ca, Mg, Na, Zn, Fe, Mn, and Cu to a depth of 0.9 m at the end of 8.5 years of continuous CT and NT management on a Weswood silty clay loam (fine, mixed, thermic Fluventic Ustochrept) in southcentral Texas. Most dramatic changes occurred within the 0–0.05 m depth, where soil under NT had lower pH, Fe, and Cu than under CT, but greater P, K, Zn, and Mn. Greater P and K under NT than under CT also occurred below the till-zone (0.15–0.3 m). At a depth of 0–0.3 m, soil under NT contained greater amounts of extractable P, K, Zn, Fe, Mn, and Cu than under CT. Nitrogen fertilization had little effect on nutrient distributions, except resulting in greater extractable K at 0–0.05 m and greater nitrate at 0–0.15 m. Few changes in soil-profile distributions were observed for extractable S, Ca, Mg, and Na. Long-term continuous use of NT on this fine-textured, high-fertility (except for N) soil had no apparent adverse effects on nutrient distributions relative to CT, but enhanced conservation and availability of P, K, Zn, Fe, Mn, and Cu near the soil surface where crop roots proliferate.     

Variation in quality parameters between and within 14 Nordic tree fruit and berry species

Abstract

A 3-year study was carried out to investigate quality parameters in 14 tree fruit and berry species grown in southern Norway. The species were blueberry, apple, aronia, sour cherry, sweet cherry, red raspberry, strawberry, blackcurrant, gooseberry, red currant and elderberry, harvested along with wild bilberry, cloudberry and lingonberry. Significant differences between species were identified for all quality parameters. The coefficient of variation between species was lowest for pH (12.5%), dry matter (18.9%) and soluble solids (25.3%), followed by titratable acids (59.3%), total phenolics (83.8%), antioxidant capacity FRAP (85.7%) and antiradical power by the DPPH-assay (97.8%), total monomeric anthocyanins (132%) and ascorbic acid (137%). Average coefficient of variation within species were lower and ranged from 4 (pH) to 62% (ascorbic acid). Only the FRAP values were significantly affected by harvesting year with lower levels in 2004 than in 2005 and 2006. There were significant interactions between species and harvesting year for dry matter, soluble solids, pH, ascorbic acid and FRAP. The results indicate generic ranges in composition within species independent upon growing location and climate, and the composition of the tree fruits and berries is not likely to deviate from these ranges. It is concluded that desirable composition of tree fruits and berries and their products should primarily be achieved by selection among species rather than searching fors broadened variation within individual species.     

Potassium Fixation and Release Characteristics in Rhizosphere and Nonrhizosphere Soils for a Rapeseed–Rice Cropping Sequence

Potassium (K) fixation and release in soil are important factors in the long-term sustainability of a cropping system. Changes in K concentration and characteristics of K fixation and release in rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils in the rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)–rice (Oryza sativa L.) rotation were investigated using a rhizobox system. The concentrations of different forms of K in both rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils decreased with plants compared to without plants, regardless of K fertilizer application. Potassium uptake by crops mainly came from the rhizosphere soil. In the treatment without K fertilizer (–K), the main form of K supplied by the soil to the crops was 1.0 mol L^?1 nitric acid (HNO₃) nonextractable K, followed by nonexchangeable K, and then exchangeable K. In the treatment with K fertilizer (+K), the main K forms supplied by the soil to the crops were exchangeable K and nonexchangeable K. The amount and rate of K fixation after one cycle of the rapeseed–rice rotation was greater in rhizosphere soil than in nonrhizosphere soil. The amount and rate of K fixation of soil in the +K treatment were significantly less than in the –K treatment. The cumulative amounts of K released with 1.0 mol L^?1 ammonium acetate (NH₄OAc) and 1.0 mol L^?1 HNO₃ extraction increased with the increasing numbers of extractions, but the K-releasing power of soil by successive extraction decreased gradually and finally became almost constant. The release of K was less in rhizosphere soil than in nonrhizosphere soil. The release of K in the +K treatment was similar to that in the –K treatment in rhizosphere soil, but the K release in nonrhizosphere soil was greater with the +K than the –K treatment. Overall, the information obtained in this study will be helpful in formulating more precise K fertilizer recommendations for certain soils.     

Enhanced establishment and growth of giant cardon cactus in an eroded field in the Sonoran Desert using native legume trees as nurse plants aided by plant growth-promoting microorganisms and compost

To evaluate the feasibility of long-term desert reforestation technology of mixed vegetation, cardon cactus (Pachycereus pringlei) seedlings from indoor and outdoor nurseries were planted in the field adjacent to one seedling of potential legume nurse trees: mesquite amargo (Prosopis articulata), yellow palo verde (Parkinsonia microphylla), and blue palo verde (Parkinsonia florida). Some of the planting holes were also supplemented with common dairy compost. Additionally, the combinations of legume tree–cactus were inoculated with either a consortium of desert arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB; the diazotroph Azospirillum brasilense Cd, and the phosphate solubilizer Paenibacillus sp.), or a mixture of all. The field experiments were evaluated periodically during 30 months for survival and growth. Cardons reared in an outdoor screen house survived better in the field than those reared in a controlled growth chamber and hardened later outdoors. Association with any legume nurse tree increased survival and enhanced growth of untreated cardons. For cardons growing alone, application of either compost, AM fungi, and all the treatments combined increased survival. For these plants, no treatment affected plant growth during the first 3 months after transplanting. Later, all treatments, except for AM fungi, enhanced plant growth. However, only 2 years after transplanting the enhanced growth effect of AM fungi was also significant. In the presence of the legume nurse trees, transient positive effects on cardon growth were recorded. General evaluation after 30 months of cultivation showed that the treatments positively affected cardon growth when growing alone or in combination only with mesquite amargo but not with the other two legume trees. This study proposes that young legume trees have the capacity to enhance survival and growth of cardon cactus, depending on the legume cactus combination. Additional treatments such as compost or PGPB can either amplify the effect or else attenuate it.     

Karyotypic and genome size variation in Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. (pigeonpea) and some wild relatives

Detailed karyotypes and 4C DNA amounts have been studied in five cultivars of Cajanus cajan and 20 species belonging to Cajanus, Rhynchosia, Dunbaria, Flemingia and Paracalyx. C. cajan shows intraspecific variability and its karyotype is most similar to that of C. cajanifolius (sect. Cajanus) in the morphology and number of satellite chromosomes and the lack of any correlation between chromosome size within the complement and asymmetry. Karyotypes of C. lineatus and C. sericeus belonging to sect. Atylia are similar with respect to maximum r-index and the ratio of longest and shortest chromosomes in their respective complements. C. acutifolius (sect. Frutocosa) is distinct in having a very low ratio (1.44) between the longest and the shortest chromosomes, while in C. albicans, C. goensis, C. scarabaeoides (sect. Cantharospermum) there is no chromosome pair with r-index >2.0. C. mollis and C. volubilis (sect. Volubilis) show similarity with regard to ratio between the longest and the shortest chromosomes and a distinct chromosome pair with an arm ratio of 2.7 and C. platycarpus is distinct (sect. Rhynchosoides) in having the smallest ratio (1.36) between the longest and the shortest chromosomes. 4C DNA amounts in Cajanus and Rhynchosia vary between 3.28 pg to 11.69 pg and 4.92 pg to 11.13 pg respectively, while in Dunbaria, Flemingia and Paracalyx these vary between 4.70 and 7:06 pg. In the genus Cajanus karyotypic features and 4C DNA amounts agree with the sectional classification and bring out a close relationship between C. cajan and C. cajanifolius. This is supported by studies based on seed protein patterns, isozyme analysis, trypsin and chymotrypsin inhibitor patterns, RFLP and RAPD data and crossability relationships. A clear relation between DNA amount and abnormalities effecting the extent of pairing and recombination in interspecific hybrids shows the importance of this study in developing future breeding programme involving C. cajan and its wild relatives that are of potential value.