长期施用氮肥和磷肥对渭北旱塬土壤中氨氧化古菌多样性的影响

采用基于氨单加氧酶基因的PCR-RFLP和DNA测序技术,以黄土高原旱地黑垆土为材料,研究长期施用氮肥和磷肥对土壤氨氧化古菌多样性的影响。结果显示,不同施肥处理土壤样品得到的氨氧化古菌的OTU数分别为25（种植不施肥,CK）、21（不施肥不种植,LD）、18（单施氮肥,N）、25（单施磷肥,P）和13（氮、磷共施,NP）。氨氧化古菌的多样性指数H′和优势度指数Ds变化趋势基本相同,分别为P〉CK〉LD〉NP〉N和P〉CK〉NP〉LD〉N;种群丰富度和均匀度指数在不同处理间变化较大,分别为CK〉P〉LD〉N〉NP和P〉NP〉LD〉N〉CK。各处理优势氨氧化古菌绝大部分属于Cluster S,少数属于Cluster M,获得的序列全部属于难培养泉古菌门。不同施肥方式的长期定位试验土壤中氨氧化古菌多样性变化较大,而优势氨氧化古菌系统进化定位没有显著变化。     

长期施肥对棕壤氨氧化细菌和古菌丰度的影响

【目的】氨氧化是氮转化过程的限速步骤,其由氨氧化微生物所驱动。本研究旨在探明 37 年玉米–大豆轮作施肥条件下影响棕壤氨氧化微生物丰度的主要影响因子及变化规律。【方法】以沈阳农业大学棕壤肥料长期定位试验耕层土壤 (0—20 cm) 为材料,选取其中 9 个施肥处理进行取样分析:不施肥 (CK)、低量氮肥 (N₁)、高量氮肥 (N₂)、氮磷肥 (N₁P)、氮磷钾肥 (N₁PK)、高量有机肥 (M₂)、高量有机肥 + 低量氮肥 (M₂N₁)、高量有机肥 + 氮磷肥 (M₂N₁P)、高量有机肥 + 氮磷钾肥 (M₂N₁PK)。采用实时荧光定量 PCR 技术测定其氨氧化微生物丰度,通过对土壤基本化学性质和氨氧化微生物丰度的冗余分析找出影响氨氧化微生物丰度的主要因素。【结果】施用有机肥处理的土壤 pH、有机质、全氮、碱解氮、速效钾、速效磷、铵态氮、硝态氮含量明显高于不施肥和单施化肥处理。各施肥处理土壤有机质、全氮、碱解氮、速效钾、速效磷的含量总体呈现有机肥处理 > 化肥处理 > CK;与不施肥处理 (CK) 相比,单施化肥处理显著降低了土壤 pH 值,施用有机肥处理显著提高了土壤 pH 值,其中 N₂ 处理的土壤 pH 最低,M₂ 处理的土壤 pH 最高。不同施肥处理氨氧化细菌 (AOB) 的丰度为 0.94 × 106～5.77 × 106 copies/g 干土,氨氧化古菌 (AOA) 的丰度为 3.56 × 106～1.22 × 107 copies/g 干土;施用有机肥处理 AOB 和 AOA 丰度显著高于不施肥和单施化肥处理,其中 M₂ 处理的 AOB 和 AOA 丰度最高,单施氮肥处理的 AOB 和 AOA 丰度最低。冗余分析 (RDA) 表明,影响棕壤 AOB 和 AOA 丰度的主要环境因子有土壤 pH、有机质、全氮、碱解氮、速效磷、速效钾,且与 AOB 和 AOA 丰度呈正相关关系。【结论】长期轮作施肥显著改变了棕壤的化学性质,从而对氨氧化微生物的丰度产生了显著影响。长期施用有机肥显著提高了土壤养分含量及 AOB 和 AOA 的丰度,对维持土壤氨氧化微生物的数量起到十分重要的作用;同时试验结果也为今后通过改变土壤 pH、有机质、全氮、碱解氮、速效磷、速效钾等性质对 AOB 和 AOA 进行调节提供了依据。     

长期定位施肥对中性紫色土硝化作用及氨氧化微生物的影响

为了研究长期不同施肥措施对中性紫色土氨氧化微生物及其硝化作用的影响,以国家紫色土肥力与肥料效益监测基地的中性紫色土为研究对象,进行土壤氨氧化细菌和氨氧化古菌amo A基因的Real-time PCR分析,比较长期不同定位施肥对土壤氨氧化潜势和硝化强度的影响,并分析不同施肥制度对功能微生物丰度与功能的作用。数据显示,土壤中氨氧化古菌amo A基因拷贝数(Log值6.21～7.14)远大于氨氧化细菌(Log值3.65～5.73),相对于对氨氧化细菌丰度的影响,施肥对土壤氨氧化古菌丰度影响较小。施用氮肥与磷肥都显著提高了土壤氨氧化细菌丰度,1.5NPK+M处理氨氧化细菌丰度最高(Log值5.73),有机无机肥配施可以显著提高土壤氨氧化微生物丰度;而含氯化肥的施用在一定程度上降低了土壤氨氧化细菌丰度与硝化细菌生长,与施用不含氯的肥料处理相比,含氯肥料处理的土壤氨氧化细菌丰度与硝化细菌数分别降低了3.74%和88.12%。研究表明,长期施肥能影响中性紫色土中氨氧化细菌的丰度,有机无机肥配施能够提高土壤的氨氧化潜力与土壤的硝化能力。     

不同施肥措施对玉米根际土壤微生物数量及养分含量的影响

通过田间试验,研究了不同施肥措施对根际土壤微生物数量及养分含量的影响。结果表明:(1)施肥显著提高了根际土壤微生物数量。在玉米生育期内土壤细菌和放线菌数量平均数量表现为MNP(有机肥+N+P)>M(有机肥)>NP(N+P)>CK(对照),与CK相比,MNP、M和NP处理细菌数量分别提高了302.82%、183.96%和136.23%,而放线菌数量则分别提高了93.97%%、62.64%和54.28%。土壤真菌平均数量表现为MNP>NP>CK>M,其中MNP和NP分别比CK提高了33.74%和29.08,而M则比CK降低了8.39%。土壤好气性固氮细菌平均数量表现为MNP>NP>M>CK,MNP、M和NP分别比CK提高了55.46%、24.63%和40.87%。(2)在玉米收获期土壤有机质和各营养指标含量均比播种期降低,不同施肥处理土壤有机质含量在播种期和收获期均表现为M>MNP>CK>NP,而土壤全氮、全磷、全钾、碱解氮和速效磷含量在播种期表现为MNP>NP>M>CK,在收获期表现则不尽一致。(3)土壤细菌、放线菌和固氮菌数量均与土壤全氮、全磷和碱解氮含量之间有显著正相关关系(P<0.05),土壤真菌数量与土壤有机质及各养分含量之间相关性较差。     

长期施肥对氨氧化古菌丰度及群落结构的影响

【目的】氨氧化古菌对土壤氮素转化有着重要的作用。本研究以长期定位施肥黄泥田土壤为研究对象探讨了长期不同施肥模式对土壤氨氧化古菌数量和多样性的影响,为制定合理的施肥制度提供理论基础。【方法】试验在福建省农科院试验站上进行,以30年长期定位施肥的红壤性水稻土为研究对象采用荧光定量PCR和克隆文库技术,研究了长期不同施肥模式对氨氧化古菌(ammonia-oxidizing archaea,AOA)丰度及群落结构的影响。试验设4个处理:1)不施肥(CK);2)单施氮磷钾肥(NPK);3)氮磷钾肥配施牛粪(NPKM);4)氮磷钾肥配施秸秆(NPKS)。小区面积为12 m~2每个处理设3个重复。土样采集时间为2012年10月份(水稻收获后),测定土壤养分和氨氧化古菌的数量及多样性。【结果】1)与CK相比,NPKM和NPKS处理显著增加了土壤有机质含量,NPKM和NPKS处理之间无显著差异。2)与CK相比施肥均能提高土壤全氮含量;NPKM和NPKS处理能够显著提高土壤全磷含量,NPKM处理全磷含量最高;仅NPKS处理能显著增加全钾含量。3)与CK相比,长期施肥均能提高土壤有效氮(AN)、速效磷(AP)和速效钾(AK)的含量,并且NPKM处理AN和AP含量最高,NPKS处理中AK含量最高。4)与CK相比,长期施肥均对土壤pH值无显著影响。5)与CK处理相比,NPKM和NPKS处理的amoA基因拷贝数显著增加增加幅度分别为168.4%和95.7%;单施化肥处理与CK无显著差异。土壤氨氧化古菌数量与土壤有机质含量呈显著正相关,与土壤全磷、有效氮、速效磷和速效钾含量呈极显著正相关。6)长期不同施肥处理影响土壤氨氧化古菌的种群结构,单施化肥增加了土壤AOA的多样性,而化肥配施有机肥则降低了AOA的多样性。7)本试验中得到的土壤氨氧化古菌amoA基因序列均为不可培养的古菌,包括泉古菌(Crenarchaeote)和奇古菌(Thaumarchaeote)。本试验所得氨氧化古菌绝大多数与来自土壤、沉积物的amoA基因克隆非常相似,少数与水体环境相似。【结论】不同培肥模式下,土壤中氨氧化古菌均为不可培养的古菌,包括泉古菌(Crenarchaeota)和奇古菌(Thaumarchaeota),然而水稻土壤养分和氨氧化古菌丰度及群落结构变化显著。单施化肥的作用不明显,有机无机肥配施有利于土壤有机质和养分的积累以及氨氧化古菌的生长增加了氨氧化古菌优势菌群的比例。     

长期施肥对黄棕壤性水稻土氨氧化细菌多样性的影响

以湖北省农科院长期施肥试验站的黄棕壤性水稻土为研究对象,采用PCR-DGGE方法,研究了氮肥（N）、氮磷（NP）、氮磷钾（NPK）、有机肥（M）、有机肥+氮磷钾（MNPK） 长期施用对土壤氨氧化细菌遗传多样性的影响。结果表明,与长期不施肥处理（CK）相比,长期施肥提高了黄棕壤性水稻土有机质、全氮、微生物量碳氮（SMB-C、SMB-N）含量,并改变了氨氧化细菌的群落结构。其中有机肥与化肥长期配施下氨氧化细菌的多样性高于化肥处理。氨氧化细菌聚类分析表明,稻麦收获后土壤氨氧化细菌DGGE图谱分别聚为一个族群;同一作物收获后,M和MNPK聚为一类,N、NP、NPK和CK聚为一类,后者内部分类在两季作物间有差别。DGGE指纹图谱条带序列分析表明,供试土壤的优势氨氧化细菌为-变形菌纲的亚硝化单胞菌和亚硝化螺旋菌。     

不同施肥模式对绿洲农田土壤微生物群落丰度与酶活性的影响

以中国科学院阜康荒漠生态系统国家野外观测研究站的长期定位试验为平台,利用荧光实时定量PCR(Real-time PCR)技术,对不同施肥模式下的土壤微生物群落丰度进行了测定,并分析了土壤酶活性。结果表明:与无肥处理(CK)相比,20年长期单施化肥(CF)或者化肥配施秸秆(CF/OM)处理均显著增加了土壤氨氧化古菌(AOA)与氨氧化细菌(AOB)的丰度。其中,土壤AOB最低增加了16倍,而AOA最多增加了3倍,表明AOB可能在原位土壤氨氧化过程中发挥了更为重要的作用。尽管CF/OM处理的作物产量与CF处理无显著差异,但该施肥模式在维持作物产量的同时,其土壤微生物主要类群(真核微生物、细菌、古菌)数量最大,土壤有机碳含量最高,大多土壤酶活性高于其他处理,表明化肥配施有机肥有利于保持土壤微生物多样性,对于提高土壤质量具有重要作用。     

长期施用有机肥潮土细菌的多样性及功能预测

  【目的】  细菌作为土壤中最多的微生物物种,其多样性是土壤质量和土壤健康的标志。施肥不仅为土壤细菌提供了矿质养分,也为细菌提供了不同的碳源。探究长期不同施肥下潮土细菌的多样性及其功能,对于深入理解土壤养分转化的微生物驱动过程及优化施肥管理措施具有重要意义。  【方法】  选取潮土上连续37年不施肥(CK)、单施化学氮肥(N)、单施有机肥(M)、有机肥和化学氮肥配施(MN) 的4个处理,采用高通量测序方法分析土壤细菌丰度(16S rRNA基因拷贝数)、α多样性和β多样性,采用FAPROTAX功能预测的方法分析主要功能种群的丰度在处理间的差异,采用Mantel 检验分析细菌多样性等与产量、土壤养分含量间的相关关系。  【结果】  长期施用有机肥显著提高了土壤细菌丰度,MN和M处理下土壤中的16S rRNA基因拷贝数分别是CK和N处理平均值的11.8和10.7倍(P< 0.05)。土壤细菌多样性指数(Shannon index)和丰富度指数(Chao1 index)均在M处理下最高。潮土中变形菌门、酸杆菌门和放线菌门为优势菌门。与CK相比,施肥处理均提高了潮土拟杆菌门、厚壁菌门和疣微菌门的相对丰度。与N处理相比,MN处理显著提高了潮土变形菌门、厚壁菌门和拟杆菌门的丰度,降低了酸杆菌门的丰度。潮土细菌生态功能以化能异养、有氧化能异养、发酵作用、硝化作用和硝酸盐还原为主,相应种群丰度均在1%以上。MN处理下化能异养功能细菌的丰度较其他处理显著提高2.2%～4.2%。MN和M处理中起发酵作用的种群相对丰度是其他处理的3倍以上。与CK 相比,3个施肥处理均显著增加了光异作用和光异养作用功能种群的相对丰度。土壤细菌β多样性和功能结构均与土壤有机质(SOM)、全氮(TN)、硝态氮(NO₃?-N)含量及作物产量呈显著(P < 0.05)或极显著(P < 0.01)相关。  【结论】  长期施用有机肥提高了潮土中细菌的数量和多样性,提高了土壤中变形菌门、厚壁菌门和拟杆菌门的丰度,降低了酸杆菌门的丰度。有机肥和化肥配施处理中化能异养型细菌丰度较高,可能是施用有机肥后优化土壤养分循环和响应作物产量提高的主要菌群,今后可进一步深入研究其菌群组成和功能调控。     

长期施肥对稻田土壤微生物群落结构及氮循环功能微生物数量的影响

  【目的】   稻田是陆生生态系统中重要的氮库之一，在氮素生物地球化学循环中具有重要地位。研究不同施肥处理对稻田土壤微生物群落结构及其功能的影响具有重要意义。   【方法】   田间试验位于江苏省金坛市，在取样时试验已进行了6年。施肥处理包括:不施肥对照 (CK)、施化肥 (CF)、化肥+猪粪混施 (CMF)、化肥+秸秆混施 (CSF)。采用高通量测序和定量PCR方法测定稻田土壤微生物群落结构及氮循环相关功能微生物数量。   【结果】   在施用肥料6年后，土壤全碳、可溶性有机碳、全氮、铵态氮和硝态氮含量均不同程度地提高。与CF相比，CSF和CMF处理土壤pH升高，全碳、可溶性有机碳与养分含量升高。CK与施肥处理的土壤细菌群落结构差异明显，不同施肥处理的细菌群落结构之间有明显差别。聚类结果显示，CK与CMF处理细菌群落聚类更接近，CF处理和CSF处理细菌群落结构更为接近；与CK相比，CF、CMF、CSF处理土壤中氨氧化细菌 (AOB) 和铁氨氧化微生物Feammox A6的丰度显著提高，其中Feammox A6分别增长87.6%、158%和157%。冗余分析结果表明，施肥过程及其对土壤化学性质的改变显著影响土壤细菌群落的组成和分布。   【结论】   施肥导致的反应底物 (NH₄+、NO₃–含量) 及土壤理化性质的差异，是土壤微生物群落结构和功能微生物数量响应的主要决定因素。不施肥与化肥配施猪粪的土壤细菌群落聚类更接近，施化肥与化肥配施秸秆的细菌群落结构更为接近。施肥对氨氧化细菌AOA数量影响不明显，但显著提高氨氧化古菌AOB和厌氧铁氨氧化功能微生物Feammox A6的数量，特别是有机肥 (猪粪、秸秆) 提高Feammox A6数量的效果大于化肥。长期单施化肥土壤中厌氧氨氧化细菌丰度显著降低，反硝化功能基因nirK、nosZ丰度显著增高；化肥配施猪粪土壤中的厌氧氨氧化细菌丰度变化不明显，反硝化功能基因narG、nirK、nosZ丰度显著增高；化肥配施秸秆处理厌氧氨氧化细菌丰度变化不明显，反硝化功能基因nirK、nosZ丰度显著增高。     

不同施肥措施对黄土丘陵区农田土壤有机碳组分和碳库管理指数的影响

为探究不同施肥对黄土丘陵区农田土壤有机碳组分及碳库管理指数(CPMI) 的影响,以及提高旱区土壤碳“汇”能力提供理论依据,研究基于中科院安塞水土保持试验站长期定位试验,采用5种不同施肥设置[种植作物不施肥(CK)、氮磷肥配施(NP)、氮磷钾肥配施(NPK)、单施有机肥(M)和有机肥中配施氮磷肥(MNP)]对土壤有机碳组成及碳库管理指数(CPMI)的影响。结果表明：不同施肥处理能增加不同土层土壤有机碳及其组分含量,且土壤有机碳及其组分含量随土层深度增加而逐渐降低；施用有机肥处理(M和MNP)下0-20cm土壤有机碳及其组分含量高于化肥(NP和NPK)和CK处理,与CK处理为对照,M和MNP处理下有机碳含量分别增加133.59%、118.52%(P<0.05),易氧化有机碳含量分别增加51.73%、48.20%(P<0.05),可溶性有机碳含量分别增加61.54%、53.21%(P<0.05),土壤微生物碳含量分别增加68.34%、113.04%(P<0.05)；除土壤微生物碳以外,20-40cm土壤有机碳及其组分含量均无显著差异；不同施肥处理显著提高0-20cm 土壤CPMI,M处理下CPMI在所有施肥处理中最高,20-40cm 土壤中M处理下CPMI在所有施肥处理中最大,但各施肥处理间差异不显著。总体来讲,施用有机肥可以提高旱区土壤水土保持能力和土壤肥力,增强土壤碳“汇”功能及其土壤有机碳的稳定性。     

Chemistry, biochemistry, nutrition, and microbiology of lysinoalanine, lanthionine, and histidinoalanine in food and other proteins

Heat and alkali treatments of foods, widely used in food processing, result in the formation of dehydro and cross-linked amino acids such as dehydroalanine, methyldehydroalanine, beta-aminoalanine, lysinoalanine (LAL), ornithinoalanine, histidinoalanine (HAL), phenylethylaminoalanine, lanthionine (LAN), and methyl-lanthionine present in proteins and are frequently accompanied by concurrent racemization of L-amino acid isomers to D-analogues. The mechanism of LAL formation is a two-step process: first, hydroxide ion-catalyzed elimination of H(2)S from cystine and H(2)O, phosphate, and glycosidic moieties from serine residues to yield a dehydroalanine intermediate; second, reaction of the double bond of dehydroalanine with the epsilon-NH(2) group of lysine to form LAL. Analogous elimination-addition reactions are postulated to produce the other unusual amino acids. Processing conditions that favor these transformations include high pH, temperature, and exposure time. Factors that minimize LAL formation include the presence of SH-containing amino acids, sodium sulfite, ammonia, biogenic amines, ascorbic acid, citric acid, malic acid, and glucose; dephosphorylation of O-phosphoryl esters; and acylation of epsilon-NH(2) groups of lysine. The presence of LAL residues along a protein chain decreases digestibility and nutritional quality in rodents and primates but enhances nutritional quality in ruminants. LAL has a strong affinity for copper and other metal ions and is reported to induce enlargement of nuclei of rats and mice but not of primate kidney cells. LAL, LAN, and HAL also occur naturally in certain peptide and protein antibiotics (cinnamycin, duramycin, epidermin, nisin, and subtilin) and in body organs and tissues (aorta, bone, collagen, dentin, and eye cataracts), where their formation may be a function of the aging process. These findings are not only of theoretical interest but also have practical implications for nutrition, food safety, and health. Further research needs are suggested for each of these categories. These overlapping aspects are discussed in terms of general concepts for a better understanding of the impact of LAL and related compounds in the diet. Such an understanding can lead to improvement in food quality and safety, nutrition, microbiology, and human health.     

Cooking,Roasting, and Fermentation of Chickpeas,Lentils, Peas,and Soybeans for Fortification of Leavened Bread

The effects of cooking, roasting, and fermentation on the composition and protein properties of grain legumes and the characteristics of dough and bread incorporated with legume flours were determined to identify an appropriate pretreatment. Oligosaccharide content of legumes was reduced by 76.2–96.9% by fermentation, 44.0–64.0% by roasting, and 28.4–70.1% by cooking. Cooking and roasting decreased protein solubility but improved in vitro protein digestibility. Mixograph absorption of wheat and legume flour blends increased from 50–52% for raw legumes to 68–76, 62–64, and 74–80% for cooked, roasted, and fermented ones, respectively. Bread dough with cooked or roasted legume flour was less sticky than that with raw or fermented legume flour. Loaf volume of bread baked from wheat and raw or roasted legume flour blends with or without gluten addition was consistently highest for chickpeas, less for peas and lentils, and lowest for soybeans. Roasted legume flour exhibited more appealing aroma and greater loaf volume of bread than cooked legume flour, and it appears to be the most appropriate preprocessing method for incorporation into bread.     

Detection, accumulation, distribution, and depletion of furaltadone and nifursol residues in poultry muscle, liver, and gizzard

Nitrofurans were broadly used as an extremely effective veterinary antibiotic especially in pig and poultry production farms. Because of fears of the carcinogenic effects on humans, the nitrofurans were banned from use in livestock production in many countries, including the European Union. The present study examines the accumulation, distribution, and depletion of furaltadone and nifursol and of their tissue-bound metabolites [3-amino-5-morpholinomethyl-2-oxazolidinone (AMOZ) and 3,5-dinitro-salicylic acid hydrazine (DNSAH), respectively, in poultry edible tissues (muscle, liver, and gizzards) following administration to chickens of therapeutic and subtherapeutic concentrations of both compounds. Nitrofurans determination was performed by high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, respectively, for feeds and for poultry tissues. Furaltadone and nifursol, in very low concentrations, were found in samples of muscle, liver, and chicken's gizzard collected from slaughtered animals after 5 weeks of treatment and no withdrawal time period. When a withdrawal time period of 3 weeks was respected, no detectable nitrofuran parent compounds was observed in all of the studied matrices. For AMOZ, concentrations of 270 μg/kg in meat, 80 μg/kg in liver, and 331 μg/kg in gizzard were determined after administration of a medicated feed with furaltadone (132 mg/kg), 3 weeks after withdrawal of treatment. For DNSAH, the concentration values obtained are much lower than those observed for AMOZ. For meat, liver, and gizzard, DNSAH concentrations of 2.5, 6.4, and 10.3 μg/kg, respectively, were determined, after administration of a medicated feed with nifursol (98 mg/kg), 3 weeks after withdrawal of treatment. The gizzard could be considered a selected matrix for nitrofuran residues evaluation in poultry, due to its capacity of retaining either nitrofuran parent compounds or metabolites in higher concentrations, regardless of the administered dose or of the respected withdrawal time period.     

Occurrence, sensory impact, formation, and fate of damascenone in grapes, wines, and other foods and beverages

Among plant-derived odorants, damascenone is one of the most ubiquitous, sometimes occurring as an apparent natural product but more commonly occurring in processed foodstuffs and beverages. It has been widely reported as a component of alcoholic beverages, particularly of wines made from the grape Vitis vinifera . Although damascenone has one of the lowest ortho- and retronasal detection thresholds of any odorant, its contribution to the sensory properties of most products remains poorly understood. Damascenone can be formed by acid-catalyzed hydrolyses of plant-derived apocarotenoids, in both aglycon and glycoconjugated forms. These reactions can account for the formation of damascenone in some, but not all, products. In wine, damascenone can also be subject to degradation processes, particularly by reaction with sulfur dioxide.     

Phytotoxicity of cobalt,vanadium, titanium,silver, and chromium

Abstract

The phytotoxicity of five nonessential elements (Co, V, Ti, Ag, Cr) to higher plants was studied in solution culture experiments with bush beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L. C.V. Improved Tendergreen). All, but in varying degrees, tended to concentrate in roots with a decreasing gradient to stems and leaves. Cobalt was one of the more mobile of the five trace metals. Its toxicity was expressed as severe chlorosis; 43 (with 10^‐5 M) and 142 (with 10^‐4 M) μg Co/g dry weight in leaves resulted in severe chlorosis. Vanadium as 10^‐4 M vanadate resulted in smaller plants but not in chlorosis. Leaf, stem, and root V, respectively, were 13, 8, and 881 μg/g dry weight. Titanium was somewhat mobile with considerable yield decrease at 10^‐4 M; leaf, stem, and root Ti concentrations, respectively, were 202, 48, and 2420 μg/g. Symptoms were chlorosis, necrotic spots on leaves, and stunting. Silver was very lethal at 10^‐4 M AgNO₃; at 10^‐5 M yields were greatly decreased, but plants were grown without symptoms. Leaf, stem, and root concentrations of Ag for this treatment, respectively, were 5.8, 5.1, and 1760 μg/g dry weight. Plants grown with 10^‐5 N Cr₂O₇ were decreased in yield by about 25% with or without EDTA (ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid) while the same level of Cr₂(SO₄)₃ was essentially without effect. For the two salts, the leaf, stem, root concentrations for Cr, respectively were 2.2 and 1.3, 0.7 and 0. 7, and 140 and 104 μg/g. Most of the trace metals studied here had interactions in the uptake and/or distribution of other elements.     

Concentrations of arsenic,cadmium, mercury,and lead in common foods and estimated daily intake by children,adolescents, adults,and seniors of Catalonia,Spain

This study was designed to estimate the dietary intake of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), and lead (Pb) by the general population of Catalonia, Spain. The concentrations of these elements were determined in food samples randomly acquired in seven cities of Catalonia between June and August 2000. A total of 11 food groups were included in the study. As, Cd, Hg, and Pb levels were measured by ICP-MS and AAS. The dietary intake of these elements was determined by a total diet study. Calculations were carried out on the basis of recent data on the consumption of the selected food items. Trace element intake was estimated for five population groups: children, adolescents, male and female adults, and seniors. The highest dietary intakes of As (223.6 microg/day), Cd (15.7 microg/day), Hg (21.2 microg/day), and Pb (28.4 microg/day) corresponded to male adults. For all analyzed elements, fish and shellfish was the group showing the highest contribution to the respective intakes. In comparison with previous results, a general decrease in As, Cd, Hg, and Pb intake has occurred. The dietary intake of these elements was also compared with the provisional tolerable weekly intake (PTWI). Dietary intakes of As, Cd, Hg, and Pb by the population of Catalonia are currently well below the respective PTWIs.     

Grain Yield,Quality, and Nutrient Concentrations of Feed,Food, and Malt Barley

Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is a cereal grown for animal feed, human consumption, and malting. Nutrient concentrations are important as they provide information regarding the dietary values of barley consumed by animals or human beings. In addition, grain nutrient removal may be useful for refining fertilizer recommendations. A study was conducted in 2015 and 2016 investigating the cultivar effects on grain yield, quality, and grain nutrient concentrations and removal under irrigated conditions for two-row barley cultivars. Adjunct and feed cultivars produced the highest yields compared with the all-malt and food cultivars. Specific quality and nutrient values were greater than or equal to in the food cultivar compared to the malt or feed cultivars. Variations in nutrient concentrations were measured among the adjunct and all-malt cultivars, which could potentially affect the malting and brewing qualities. Grain yield, quality, nutrient concentrations and nutrient removal varied among cultivars grown under identical environmental conditions, which may influence end-use.     

Liquid chromatographic determination of identity, content, and content uniformity of desipramine, fluphenazine, and promazine

A liquid chromatographic procedure has been developed for the assay, content uniformity, and identification of single active ingredient formulations of desipramine, fluphenazine, and promazine. The drugs are extracted from formulations with methanol or dilute hydrochloric acid and quantitated against an internal standard (norephedrine). The drugs are identified by comparison of retention times with those of the reference standards.     

Total phenolics and antioxidant activities of fenugreek, green tea, black tea, grape seed, ginger, rosemary, gotu kola, and ginkgo extracts, vitamin E, and tert-butylhydroquinone

The total phenolics and antioxidant activities of fenugreek, green tea, black tea, grape seed, ginger, rosemary, gotu kola, and ginkgo extracts, vitamin E, and tert-butylhydroquinone, were determined. Grape seed and green tea were analyzed for their phenolic constituents using high-performance liquid chromatography. The total phenolics of the plant extracts, determined by the Folin-Ciocalteu method, ranged from 24.8 to 92.5 mg of chlorogenic acid equivalent/g dry material. The antioxidant activities of methanolic extracts determined by conjugated diene measurement of methyl linoleate were 3.4-86.3%. The antioxidant activity of the extracts using chicken fat by an oxidative stability instrument (4.6-10.2 h of induction time) followed a similar trend in antioxidant activity as determined by the Folin-Ciocalteu method. Seven phenolics in grape seed and green tea extracts were identified that ranged from 15.38 to 1158.49 and 18.3 to 1087.02 mg/100 g of extract, respectively. Plant extracts such as green tea and grape seed extracts can be used to retard lipid oxidation in a variety of food products.     

Uptake of galaxolide, tonalide, and triclosan by carrot, barley, and meadow fescue plants

Many xenobiotics entering wastewater treatment plants are known to be persistent during wastewater treatment and tend to adsorb to sewage sludge. The application of sewage sludge as fertilizer in agriculture may pose the risk of an incorporation of xenobiotics in the cultivated plants and, finally, an inclusion into the food chain. This study was performed to investigate the uptake of common sewage sludge contaminants, galaxolide, tonalide, and triclosan, by plants used for human consumption and livestock feeding. Barley, meadow fescue, and four carrot cultivars were sown and grown in spiked soils under greenhouse conditions. After harvesting the plants, roots and leaves were analyzed separately, and the respective bioconcentration factors were calculated. In carrots, a concentration gradient of the xenobiotics became evident that decreased from the root peel via root core to the leaves. A significant influence of the differing root lipid contents on the uptake rates cannot be supported by our data, but the crucial influence of soil organic carbon content was confirmed. Barley and meadow fescue roots incorporated higher amounts of the target substances than carrots, but translocation into the leaves was negligible. The results indicated that an introduction of persistent semi- and nonpolar xenobiotics into the food chain via edible plants like carrots could be of certain relevance when sludge is applied as fertilizer. Due to low rates found for the translocation of the xenobiotics into the aerial plant parts, the entrance pathway into food products via feeding livestock is less probable.