北京地区温室地源热泵供暖能耗及经济性分析

为研究地热在温室中应用的可行性,该文在北京地区一栋日光温室中采用地下水式地源热泵系统进行了供暖试验研究。试验结果表明,整个供暖期（2007年10月15日－2008年3月10日）地源热泵系统的供暖性能系数约为3.83,与燃煤热水采暖系统相比,地源热泵系统供暖可节约42%的能源消耗量,具有显著的节能减排效果。温室内单位面积的每日供暖耗电量约为0.15 kW·h/(m2·d),供暖费用约为0.12元/(m2·d)。地源热泵供暖、天然气供暖、燃煤热水供暖以及燃油热风供暖几种温室采暖方式的相对运行费用分别约为1.20、1.31、1.00与3.36,地源热泵供暖的运行费用略高于燃煤热水供暖,但低于天然气供暖和燃油热风供暖。     

太阳能―天然气分户式供暖系统的运行及节能效果

太阳能-天然气分户式供暖将家用太阳能热水系统的储热水箱串联于壁挂炉供暖回路中,利用储热水加热供暖回水。为了分析上述联合供暖系统的运行规律和能量转换过程,利用太阳辐射标准监测仪和太阳能热水系统热性能测试仪对呼和浩特市某用户进行了试验研究。实际测量了太阳能热水系统能量贡献、壁挂炉天然气消耗、供暖回水温度等性能参数,结果表明太阳能热水系统参与壁挂炉供暖互补性强、运行稳定,太阳能热水系统对供暖的有效能量贡献为3493.4MJ,节约天然气101 m3,同时联合供暖系统存在供暖回水加热储热水现象,造成一定的能量损失。该文可为分户式太阳能-天然气联合供暖的组合和运行提供参考。     

不同节能改造方式猪舍的供暖能耗和经济性比较

为降低猪舍冬季供暖能耗,以12头母猪的分娩猪舍常见围护结构为基础,理论与试验相结合分析了不同节能改造方式的供暖能耗和经济指标。结果表明:未保温猪舍、外墙保温猪舍、外墙天棚保温门窗进风猪舍和外墙天棚保温天棚进风猪舍1个供暖季总能耗分别为118.2、45.2、35.3和0.2 kW·h/m~2。4种猪舍不需要供暖的时长占供暖期总时长的比例分别为10%、28%、33%和96%。外墙保温猪舍与未保温猪舍相比、外墙天棚保温门窗进风猪舍与外墙保温猪舍相比、外墙天棚保温天棚进风猪舍与外墙天棚保温门窗进风猪舍相比、外墙天棚保温天棚进风猪舍与外墙保温猪舍相比,节约的单位能耗的改造成本分别为1.2、40.4、0.2和9.0 Yuan/(kW·h)。以节约单位能耗所需投资最小目标选择猪舍节能改造方式,以墙体保温节能改造最好;以猪舍总能耗最低为目标,则猪舍墙体和天棚均需节能改造并进行天棚预热新风通风。     

基于热平衡模型的温室地表水源热泵系统供暖设计与试验

为降低长江三角洲温室冬季供暖能耗,提出一种采用温室运行热负荷预测技术进行开放式温室地表水源热泵供暖系统（surface water-source heat hump system,SWSHPS）的供暖设计方法。结合温室的工程运行实际和各种环境因素,建立了温室热平衡预测模型。并采用MATLAB/SIMULINK模块进行了8种温室环境条件下的能量数值模拟,计算了温室不同覆盖材料和保温幕状态的能耗,当室外空气温度为0℃时,纳米掺锑二氧化锡涂膜玻璃温室比普通浮法玻璃温室可减少能耗23%,夜间开启保温幕比收拢可减少能耗22%。最后进行了温室冬季供暖试验,试验结果表明：室内空气温度垂直分布较均匀,能够满足设计要求,1月份系统平均制热性能系数（coefficient of performance,COP）值为2.3。基于热平衡预测模型设计的温室地表水水源热泵供暖系统是可行的。     

地源热泵技术对规模化猪场节能减排的影响

为寻求规模化猪场环境控制中的节能减排措施,根据地源热泵技术在规模化猪场应用的实例,计算分析其投资的经济可行性和节能减排效果。结果表明,地源热泵系统较燃煤锅炉系统增加了环境控制设备投资,在现行煤电价格体制下,额外静态投资回收期6.4 a。地源热泵系统比传统的燃煤锅炉节能,热泵机组的理论COP大于4.0,一次能源利用效率大于1.28。地源热泵系统的CO2减排量为燃煤锅炉供暖方式排放量的60%。另外,在猪舍夏季降温方面,地源热泵系统较传统的蒸发降温方式节水。地源热泵系统是一种节能减排的规模化猪场环境控制方式。     

植物工厂水蓄能型地下水源热泵供热系统节能运行特性研究

植物工厂供热系统中,采用传统能源存在一次能源利用率低且污染严重的问题。地下水源热泵节能环保,如果结合蓄能技术可进一步降低运行能耗。该文以上海崇明自然光植物工厂为例,对水蓄能型地下水源热泵供能系统进行节能运行特性研究。结果表明:水蓄能型地下水源热泵供能系统在冬季运行时,采用基于分时电价政策的间歇运行模式,即在电价低谷时,热泵机组边供热边蓄热;在电价高峰期,充分利用蓄热水箱供热。典型周内供能系统按照间歇模式运行可以维持室内温度17~26℃之间,系统稳定运行时,热泵机组制热功率与耗电功率的比值(coefficient of performance,COP)稳定在4.2左右。其中计算典型日水蓄能型地下水源热泵系统比不蓄能系统节省30.34%的费用,供能系统COP为3.17,进一步说明系统较为高效平稳。系统冬季运行一次能源利用系数0.99,相对于冷水机组与燃煤锅炉配套系统,节能率达到81.05%。计算不同能源冬季加热成本,燃煤、燃气和燃油方式分别是该系统运行成本的1.25、2.93和5.08倍。实践表明,水蓄能型地下水源热泵式供热系统不仅能够移峰填谷,降低运行费用,而且充分合理地利用地热能,节能减排,具有良好的经济和环保效益。     

北京市猪舍节能改造的节能及保温效果

为了寻找北京市猪场节能的途径,对北京市既有供暖猪舍建筑围护结构保温性能进行了调查,并对370 mm厚墙、黏土瓦屋顶猪舍进行了墙体外贴保温板、黏土瓦屋顶上增加彩钢夹芯板保温层等节能改造,对节能潜力进行了估算,然后通过温度实测试验比较了节能改造舍与对照舍冬季的热环境状况。结果表明,北京市猪舍墙体、屋顶、窗户均不够节能;在假设供暖猪舍舍内冬季温度为20℃,供暖期为125 d的情况下,370 mm厚墙、黏土瓦屋顶猪舍1个采暖季的耗煤量为72 kg/m2,经过节能改造后,可节能69%。节能改造的投资回收期约为7.4 a。在舍外日平均温度为2.6~9.3℃情况下,试验节能改造舍舍内日平均温度较对照舍高1~3℃。舍外逐时温度越低,节能改造舍与对照舍内逐时温度差越大。试验期间,舍外逐时温度最低值为-2.3℃时,节能改造舍较对照舍逐时温度提高3.6℃。该文可为北京市既有供暖猪舍改造方案提供参考。     

地源热泵—地板散热系统在温室冬季供暖中的应用

针对浅层地能低品位的特点,在中国农业科学院Venlo型试验温室内设计建造了一套地源热泵与地板散热方式相结合的供暖系统,并对加热效果进行了试验,结果表明:温室内垂直方向的气温随着高度的增加而下降,水平方向气温分布均匀,温度分布有利于植物的生长。整套地源热泵系统的实际制热系数COP值达到3.14,与燃煤锅炉相比节能36.3%,节能效果明显。     

草莓温室太阳能热泵系统阶梯式供暖特性

运用太阳能热泵系统为草莓温室供暖,能有效提升草莓的产量和品质。为探究温室内立体栽培的供暖特性,以及相匹配的太阳能热泵系统的供暖系数(coefficient of performance,COP),该文设计并搭建了太阳能热泵阶梯式供暖系统。以"京藏香"草莓为试材,分析了距离地面0.5、1.0、1.5及2.0 m不同阶梯高度的空间温度,对比了阶梯式供暖的太阳能温室和未供暖的普通温室内的草莓品质及产量。结果表明,在北亚热带低纬高原山地季风气候地区,冬季采用太阳能热泵系统为温室供暖的COP值在3.02~5.15之间。在太阳能温室内种植的草莓产量是普通温室产量的1.56倍,可溶性固形物含量的平均值达10.5%。在太阳能热泵系统阶梯式供暖的温室中,距离地面1.0~1.5 m高度范围内的供暖效果较好,且放置于1.0 m阶梯上的草莓与其他高度的草莓相比,产量最高品质最优,其单果最大值为32.3 g,可溶性固形物含量为12.5%,因此,采用阶梯式供暖的温室中,距离地面1.0 m高度的温度更适宜草莓生长需求。     

日光温室地源热泵供暖碳足迹的生命周期分析

为分析日光温室地源热泵供暖的碳足迹,该文以日光温室地源热泵供暖系统中浅层地热能的存储、提取、制冷压缩提升和温室末端供暖整个过程为研究对象,对系统的温室气体排放和单位温室供暖面积的排放水平进行分析,构建基于生命周期分析LCA(life cycle assessment)的日光温室地源热泵供暖碳足迹分析方法。同时以北京地区日光温室地源热泵系统冬季供暖采集的试验数据为依据,分析和计算出北京地区日光温室在采用燃煤和燃气2种不同发电方式下地源热泵系统的供暖碳足迹和基于20 a和100 a温室地源热泵供暖碳足迹的全球变化潜能(global warming potential,GWP,单位为二氧化碳当量排放-CO2-eq.)的变化。研究表明,在北京地区采用燃煤和燃气驱动地源热泵系统的碳足迹GWP分别为257和72 g/(m2·d)。基于100 a的GWP总量比20 a的计算值分别减少了1.6%和5.4%。对比荷兰Venlo型温室天然气供暖,该研究中采用燃煤发电驱动日光温室地源热泵供暖的碳足迹是其1.39倍,而燃气发电驱动日光温室地源热泵供暖的碳足迹仅为Venlo型温室供暖的41%。采用燃气发电驱动的地源热泵供暖系统具有更低的碳足迹。     

“绿色革命”以来大气CO2浓度升高对C3作物营养品质的影响

自20世纪60年代"绿色革命"以来,育种技术和农耕技术的发展促进了农作物产量的大幅提升,然而作物的营养品质出现下降趋势。在相似的遗传背景下,大气CO_2浓度升高会使单位体积农作物产品的营养元素含量下降,因此"绿色革命"至今,农作物产品的营养元素下降可能受大气CO_2浓度升高影响。通过植物生长箱模拟"绿色革命"初期和目前的大气CO_2浓度水平(310μmol/mol和400μmol/mol),针对主要C_3作物水稻、小麦和大豆,研究"绿色革命"以来大气CO_2浓度升高对其籽粒的C、N、Fe、Zn元素含量的影响,结果表明:CO_2浓度升高对3种作物籽粒的C元素含量几乎没有影响,变化幅度在±1.5%之间;籽粒的N、Fe、Zn元素含量普遍呈现下降趋势,但均未达到显著水平。     

Potential of wild species for genetic enhancement of some semi-arid food crops

Discovery and incorporation of genes from wild species provide means to sustain crop improvement, particularly when levels of resistance in the cultigens are low and virulent strains of pests and pathogens overcome the host plant resistance. The extent of utilization and the potential of the wild genepool for genetic enhancement were reviewed in five important food crops viz. sorghum, pearl millet, chickpea, pigeonpea and groundnut grown in the semi-arid tropics. Introgression from compatible wild germplasm in the primary gene pool resulted in transfer of new cytoplasmic male sterility systems in pearl millet and pigeonpea, development of high protein, cleistogamous flower and dwarf pigeonpea lines and foliar disease resistant groundnut cultivars. Utilization of wild species in secondary and tertiary gene pools has been generally limited due to sterility, restricted recombination or cross incompatibility. Nevertheless, these species are extremely important as they contain high levels of resistance to several important biotic and abiotic stresses. Several of them, like those belonging to the Parasorghum section and the rhizomatous Arachis species are sources of multiple resistances and hold great promise to sustain crop productivity.     

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     

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.     

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.     

Collection and preliminary evaluation of native turfgrass accessions in Italy

Despite a raising interest on turfs in Italy, all theavailable varieties of this kind in the Country are of foreign origin, and areoften poorly adapted to the prevailing climatic conditions. This prompted tobegin a collection activity of indigenous turfgrass species, with the ultimategoal of identifying promising materials for future breeding based on localgenetic resources. The collection was carried out in three areas of Italy, viz.the northern Po Plain, the coastal region of Liguria, and the island of Sardiniathat are characterised, respectively, by subcontinental, warm temperate, andtypical Mediterranean climate. Altogether, 141 sites were visited, yielding 226accessions belonging to eight species of potential interest for turfs:Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis,Festuca rubra, Festuca arundinacea,Lolium perenne, Agrostis stolonifera,Agrostis tenuis, and Cynodon dactylon,this last being a warm-season grass. Poa pratensis andCynodon dactylon were mostly collected in northern Italyand Sardinia, respectively, whereas Festuca arundinacea andLolium perenne were rather ubiquitous. The collection sitesranged from 0 to 1040 m asl, but sites over 750 m wereonly visited in the inner part of Sardinia. All the accessions, collected aswhole plants, were transplanted at Lodi, northern Italy, where they are beingevaluated. Their preliminary evaluation for traits of importance for turf use,such as sward colour and overall quality, highlighted the great variation andthe occurrence of interesting accessions in all species. Other characters wererecorded, bearing specific importance in individual species, and in all casespromising accessions were identified. The germplasm of Festucarubra, Festuca arundinacea, and Loliumperenne proved highly infected by endophytic (symbiotic) fungi of thegenus Neotyphodium.     

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.     

Effect of some fungicide seed treatments on the survival of Bradyrhizobium japonicum and on the nodulation and yield of soybean [Glycine max. (L) Merr.]

Several commercial fungicide seed treatments were evaluated for their possible effect on the survival of Bradyrhizobium japonicum on seeds and on the nodulation and yield of soybeans in a greenhouse and a field experiment. quinolate Pro (carbendazim and oxine copper), Vitavax 200FF (carboxin and thiram), and Monceren (pencycuron) had a small effect or no effect on the survival of B. japonicum and on the nodulation and yield of soybeans. They can thus be considered compatible with soybean seed inoculation. Germipro UFB (carbendazim and iprodione), Apron 35J (metalaxyl), and Tachigaren (hymexazol) decreased B. japonicum survival and the nodulation and yield of soybeans and thus cannot be considered compatible with soybean seed inoculation.     

Leaf position and genotype differences for mineral element concentrations in sorghum grown on tropical acid soil 1

Mineral element deficiencies and toxicities are common problems associated with sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] production on acid soils. To better understand some of the mineral element problems and the analysis of plant tissue of sorghum plants grown on acid soils, four sorghum genotypes were grown on an acid Oxisol at Carimagua, Colombia limed with dolomite at 2 and 6 Mg ha^‐1.

Samples for mineral element analyses were obtained from leaves at different positions on the four genotypes. Concentrations of P and Mg were highest in the flag leaf (Leaf No. 1) and decreased as the position on the plant declined from the top of the plant for plants grown at 2 Mg lime ha^‐1. Similar decreases in P, Mg, K, and Zn concentrations occurred in plants grown with 6 Mg lime ha^‐1. Concentrations of Ca, S, Si, Mn, Fe, Cu, and Al increased as leaf position declined from the flag leaf for plants grown at 2 and 6 Mg lime ha^‐1. The higher lime supply enhanced Ca and reduced Mn and Fe concentrations in leaves. Differences in mineral element concentrations for the four genotypes used were fairly extensive. The elements to show the greatest range among genotypes were Al and Si and the elements to show the least range among genotypes were P, K, and S. Care should be used in collecting leaf samples for plant analysis and genotypic differences for accumulation of mineral elements should be considered in interpretation of results.