黑土区田块尺度土壤有机质含量遥感反演模型

为了对田块尺度土壤有机质进行空间反演并提高模型精度和稳定性,该文以黑龙江省黑土带41.3 hm~2田块为例,获取2016年5月中下旬两期(受限于拍摄周期和天气原因而选择不同卫星影像,2016年5月17日Landsat 8影像和5月25日Sentinel-2A影像)裸土时期遥感影像和4 m分辨率DEM数据;分析单期影像与土壤有机质(soil organic matter,SOM)的关系,两期影像所包含的土壤含水量变化信息与地形因素对SOM预测模型精度的影响,建立基于BP神经网络的SOM遥感反演模型。结果表明:该田块内SOM含量差异较大;利用单期影像预测SOM时,基于红波段和785~899 nm波段建立的预测模型精度(建模均方根误差RMSE 1.033,检验RMSE 1.079)和稳定性(建模决定系数R2 0.677,检验R20.644)较高;两期影像时,基于红波段和1 570~1 650 nm波段建立的预测模型精度(建模RMSE 0.855,检验RMSE 0.898)和稳定性(建模R2 0.792,检验R2 0.797)显著提高;在两期影像模型基础上,加入地形因子作为输入量,模型精度(建模RMSE 0.492,检验RMSE 0.499)和稳定性(建模R2 0.917,检验R2 0.928)进一步提高。研究成果可为土壤碳库估算和农田精准施肥提供理论与技术支持。     

引入时相信息的耕地土壤有机质遥感反演模型

土壤有机质(soil organic matter,SOM)是土壤质量评价的重要指标。监测SOM含量及其空间分布对土壤利用与保护、土壤有机碳库估算等具有重要意义。该文以松嫩平原典型区为研究区,采集4种主要土壤类型样本共147个,获取裸土期多时相MODIS地表反射率8 d合成产品,以单期、多期影像所构建光谱指数作为输入量,构建包含含水量变化与有机质含量信息的多光谱指数,建立SOM线性回归遥感反演模型,揭示SOM空间分布规律。结果表明:由于土壤含水量空间差异随时间变化,基于单期影像构建的模型主要输入量发生规律性改变,其中年积日137 d裸土条件最好,反演模型最优;比值光谱指数R61与SOM显著相关,而和含水量相关性极小,适于作为反演模型输入量;基于多期影像构建的模型引入时相信息后,精度与稳定性较单期影像模型显著提高,其中基于年积日137、105 d两期影像光谱指数所建立的多元线性模型最优;松嫩平原SOM呈现由东北向西南递减趋势。     

东北农牧交错带耕地土壤有机质遥感反演研究

农牧交错带是农耕区与草原牧区的过渡带，土壤有机质(SOM)的精确估算与变化监测对碳库估算与农业生产具有重要研究意义。以东北典型农牧交错带为研究区，Landsat 8 OLI影像和ALOS 12.5m DEM为数据源，基于波段反射率、反射率对数、亮度指数与相关地形因子，分别利用多元线性逐步回归(MLSR)模型、随机森林(RF)模型和BP神经网络(BPNN)模型，构建农牧交错带SOM多光谱反演模型。结果表明：(1)根据重要性排序，选择Landsat8OLI第4波段的对数、第5波段、第6波段和亮度指数作为输入量，RF和BPNN模型的精度优于MLSR模型。(2)引入高程(E)与坡向变率(SOA)后，3种模型的预测精度提高，BPNN模型精度提高最多，R2提高了0.22,RMSE降低了0.40 g/kg。3种模型最优反演精度由高到低为：BPNN模型(R2=0.82,RMSE=1.4 g/kg)>RF模型(R2=0.71,RMSE=1.9 g/kg)>MLSR模型(R2=0.66,RMSE=8.8 g/kg)。研究结果可为农牧交错带SOM时空变化研究提供方法支撑。     

典型黑土区耕作土壤质地遥感时间窗口及影响因素分析

了解黑土区耕作土壤质地的空间分布对于黑土区农业精准管理以及耕地保护至关重要。遥感技术是快速获取土壤质地空间分布的有效方法。该研究以黑龙江省友谊农场耕地为研究对象,评估研究区土壤质地遥感反演的最佳时间窗口并分析其影响因素。筛选覆盖研究区的2019-2021年25幅Sentinel-2影像,将每幅影像的波段和构建的光谱指数输入随机森林模型,建立土壤质地遥感反演模型,比较不同时期影像反演土壤质地的模型精度,确定土壤质地遥感反演的最适宜影像,并分析造成反演土壤质地精度变化的原因,获取友谊农场土壤质地空间分布。结果表明：1）友谊农场反演土壤质地的最佳时间窗口为4月下旬至5月中旬;2）在25幅Sentinel-2影像中,2020年5月7日反演粉粒和砂粒的模型精度最高（粉粒的R2为0.785,均方根误差为6.697%;砂粒的R2为0.776,均方根误差为8.296%）;2019年5月3日反演黏粒的模型精度最高（R2为0.776,均方根误差为1.6%）;3）不同时期的Sentinel-2影像对土壤质地反演的准确性有很大的影响,而土壤含水量和秸秆覆盖是造成不同时期土壤质地预测精度差异的重要原因。研究为确定土壤质地遥感反演的最佳时间窗口、实现区域尺度土壤质地制图提供关键技术。     

黑土典型区土壤有机质遥感反演

土壤有机质（SOM）含量时空变异规律研究对于土壤肥力评价、土壤碳库估算、土壤资源利用与保护具有重要意义,而地貌、成土母质、土壤类型等差异、高光谱卫星影像较少等因素制约了区域尺度的SOM含量遥感反演方法研究的开展。该文以黑龙江省黑土带典型区为例,采集区域土壤样本,获取Landsat TM遥感影像,基于有机质含量与土壤反射率的定量关系,建立区域SOM遥感预测模型。结果表明：黑土区SOM含量高,一般大于2%,决定了有机质对土壤反射光谱特性的主要作用,而且该区SOM空间变异性显著,且耕作方式、气候等因素决定了裸土时间长,因而该区适于SOM含量遥感反演;有机质与TM各波段反射率均显著相关,最大相关系数在第3波段（0.63～0.69 μm）,为-0.710,其次为4波段（0.76～0.90 μm）,与实验室基于高光谱反射率数据分析的结果一致;基于TM影像2、3、4波段的SOM指数模型最优,预测精度高、稳定性好,可以用于揭示黑土典型区SOM含量的空间分布特征。该研究将为改进土壤理化参数遥感反演、土地质量评价、土壤碳库估算等工作方法提供理论与技术支持。     

基于多光谱数据的荒漠矿区土壤有机质估算模型

目前运用高光谱数据估算土壤有机质的模型精度已经可以达到精准农业的要求,但其数据的整理和运算过程较为复杂且观测尺度较小.为节省资源,提高效率并为多光谱遥感估算土壤有机质积累经验,该文将Landsat8_OLI多光谱遥感影像各波段的反射率数据与地面土壤有机质SOM(soil organic matter)实测数据相结合,利用SPSS软件及多元线性回归分析方法建立基于反射率R、反射率倒数1/R、反射率倒数对数LN(1/R)、反射率一阶导数FDR(first derivative reflectance)的土壤有机质定量估算模型,精度检验后择取最优模型通过多光谱遥感波段运算的方式推广至整个研究区.结果表明:FDR模型的精度更高,RMSE为0.215,F检验结果为4.072,预测值与实际值之间的决定系数R2为0.963.基于该模型估算研究区空间范围的土壤有机质含量,得出土壤有机质含量在0～5 g/kg之间的面积占总研究区的84.065％,＞10 g/kg的面积仅仅为0.001 5％.在4种土地类型中工矿用地SOM平均含量为最高的7.35 g/kg,受开采的煤炭中有机质影响较大.裸地面积2 674.44 km2,占研究区面积的63％,SOM平均含量6.12 g/kg;盐渍地和荒漠林地SOM含量偏低.总之,运用多光谱遥感数据估算干旱区土壤有机质的方法可行,也为遥感估算其他地表参数提供参考.     

干旱区典型绿洲土壤有机质的反演及影响因素研究

为了大面积、高精度地反演土壤有机质含量,为农业可持续发展提供数据支撑。以新疆渭干河-库车河三角洲绿洲为研究区,采用波段平均法将实测高光谱窄波段拟合为Landsat 8 OLI遥感影像的宽波段,建立土壤有机质含量的估算模型,并将最优估算模型应用到经过波段校正的Landsat 8OLI遥感影像中。结果表明:(1)反射率进行倒数、对数、平方、一阶微分等数学变换后与有机质含量的相关性显著提高;(2)土壤有机质的高光谱估算模型拟合度较高,最优估算模型的决定系数R2为0.852,采用比值法对多光谱波段反射率进行校正,校正后的遥感影像反演结果得到了较大提高,检验样本的决定系数R2从0.711提升至0.849。从反演结果来看,将高光谱估算模型应用到经过订正的多光谱影像,土壤有机质反演模型的精度得到了大幅度提高,运用此方法可以实现高精度的土壤有机质区域化反演。(3)有机质的分布受土地利用类型、土壤颗粒组成、土壤质地的影响,其中土壤质地对有机质的空间分布影响最为显著。     

星载高分五号高光谱耕地主要土壤类型土壤有机质含量 估测——以黑龙江省建三江农垦区为例

为了评价国产星载高分五号(GF-5)高光谱影像估测土壤有机质(SOM)含量的潜力,以及不同土壤类型对SOM含量光谱估测精度的影响,本研究以黑龙江省建三江农垦区为研究对象,获取了覆盖研究区域的GF-5高光谱影像和188个土壤样本。对提取的样点GF-5光谱反射率数据进行了反射率倒数、对数、一阶微分等9种光谱数学变换,并采用相关系数法确定了SOM含量的光谱敏感波段。采用偏最小二乘回归(PLSR)线性统计建模方法,对研究区域全部土壤类型以及草甸土、沼泽土、黑土等主要土壤类型,分别构建了光谱全波段和敏感波段的SOM含量估测模型,并进行了精度评价。结果表明,基于GF-5光谱数据的研究区域全部土壤类型的SOM含量估测精度不理想,最优模型精度决定系数(R2)为0.265,均方根误差(RMSE)为4.647%,相对分析误差(RPD)为1.135;不同类型土壤在SOM含量光谱估测精度差异较大,草甸土和沼泽土的SOM含量估测精度不高,但黑土的SOM含量估测精度较高,其中全波段光谱反射率对数一阶微分(LnR)′的SOM含量估测精度最高,R~2=0.729,RMSE=1.065%,RPD=1.850,SOM含量估测模型可用。按照不同土壤类型构建SOM含量估测模型可以进一步挖掘GF-5高光谱遥感估测SOM含量的潜力。     

基于实测高光谱和Landsat 8 OLI影像的土壤盐化和碱化程度反演研究

针对宁夏银北地区土壤盐碱化定量监测的需要,利用实测土壤高光谱和Landsat 8 OLI多光谱影像数据采用多项式、多元线性回归等方法进行土壤含盐量和pH值反演研究,并对影像光谱反演模型进行校正,以提高遥感定量反演精度。结果表明:(1)基于实测光谱的土壤含盐量反演精度均高于基于OLI影像反演精度;基于实测光谱敏感波段反射率反演精度高于实测盐分指数反演精度,其中实测光谱经平滑后敏感波段建立的模型效果最佳(R~2=0.695)。(2)基于实测光谱平滑后敏感波段建立的pH值反演模型精度最高且最稳定(R~2=0.545),基于OLI影像光谱反演精度低于实测光谱,但也通过了显著性检验和精度验证。(3)经实测光谱模型校正后的Landsat 8 OLI影像光谱的土壤含盐量反演模型R~2从0.347提高到0.623。研究结果可以为准确、快速地定量监测当地土壤盐分含量、pH值的变化提供科学依据和技术手段。     

基于卫星光谱尺度反射率的冬小麦生物量估算

为探索基于光学卫星遥感数据的冬小麦地上生物量估算方法,本研究通过3年田间试验,获取冬小麦4个关键生育期（拔节期、抽穗期、开花期和灌浆期）和3种施氮水平下的地上生物量以及对应的近地冠层高光谱反射率数据。通过将高光谱数据重采样为具有红边波段的RapidEye、Sentinel-2和WorldView-2卫星波段反射率数据,构建任意两波段归一化植被指数。同时,将卫星波段反射率数据与6种机器学习和深度学习算法相结合,构建冬小麦生物量估算模型。研究结果表明：任意两波段构建的最佳植被指数在冬小麦开花期对生物量的敏感性最强（决定系数R2为0.50～0.56）。在不同施氮水平条件下,高施氮水平增强了植被指数对生物量的敏感性。Sentinel-2波段数据所构建的植被指数优于其他两颗卫星波段数据。对6种机器学习和深度学习算法,总的来说,基于深度神经网络（Deep Neural Networks,DNN）算法所构建的模型要优于其他算法。在单一生育期中,在拔节期（R2为0.69～0.78,归一化均方根误差为26%～31%）和开花期（R2为0.69～0.70,归一化均方根误差为24%～25%）的估算精度最高。Sentinel-2波段数据与DNN算法结合的估算精度最高,在全生育期中预测精度R2为0.70。施氮水平的提高同样增强了DNN模型的估算精度,3颗卫星波段数据在300 kg/hm2施氮条件下的预测精度R2都在0.71以上,均方根误差小于219 g/m2。研究结果揭示了光学卫星遥感数据在不同生育期和施氮条件下估算冬小麦生物量的潜力。     

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.     

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.     

Einfluss der düngungsmethoden auf die entwicklung von zuckerrübenkrankheiten

Während neunjähriger (1994-2002) Untersuchungen in der Versuchsanstalt Ba?cyny (Fahlerde, Fall-Gleyboden, ausgebildet aus leichtem Lehmboden) wurde der Befall mit Krankheiten an der Zuckerrübe in Abhängigkeit von der Düngungsmethode bewertet. Folgende Methoden wurden angewendet: A - Mineraldünger, B - Stalldung und Mineraldünger, C - Stroh-, Gründung und Mineraldünger, D - Kompostdünger und Biopräparate (ökologische Düngung). Auf den Objekten A, B, C wurden bei konstanter Phosphor-Kalium-Düngung die Stickstoffgaben von 0 bis 180 kg.ha^?1 differenziert. Auf dem ökologischen Objekt D ohne Mineraldünger wurden statt Stickstoff die Biopräparate P₅₀₀ und P₅₀₁ verabreicht. Der geringste Befall von Krankheiten wurde an der Zuckerrübe auf jenem Objekt festgestellt, das mit Kompost und den Biopräparaten gedüngt worden war. Im Rahmen der konventionellen Düngungsmethoden wurde allgemein die höchste Intensität der Krankheiten an der mit Stroh, Gründung und Mineraldünger gedüngten Zuckerrübe beobachtet. Ausnahmen von dieser Regel bildete das Vorkommen von echtem Mehltau und Keimlingsfäule. Auf den Objekten A, B, C nahm die Intensität der Krankheiten mit der Steigerung der Stickstoffgabe zu. Auch die auf Objekt D verabreichten Biopräparate stimulierten die Entwicklung der Krankheiten. The effect of various fertilization methods on the diseases of sugar beet was estimated on the basis of nine-year studies (1994-2002) conducted in the Experimental Production Farm in Ba?cyny on loess-based, sedimentary-gley, light-clay soil. The following fertilization methods were applied: A - mineral fertilization, B - mineral and manure fertilization, C - straw, green manure and mineral fertilization, D - ecological compost and biodynamic preparations fertilization. In the objects A, B and C fertilized with phosphorus and potassium, various doses of nitrogen ranging from 0 to 180 kg/ha^?1 were used. In the ecological object D, where mineral fertilization was not used, biodynamic preparations P₅₀₀ and P₅₀₁ were applied instead of nitrogen. The lowest ratio of the diseases of sugar beet was observed in the object fertilized with the compost and biodynamic preparations. In view of the conventional fertilization methods, generally the highest incidence of diseases was noted in the sugar beet fertilized with straw, green manure and mineral fertilizers. The exception was the occurrence of powdery mildew and the black leg. In objects A, B and C the incidence of the diseases increased with the increase in nitrogen doses. The applied biodynamical preparations in the object D stimulated the development of diseases too.     

Prospects for control of Pythium damping-off of lettuce with Trichoderma,Gliocladium and Enterobacter spp.

Summary Damping-off of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) caused by Pythium ultimum was studied in pots containing a non-sterile potting mix in the glasshouse. Fifty P. ultimum sporangia g^-1 compost reduced the plant stand to 15% and shoot dry weight to 18%, but this reduction was totally prevented by applying Trichoderma harzianum at 2×10⁵ viable propagules g^-1 potting mix. Gliocladium virens and Enterobacter cloacae also alleviated the damping-off. E. cloacae did not adversely affect the action of the fungal antagonists. The co-existence of the bacterial and fungal antagonists was revealed on the root surface and inner surface of the testa by scanning electron microscopy, indicating the compatibility of the biocontrol agents.     

细菌、真菌及植物氮营养信号研究进展

氮素吸收代谢是所有生物生命活动的核心部分,因此,各种生物对氮的吸收与同化过程都有精细的调节。这种调节依赖于生物对体内氮素状况信号及体外（生长介质中）氮素信号的感受。过去几十年中,在细菌、真菌中已经对氮素营养信号有了较好的研究,而植物中则相对缓慢,但也有了一定的认识。本文重点比较细菌、真菌及植物中氮信号系统的组成,以期为进一步认识植物中的氮信号接受与转导系统提供启示。     

Aircraft operations near concentrations of birds in Antarctica: The development of practical guidelines

Aircraft operations have the potential to disturb and to impact negatively on bird life. A gradient of increasing behavioural response is evident in birds when exposed to increasing aircraft stimulus. The most major disturbance is likely to lead to impacts on the health, breeding performance and survival of individual birds, and perhaps bird colonies. A process of revision to policies on aircraft operations contained in management plans for a number of specially protected areas in Antarctica by the United Kingdom, accompanied by consultations made within the scientific community through the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and with operational interests through the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programmes (COMNAP) resulted in new guidelines being adopted by the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties in June 2004. The principal recommendations of the guidelines are that bird colonies should not be overflown below 2000 ft (∼610 m) above ground level and landings within 1/2 nautical mile (∼930 m) of bird colonies should be avoided wherever possible. These guidelines are less stringent and less specific than those that were recommended by the SCAR specialist group on birds, and represent a compromise to accommodate operational needs. While the adoption of clear and consistent guidelines for the operation of aircraft in Antarctica is welcome in that this provides practical advice that is likely to reduce incidences of close aircraft/bird encounters, there remains insufficient knowledge of the interactions between aircraft and birds in Antarctica, and the consequent impacts on individual birds and on bird populations. It is important, therefore, that the guidelines adopted are considered interim, and should be kept under scrutiny with revisions made as new and improved research results appear.     

The abundance of heterocystous blue-green algae in rice soils and inocula used for application in rice fields

Summary Algal populations were quantified (as colony-forming units [CFU] per square centimetre) in 102 samples of rice soils from the Philippines, India, Malaysia and Portugal, and in 22 samples of soil-based inocula from four countries. Heterocystous blue-green algae (BGA) were present in all samples. Nostoc was the dominant genus in most samples, followed by Anabaena and Calothrix. In soils, heterocystous BGA occurred at densities ranging from 1.0 × 10² to 8.0 × 10⁶ CFU/cm² (median 6.4 × 10⁴) and comprised, on average, 9% of the total CFU of algae. Their abundance was positively correlated with the pH and the available P content of the soils. In soil-based inocula, heterocystous BGA occurred at densities ranging from 4.6 × 10⁴ to 2.8 × 10⁷ CFU/g dw (dry weight), comprising only a moderate fraction (average 13%) of the total algae. In most soils, the density of indigenous N₂-fixing BGA was usually higher than that attained by applying recommended rates of soil-based inoculum. Whereas research on the practical utilization of BGA has been mostly directed towards inoculation with foreign strains, our results suggest that attention should also be given to agricultural practices that enhance the growth of indigenous strains already adapted to local environmental conditions.Maître de Recherches ORSTOM (France), Visiting Scientist at IRRI