Doing what with whom? Stakeholder analysis in a large transdisciplinary research project in South-East Asia

The transdisciplinary research project LEGATO analysed the combined generation of provisioning, regulating and cultural ecosystem services in wet rice agriculture in South-East Asia and applied ecological engineering to future-proof it against global change and environmental pollution challenges. Due to its transdisciplinary character and the sheer size, a systematic stakeholder involvement was inevitable. Starting with stakeholder identification by snowballing from a limited number of contacts, we derived a multi-level stakeholder analysis and tried to involve those identified as relevant. Applying different means and aiming at different depth of involvement, the effort can be judged successful. The paper describes the methods used to identify and classify stakeholders, and key elements of the stakeholder management, guided by the BiodivERsA Stakeholder Activation Handbook. While on the local level, farmers and extension workers turned out to be influential and interested stakeholders in both countries, as well as local (PH) or provincial authorities (VN), differences were manifest on higher levels due to the divergent institutional setting. National-level agents were hard to get interested in both countries, and influential agents along the production chain, including middle men, were not really interested in collaboration.     

高温胁迫对杧果幼苗生理生化指标的影响

通过测定高温胁迫下四季杧与台农一号杧一年生嫁接苗叶片生理生化指标的变化,探讨其耐热的生理生化机制。结果表明:随着高温胁迫时间的延长,四季杧和台农一号杧的丙二醛(MDA)含量和相对电导率均明显上升,但四季杧的上升幅度和含量均明显高于台农一号杧。保护酶活性方面,高温胁迫处理后四季杧的SOD酶先下降后上升,而台农一号杧则是先上升后下降,且其含量明显高于四季杧;CAT酶的含量在高温胁迫后2个品种均减少,但四季杧CAT酶的含量明显高于台农一号杧。渗透调节物质游离脯氨酸在高温胁迫处理后含量明显高于处理前,但台农一号杧的上升程度明显高于四季杧。可溶性糖的含量在处理后12 h时,四季杧的含量明显高于台农一号杧,但在处理后72 h时,结果却相反。可溶性蛋白含量先下降后上升,并且四季杧的上升程度明显高于台农一号杧。胁迫处理后2个杧果品种的叶绿素含量和叶片相对含水量均下降,但四季杧的含量均明显低于台农一号杧。综合各项指标,初步推测台农一号杧比四季杧更耐热。     

越南柑桔生产及种质资源

根据考察和学术交流收集到的资料,综述了越南柑桔生产概况、不同生态区柑橙生产情况、越南柑桔种质资源和商业化栽培的主栽柑桔品种特性,对促进中越柑桔学术交流具有重要的意义。     

Salinization intensifies the effects of elevated temperatures on Channa striata,a common tropical freshwater aquaculture fish in the Mekong Delta,Vietnam

Fisheries Science - Increasing water temperatures and salinity intrusion due to climate change are serious challenges for freshwater aquaculture. In this study, we assessed the combined effects of...     

Effect of fishmeal replacement with Artemia biomass as a protein source in practical diets for the giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii

A 30-day feeding experiment was conducted in 160-L plastic tanks to evaluate the potential use of Artemia biomass as a protein source in practical diets for postlarval Macrobrachium rosenbergii (initial mean weight of 12.12–12.29 mg). Nine isoenergetic and isonitrogenous experimental diets (approximately 40% crude protein) were formulated by replacing levels of the fishmeal (FM) protein difference either with dried or frozen Artemia (0, 25, 50, 75 and 100%). The 0% Artemia treatment, in which Peruvian FM was the only main protein source, was considered to be the control diet. The results showed that prawn postlarvae (PLs) fed the FM control diet had a lower survival (46%) compared with all Artemia diets. Significant differences ( P <0.05) were, however, only found at 75% and 100% Artemia protein inclusion levels (survival of 68–77%). A gradual increase in growth performance (live weight gain, specific growth rate and total length) of the prawns was achieved on increasing dietary inclusion of Artemia protein. Additionally, the size distribution exhibited the same response as growth performance. However, prawns fed the frozen Artemia diets showed a better performance than the ones fed the dried Artemia diets. It can be suggested that Artemia biomass may totally replace FM in practical diets for PLs of the freshwater prawn M. rosenbergii .     

Osmoregulation,growth and moulting cycles of the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) at different salinities

The giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, is a species with a high commercial value in aquaculture. Two experiments were performed to determine the effects of salinities on the osmoregulation, growth and molting cycles of M. rosenbergii during growout. The first experiment was designed to determine whether these animals are capable of adapting to the changes in salinity seen in salinity intrusions in tropical deltas, with an incremental increase in salinity of 3‰ per day from 0‰ to 30‰ Haemolymph osmolality was rapidly regulated up to salinities of 15‰ , whereas animals conformed at higher salinities. The second experiment determined the growth, moulting cycle, osmolality, muscle water content and mortality during a 4‐month experiment at 0‰, 15‰ or 25‰ salinity. The weight gains in 0‰ and 15‰ were not significantly different and were comparable to the growth rates achieved in production farms with body mass increases of 2.6 and 2.3‐fold their initial body mass, respectively, after 4 months. The 25‰ group suffered from low growth, high mortality and a significantly lower moulting frequency. These data show that this species can be reared in brackish water up to 15‰, allowing for farming in the large areas impacted by salt water intrusions in tropical deltas.     

甘蔗与抗旱性相关差异蛋白质组分析

采用桶栽方式,对抗旱性强的F172和抗旱性弱的YL6甘蔗品种在苗期进行重度干旱胁迫处理后,应用蛋白质双向电泳技术进行差异蛋白质分析,分别找出差异显著的28和20个差异蛋白点,其中部分呈现上调表达,部分呈现下调表达,还有部分新增的蛋白点,因品种抗性不同而表现各异,F172叶片中的差异蛋白主要表现为上调表达,而YL6中大多表现为下调表达。在重度干旱胁迫下,抗旱性不同的甘蔗品种蛋白质丰度变化有显著差异。采用MALDI-TOF-TOF/MS鉴定所获得的差异蛋白,从YL6、F172中分别鉴定出18、14个蛋白的氨基酸序列,对所鉴定的蛋白质根据功能分为8类。YL6中参与自由基清除的2个,参与光合作用的6个,参与细胞生长和分裂的1个,参与基础代谢的6个,参与防卫反应的2个,未知功能蛋白1个。F172中参与自由基清除的1个,参与光合作用的2个,参与细胞生长和分裂的2个,参与基础代谢的4个,参与信号转导的2个,参与蛋白加工的1个,未知功能蛋白2个,其中22 k D干旱诱导蛋白的丰度明显提高,而在YL6中则检测不到此蛋白。这说明在干旱胁迫下抗旱性不同的甘蔗品种在蛋白质组成上有很大差异,推测这是不同甘蔗品种间抗旱性差异的重要分子基础。     

Changes in fineroot growth dynamics in response to phosphorus application in an Acacia mangium plantation in Vietnam

Fineroots (≤ 2 mm diameter) are dynamic components of the forest ecosystems and play important role in water and nutrient acquisition in forests. These roots are sensitive to forest fertilization and therefore, the response of fineroots to nutrient application would provide better understanding of the forest carbon and nutrient dynamics that will be helpful in sustainable forest management plans. Two fertilization treatments, including (1) F400: 400 g P₂O₅ (16.5%)/tree and (2) F600: 600 g P₂O₅ /tree, and F0: control (without fertilization), were applied in an Acacia mangium plantation with a planting density of 1100 trees/ha (3 m?×?3 m). The evaluation of fineroot growth across seasons showed that fertilization significantly increased production and subsequent mortality and decomposition. The total decomposition associated with F600 application was 7.95 tons ha^?1 year^?1, equaling 121% of F400 and 160% of the control. Mortality in F600 was 8.75 tons ha^?1 year^?1, equaling 111% of F400 and 198% of F0, while production in F600 was 10.40 tons ha^?1 year^?1, equaling 127% of F400 and 143% of F0. Fineroot production, mortality, and decomposition are seasonally dependent, with higher values measured in the rainy season than in the dry season. Stand basal area increment was significantly correlated with fineroot production (R²?=?0.75), mortality (R²?=?0.44), and decomposition (R²?=?0.48). This study showed that fertilization could facilitate fineroot production, which can then lead to a higher turnover of carbon and nutrients through the decomposition of the greater mass of the fineroots.

     

Water and nutrient budgets of ponds in integrated agriculture–aquaculture systems in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

A participatory on-farm study analysed water and nutrient budgets of six low and four high water-exchange ponds of integrated agriculture–aquaculture (IAA) farms in the Mekong delta. Water, nitrogen (N), organic carbon (OC) and phosphorus (P) flows through the ponds were monitored, and data on fish production and nutrient accumulation in sediments were collected during a fish culture cycle. Results showed that, on average, only 5–6% of total N, OC or P inputs introduced into ponds were recovered in the harvested fish. About 29% N, 81% OC and 51% P accumulated in the sediments. The remaining fractions were lost through pond water discharges into adjacent canals. Fish yields and nutrient accumulation rates in the sediments increased with increasing food inputs applied to the pond at the cost of increased nutrient discharges. High water-exchange ponds received two to three times more on-farm nutrients (N, OC and P) while requiring nine times more water and discharging 10–14 times more nutrients than the low water-exchange ponds. Water and nutrient flows between the pond and the other IAA-farm components need to be considered when optimizing productivity and profitability from IAA systems.