Comparison of nitrogen accumulation and nitrogen utilization efficiency between elite inbred lines and the landraces of maize

Abstract

Inadequate supply of nitrogen (N) fertilizers results in lower N use efficiency (NUE) and higher N losses which cause environmental deterioration, such as nitrate pollution of groundwater and emission of nitrous greenhouse gases. One way to increase NUE is to use N-efficient cultivars, which grow better under reduced N supplies. Both elite inbred lines and landraces are the basis for hybrid breeding in maize. While inbred lines are mostly selected from high N input conditions, landraces are historically distributed in poor soils with low N availability. Therefore, some potential NUE-related traits conserved in the landraces may have been lost during modern breeding processes. In the present study, the N accumulation and utilization efficiency of 15 elite inbred lines and four landraces of maize were compared at low (LN) and high N (HN) input conditions. In general, the grain yields of the inbred lines and the landraces were similar at both N rates. However, nitrogen accumulation ability in landraces was much higher than that of the inbred lines. The high N accumulation of landraces was closely related to their higher biomass, indicating that growth potential is the main driving force for N accumulation. Nevertheless, N utilization efficiency (grain produced per unit N absorbed) of the landraces was significantly lower than that in inbred lines. Correspondingly, assimilation allocation for grain formation, as indicated by the harvest index, was much lower in landraces than in inbred lines. The higher growth potential, and hence, the ability of N accumulation in landraces may be a valuable trait in breeding programs aiming to further improve N use efficiency.     

高水肥密植条件下大豆地上部干物重变化动态

在高施有机肥、地下亚表层灌水、窄行密植栽培模式下,对大豆合农60及对照品种垦丰16地上部干物质变化动态进行分析。结果表明:合农60荚干重增加明显,后期干物重积累迅速。在高水肥和小垄密植栽培条件下,窄行密植品种间存在差异,合农60为抗倒伏,适合于窄行密植的高产品种。     

Effects of Biofertilizers on Maize and Sunflower Seedlings under Cadmium Stress

Application of various alternative nutrient supplies can partly be substituted by chemical fertilizers, resulting in economical use with less environmental strains. Biofertilizers containing living microorganisms promote nutrition uptake, but still there are questions regarding their application under stress conditions. One of the main abiotic factors that can induce stress is contamination of soils with toxic elements. In the course of intensive plant-growth conditions, considerable quantities of basic cations are removed from the soil, resulting in acidification and thereby enhancing the uptake of heavy metals by plants. Cadmium (Cd) toxicity is a major problem affecting crop productivity worldwide. The presence of Cd in the rhizosphere can cause stress responses and alteration in many physiological processes, including nitrogen metabolism, photosynthesis, carbohydrate metabolism, sulfate assimilation, and plant–water interactions. Once in the plant, Cd can enter the food chain, causing public health problems. The aim of our work was to investigate the effects of biofertilizers on plant production and nutrient uptake in some Cd-contaminated soils. Our results revealed that Cd accumulated primarily in the roots and transport to the shoots was rather low; however, there were differences between the two plants species. Plant uptake by sunflower was greater than by maize, and sunflower appeared to be more stress tolerant of Cd than maize. With the use of the bacterium-containing biofertilizer, the toxic effect of Cd was moderated.     

沙障固沙原理的研究

提出了不以粗糙度而以障内沙面蚀积强度作为沙衡量沙障固沙效能的综合标志，主张通过障埂占位，通过对障埂高度和障梗间距的调节控制风沙流的蚀积机制，在此基础上推导了控蚀公式，并以Ｋ值等于１／１０作为沙障成败优劣的判断标准，对指导治沙实践具有较强的可操作性。     

覆膜甜椒干物质积累与养分吸收分配规律的研究

地膜覆盖栽培提高了土壤的供肥能力,促进了甜椒对养分的吸收。在甜椒整个生育过程中,土壤养分含量前期较高,以后逐减,与植株养分吸收强度成负相关。覆膜甜椒前期需肥较少,吸肥高峰出现在采收至采收盛期,此间养分供需存在尖锐矛盾。对覆膜甜椒增施半腐熟有机肥,磷、钾化肥与有机肥混合栽前全层施入,结果至采收期分次适当多追氮素化肥,将有助子产量的提高。     

The effect of pig farming on copper and zinc accumulation in cattle in Galicia (north-western Spain)

Copper and zinc are frequently added at high concentrations to pig diets as growth promoters. Livestock grazing pasture contaminated with pig slurry may, therefore, be at risk from excessive intake of these elements. High liver copper concentrations have been detected in cattle from the agricultural region of Galicia (NW Spain), especially where there is intensive pig farming. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether pig farming does affect accumulation of copper and zinc in cattle in Galicia. Hepatic copper and zinc concentrations in calves were elevated in areas with naturally high levels of these elements in the soil. The densities of young pigs (piglets and growing-finishing pigs), but not reproductive sows, also influenced copper accumulation in calves. Liver copper levels in calves were significantly and positively related to the density of young pigs in the region. In areas with the highest pig densities, more than 20% of the cattle analysed had hepatic copper concentrations that exceeded the potentially toxic concentration of 150 mg/kg fresh weight. There was no evidence that zinc accumulation in calves was affected by pig density.     

枸杞果实发育模式及营养物含量变化研究

通过对枸杞果实发育过程中果实生长模式、碳水化合物、有机酸、Vc、可溶性蛋白质、多糖、类胡萝卜素含量的测定，系统分析它们在果实整个生长发育过程中的动态变化。结果表明枸杞果实发育呈双“S”曲线；可溶性总糖、还原糖含量生长前期变化不明显，近成熟时迅速积累至最高；淀粉含量前期积累，后期降低。成熟时果实中不含淀粉；总酸含量呈现先升高后降低的变化趋势；Vc含量变化总体上呈先升高后降低的变化趋势；果实在发育前期可溶性蛋白质含量较低。随后升高。至花后27d达最高峰，以后逐渐减少；多糖、类胡萝卜素含量在发育前期较低，于花后27d迅速增加，到成熟时达最大值。     

氮素对辣椒产量和硝酸盐积累的影响

在施等量有机肥的前提下,随着施氮量的增加,辣椒营养生长旺盛,株高株幅增加;辣椒产量在一定范围的施氮量内逐步增加,超过一定施氮量反而下降;随着施氮量的增加,辣椒果实和叶片的硝酸盐含量均随之上升,其中以叶片中积累量最高,其次是果皮,果肉中硝酸盐的含量最低;各处理对辣椒亚硝酸盐的积累没有影响。     

温度对斯氏伞锥象生长发育速度的影响

在17、20、24、28和32℃条件下，研究温度对防治柽柳的植食性昆虫斯氏伞锥象发育历期的影响。用线性方程拟合了斯氏伞锥象发育速率与温度间的关系式。用直线回归法计算出卵、幼虫、预蛹、蛹、产卵前期成虫及全世代的发育起点温度，依次为13．48、12．48、10．32、13．28、8．71和11．44℃，有效积温依次为：46．52、121．52、31．70、62．17、186．19和445．78日度。并推算出斯氏伞锥象理论年发生代数为3．24代。     

青海河湟地区水资源综合开发与区域经济发展研究

本文分析了河湟地区水资源特征、开发利用现状及存在的问题,在此基础上,论述了河湟地区水资源开发利用与区域经济发展模式。研究表明:加快开发黄河水能资源,建立以水能资源开采业为主导的产业群发展;浅山地区因地制宜推广雨水集流利用工程,走出“水窑+科技+节水产业+生态”的发展模式;“引大济湟”工程有助于提高水资源可利用量,推进湟水流域全面发展。