Effect of Water and Rice Straw Management Practices on Soil Organic Carbon Stocks in a Double-Cropped Paddy Field

ABSTRACT

Water and rice straw (RS) management practices can potentially affect the accumulation of soil organic carbon (SOC) in agricultural soils. Field experiments were conducted in two consecutive rice-growing seasons (wet and dry) to evaluate SOC stocks under different water (continuous flooding [CF], alternate wetting and drying [AWD]) and RS management practices (RS incorporation [RS-I], RS burning [RS-B], without RS incorporation and burning [WRS]) in a double-cropped paddy field. RS-I under AWD had higher volumetric water content than the same RS management under CF at tillering in both growing seasons. Total SOC was significantly higher under AWD at tillering in both wet and dry seasons and after harvesting in the dry season compared with CF. The same trend was also observed for C:N ratio at tillering and after harvesting in the dry season. RS-B plots had lower SOC stocks than RS-I and WRS plots across most of the measuring periods regardless of the growing seasons. SOC stocks were 33.09 and 39.31 Mg/ha at RS-B and RS-I plots, respectively, in the wet season, whereas the respective values were 21.45 and 24.55 Mg/ha in the dry season. Incorporation of RS enhanced SOC stocks under AWD irrigation, especially in the dry season before planting. Soil incorporation of RS in combination with AWD could be a viable option to increase SOC stocks in the double-cropped rice production region as it is strongly linked with soil fertility and productivity. However, the environmental consequences of RS incorporation in irrigated lowland rice production system should be taken into consideration before its recommendation for paddy field on a large scale.     

Comparative Biomass Production of Six Oat Varieties in a Saline Soil Ecology

Oat is widely used as a food source in human and animal diets. In China, supplementary cultivation of oat has recently been extended into marginal saline soils, due to its extensive use. The goal of the present study was to explore and compare the agronomic characteristics, biomass production, and distribution of oat in coastal saline soil. A single-factor randomized block design experiment with six naked and husked oat varieties [Bayou-1 (BU-1), Baiyan-2 (BY-2), Baiyan-7 (BY-7), Huawan-6 (HW-6), Huazao-2 (HZ-2), and Pin-16 (P-16)] as treatments was conducted in the Hebei Province of China. The growth period (77 to 88 days) of the six oat varieties were shorter in saline soil than their original breeding region. Moreover, the plant was shorter, with a lower grain number per plant and seed setting. Grain weight increased and no change was observed in the floret number in coastal saline soil relative to the original habitats. The BY-7 variety produced the highest biomass value of 7.0 t ha^?1 compared to the other five varieties. Compared with two active growth points, most varieties in the present study showed just one growth activity point between elongation and heading. Two fast growth periods for the six oat varieties were due to the high total leaf biomass growth rate (BGR) from elongation to heading and panicle BGR from heading to maturity. The biomass growth ratio (BGO) during elongation to heading was the largest among the four growth stages of the oat varieties. The number of kernels per spike decreased at the research site, but grain weight increased. Substantial differences were observed for growth periods, biomass, BGR, BGO, and other agronomic characters in the coastal saline soil of North China, but the BY-7 variety was the most suitable variety for the study site.     

杂草稻对粳稻生长及产量的影响

在同期播种情况下,和粳稻相比,杂草稻出苗时的叶片更肥长、营养生长期的植株更高、分蘖数多达4倍以上。不同生物型杂草稻的落粒性差异较大。杂草稻密度愈高对栽培粳稻的产量影响愈大。     

Seasonal levels of water‐extractable cations and anions in soil under blight‐affected and healthy citrus trees

Abstract

Soil samples were collected under blight‐affected and healthy citrus trees at 30‐day intervals for 24 months, at 20‐to 50‐cm depth. Analyses of water extracts (1:1 soil: water) for K, Ca, Mg, Na, SO₄, and Cl showed few differences in cations, but lower anion levels under blighted trees. The cation/anion ratio was significantly higher under blight‐affected trees. Samples collected once at different locations in the same time period showed the same differences. In one location, K was lower and Na higher under healthy trees than under blight‐affected trees, in others K was higher too.     

高校图书馆为企业信息服务的探讨

分析了企业技术创新进行信息咨询的重要性和必要性,及高校图书馆为企业开发信息服务的优势,确立以虚拟企业为平台研究资源优化新模式,提供具有企业技术开发能力的决策性情报,企业新产品的开发中的信息分析与研究等企业技术创新的信息服务的构想。     

不同肥料处理对盆栽红豆杉生长的影响

研究了不同肥料处理对盆栽红豆杉的茎高、新枝、根长和鲜重的影响。结果表明:每周对红豆杉叶面喷施3‰磷酸二氢钾,对红豆杉的生长效果最好。     

电工层压木中如何提高单板出板率

电工层压木板是一种新型绝缘材料,并早已被大规模用于变压器、互感器等电气制造业;它具有与变压器油相容性好、介损低、变形小等优点。本文主要介绍了在电工层压木板生产中单板出板率是一个重要经济指标并较详细地分析了其提高单板出板率的原理及工艺流程。     

Boron Induced Oxidative Stress,Antioxidant Defence Response and Changes in Artemisinin Content in Artemisia annua L.

Boron is an essential plant micronutrient and the range between deficient and toxic levels of boron is narrow for most of the plants. Like other elements, boron becomes toxic to growth at high concentrations. High boron concentrations in soil reduce crop productivity in many areas of the world. The effect of increasing levels of boron (0, 0.50, 1.00, 1.50, 2.00 mm ) on oxidative stress, antioxidant defence response and changes in artemisinin content in Artemisia annua were investigated in the present study. Boron toxicity reduced the growth parameters viz. stem height, fresh weight and dry weight. Treatments induced oxidative stress resulting in lower net photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, internal CO₂ and total chlorophyll content. The increased activities of antioxidant enzymes like CAT, POX and SOD were also noted in response to increasing levels of boron stress. However, H₂O₂ and artemisinin content were found to be high up to 1.00 mm concentration of boron compared to control, and on applying higher doses, further reduced contents were obtained. Thus, the results suggest that a mild stress of boron can be utilized for enhanced artemisinin production.     

细辛愈伤组织诱导条件的研究

[目的]筛选北细辛、汉城细辛愈伤组织诱导的适宜条件。[方法]选用北细辛、汉城细辛不同的外植体,在不同的培养基上加入不同浓度配比的外源激素进行诱导。[结果]北细辛、汉城细辛的根茎为最佳外植体。北细辛最适培养基为MS＋0.60 mg/L6-BA＋0.15 mg/LNAA,汉城细辛最适培养基为MS＋0.60 mg/L6-BA＋0.10 mg/LNAA。[结论]该研究为再生植株诱导、规模化生产、新品种的培育和推广提供理论依据。     

西葫芦新品种晋西葫芦4号的选育

西葫芦新品种晋西葫芦4号是以国外西葫芦品种的分离后代经多代自交选育而成的纯合自交系D-95-2为母本,以从我国地方品种白皮西葫芦中选育的稳定自交系E-96-8为父本杂交育成的早熟一代杂交种。该品种属短蔓密植类型,极早熟;嫩瓜皮色为鲜嫩的浅绿色,带细网纹,长筒形,光泽度好;植株生长势强,雌花多,瓜码密,耐低温、弱光,丰产,抗病,667m2产量5000kg左右。适合我国北方大部分地区早春各种保护地及露地栽培。