Starch digestion rates in multiple samples of commonly used feed grains in diets for broiler chickens

In this study the starch digestion rates in broiler chickens from 18 samples of 5 commonly used feed grains (sorghum, wheat, maize, barley, triticale) were determined. The methodology to determine starch digestion rates in poultry is detailed herein. Starch digestion rates were not significantly different (P = 0.128) across the 18 feed grains, which reflects the wide variations that were observed within a given feedstuff. Nevertheless, starch digestion rates in broiler chickens offered wheat-based diets were significantly more rapid by 56.0% (0.117 versus 0.075 min⁻¹; P = 0.012) than their sorghum-based counterparts on the basis of a pair-wise comparison. In descending order, the following starch digestion rates were observed: wheat (0.117 min⁻¹), barley (0.104 min⁻¹), triticale (0.093 min⁻¹), maize (0.086 min⁻¹), sorghum (0.075 min⁻¹). The implications of these findings are discussed as they almost certainly have implications for poultry nutrition and the development of reduced crude protein diets for broiler chickens.     

三个不同品质类型冬小麦品种籽粒淀粉积累动态及其有关酶的活性变化

在池栽条件下，研究了3个不同品质类型冬小麦品种藁麦8901（强筋）、豫麦49（中筋）和洛麦1号（弱筋）籽粒灌浆过程中淀粉及其组分积累动态和与之有关的酶活性变化。结果表明，3个品种籽粒灌浆过程中支链淀粉的合成均与直链淀粉的合成同时进行，灌浆中后期支链淀粉的合成比直链淀粉的合成快。豫麦49籽粒中直链、支链和总淀粉积累速率均高于其它两品种。3个品种籽粒中腺苷二磷酸葡萄糖焦磷酸化酶（AGPP）、尿苷二磷酸葡萄糖焦磷酸化酶（UGPP）、可溶性淀粉合成酶（SSS）、淀粉粒结合的淀粉合成酶（GBSS）、淀粉分支酶（SBE）活性变化均呈单峰曲线。豫麦49在灌浆期上述各酶活性变化的峰值均高于其他两品种，且大部分酶类在灌浆中后期仍维持较高活性。可见，与藁麦8901和洛麦1号相比，豫麦49具有较强的淀粉合成能力。     

不同发育时期板栗叶肉细胞中叶绿体淀粉和质体小球的变化

对板栗在春季折叠的幼叶和平展生长的幼叶、夏季成熟叶和秋季老叶的叶肉细胞中的叶绿体做了透射电镜观察,结果表明,春季折叠的幼叶的叶绿体中不含淀粉和质体小球,平展生长的幼叶含淀粉粒没有质体小球;夏季成熟叶的叶绿体中淀粉最多并出现极少量质体小球;秋季衰老叶的叶绿体中淀粉粒减少直至消失,质体小球数量激增;有的质体小球在叶绿体内被一层膜包围并降解。根据染色特点,可将质体小球分为黑色和灰色2类。淀粉减少及质体小球增多与叶绿体功能衰退相关。     

北方甘薯农艺性状与产量的相关性及灰色关联度分析

通过对14个甘薯品种(系)的随机区组试验,分析了其农艺性状与产量的相关性和灰色关联度,结果表明:在相关性分析中,鲜薯产量与干率、淀粉率和病情指数均呈极显著负相关关系,与大中薯率显著正相关,与小薯率显著负相关。薯干产量与分枝数显著负相关,与干率呈显著正相关。淀粉产量与分枝数显著负相关,与干率和淀粉率均呈显著正相关。在关联度分析中,单株茎叶重、大中薯率、单株结薯数、结薯集中性、茎粗和整齐度对鲜薯产量的关联度较高。茎粗、大中薯率、蔓长、单株结薯数、淀粉率和干率对薯干产量的关联度较高。而淀粉率、干率、蔓长、茎粗、单株茎叶重和单株结薯数对淀粉产量的关联度较高。因此,北方甘薯在高产栽培和品种选育方面,应该选择茎基部粗、蔓长较短、分枝数较少、薯块大小均匀、数量适中和大中薯率较高的品种。     

鸡山农场天然橡胶新品种抗性试验

高产优质抗病甘薯新品种湛薯407是广东省湛江市农业科学研究所以龙薯1号为母本、鸡母薯为父本，通过品种间杂交、多年多点综合鉴定选育而成。2008～2009年参加广东省甘薯新品种区域试验，2010年进行大田生产试验，各试验综合性状表现较好。该品种于2011年5月通过广东省农作物新品种鉴定，鉴定编号为粤审薯2011004。对湛薯407的品质性状、抗病性、产量等进行研究，结果表明：湛薯407薯干品质和食味较好，中抗薯瘟病，鲜薯和薯干产量与广薯111相比增产极显著，适应性广，适宜广东省各薯区种植。根据该品种的生长特性，还提供配套的栽培技术。     

Greenhouse and field screening of wild<Emphasis Type="Italic">Lycopersicon</Emphasis> germplasm for resistance to the whitefly<Emphasis Type="Italic">Bemisia argentifolii</Emphasis>

Thirty-two accessions of wild tomato (Lycopersicon spp.) germplasm were evaluated for resistance to the whiteflyBemisia argentifolii Bellows ⇐p; Perring in a greenhouse choice bioassay. Density data were recorded for the adaxial and abaxial leaf surfaces for (i) all life stages ofB. argentifolii and (ii) types I, IV, V and VI trichomes. Individual plant selections (33 from 22 wild tomato accessions) with high resistance were subsequently tested in the field to verify the resistance found in the greenhouse screening. Resistance was defined by the density of all life stages of the whitefly observed on the eight leaflets sampled at nodes 5 and 7. Only type IV trichomes had a consistent (but low) and significant negative correlation between trichome density and whitefly density for various life stages. The highest whitefly resistance was observed inLycopersicon pennellii accessions LA 716, LA 1340 and LA 2560. The most resistantL. hirsutum f.typicum accessions were LA 1777 and LA 1353. http://www.phytoparasitica.org posting Dec. 9, 2002.     

Relation of Japanese <Emphasis Type="Italic">Xanthomonas campestris</Emphasis> pv. <Emphasis Type="Italic">vesicatoria</Emphasis> with worldwide strains revealed with three specific monoclonal antibodies

Strains of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria Dye 1978 (Xcv), the causal agent of bacterial spot, have been classified into two groups based on their ability to hydrolyze starch. Three monoclonal antibodies (MAbs), 7AH10, 5HB3, and 4AD2, were produced immunized against the living bacteria and were specific to and could distinguish Xcv strains able or unable to hydrolyze starch (Amy⁺ or Amy^–). The MAb 7AH10, obtained against strain UPB141(Amy^–) reacted in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with all the Amy^– strains (n = 19) and 1 of 11 Amy⁺ strains. Against Xcv 2625, an Amy^– unusual phenotype strain, MAb 5HB3, recognized 97% of our worldwide collection of Xcvs (n = 30). Also against that strain, the MAb 4AD2 reacted with none of the homologous Amy^– phenotypes and with 90% (n = 11) of the heterologous Amy⁺ phenotypes. For all the MAbs, cross reactions with other pathovars or species were less than 4% (n = 67). By assaying a Japanese collection of strains against the three MAbs, the Amy⁺ strains were distinguished from the Amy^– strains, and their relation with other world strains could be demonstrated. All the MAbs reacted with the lipopolysaccharide fraction of the bacterial cell wall during immunoblotting.     

莲藕淀粉RVA谱特征和淀粉粒形态的研究

 对莲藕根状茎成熟期淀粉特性的研究结果表明: 4个品种表观直链淀粉含量(AAC) 从高到低依次为‘美人红’、‘鄂莲1号’、‘鄂莲4号’和‘武植2号’。根状茎中淀粉粒形态主要有近圆球形和长椭球形两种, 武植2号和鄂莲4号近圆球形淀粉粒明显多于鄂莲1号、美人红。武植2号和鄂莲4号的淀粉糊化特性相似, 其峰值粘度均较高, 冷胶粘度显著低于峰值粘度, 且回复值较小, 消减值为负值; 鄂莲1号和美人红的峰值粘度均较小, 冷胶粘度接近甚至大于峰值粘度, 回复值、消减值均显著大于武植2号和鄂莲4号。AAC与峰值粘度和崩解值呈极显著负相关, r分别为- 0.9748^**和- 0.9793^**, 与回复值、消减值呈极显著正相关, r分别为0.9860^**和0.9804^**, 与冷胶粘度、峰值时间、糊化温度呈显著正相关, r分别为0.9339^*、0.9392^*、0.9130^*。淀粉粒形态结构上的差异可能造成了淀粉糊化特性的差异。     

Rhizogenesis of GF677, Early Crest,May Crest and Arm King stem cuttings during the year in relation to carbohydrate and natural hormone content

The rhizogenesis of GF677, Early Crest, May Crest and Arm King stem cuttings during the year was investigated. The results showed significant differences in the rooting percentage between different dates of cutting collection and also between the four cultivars. Among these, GF677 generally had the highest rooting percentage. Rooting of cuttings was high in October, November and February and relatively low in the periods March–September and December–January. Interactions among cultivars were also found.     

Pollen grains of heat tolerant tomato cultivars retain higher carbohydrate concentration under heat stress conditions

Exposure to high temperatures (heat stress) causes reduced yield in tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum), mainly by affecting male gametophyte development. Two experiments were conducted where several tomato cultivars were grown under heat stress, in growth chambers (day/night temperatures of 31/25 °C) or in greenhouses (day/night temperatures of 32/26 °C), or under control (day/night temperatures of 28/22 °C) conditions. In heat-sensitive cultivars, heat stress caused a reduction in the number of pollen grains, impaired their viability and germinability, caused reduced fruit set and markedly reduced the numbers of seeds per fruit. In the heat-tolerant cultivars, however, the number and quality of pollen grains, the number of fruits and the number of seeds per fruit were less affected by high temperatures. In all the heat-sensitive cultivars, the heat-stress conditions caused a marked reduction in starch concentration in the developing pollen grains at 3 days before anthesis, and a parallel decrease in the total soluble sugar concentration in the mature pollen, whereas in the four heat-tolerant cultivars tested, starch accumulation at 3 days before anthesis and soluble sugar concentration at anthesis were not affected by heat stress. These results indicate that the carbohydrate content of developing and mature tomato pollen grains may be an important factor in determining pollen quality, and suggest that heat-tolerant cultivars have a mechanism for maintaining the appropriate carbohydrate content under heat stress.