The separate effects of the nature of diet and grazing mobility on metabolic potential of muscles from Charolais steers

The objectives of the two experiments presented were to determine the separate effects of diet and mobility associated with grazing on the metabolic potential of muscles of Charolais steers reared at similar growth rates and slaughtered at the same age (31 months on average).Glycolytic [lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), phosphofructokinase (PFK)] and oxidative [β-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (HAD), citrate synthase (CS), isocitrate dehydrogenase (ICDH), cytochrome c oxidase (COX)] enzyme activities were measured spectrophotometrically in semitendinosus (ST), a glycolytic muscle, and rectus abdominis (RA), an oxidative muscle.In Experiment 1, 24 weaned steers were assigned to two groups: grazing grass (GG) and maize silage (MS). In Experiment 2, 30 weaned steers were assigned to five groups: grazing grass (GG), cut grass without walking (CG), cut grass with walking (CGW), maize silage without walking (MS) and maize silage with walking (MSW). Both experiments lasted for 2 years. All grass fed animals were fed grass silage during the two winter seasons. During the two summer seasons, GG steers were grazing and did not receive any supplementation while CG and CGW steers were fed indoor freshly cut grass alone. MS and MSW steers were fed maize silage indoor during the entire experiment. For the second summer before slaughter, half of the indoor fed steers on each type of diet (CGW and MSW groups) was submitted 7 days a week to a 5.2 km walk daily.At slaughter, carcass weight and composition did not differ between groups. Oxidative HAD, CS and ICDH enzyme activities were higher for GG, as compared with MS group, in RA muscle in both experiments (P < 0.05 to 0.01) and in ST muscle (P < 0.05) in Experiment 2. Muscles from the GG group were thus more oxidative than those of the MS group. It was further tested whether these effects could be specifically attributed to the nature of the diet or to differences in mobility. A cut grass diet (vs. maize silage) increased HAD and ICDH activities (P < 0.05) and mobility induced by walking increased HAD and CS (P < 0.01) activities. In conclusion, the more oxidative metabolic orientation of muscles of grazing steers originates from a combination of two effects: an increase mobility at pasture and a grass (vs. maize silage)-based diet.     

应用可拓学原理评价黄瓜根分泌物的化感潜势

 对黄瓜组培根分泌物的化感潜势进行可拓评价, 得出黄瓜组培根分泌物对菜豆幼苗生长有显著促进作用, 而对其它3种作物有明显的毒害作用, 毒害程度为黄瓜>甜瓜>番茄。同时, 建立了黄瓜组培根分泌液的化感效应的数学模型R_E = [ k₁R_p0 / ( k₂ - k₁ ) ] ( e^{- k1t} - e^{- k2t} ) ( e- ^k1a - e^{- k2a} ) , 说明了黄瓜组培根分泌液的化感效应与组培根培养时间( t) 以及根分泌液浓度( a) 显著相关。黄瓜根分泌物对4种受体作物显示出显著的化学干扰差异, 论证了植物种内(间) 发生的干扰作用与植物的品种(系) 有关, 从理论上得出菜豆可以作为黄瓜的间套作物或下茬作物。     

Effect of soil water stress on the development of stone cells in pear (Pyrus pyrifolia cv. ‘Niitaka’) flesh

This study was carried out to investigate the cause of stone cell formation in pear (Pyrus pyrifolia cv. ‘Niitaka’) flesh. Potted plants grown in a glass house were subjected to water stress conditions without irrigation for 30 days from 30 days before full bloom (BFB treatment), full bloom (FB treatment) and 30 days after full bloom (AFB treatment). Control plants were drip-irrigated daily maintaining a soil matrix potential around −40 ± 5 kPa. The formation of stone cells in pear flesh increased in the FB treatment and AFB treatment plants and this tendency was sustained until the harvest season. Root activity was investigated 60 days after full bloom (DAFB) and the triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) reduction potential, the formazan content and leaf water potential were investigated 30, 45, and 60 DAFB. Root activity decreased progressively due to the effect of water stress. Also, the Ca content in leaf and flesh was lower. The peroxidase activity was high in the flesh at the early stages of fruit growth and decreased at the late stages of fruit growth, and then a higher increase of peroxidase activity was observed in water-stressed fruit. The reduction in calcium content of leaf and fruit in plants under water stress may be related to the reduction of root activity and leaf water potential. The increase in peroxidase activity under water stress may be due to limited calcium absorption. Higher peroxidase activity may induce the accumulation of lignin in the cell wall and promote the formation of stone cells in pear flesh. We conclude that water stress condition during the early stages of fruit growth is one of several factors that determine the formation of stone cells in pear flesh.     

强化栽培条件下干湿灌溉对水稻生长的影响

在中国水稻研究所试验场研究了强化栽培条件下干湿灌溉对水稻生长的影响.结果表明:在强化栽培条件下采取干湿灌溉处理,在返青期、分蘖期、孕穗期和抽穗开花期比对照分别节水1.4%、12.4%、9.0%和11.2%;水分生产效率达0.93 kg/m3,比CK处理提高34.2%;干4～5 d之后,再复水4～5 d,土壤氧化还原电位循环变化,有利于提高土壤氧化还原电位,改善土壤的通气状况,提高根系活力,促进大穗,穗粒致明显增加,单产平均提高6.9%.     

一次双急流型沙尘暴过程的数值模拟与诊断

利用MM5模式对2001年4月8～9日的双急流型沙尘暴天气过程进行了数值模拟和诊断分析,结果发现:此次沙尘暴过程中有强的西风动量下传,动量下传主要由北支急流完成;在沙尘暴发展旺盛阶段,南、北两支急流低层的南风和北风分量之间产生的辐散促进了高层动量下传,而高层南北两支急流南风分量的加强和贯通引导南方暖湿气流向北输送,抑制了沙尘暴的发展.南北两支急流的共同作用是造成该次沙尘暴的重要原因,北支急流产生了直接的作用,南支急流有间接的影响.250 hPa两支MPV1正的大值位涡区与南、北两支急流有很好的对应关系,在沙尘暴区域前部,对流层高层存在对称不稳定.     

近45年阿克苏地区干湿程度演变分析

采用近45年来阿克苏地区年、季气温、降水序列,并通过对各站干湿指标序列的考察,分析了阿克苏地区年代际、年、季干湿状况的变化.结果表明:阿克苏地区年平均气温的增加快于年降水量的增加,两者均以冬季增加为主,临近沙漠地带夏季气温和秋季降水呈微弱的下降趋势.干湿指标分布自山区经平原向沙漠由湿向干变化,由于各区域间降水差异较大,沙漠边缘地带比山区小近30%.阿克苏地区的干湿变化呈现出山区和浅山地带持续增湿,平原增湿速率逐渐减小,局地转为干旱化的特征.     

沙漠增温效应下绿洲棉花热量生产潜力分析

在新疆干旱区,由于暖季沙漠增温效应的影响,与沙漠相邻绿洲区的热量资源相对优越,为植棉提供了有利条件。但随着时空变化,绿洲棉花热量生产潜力也呈现出相应的分异规律。本文以新疆北疆玛河流域石河子平原绿洲区为例,将绿洲与沙漠联系起来考虑,分析了距沙漠不同距离梯度的绿洲区棉花热量生产潜力。结果表明:石河子平原绿洲区内,距离沙漠最近区与最远区之间棉花热量生产潜力相差389Kg/hm2,绿洲与沙漠的距离平均每增加10Km,热量生产潜力下降43Kg/hm2。暖季沙漠增温效应对绿洲棉花的热量生产潜力影响明显,沙漠对相邻绿洲区的农业生产有着正面影响,起到了除太阳外第二个热量源的作用。     

沙漠地区风沙活动特征——以中国科学院风沙观测场为例

运用中国科学院风沙科学观测场的实测资料,对腾格里沙漠风沙环境特征进行初步分析,内容包括起沙风、风沙活动强度、风沙流结构和沙漠边界层的风速廓线.该地区的起沙风以6～8 m/s为主,占总起沙风的71.63%,其次为8～10 m/s,占19.24%,两者之和占90.87%;大风日数为4天;风向以W-N组风向为主;占全年的53.14%.年输沙势为36.56VU,风能属于低风能环境,单一主风向和单风态风环境.风沙流主要集中在地表的0.1 m,占总输沙量的95.46%.观测场近地层厚度大于50 m.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">Spongospora subterranea</Emphasis> soil contamination and its relationship to severity of powdery scab on potatoes

We investigated soil contamination by Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea (Sss) and disease severity of powdery scab in 29 potato fields in Hokkaido, Japan, using a hydroponic culture method with tomato seedlings as bait plants. The quantity of Sss infection on the roots of bait plants was evaluated using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and expressed in terms of the infection potential in the soil. The infection potential was positively correlated with the disease severity of harvested tubers, whereas the spore ball density determined using PCR had an indistinct relationship with disease severity. The infection potential can be useful in evaluating soil contamination and in applying countermeasures against powdery scab.     

四子王旗草场生产潜力与载畜量调控研究

文章对四子王旗草场牧草生产量与载畜量现状相关性和草场牧草生产潜力与载畜量相关性进行分析、计算的基础上,提出了全旗草场载畜量调控建议。