添加不同酶制剂对全株玉米青贮发酵品质的影响

本研究旨在探讨添加不同酶制剂对全株玉米青贮发酵品质的影响,以蜡熟期刈割的全株玉米为材料,设对照组和6个处理组,处理组分别添加5 g/kg纤维素酶、木聚糖酶、果胶酶、α-半乳糖苷酶、β-甘露聚糖酶和β-葡聚糖酶,每组3个重复,青贮56 d后对全株玉米青贮饲料的感官评定、发酵品质、营养成分进行比较分析。结果显示:纤维素酶组、木聚糖酶组和β-葡聚糖酶组全株玉米青贮饲料的青贮效果较好;与对照组相比,纤维素酶组、木聚糖酶组和β-葡聚糖酶组可显著提高青贮饲料碳水化合物(WSC)和乳酸的含量(P>0.05),同时使青贮氨态氮/总氮显著降低(P<0.05),青贮发酵品质较好;添加纤维素酶的全株玉米青贮中干物质(DM)含量高于对照组和其他处理组,添加纤维素酶和α-半乳糖苷酶处理的粗蛋白质(CP)含量较高;添加纤维素酶的酸性洗涤纤维(ADF)和β-葡聚糖酶组青贮中性洗涤纤维(NDF)、ADF均显著低于对照组(P<0.05)。综上表明:纤维素酶、木聚糖酶和β-葡聚糖酶更适于用作全株玉米青贮饲料的添加剂。     

Changes in herbage chemical composition due to proportion of species in alfalfa‐orchardgrass mixtures

Abstract

Legumes and grasses are widely grown in mixtures throughout the United States and Canada. This study was conducted to determine the changes in chemical composition of herbage that occur as proportion of legume and grass change in the mixture. Composition of mixtures of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.) were studied after their herbage had been mixed by weight into seven different proportions: 100% alfalfa ‐ 0% orchardgrass, 80% ‐ 20%, 65% ‐ 35%, 50% ‐ 50%, 35% ‐ 65%, 20% ‐ 80%, and 0% ‐ 100%, respectively. The forages were grown in rows of pure alfalfa or pure orchardgrass spaced 45 cm apart on fertilized Dodge silt loam (Typic Hapludalf). Alfalfa was at late bud and orchardgrass was a few days from the appearance of the first anthers when harvested on May 29, 1975. Four replications of each of the mixtures were prepared, and the mixtures were made after tissues had been ground to 40‐mesh size.

No significant differences among mixtures were found for S, Cu, total nonstructural carbohydrates (TNC), or in vitro digestible dry matter (IVDDM). Concentrations of N, P, Ca, Mg, Na, Al, Ba, Fe, Sr, B, Zn, starch, and acid‐detergent lignin (ADL) were highest in pure alfalfa herbage and significantly decreased in concentration as amount of orchardgrass in the mixture increased. In direct contrast, concentrations of K, Mn, total sugars, fructosan, cell wall constituents (CWC), cellulose, hemicellulose, and acid detergent fiber (ADF) were lowest in pure alfalfa herbage and significantly increased in concentration as amount of orchardgrass in the mixture increased. These data show that an increase in amount of orchardgrass in a mixture with alfalfa reduced the concentrations of most herbage constituents important to animal nutrition and increased the fibrous constituents.     

Injuries to Reproductive Development Under Water Stress,and Their Consequences for Crop Productivity

Summary

Reproductive development of plants, from meiosis to seed set, is highly vulnerable to water deficit. Two peaks of high sensitivity are encountered during this period. The first one occurs during meiosis in reproductive cells, and is common to all species studied. Water deficit at this stage causes pollen sterility, but usually affects female fertility only when the stress is severe. Pollen sterility does not result from a desiccation of the reproductive organs, but is an indirect consequence of water deficit in the vegetative parts, and may be mediated by a transportable sporocidal signal. The second peak of sensitivity occurs during flowering, and is conspicuous in rice, maize and some dicots. Depending on species, stress during this period can cause loss of pollen fertility, spikelet death or abortion of newly formed seed. These injuries, unlike those caused by the meiotic-stage stress, are associated with a decline in the water status of the reproductive structures. Changes in carbohydrate availability and metabolism appear to be involved in the effects of stress at both these stages.     

Digestibility and performance of pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) juveniles — fed diets containing different protein, lipid and carbohydrate levels

Due to lack of information on the use of non‐protein energy sources in diets for pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus), a 2 × 2 × 3 factorial experiment was conducted to evaluate the performance and digestibility of 12 diets containing approximately two crude protein (CP; 220 and 250 g kg⁻¹), two lipid (40 and 80 g kg⁻¹) and three carbohydrate levels (410, 460 and 500 g kg⁻¹). The pacu juveniles‐fed diets containing 220 g kg⁻¹ CP did not respond (P > 0.05) to increased dietary lipid and carbohydrate levels, but the fish‐fed diets containing 250 g kg⁻¹ CP showed a better feed conversion ratio. There were interactions in weight gain (WG), specific growth rate (SGR), crude protein intake (CPI) and feed conversion rate (FCR) dependent on dietary carbohydrate and lipid levels, showing positive effects of increasing carbohydrate levels only for fish‐fed diets containing 80 g kg⁻¹ lipid level. However, when the diets contained 40 g kg⁻¹ lipid, the best energy productive value (EPV) results were obtained at 460 g kg⁻¹ carbohydrate. A higher usage of lipids (80 g kg⁻¹) reduced CPI and was detrimental to protein [apparent digestibility coefficient (ADC)_CP] and energy (ADC_GE), but did not affect growth. The ADC_GE improved proportionally as dietary carbohydrate levels increased (P < 0.05), increasing the concentration of digestible energy. In addition, the WG, CPI, ADC_GE results showed best use of the energy from carbohydrates when dietary protein level was 250 g kg⁻¹ CP. The utilization of 250 g kg⁻¹ CP in feeds for juvenile pacu for optimal growth is suggested. Therefore, the optimum dietary lipid and carbohydrate levels depend on their combinations. It can be stated that pacu uses carbohydrates as effectively as lipids in the maximization of protein usage, as long as it is not lower than 250 g kg⁻¹ CP or approximately 230 g kg⁻¹ digestible protein.     

Seed Number and 100‐Seed Weight of Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) Respond Differently to Low Soil Moisture in Genotypes Contrasting for Drought Tolerance

Water stress after flowering, one of the major factors limiting yields of pearl millet, affects both seed setting and grain filling and is a consequence of more/less water used prior to anthesis. However, whether genotypes have different sensitivities for seed setting and filling under drought, if exposed to similar stress intensity, is unclear. Experiments were conducted in two pairs of pearl millet genotypes, that is, PRLT2/89‐33 and H77/833‐2, 863B and 841B, contrasting for terminal drought tolerance, and two genotypes, ICMR 01046 and ICMR 01029 (IL‐QTLs), introgressed with a terminal drought tolerance QTL from PRLT2/89‐33 into H77/833‐2. Total seed weight, panicle number, 100‐seed weight, seed number and stover biomass were measured at different soil moistures and throughout grain filling. Sensitive H77/833‐2 had higher seed number and yield under well‐watered (WW) conditions than in PRLT2/89‐33 and IL‐QTLs. Upon increases in water stress intensity, H77/833‐2 suffered losses mostly in stover biomass (45 %) and seed number (60 %) at 0.3 FTSW whereas the biomass and seed number of PRLT2/89‐33 decreased little (20 % and 25 %). The 100‐seed weight of H77/833‐2 decreased only 20 % under stress. Tolerant 863B also maintained a higher seed number and biomass under water stress than 841B. Grain filling duration in PRLT2/89‐33 and IL‐QTLs was similar to that of H77/833‐2 under WW conditions but lasted longer than in H77833‐2 under water stress (WS). Similarly, seed growth of 863B was longer than 841B under WS. It is concluded that the higher seed yield of tolerant parents PRLT2/89‐33 and 863B, and of IL‐QTLs under WS was explained by the retention of a higher number of seeds than in sensitive lines, while the decrease in the 100‐seed weight was proportionally less than the decrease in seed number. Phenotype with lesser number and larger size of panicles and larger grain size, like genotypes PRLT2/89‐33 and 863B, withstood post‐anthesis water stress better. IL‐QTL inherited part of these characteristics, indicating a role for the terminal drought QTL in maintaining larger seed number and higher 100‐seed weight. The continuous stover biomass increase under WW in H77/833‐2, due to tillering, might indicate that tiller growth and grains are in competition for resources after anthesis, and this may relate to the relatively shorter grain‐filling period.     

Autoclave‐Assisted Acidic Extraction of Water‐Soluble Carbohydrates in Forage Grasses

Abstract

Methods for extracting water‐soluble carbohydrates (WSC) in plants are often time‐consuming and limited to few samples per run. Aiming at resolving such restraints, the utilization of an autoclave in replacement of the traditional reflux‐based protocol was studied in completely randomized design experiments with five replicates. WSC contents were determined in stocks of 11 standards and samples of 14 grass species, following autoclave‐ or reflux‐assisted hydrolyzation. Results revealed that both methods were equally effective in recovering most standards, and plant WSC levels were similar or only narrowly lower with autoclave. Autoclave was operationally advantageous, allowing for 15‐min concurrent processing of 90 samples against a 150‐min extraction of 4 samples with reflux, and energy savings of more than 87% on a per sample basis. It is concluded that the utilization of autoclave for acidic WSC extraction is feasible and even preferable compared with reflux for the studied standards and grasses.     

Soil structural stability and erosion rates influenced by agricultural management practices in a semi‐arid Mediterranean agro‐ecosystem

Unsuitable agricultural practices can cause loss in soil quality and erodibility to thus increase or trigger desertification under Mediterranean conditions. A field experiment was performed at the El Teularet‐Sierra de Enguera Experimental Station (eastern Spain) to assess the influence during a 5‐yr period of different agricultural practices on physical and chemical indicators of soil quality (total and water‐soluble carbohydrates, glomalin‐related soil proteins (GRSP), total organic carbon, aggregate stability (AS), vegetation cover and soil erosion). The management practices included residual herbicide use, ploughing, ploughing + oats, addition of oat straw mulch and a control (land abandonment). Adjacent soil under natural vegetation was used as a reference for local, high‐quality soil and as a control for comparison with the agricultural soils under different management practices. Oat straw mulching led to higher levels of water‐soluble carbohydrates, GRSP and AS and lower soil erosion rates, resulting in values similar to those in the soil under native vegetation. The lowest levels of carbohydrates and GRSP were for the plots that were treated with herbicide or were ploughed. The maintenance of and increases in stable aggregates promoted by the different agricultural management practices over the years were attributed to increases in labile organic fractions such as carbohydrates and to the GRSP content. The results demonstrate that land abandonment (control plot) or the use of a cover (plants or straw) contributes to increases in soil quality and reduces the risk of erosion. The research also shows that sustainable agricultural management allows soil to recover and that the use of straw mulching is the most effective management strategy.     

蒙古冰草非结构性碳水化合物及碳氮磷化学计量特征对氮添加的响应

为揭示蒙古冰草对氮添加的响应机制,设置5个氮添加水平（0,0.8,1.6,2.4,4.0 g N·m^-2·a^-1）对蒙古冰草进行为期2个月处理后,测定根系、叶片中可溶性糖、淀粉、碳（C）、氮（N）、磷（P）的含量,分析氮添加对蒙古冰草叶片、根系非结构性碳水化合物（NSCs）与C、N、P含量及其化学计量特征关系的影响。结果表明：2.4 g N·m^-2·a^-1的氮素添加显著提高了蒙古冰草叶片、根系NSCs含量与C、N、P含量,且不同器官的响应有显著差异性（P<0.05）。叶片NSCs含量与叶片N、可溶性糖、淀粉含量、C/P及N/P呈显著正相关关系,与叶片P含量、C/N呈显著负相关关系（P<0.05）;根系NSCs含量与根系C、N、C/P、N/P、可溶性糖和淀粉含量呈显著正相关（P<0.05）。叶片与根系N/P是影响蒙古冰草体内可溶性糖积累的主要因子;根系N含量与叶片P含量共同影响淀粉含量;叶片P含量、根系N含量及根系N/P综合影响NSCs含量。综上,适量的氮添加会缓解研究区蒙古冰草的N限制,促进NSCs合成,而大量氮添加会导致N、P比例失衡,加剧P限制。因此,未来气候变化背景下蒙古冰草人工草地种植或退化草地恢复管理过程中需要考虑优化氮肥施用量与适当的磷添加。     

Impact of organic and inorganic fertilizers on yield,taste, and nutritional quality of tomatoes

In a greenhouse experiment, tomato plants were grown in sand culture to test whether different fertilization regimes (mineral or organic fertilizers) at low (500 mg N plant^–1 week^–1) and high (750 mg N plant^–1 week^–1) nitrogen levels affected yield, nutritional quality, and taste of the fruits. In the mineral‐fertilizer treatments, nitrate‐ or ammonium‐dominated nutrient solutions were used. Organic fertilizer was supplied as fresh cut grass‐clover mulch (a total of 2.4 kg and 3.6 kg were given per plant at low and high N level, respectively) without (orgN) and with additional sulfur fertilization (orgN+S). Yields of red tomatoes from the organically fertilized plants were significantly lower (1.3–1.8 kg plant^–1) than yields from plants that received mineral fertilizer (2.2–2.8 kg plant^–1). At the final harvest, yields of green tomatoes in the organic treatment with extra sulfur were similar (1.1–1.2 kg plant^–1) to the NO ‐dominated treatments at both nutrient levels and the NH ‐dominated treatment at high nutrient level. Organic fertilizers released nutrients more slowly than mineral fertilizers, resulting in decreased S and P concentrations in the leaves, which limited growth and yield in the orgN treatments. Analysis of tomato fruits and plants as well as taste‐test results gave no conclusive answer on the relationship between sugar or acid contents in the fruits, macronutrient content of plant leaves and fruits, and perceived taste. Sugar contents were higher in the fruits given mineral fertilizer, whereas acid contents were higher in the fruits given organic fertilizer. Preference in taste was given to the tomatoes from plants fertilized with the nitrate‐dominated nutrient solution and to those given organic fertilizer with extra sulfur. Thus, a reduction in growth, which was expected to lead to a higher concentration of compounds like sugars and acids, did not result in better taste. Overall, it can be concluded that an appropriate nutrient supply is crucial to reach high yields and good taste.