DROUGHT STRESS: Soil Water Availability Alters the Inter‐ and Intra‐Cultivar Competition of Three Spring Wheat Cultivars Bred in Different Eras

Competition for water generates a classic aspect of the tragedy of the commons, the ‘race for fish’, where crops must allocate more resource to acquisition of the limiting resource than is optimal for crop yield allocation. A pot experiment using a simple additive (target–neighbour) design was conducted to examine the above‐ground and below‐ground growth of three spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars when grown alone and in mixtures at three levels of water availability. The effects of competition and water availability were compared by observing patterns of growth, biomass allocation and below‐ground outcomes. Competitive interactions were investigated among cultivars ‘HST’, ‘GY602’ and ‘LC8275’, target plant of each cultivar grown without neighbouring plants are referred to herein as control plant and one target plant of each cultivar sown surrounded either by same or another cultivar as intra‐ or inter‐cultivar competition. Competitive ability was assessed as the response ratio (lnRR) between the target plant surrounded by six other plants and the target plant in isolation. Our results showed that the cultivar ‘HST’, released over a century ago, produced a higher biomass and grain yield than the more recently released cultivars ‘LC8275’ and ‘GY602’ when grown as isolated plants with sufficient water supply. However, competition for resources from neighbours led to target plant biomass and grain yield being significantly reduced relative to controls in all three cultivars, particularly in ‘HST’. When subjected to intra‐cultivar competition, the two recently released cultivars ‘LC8275’ and ‘GY602’ had higher grain yields and water use efficiency for grain than ‘HST’ in all three water regimes. The landrace ‘HST’ had better and significantly linear relationships between biomass and biomass allocation, root length and specific root length, whereas the recent and modern cultivars had much more water‐related species‐specific changes in root morphology and allocation patterns. These results suggest that crop traits that influence competitive ability, such as biomass allocation to roots and root plasticity in response to drought have changed in modern wheat cultivars because of breeding and selection.     

腾冲过路黄的生长动态观察研究

对腾冲过路黄的物候期进行观察，并绘制出物候图谱。测定其各器官生长动态，结果显示：腾冲过路黄的根系集中分布层深度为10～26 cm，其茎含水量平均为82.02％，叶含水量平均为79.87％，根含水量平均为85.68％。采用相关分析及建立生物量一元线性回归方程，茎、叶、根的生物量（干重Y）可分别用Y=0.0213X4.3369、Y=0.0565X3.9657、Y=0.0382X3.517来推测。     

车筒竹地上生物量分配格局及秆形特征

为评价大型丛生竹种车筒竹Bambusa sinospinosa作为板材原料的适宜性，以毛竹Phyllostachys pubescens为参比竹种，研究了车筒竹地上生物量分配格局及秆形特征。结果表明：车筒竹地上各器官中，竹秆的生物量比例最大，占72.7%，其次为竹枝（15.9）和竹叶（11.4%）；秆形特征主要分析了胸径、秆高、秆质量、尖削度和竹壁厚等参数，其中，车筒竹全高（y/m）对胸径（x/cm）拟合的直线方程为y = 1.345 6x + 1.706 8（R² = 0.954 6，P = 0.000 0）。与毛竹相比，在胸径小于8 cm时，车筒竹全高比毛竹略小，而随着胸径的增大，全高逐渐大于毛竹；车筒竹秆鲜质量（y/kg）对胸径（x/cm）拟合的幂函数曲线为y = 0.138 2x^{2.481 2}（R² = 0.975 5，P = 0.002 2），大于相同胸径下的毛竹秆质量；从秆径和壁厚在竹秆纵向部位的变化看，车筒竹尖削度小于毛竹，而壁厚变化则相对较快。综合分析来看，车筒竹作为竹板材原料竹种具有较大的开发前景。图5表3参21     

毛竹人工林生物量结构变化研究

对会同县经营10年的毛竹人工林林分生物量结构变化进行研究,结果表明:人工竹林不同龄级、径级、枝下高级和不同密度的生物量分配,81.2%生物量分配于1~7年生幼龄、壮龄、中龄竹;83.4%生物量分配于胸径11~15 cm之内;90.7%的生物量分配于枝下高7~11 m之内;86.2%生物量分配于立竹4 500~9 000株/hm2的林分之内,其中立竹4 500~6 750株/hm2的中密度林分,群体和个体生物量都表现出较高的水平。试验竹林垂直总生物量和地上、地下生物量比对照竹林分别增多1.81倍和1.97倍、1.56倍,地上与地下生物量之比为1.774∶1,经济系数为0.501,生物量从大到小的排序,地上部分为秆﹥枝﹥叶﹥凋落物﹥竹箨﹥退笋,地下部分为鞕根﹥竹鞕﹥竹蔸﹥竹根﹥死鞕。     

两种林龄中山杉(Taxodium hybrid 'Zhongshanshan')林地土壤质量评价

以江苏省靖江市牧城公园和东湖公园两种种植年限分别为5 a和9 a的中山杉(Taxodium hybrid'Zhongshanshan')人工林土壤和无林地为研究对象,对0~15 cm、15~30 cm和30~45 cm深度土层土壤理化性质、养分含量和微生物生物量进行了分析。典型相关分析表明,土壤微生物生物量的变化是一个复杂的过程,是土壤各因子共同作用的结果,3种土壤U、V值均表现出层次性,随着土壤深度的增加逐渐降低;不同取样点相同深度土层U、V值为9 a林5 a林对照;单相关分析表明,土壤微生物生物量与速效磷、速效钾、有机质和全氮呈极显著正相关(P0.01),因此土壤微生物可以作为评价中山杉人工林在促进林地土壤质量改善过程中的重要生物指标;主成分分析表明,综合得分最高的9 a林为2.993,其次是5 a林为0.748,作为对照的无林地则为-3.742,说明9 a林地土壤质量最高。可见,中山杉对林下土壤质量有显著提高作用。     

不同形态氮素对东北山樱幼苗根系呼吸代谢及生物量的影响

 以东北山樱（Cerasus sachalinensis Kom.）幼苗为试材，研究了不同形态氮素对根系呼吸代谢及植株生物量的影响。结果表明，在施氮量相同的条件下，施加硝态氮和酰胺态氮在整个试验过程中（28 d）均显著提高了幼苗根系活力及呼吸底物的积累，而施加铵态氮对根系活力的促进作用只延续到处理后14 d，随后根系活力和呼吸底物含量逐渐降低；硝态氮处理促进了三羧酸循环（TCA）关键酶的活性，TCA循环在呼吸代谢途径中的比例较对照提高了30.4%，呼吸代谢中间产物丙酮酸和柠檬酸增加，而磷酸戊糖途径（PPP）和交替途径（AP）较对照分别下降了35.0%和32.7%。铵态氮处理效应基本与之相反。酰胺态氮处理除对EMP关键酶活性及电子传递途径无明显影响外，与硝态氮处理效应相似；3种形态氮素处理对幼苗生长均有促进作用，对植株生物量促进作用的大小表现为硝态氮 > 酰胺态氮 > 铵态氮 > 对照。     

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。     

Soil conservation on road embankments using palm‐mat geotextiles: field studies in Lithuania

The application of geotextile mats constructed from the palm leaves of Borassus aethiopum (Borassus) and Mauritia flexuosa (Buriti) was investigated in field experiments. The use of geotextiles caused improved soil moisture storage during dry summer periods on a steep (21–25°) roadside slope in Lithuania. The enhanced soil moisture under the Borassus and Buriti mats encouraged better root development of perennial grasses, increased the number and weight of earthworms and increased the dry biomass of perennial grasses by 50.5 and 18.2%, respectively, compared with a grassland control. The mean rate of water erosion from bare soil during the study period from 17/04/2007 to 11/12/2008 was 33.21 Mg/ha. The cover of palm‐mat geotextiles decreased soil losses from bare fallow soil by 94.8–91.1%. An erosion rate of 0.85 Mg/ha over this 21‐month period was measured on the slope under perennial grasses without geotextile cover. Application of geotextile cover on perennial grasses completely prevented soil erosion by water. Therefore, use of geotextiles has clear soil and water conservation benefits on industrial slopes susceptible to erosion. The use of geotextiles has multiple benefits including soil conservation, the improvement of plant growth conditions and the encouragement of earthworm populations.     

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.