Drought Tolerance and Water Use of Cereal Crops: A Focus on Sorghum as a Food Security Crop in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) faces twin challenges of water stress and food insecurity – challenges that are already pressing and are projected to grow. Sub‐Saharan Africa comprises 43 % arid and semi‐arid area, which is projected to increase due to climate change. Small‐scale, rainfed agriculture is the main livelihood source in arid and semi‐arid areas of SSA. Because rainfed agriculture constitutes more than 95 % of agricultural land use, water scarcity is a major limitation to production. Crop production, specifically staple cereal crop production, will have to adapt to water scarcity and improved water productivity (output per water input) to meet food requirements. We propose inclusion and promotion of drought‐tolerant cereal crops in arid and semi‐arid agro‐ecological zones of SSA where water scarcity is a major limitation to cereal production. Sorghum uniquely fits production in such regions, due to high and stable water‐use efficiency, drought and heat tolerance, high germplasm variability, comparative nutritional value and existing food value chain in SSA. However, sorghum is socio‐economically and geographically underutilized in parts of SSA. Sorghum inclusion and/or promotion in arid and semi‐arid areas of SSA, especially among subsistence farmers, will improve water productivity and food security.     

滩涂物权制度的困境及出路

滩涂所有权客体的边界不清晰；可设立滩涂用益物权的范围也不明晰；设立滩涂用益物权时存在与水资源、水生野生动植物利用关系如何理顺的问题。湿地不仅是环境与资源法上的概念，也应进入民法领域。将滩涂作为湿地，能划清滩涂所有权客体的边界，解决滩涂用益物权设立时的困境。生态系统角度下的湿地概念，包含一定的水资源，对水体深度有明确要求，水生野生动植物是其内在的组成部分。将湿地概念纳入民法，能解决这些困境。对湿地奉行保护优先的原则，使得只有在未纳入保护地的滩涂上才能设立用益物权，划清了可设立滩涂用益物权的边界。     

物理农业工程技术在南药发展中的应用现状

近年来，物理农业在我国北方地区受到重视，并在一些农业产业投入和运用，其技术价值和优点在生产过程已显示出来。随着物理农业工程技术在国际与国内市场的不断完善和发展，有可能成为我国第四代农业发展方向。以云南为例，分析当前南药发展现状，充分论述利用当地气候资源、地理优势及物理农业工程技术优势发展云南南药的必要性。并预测在发展过程中将要面临的各种困难，最后提出运用物理农业工程技术发展南药产业的建议。     

Use of fluorescence to determine reduction in Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) nymph feeding when exposed to cyantraniliprole and imidacloprid through systemic applications

The Bemisia tabaci whitefly is an important pest of many agricultural crops. Direct feeding by this pest can cause physiological plant symptoms including irregular ripening in tomatoes and silverleaf disorder in squash. In addition, B. tabaci can transmit more than 100 plant viruses that cause severe diseases that affect crop yield and quality. Insecticides are often applied to control this pest and they may be applied to the foliage and/or to the soil. Insecticides that kill quickly or cause feeding cessation reduce the damage caused by B. tabaci on the host plant most effectively. In this study fluorescence was used to assess B. tabaci feeding and to determine the effect of systemically applied insecticides on feeding by the pest. Cyantraniliprole (Verimark™) and imidacloprid (AdmirePro^®) produced a rapid reduction in B. tabaci feeding. At 24 h after a systemic application, the percentage of whitefly nymphs still feeding in plants treated with cyantraniliprole (anthranilic diamide) and imidacloprid (neonicotinoid) were 19% and 33%, respectively. Both products showed a good reduction in insect feeding and since they have different modes of action they should be considered as rotational partners for B. tabaci control in areas where there is no resistance to neonicotinoid insecticides. While the fluorescein sodium salt cannot be used to trace the uptake of insecticides, it has been shown to reliably demonstrate feeding cessation of whitefly nymphs after foliar and systemic applications of insecticides.     

农业绿色高效节水领域研究现状与思考

节水农业是水资源高效利用和农业可持续发展的重大问题，对于节约水资源具有极其重要的意义。为了解当前绿色农业高效节水领域的最新研究热点和发展趋势，本文梳理总结了我国现代化节水农业领域的基础背景、研究现状以及发展态势。结果表明，“灌溉设备与技术开发”、“农业用水精量调配与控制”、“作物高效用水机理”及“农业用水对环境变化的响应”等是近年来的研究热点，并建议开展水肥一体化智能技术与管理及其对作物、土壤、环境、社会等综合效应等的相关研究，以期为我国农业绿色高质量发展提供帮助。     

农民内源性增收推进农业现代化的困境与路径

分析了农民内源性增收推进农业现代化的困境,认为其根本障碍在于农业的先天弱质性、从农主体的素质滞后性和农业外在体制的缺陷性,在此基础上提出了相应的路径选择,即大力发展农业产业化、市场化和知识化。     

农村党员干部现代远程教育视频资源管理方法的创新研究

阐述了＂ABC分析法＂和＂长尾理论＂,并将2种方法结合用于农村党员干部现代远程教育视频资源的管理。研究表明,这2种方法的结合使用可以有效实现管理效益。洞察开发视频资源在实际制作中存在的问题,及视频资源在网络教学中面临的实际情况,结合应用＂ABC分析法＂和＂长尾理论＂,提出了突破这一新课题的管理方法。     

90年来中共历代中央领导集体政治交接简评

中国共产党成立90年来一共形成了四代成熟而稳定的中央领导集体。其中,第一、二代领导集体围绕最高领导权力的交接不甚成功,但从总体上讲,四代领导集体之间基本实现了正常的交接,并不断走向制度化。这是党自身能够健康发展,党领导的革命和建设事业兴旺发达的根本保证。     

努力提高农科院所党的建设科学化水平

该文结合中国农科院及其所属研究所党建工作的情况,按照提高党的建设科学化水平的新要求,以科学发展观为指导,深刻理解和正确把握党的建设的科学化内涵,进一步深化对党的建设和执政规律的认识。此外,该文联系实际,分析农科院所党建工作的新特点,找准党建工作着力点,坚持以人为本,加强组织建设,深化创先争优,构建和谐院所,充分发挥党组织的政治核心作用等方面提高党建工作的科学化水平。     

Utilization of Livestock''s Dejection as Biogas Origin in Building New Countryside in Heilongjiang Province--Developing Utilization of Biogas and Promoting Energy-saving and Emission Reduction

With the startup and execution of new socialistic countryside construction in Heilongjiang Province,the transition from castoff to resource is strengthened in the countryside,aiming at neat appearance of the countryside,clean production and saving energy.People produce biogas and provide the countryside with new energy by means of turning livestock's dejection into resources,composting of the plant and animal's leavings in the courtyard and even in the factory.It is helpful for the countryside to conserve t...