适应机械化收获的田间油菜植株特性研究

油菜机械化收获过程出现的高损失率制约了油菜生产的发展,单纯从农机方面进行研究难以解决。该文从农机农艺相结合出发,对田间油菜植株特性进行测试研究。测试大田植株整体表现特性及不同密度下植株茎秆物理特性的田间表现,并在不同成熟度和催熟剂喷施情形下对油菜角果拉断力进行测试,获得了田间植株特性基础数据。结果表明适宜的种植密度有利于机械化收获作业,催熟剂的喷施对机收作业性能影响不大。研究获得了直播油菜的田间植株表现特征,同时为油菜机收配套农艺要求提供理论研究基础和参考依据。     

Range fidelity: The missing link between caribou decline and habitat alteration?

Conservation of forest-dwelling caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) is of great concern across most of its range. Anthropogenic disturbances, primarily logging activities, have been identified as the most important cause of caribou decline, although the mechanisms underlying this decline are not fully understood. Caribou commonly display fidelity to calving sites or seasonal ranges, but the potential role of this life-history trait has been largely overlooked in research and conservation planning. This is surprising because sites and ranges with high inter-annual use should have high conservation value. We investigated the relationship between habitat disturbances and home-range fidelity of forest-dwelling caribou across three study sites in Québec, Canada, using a broad range of natural and anthropogenic disturbances. Between 2004 and 2007, we tracked 47 adult female caribou using GPS collars. Home-range fidelity varied between seasons, being higher during calving and summer, and lower during winter. Caribou reduced fidelity following natural and anthropogenic disturbances, the latter having a stronger negative influence. Anthropogenic disturbances had a strong negative impact on home-range fidelity during annual, summer and winter periods, whereas natural disturbance was the dominant factor during calving. Despite this negative influence on fidelity, caribou tended to demonstrate range fidelity even in study sites most impacted by human activities. Habitat disturbances could produce two possible outcomes for caribou conservation: (1) a trend for females to reduce home-range fidelity which could translate into lower calf and female caribou survival through reduced familiarity with food distribution, escape cover and predation risk and (2) a global tendency to maintain range fidelity even in a drastically modified landscape which could turn into an ecological trap, particularly for calves when predation risk increases due to increased black bear density in early successional forests. Taking range fidelity behavior into consideration during forest management planning could direct conservation efforts toward the best available sites and therefore facilitate caribou persistence in managed landscapes.     

一种管道水培叶菜变方位包络定心抓取方式

将不同位姿的水培叶菜包络定心夹持到种植孔中心取出，是实现茎秆精准根切，避免根部残留在管道内的关键。针对定方位抓取方式在一些方位上对叶菜向心包络扶起作用小，抓取成功率低的问题，提出一种在夹持过程中使夹手相对种植孔中心转动的变方位抓取方式。以水培绿宝芥蓝为抓取对象，建立夹手张开伸入、绕种植孔中心转动及闭合夹紧时的尺寸参数关系模型；构建包络定心夹持多刚体动力学仿真模型，对初始倾角为50°、65°和80°，相对种植孔边缘均布的8个方位P₁～P₈上的芥蓝进行包络夹持过程仿真分析；搭建抓取试验平台，对初始倾角为45°～60°、>60°～75°和 >75°～90°，方位为P₁～P₈的芥蓝进行抓取试验。分析确定两手指初始张开角为15°，闭合夹角为30°，夹手变方位转动角为45°，夹手转动速度为两手指转动速度的2倍。仿真获得的变方位夹持倾角为82.18°～88.96°，优于定方位夹持倾角80.32°～88.57°；抓取试验获得的变方位抓持倾角为82.83°～89.65°，优于定方位抓持倾角70.70°～89.27°，仿真与试验结果具有较好一致性，表明变方位夹持不同位姿芥蓝的向心包络扶起作用效果更好。3种初始倾角的变方位抓取试验获得的成功率均值分别为91.67%、95.83%和100.00%，定方位抓取成功率均值分别为87.50%、91.67%和100.00%，表明初始倾角越大抓取机构可获得的抓取成功率越高，变方位抓取初始倾角小的芥蓝可获得更高的成功率；不计P₂方位双层手指伸入碰倒芥蓝样本，变方位抓取获得的最小抓取成功率均值为91.70%，相比定方位在P₁～P₈方位上均具有更好的包络定心抓取效果。研究可为管道水培叶菜采收装备的研制提供依据。     

烟后稻抛栽配套栽培技术

水稻软盘育秧抛栽技术是一项简化水稻生产程序、减轻劳动强度、提高经济效益的轻型栽掊技术,烟后稻季节紧,采用抛栽有利抢农时,通过对水稻抛栽优点及效益分析,阐述烟后稻抛栽高产配套栽培技术。     

Toward sustainable harvesting of Africa's largest medicinal plant export (Prunus africana): a case study in Tanzania

Global demand for treating prostate disorders with Prunus africana bark extract has made P. africana Africa's largest medicinal plant export. Unsustainable harvesting practices can lead to local extirpations of this multipurpose tree. Survey research targeting P. africana harvesters in a Tanzania forest reserve revealed that 78% of them used unsustainable harvesting practices. This research focused on establishing a socioeconomic profile of the harvesters, the profitability of their business operations, and identifying the factors that influence their selection of harvesting practices. Results indicate that harvesters have above-national-average education, double the average family size, and generate income exceeding government's minimum wages. Large family size and high earning potential imply increased future harvesting activity. Logistic regression results indicate that education and training level could predict the likelihood that a harvester would use unsustainable harvesting practices. Local- and district-level government organisations could implement a resource assessment as a basis to design and implement harvesting schedules and ensure that the harvesters receive appropriate training, regardless of their education level.     

STABILIZATION OF DUNE SAND AT BORGO BONSIGNORE IN SICILY / STABILISASIE VAN DUINSAND BY BORGO BONSIGNORE IN SICILIE

The methods employed and the results achieved in stabilizing an area of about 225 ha dune sand is described. The techniques employed in allowing tree species to become established are mentioned and are illustrated by various plates     

Land Cover Transition in Northern Tanzania

Land conversion in sub‐Saharan Africa has profound biophysical, ecological, political and social consequences for human well‐being and ecosystem services. Understanding the process of land cover changes and transitions is essential for good ecosystem management policy that would lead to improved agricultural production, human well‐being and ecosystems health. This study aimed to assess land cover transitions in a typical semi‐arid degraded agro‐ecosystems environment within the Pangani river basin in northern Tanzania. Three Landsat images spanning over 30 years were used to detect random and systematic patterns of land cover transition in a landscape dominated by crop and livestock farming. Results revealed that current land cover transition is driven by a systematic process of change dominated by the following: (i) transition from degraded land to sparse bushland (10·8%); (ii) conversion from sparse bushland to dense bushland in lowland areas (6·0%); (iii) conversion from bushland to forest (4·8%); and (iv) conversion from dense bushland to cropland in the highlands (4·5%). Agricultural lands under water harvesting technology adoption show a high degree of persistence (60–80%) between time slices. This suggests that there is a trend in land‐use change towards vegetation improvement in the catchment with a continuous increase in the adoption of water harvesting technologies for crop and livestock farming. This can be interpreted as a sign of agricultural intensification and vegetation regrowth in the catchment. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

不同基因型抗虫棉的光合生产与叶源特征

以33B为对照,对早发型常规Bt棉鲁棉研17、鲁棉研21,晚发型Bt棉鲁棉研22,杂交Bt棉鲁棉研15、鲁棉研20进行了2年的种植和比较。早发型品种中前期干物质积累和叶面积增长快,但后期干物质积累慢、叶面积下降快,表现出明显的早发早熟和干旱年份易早衰的特点;晚发型品种前期干物质积累和叶面积增长慢,但后期增长快,表现出明显的晚发甚至贪青晚熟的特点。两个杂交棉品种表现出与早发型品种基本相同的生育规律,但中前期叶面积系数和干物质积累量显著高于其它供试品种。盛铃期以前,未见品种间功能叶光合速率的显著差异,但在干旱年份,早发型品种在始絮期功能叶的光合速率显著低于晚发型品种。早发型品种中后期的根冠比和功能叶含K量显著低于晚发型品种,而叶面积载荷量却显著高于晚发型品种。不同品种干物质产量和熟相的差异可能分别与叶面积系数大小和库源比例不同有关。     

以热量指数表示北疆棉区棉花延迟型冷害指标的研究

应用乌兰乌苏农业气象试验站棉花试验的生育期、产量及旬气温资料,计算出棉花不同播期和不同生长阶段的热量指数,研究分析不同播期棉花产量、霜前花率与棉花不同生长阶段的热量指数之间的关系发现:1)随播种期推后,棉花生长前期热量指数明显增加,而棉花生长后期的热量指数则呈现出明显的下降趋势。2)现蕾—开花阶段的热量满足状况很好,热量指数稳定。3)分期播种的单产与棉花生长后期的热量指数具有很好的线性关系,霜前花率也与棉花生长后期的热量指数关系密切,生长后期的热量指数变化对棉花品质的影响较产量更加敏感。4)以减产幅度为标准,在棉花开花期以前热量充足的情况下,后期生长热量指数低于64为一般延迟型冷害年指标,低于61.8为严重延迟型冷害年指标。5)以霜前花率为标准,在棉花开花期以前热量充足的情况下,后期生长热量指数低于 70.9 会出现一般冷害年,低于63.2,会出现严重冷害年。     

向环境采集能量的WSN中的自适应周期机会路由算法

如何让可以采集能量的节点充分利用环境能量,从而提高整个网络持续高效工作的能力是在能量采集无线传感网中的关键问题。目前的研究主要集中在如何均衡分配可进行能量采集的节点的能量,从而在提高节点寿命的基础上,实现网络寿命延长,但是仍然存在环境能量变化的不确定性导致的风险。笔者提出了自适应周期机会路由算法,首先对节点进行地理分区,再分配优先级,最后进行优化后路由处理。仿真结果表明,该算法能实现对环境能量更加高效的利用,并能有效提升网络的吞吐量和网络效率。