Effects of Night Temperature,Spikelet Position and Salicylic Acid on Yield and Yield‐Related Parameters of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Plants

Periodic episodes of heat stress and seasonally high night temperatures (HNT) are predicted to occur more frequently in the current changing weather environment. These events affect aspects of crop growth and development, including oxidative‐stress damage, reducing crop yield and quality. Salicylic acid (SA), a naturally occurring phenolic compound, associated with thermo‐tolerance, prevents oxidative damage by detoxifying superoxide radicals and altering antioxidant capacity in plants. A study was conducted to determine the effects of HNT and SA on multiple rice yield‐determining parameters with special emphasis on effects of HNT and SA at different spikelet positions in the panicle. Plants were grown under ambient night temperature (27 °C) or HNT (32 °C) in the greenhouse. They were subjected to HNT through use of continuously controlled infrared heaters, starting from 2000 h to 0600 h. The HNT did not affect productive tillers, main‐stem panicle length or number of primary branches per panicle; however, reduced yield resulted from significant negative effects on spikelet fertility (SF), grain length and width. The grains located at the base of the panicle showed decreased fertility, length and width. Application of SA increased antioxidant capacity, thereby preventing damage to membranes, hence increasing yield by predominantly affecting SF in rice plants.     

Relationship between Oil Palm Yield and Soil Fertility as Affected by Topography in an Indonesian Plantation

Abstract

Typically, Indonesian oil palm plantations rest on rolling topography. There is limited information on how topography affects soil fertility and oil palm yields. A study was conducted to evaluate these relationships in a commercial oil palm plantation located in South Sumatra, Indonesia. Two sites with differing past management history and fertility regimes were each partitioned into three topographic positions. At each topographic position, yields were recorded at 10‐day intervals over a period of 2 years. Leaf and soil samples were collected from corresponding points spaced at 36.4 m (x direction) and 8.7 m (y direction) using a systematic scheme. Leaf analysis was performed to quantify nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), and calcium (Ca), and soil analysis was carried out to determine pH, organic carbon (C), extractable P, exchangeable K, Mg, and Ca, effective cation exchange capacity (ECEC), and texture. The collected data were subjected to exploratory, univariate, and bivariate analyses, as well as analysis of variance. Empirical production functions based on measured variables were defined for each topographic position. Results showed that average yields at both study sites varied with topographic position. At site 1 (Sungai Pelepah Estate), the sideslope and the summit consistently gave higher yields than the toeslope. At site 2 (Sri Gunung Estate), a yield gradient was observed with the highest yield occurring at the toeslope and the lowest yield from the summit. Soil fertility varied across topographic positions at both sites. The measured leaf/soil variables showed varying levels of optimality/sufficiency across topographic positions. In most cases, leaf and soil variables showed comparable performance as yield predictors. Validation of the calibrated models showed reasonable accuracy for the toeslope of site 1 and all three positions at site 2.     

Effects of shade,altitude and management on multiple ecosystem services in coffee agroecosystems

Agroforestry systems provide diverse ecosystem services that contribute to farmer livelihoods and the conservation of natural resources. Despite these known benefits, there is still limited understanding on how shade trees affect the provision of multiple ecosystem services at the same time and the potential trade-offs or synergies among them. To fill this knowledge gap, we quantified four major ecosystem services (regulation of pests and diseases; provisioning of agroforestry products; maintenance of soil fertility; and carbon sequestration) in 69 coffee agroecosystems belonging to smallholder farmers under a range of altitudes (as representative of environmental conditions) and management conditions, in the region of Turrialba, Costa Rica. We first analyzed the individual effects of altitude, types of shade and management intensity and their interactions on the provision of ecosystem services. In order to identify potential trade-offs and synergies, we then analyzed bivariate relationships between different ecosystem services, and between individual ecosystem services and plant biodiversity. We also explored which types of shade provided better levels of ecosystem services. The effectiveness of different types of shade in providing ecosystem services depended on their interactions with altitude and coffee management, with different ecosystem services responding differently to these factors. No trade-offs were found among the different ecosystem services studied or between ecosystem services and biodiversity, suggesting that it is possible to increase the provision of multiple ecosystem services at the same time. Overall, both low and highly diversified coffee agroforestry systems had better ability to provide ecosystem services than coffee monocultures in full sun. Based on our findings, we suggest that coffee agroforestry systems should be designed with diversified, productive shade canopies and managed with a medium intensity of cropping practices, with the aim of ensuring the continued provision of multiple ecosystem services.     

施肥枪分次追施对贵州春马铃薯产量、结薯性状及土壤肥力的影响

为探究施肥枪施肥技术在贵州春马铃薯生产中的应用效果,采用田间试验方法研究了施肥枪分次施肥对马铃薯产量、结薯性状、养分与品质以及土壤肥力状况的影响。结果表明,与习惯施肥(CK2)相比,采用施肥枪分次施肥可显著提高马铃薯产量0.6%~19.6%,且随着追施比例的增加,马铃薯产量呈递增趋势,以20%基施+80%分次追施(T4)处理的产量最高,达到26 195 kg/hm2;40%基施+60%分次追施(T3)和20%基施+80%分次追施(T4)处理的马铃薯单株产量较习惯施肥(CK2)分别提高18.6%和26.0%,单株结薯数、大中薯数以及大中薯率的增加是马铃薯增产的原因;采用施肥枪分次施肥可以提高马铃薯茎块的含氮、磷、钾量,并改善马铃薯品质,以20%基施+80%分次追施(T4)处理效果最佳,其含氮、磷、钾以及淀粉量较习惯施肥(CK2)分别提高2.7%、22.2%、10.4%和41.2%,但对马铃薯还原糖量影响不大;施肥枪分次施肥可改善土壤肥力状况,尤其是在提高土壤p H值、土壤全钾和速效钾量方面较为明显,此外通过逐步回归分析发现马铃薯产量与马铃薯淀粉量和土壤碱解氮量存在极显著的相关性。综上所述,施肥枪分次施肥可适用于西南丘陵旱地马铃薯种植栽培,以20%基施+80%分次追施(T4)效果最佳。     

Predicting Plant Phosphorus Requirements for Hawaii Soils using a Combination of Phosphorus Sorption Isotherms and Chemical Extraction Methods

Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient for plant growth and reproduction. One of the tasks of soil testing is to identify whether the soil P level is sufficient to meet crop requirements, and if not, to provide an estimate of the quantity of P that must be added for good growth of a given crop. Data for 12 soils (11 series) from Hawaii were used to develop correlations between critical P concentrations in soil solution derived from P sorption isotherms with P extracted with Mehlich 3, Olsen, or modified Truog solutions. Extractable P, in turn, was correlated with P fertilizer requirements. Critical P levels in soil solution reported in the literature for various crops ranged from 0.005 mg L^?1 for cassava (Manihot esculenta) to 0.30 for lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and to 1.6 for nonmycorrhizal onions (Allium cepa). The P buffer coefficient, defined as the ratio of fertilizer P added to extractable P, averaged 2.2, 4.2, and 8.6 for the modified Truog, Olsen, and Mehlich 3, respectively. Phosphorus requirements for certain crops could be estimated by the following steps: (i) obtaining (possibly one time only) soil solution P levels via P sorption isotherm for a given soil (series or family), (ii) identifying the critical soil solution P for a given crop from the literature, (iii) regressing soil solution P against extractable P, and (iv) establishing relationships between extractable P and fertilizer P.     

Veränderte Ährenfertilität bei einhalmiger Sommergerste durch Einsatz von Bioregulatoren

Changes in fertility of ears in monoculm summer barley after application of plant growth regulators
The effect of plant growth regulators (PGR) upon the structure of the ears in the monoculm summer barley Kindred Uniculm was tested during four years in pot experiments.
The influence of CCC + Ancymidol and RSW on yield structure of the whole plant and the ear which was divided in three parts (basal = 1.–5. spike internode, medial = 6.–10. spike internode, apical = off 11. spike internode) was measured. The application of PGR's in EC 32 increased kernel yield every year in a range from 11–21 %. Number of kernels were strongly improved while the thousand kernels weight remained unchanged. The increase in number of kernels in the apical zone was higher (26–64 %) than in the basal zone (0–10 %). Obviously "medial dominance" was reduced as the single kernel weight was the same in untreated plants.
The decrease of GA₁-content was evident after application of PGR's. A correlation between GA₁-content and plant height was found.     

三明格氏栲自然保护区土壤条件和肥力状况的研究

研究表明 ,天然格氏栲林下土壤的质地大都为重壤土至轻粘土 ,其土壤的全氮、有机质及速效养分含量都明显高于其他林分的土壤。天然格氏栲林下土壤进入红壤土壤成土过程的最高阶段 ,形成具有较高肥力的土壤     

LRH-3、PMSG、HCG对人工授精母蓝狐产仔效果影响的比较(Ⅲ)

通过PMSG +LRH - 3和PMSG +HCG的组合使用 ,结果表明 ,使用PMSG +LRH - 3的试验组母狐的产仔率比对照组提高了 2 0 % ,胎平均产仔数提高了 0 2只。而使用PMSG +HCG组合母狐的产仔率与对照组相同 ,但胎平均产仔数提高了 0 5只。