Geostatistical interpolation and aggregation of crop growth model outputs

Many crop growth models require daily meteorological data. Consequently, model simulations can be obtained only at a limited number of locations, i.e. at weather stations with long-term records of daily data. To estimate the potential crop production at country level, we present in this study a geostatistical approach for spatial interpolation and aggregation of crop growth model outputs. As case study, we interpolated, simulated and aggregated crop growth model outputs of sorghum and millet in West-Africa. We used crop growth model outputs to calibrate a linear regression model using environmental covariates as predictors. The spatial regression residuals were investigated for spatial correlation. The linear regression model and the spatial correlation of residuals together were used to predict theoretical crop yield at all locations using kriging with external drift. A spatial standard deviation comes along with this prediction, indicating the uncertainty of the prediction. In combination with land use data and country borders, we summed the crop yield predictions to determine an area total. With spatial stochastic simulation, we estimated the uncertainty of that total production potential as well as the spatial cumulative distribution function. We compared our results with the prevailing agro-ecological Climate Zones approach used for spatial aggregation. Linear regression could explain up to 70% of the spatial variation of the yield. In three out of four cases the regression residuals showed spatial correlation. The potential crop production per country according to the Climate Zones approach was in all countries and cases except one within the 95% prediction interval as obtained after yield aggregation. We concluded that the geostatistical approach can estimate a country’s crop production, including a quantification of uncertainty. In addition, we stress the importance of the use of geostatistics to create tools for crop modelling scientists to explore relationships between yields and spatial environmental variables and to assist policy makers with tangible results on yield gaps at multiple levels of spatial aggregation.     

一份多年生高粱属新材料的农艺性状及其饲用潜力评价

为明确高粱属新材料‘SX-1’的基本性能,对其饲用潜力进行初步评价,本研究以‘晋牧1号’高丹草(Sorghum bicolor × S. sudanense cv. ‘Jinmu No. 1’)为对照进行连续2年品比试验,对其农艺性状、产量和营养成分等进行测定。新材料‘SX-1’表现为多年生且雄性不育,第1年抽雄期刈割时平均株高为311.33 cm,显著高于(P<0.05)‘晋牧1号’(263.00 cm),分蘖数为12.00~13.00个,第2年分蘖数极显著提高（可达40个以上）。建植第1年鲜草总产量为110822.43 kg/hm²,显著低于(P<0.05)‘晋牧1号’(125846.43 kg/hm²);但干草总产量(22300.71 kg/hm²)显著高于(P<0.05)‘晋牧1号’(19039.32 kg/hm²)。‘SX-1’建植第2年鲜、干草总产量为150373.33 kg/hm²和28866.77 kg/hm²,分别较‘晋牧1号’高10.53%和38.00%,同时较第1年增加了35.69%和29.44%。粗蛋白、中性洗涤纤维、粗脂肪含量年平均分别为9.98%、53.28%和2.20%,均与‘晋牧1号’(10.05%、53.93%、2.09%)差异不显著(P>0.05);酸性洗涤纤维年均为35.25%,显著低于(P<0.05)‘晋牧1号’(45.20%);粗灰分为8.59%,显著高于(P<0.05)‘晋牧1号’(7.57%)。相对饲用价值为107.27,高于‘晋牧1号’(92.61)。新材料‘SX-1’生物产量高、耐刈割、饲用品质优良,值得进一步开发利用。具有多年生高粱血缘的高粱属种间杂交种是选育饲草高粱的潜在方向。     

Hesperetin attenuates hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced apoptosis in H9c2 cells via inhibition of calcium overload

AIM: To investigate the effect of hesperetin on hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R)-induced apoptosis in the H9c2 cells and to clarify the underlying mechanism. METHODS: The H/R model was established and the H9c2 cells were pretreated with hesperetin for 4 h. The cell viability and cell damage were measured by CCK-8 assay and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) detection. The apoptosis was analyzed by Hoechst 33258 staining and flow cytometry. The intracellular calcium fluorescence intensity was measured by fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry. The calcium-ATPase activity and the level of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) were measured by ELISA. The mitochondrial membrane potential was measured by JC-1 staining. The protein expression levels of Bcl-2, Bax and cytochrome C (Cyt-C) were determined by Western blot. RESULTS: Hesperetin reduced the apoptosis of the H9c2 cells induced by H/R, decreased intracellular Ca²⁺ fluorescence intensity, elevated Ca²⁺-ATPase activity, inhibited the mitochondrial membrane potential depolarization and increased the level of ATP (P<0.05). In addition, hesperetin significantly reduced the release of Cyt-C protein from mitochondria to cytoplasma and increased the Bcl-2/Bax ratio (P<0.05). After using the calcium ion inhibitor nimodipine, the percentage of the cells with mitochondrial membrane depolarization was decreased, the ATP level was increased and the protein expression of mitochondrion-related apoptosis molecules were decreased (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Hesperetin reduces the apoptosis of the H9c2 cells induced by H/R, which may be related to inhibition of calcium overload and improvement of mitochondrial function.     

Effect of Psammaplin A on in vitro Development of Bovine Aging Oocytes

To investigate the effect of histone deacetylation inhibitor Psammaplin A (PsA) on the development of bovine aging oocytes in vitro,oocytes were randomly divided into control group,aging group and 50 mmol/L PsA treated aging group (PsA group).Immunofluorescence staining and JC-1 were used to detect the blastocyst rate of bovine oocytes after parthenogenetic activation,the number of cells in blastocysts,apoptosis,reactive oxygen species (ROS),glutathione (GSH) and mitochondrial membrane potential intensity of embryos.The results showed that the blastocyst rate of the aging group was significantly lower than that of PsA and control groups (P<0.05).The blastocyst rate of PsA group was not significantly different from that of control group (P>0.05).The number of cells in the blastocysts of control group and PsA group were significantly higher than that of aging group (P<0.05).The number of cells in the blastocysts of PsA group was not significantly different from that of control group (P>0.05).The apoptosis rate in aging group was significantly higher than that of control and PsA groups (P<0.05),the apoptosis rate of PsA group was significantly higher than that of control group (P<0.05).The GSH level of MⅡ oocytes in aging group was significantly lower than that of control and PsA groups (P<0.05).There was no significant difference in GSH level between control and PsA groups (P>0.05).The ROS level of the embryos in aging group was significantly higher than that of control and PsA groups (P<0.05).The ROS level in PsA group was significantly higher than that of control group (P<0.05).The mitochondrial membrane potential of early embryos of aging group 4-8 cells was significantly lower than that of control and PsA groups (P<0.05).The mitochondrial membrane potential intensity of control group was significantly higher than that of PsA group (P<0.05).In summary,PsA could effectively delay the aging of bovine oocytes and improve the quality of oocytes.     

基于宗地尺度的土地集约利用潜力评价及存量用地挖潜研究——以重庆市渝北区为例

为探究渝北区未来存量用地的挖潜方向,通过构建商服圈,并利用建筑、人口经济、交通和公共服务设施数据,从功能、强度和区位潜力3方面选取评价指标,结合层次分析法和熵权法确定其权重,计算渝北区城镇建设用地集约利用潜力,并依此识别可用于二次开发的宗地.结果表明:①渝北区划定商服圈总面积15 827.25 hm~2,因受地形、政策和城市双核心发展因素影响商服圈呈不规则形状;②用于潜力评价的宗地因城市开发过程中各类用地并存且未实现更新而未呈现同心圆模式;③渝北区可用于二次开发的城镇建设用地总面积为1 178.88 hm~2,主要布局于两路老城区南部、龙山—龙溪—龙塔街道西北部和创新经济走廊中部等区域.④渝北区公共管理与公共服务用地和商业服务业设施用地土地集约利用潜力较大,是未来改造盘活的主要用地类型.     

炭化条件对竹原纤维炭孔隙结构的影响分析

为研究炭化竹原纤维的特性,进一步提升竹原纤维的使用性能,拓宽竹原纤维的应用领域,采用可控电炉制备了不同炭化温度和不同保温时间条件下的炭化竹原纤维,利用全自动比表面积及孔隙度分析仪测试了炭化竹原纤维的比表面积、比孔容及平均孔径,探讨了炭化条件对其性能的影响。结果表明：随炭化温度的升高和保温时间的延长,炭化竹原纤维的比表面积、比孔容和孔径分布先增大后减小,在较优的工艺条件下,炭化竹原纤维的比表面积和比孔容最大值分别可达819.35m2/g和0.7358cm3/g,平均孔径最小可达2.0836nm。     

Optimum Soil Water Content for Chickpea Emergence in Heavy‐Textured Soils of North‐West Bangladesh

Sowing of chickpea in the heavy‐textured soils of north‐west Bangladesh with minimum tillage technology aims to increase the timely planting of large areas during a relatively short sowing window before soil water deficit limits germination and emergence. However, the seedbed conditions into which chickpea is sown need to be better quantified, so that limiting factors which affect germination and emergence can be identified. Two of the soil physical characteristics of importance are soil water and aeration. Growth cabinet studies have identified the fastest germination and emergence of chickpea on representative soils for this area at gravimetric water contents of 17–18 %, whilst soil water contents above and below this delayed germination and emergence. Emergence was recorded at soil water potentials between field capacity (?10 kPa) and wilting point (?1500 kPa). Emergence was possible at lower soil water potentials in the finer textured soil, whilst in coarser textured soil, emergence was still possible at higher soil water potentials.     

NaCl胁迫对白蜡种子生理特性的影响

为了给盐碱地造林树种选择提供依据,以采自秦皇岛和保定的白蜡种子为试材,采用不同浓度的NaCl胁迫处理,研究了其萌发过程中发芽率、细胞膜透性、保护酶活性、丙二醛MDA的变化,结果表明:(1)随着NaCl胁迫浓度的增加,两地白蜡种子发芽率均呈现逐渐降低的变化趋势,秦皇岛各处理的白蜡种子发芽率分别比对照降低了8.9%、52.6%、56.3%、61.6%、87.9%、91.1%,而保定的白蜡种子分别比对照降低20.2%、56.2%、68.7%、86.5%、89.9%、100.0%;(2)随着浓度的升高,种子的相对电导值、K+、Na+渗透率升高,种子的SOD酶活性降低,MDA含量增加,NaCl胁迫浓度越高,种子所受到的伤害越深;(3)0.20%浓度的NaCl胁迫对白蜡种子萌发影响不大。对于不同种源的白蜡种子,秦皇岛的白蜡种子抗盐性要优于保定的白蜡种子。     

低效林的近自然经营技术

探讨了低效林的概念与类型,分析了低效林的成因及其改造方法,并针对我国长江上游大面积低效林的现状,试图通过引进近自然经营技术理念,为大面积地改造低效林,实现森林的可持续经营提供指导.     

浅谈内蒙古大兴安岭林区一期天保工程实施效果

文章对内蒙古大兴安岭林区一期天保工程实施效果进行了分析、评价,剖析了其存在的主要问题,并对今后经营提出了相应的建议。