Deficit irrigation based on drought tolerance and root signalling in potatoes and tomatoes

Agriculture is a big consumer of fresh water in competition with other sectors of the society. Within the EU-project SAFIR new water-saving irrigation strategies were developed based on pot, semi-field and field experiments with potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.), fresh tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) and processing tomatoes as model plants. From the pot and semi-field experiments an ABA production model was developed for potatoes to optimize the ABA signalling; this was obtained by modelling the optimal level of soil drying for ABA production before re-irrigation in a crop growth model. The field irrigation guidelines were developed under temperate (Denmark), Mediterranean (Greece, Italy) and continental (Serbia, China) climatic conditions during summer. The field investigations on processing tomatoes were undertaken only in the Po valley (North Italy) on fine, textured soil. The investigations from several studies showed that gradual soil drying imposed by deficit irrigation (DI) or partial root zone drying irrigation (PRD) induced hydraulic and chemical signals from the root system resulting in partial stomatal closure, an increase in photosynthetic water use efficiency, and a slight reduction in top vegetative growth. Further PRD increased N-mineralization significantly beyond that from DI, causing a stay-green effect late in the growing season. In field potato and tomato experiments the water-saving irrigation strategies DI and PRD were able to save about 20-30% of the water used in fully irrigated plants. PRD increased marketable yield in potatoes significantly by 15% due to improved tuber size distribution. PRD increased antioxidant content significantly by approximately 10% in both potatoes and fresh tomatoes. Under a high temperature regime, full irrigation (FI) should be undertaken, as was clear from field observations in tomatoes. For tomatoes full irrigation should be undertaken for cooling effects when the night/day average temperature >26.5 °C or when air temperature >40 °C to avoid flower-dropping. The temperature threshold for potatoes is not clear. From three-year field drip irrigation experiments we found that under the establishment phase, both potatoes and tomatoes should be fully irrigated; however, during the later phases deficit irrigation might be applied as outlined below without causing significant yield reduction:

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Potatoes

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After the end of tuber initiation, DI or PRD is applied at 70% of FI. During the last 14 days of the growth period, DI or PRD is applied at 50% of FI.

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Fresh tomatoes

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From the moment the 1st truce is developed, DI is applied at 85-80% of FI for two weeks. In the middle period, DI or PRD is applied at 70% of FI. During the last 14 days of the growth period, DI or PRD is applied at 50% of FI.

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Processing tomatoes

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From transplanting to fruit setting at 4th-5th cluster, the PRD and DI threshold for re-irrigation is when the plant-available soil water content (ASWC) equals 0.7 (soil water potential, Ψ_soil = −90 kPa). During the late fruit development/ripening stage, 10% of red fruits, the threshold for re-irrigation for DI is when ASWC = 0.5 (Ψ_soil = −185 kPa) and for PRD when ASWC (dry side) = 0.4 (Ψ_{soil, dry side} = −270 kPa).

The findings during the SAFIR project might be used as a framework for implementing water-saving deficit irrigation under different local soil and climatic conditions.     

负压供水下盆栽大豆叶片的光合生理研究

试验采用一种自制装置,在负压灌溉原理的基础上,通过设置一系列供水吸力梯度,结合盆栽方式对大豆叶片叶绿素含量、光合及荧光参数的变化进行了研究.结果表明:供水吸力增加,土壤重量含水量下降,大豆叶片叶绿素a(Chl a)、叶绿素b(Chl b)含量降低,类胡萝卜素(Car)含量增加; 吸力处理在50～70 hPa时光合参数均保持在较高的水平,气孔限制是光合速率(P n)下降的主要原因,120、140 hPa处理时非气孔限制起主要作用;随着光强(PAR)的增加,电子传递速率(ETR)增加,实际光量子产量(Yield)与光化学淬灭(qP)下降,非光化学淬灭(qN)上升,4个处理中50 hPa吸力下的大豆叶片活性较高.     

生长猪对菜粕和豆粕中磷真消化率的研究

选用6头健康大白×长白阉公猪为消化试验动物,采用6×6拉丁方设计,设6个磷水平(0.11%,0.22%,0.33%,0.44%,0.55%,0.53%),以豆粕、葡萄糖、玉米淀粉等为基础,以菜粕为待测植物性饲料,配制半纯合试验饲粮,其中菜粕和豆粕为磷唯一来源。日粮中添加0.35%Cr2O3作为外源指示剂。分6个试验期(每期8 d,6 d适应期,2d收粪期),测定了生长猪内源磷排泄量及菜粕和豆粕磷的真消化率。结果表明:生长猪内源磷的排泄量为0.210 8g/kg DMI,菜粕、豆粕及6个半纯合饲粮中磷表观消化率分别为-0.30%,25.77%,7.25%,16.29%,16.54%,23.62%,15.04%,28.97%,而其真消化率分别为10.21%,32.94%,26.22%,23.62%,22.95%,23.57%,22.81%,32.94%。说明饲料磷真消化率更能反映动物对饲料磷消化吸收的真实情况,具有相对较好的重演性。     

干旱胁迫诱导新疆野苹果细胞程序性死亡的细胞形态学研究

用聚乙二醇(Polyethylene glycol,PEG6000)处理新疆野苹果(Malus sieversii(Ledeb)Roem.)幼苗。通过对其叶片及根系中各细胞器的超微结构分析发现,干旱胁迫能诱导新疆野苹果发生细胞程序性死亡,并具有以下特点:随着干旱处理时间的延长,根系中各细胞器形态结构发生变化的时间普遍早于叶片;同是叶片,海绵组织中各细胞器形态结构发生变化的时间早于栅栏组织;同是根系,皮层细胞中各细胞器形态结构变化的时间普遍早于中柱细胞。     

外来杂草刺萼龙葵及其风险评估

外来入侵生物已对世界各国的自然生态系统、农业生产及公众健康造成了严重危害。刺萼龙葵(Solanum rostratum)起源于北美洲,其繁殖和适应能力很强,是具有潜在危险的外来有害杂草。对刺萼龙葵的分布、生物生态学特性、经济和生态影响及其控制和管理措施等进行了系统综述。根据生物生态学特性、潜在危险及管理控制的难度等特点,对刺萼龙葵进行了风险评估,得出其风险值为86,属高度危险的检疫性有害生物。应当高度重视刺萼龙葵的入侵,积极采取措施控制其危害蔓延。     

化控种衣剂对大豆幼苗侧根原基的发生 和内源激素含量的影响

以垦农4号为试验材料,利用垂直板发芽试验研究了化控种衣剂 (HK)和常规种衣剂(ND)对大豆幼苗侧根原基发生的影响,并对侧根原基发生过程中植物内源激素含量的动态变化进行了相应的分析。结果表明：(1)种衣剂包衣后,侧根原基发生区长度明显比对照(不包衣的种子为对照,用CK表示)增加,从大到小依次为：HK＞ND＞CK;(2)种衣剂处理加快了侧根原基的发生进程,总的趋势是HK＞ND＞CK,经F检验表明,处理和对照差异极显著;(3)侧根原基的发生状况与侧根原基发生区内源激素的含量有一定的关系,侧根的发生是几种植物内源激素相互协调、综合作用的结果,其中生长素类物质在诱导侧根原基的发生过程中起主导作用;(4)应用种衣剂可以提高侧根原基发生的数量,缩短侧根原基的发生时间,其中以化控种衣剂效果最好。     

用RAPD、ISSR和AFLP标记分析系谱关系明确的甘薯品种的亲缘关系

用RAPD、ISSR和AFLP标记对系谱关系明确的7个甘薯品种进行了亲缘关系分析。24个RAPD引物、14个ISSR引物和9对AFLP引物分别扩增出173、174和168条多态性带。3种分子标记在检测甘薯品种间遗传差异上相关程度高，其中RAPD与ISSR之间的相关系数最大为0.9328。用ISSR标记估计的品种间遗传距离为0.1286~1.0932，平均0.4883，大于其余2个标记的估计值。3种分子标记皆可揭示甘薯品种的亲缘关系，其中ISSR标记产生的聚类图与系谱图最吻合，认为ISSR标记更适于分析甘薯品种的亲缘关系。     

云南栽培稻生态型矿质元素含量的多样性

用ICP-AES测定了新平县相同生态条件下种植653份云南稻资源糙米8种矿质元素含量，并按丁颖的栽培稻生态型对其遗传多样性进行了研究。结果表明，云南水稻改良品种糙米P、Fe和Zn含量比地方稻种分别下降10.53%、14.76%和35.16%，但改良品种特别是粳稻Ca含量比地方种高, 8种矿质元素以Ca的多样性指数最大；糙米P、Ca、Mg、Fe、Zu、Cu和Mn平均含量以粳稻的Mg、Fe和Zn，水稻的P、K和Mg，陆稻的Fe和Zn，糯稻的K和Fe，早稻的Mg和Fe相对较高。8种矿质元素平均遗传多样性指数依次为粳>籼,陆>水,粘>糯,早中稻>晚稻和地方种>改良种,且P>K>Mn>Mg>Cu>Zn>Fe>Ca；其变异系数依次为Fe>Ca>Cu>Zn>Mn>K>Mg >P。     

中微量元素对番茄产量和品质影响的整合分析

基于已有文献数据讨论了施用中微量元素对番茄单果质量、产量和品质影响的程度,以期为科学施用中微量元素肥料提供依据。研究数据来源于中国知网、万方数据和Web of science,以不施用中微量元素为对照,选择反应比作为效应值,通过Meta分析方法综合分析施用中微量元素对番茄产量和品质的作用效果,并分亚组进行讨论分析。整合分析发现,施用中微量元素能够显著提高番茄果实单果质量和产量,提高比率分别为5.8%、10.2%;显著提高了果实中维生素C和番茄红素含量,提高比率分别为26.3%、69.4%;显著降低了果实中硝酸盐含量达6.7%。综上,施用中微量元素能够显著提高番茄果实单果质量、产量和维生素C含量、番茄红素含量等品质指标,叶面喷施效果优于土壤施用,微量元素效果优于中量元素,且中微量元素施用应以平衡施肥为前提。     

基于SOFM神经网络的核心种质取样算法

介绍了核心种质和自组织特征映射网络的基本概念，使用自组织特征映射网络的自组织特性对种质性状数据进行了聚类，利用聚类的分组结果，提取核心种质，通过对核心种质的各种参数的检验并与完全随机取样和一般的系统聚类的对比。结果表明，SOFM的取样算法，是一种比较有效快捷的算法，可以在实际中加以应用。