A plant ideotype for Bromus inermis Leyss. in Western Canada

Summary This study relates the yield of two harvests of Bromus inermis Leyss. to tiller type and morphology. Tillers were classified as being nonelongated, elongated and headed. At four times during the growing season, observations were made of tiller density; individual tiller weight; leaf number, area and weight; stem length, area and weight; leaf to stem ratio; specific leaf weight; head area and weight.Results showed that there was a pattern of tiller control over yield which was different for each of the two harvests. Stem characters contribute more to yield than leaves. Growth, early in the season, had a prominent effect on yield of the first harvest and also influenced the second harvest. Height at the time of each harvest was highly predictive of yield of the respective harvests. A morphological ideotype for bromegrass harvested twice in a season was described.     

新疆伊犁某牛场不同生长期牛粪源大肠杆菌耐药性调查

为了调查新疆伊犁某牛场不同生长期牛粪源大肠杆菌对临床常用抗菌药物的耐药情况。从该牛场分别采集育肥牛、繁育牛、加育牛和未繁育牛的粪样。采用微量肉汤稀释法,对分离出的大肠杆菌进行最小抑菌浓度测定。结果表明,育肥牛、繁育牛、加育牛和未繁育牛粪源大肠杆菌分离率均为100%,不同生长期的牛源大肠杆菌对氨苄西林均耐药,耐药率分别为4.0%、8.6%、6.7%、20.0%;对安普霉素都较为敏感。繁育牛和加育牛粪源大肠杆菌耐药种类较多,未繁育牛粪源大肠杆菌对比其他生长期牛粪源菌耐药较严重,不同生长期的牛粪源大肠杆菌多重耐药情况不太严重,主要为0耐、1耐;新疆伊犁该牛场对临床常用抗菌药物的耐药程度不同,耐药程度虽然不高,但在养殖生产中需注意合理用药。     

CO2 and ozone effects on canopy development of potato crops across Europe

This paper describes the effects of elevated CO₂ (550 and 680 μl l⁻¹) and O₃ (60 nl l⁻¹ O₃ as an 8 h mean), alone or in combination, on canopy development and senescence in potato (Solanum tuberosum L. cv Bintje) across a range of European agro-climatic conditions. The assessments were made within the European CHIP project (CHanging climate and potential Impacts on Potato yield and quality) that was conducted for two growing seasons (1998 and 1999) in free air CO₂ enrichment systems (FACE) and open-top chamber facilities (OTCs) at seven European sites. A comparison of chambered and unchambered experimental plots was included to examine the effects of chamber enclosure. Phenological growth stages, plant height, leaf area index (LAI) and the number of green and yellow leaves were recorded non-destructively throughout the growing season and by a destructive intermediate harvest at maximum leaf area (MLA). In the dynamic growth analysis CO₂ and O₃ effects were studied over three developmental stages: canopy expansion, full canopy and canopy senescence. Chamber enclosures promoted potato crop development (taller plants, more leaves) during the initial growth stages and led to a faster decline of LAI and a higher number of yellow leaves. The growth in ambient plots varied between sites and seasons, as did the scale of the treatment responses. Despite the large background variation, some overall treatment effects could be detected across all sites. Both levels of increased CO₂ reduced final plant height in comparison to ambient concentrations, which indicates a premature ending of the active plant growth. At the stage of full canopy and crop senescence the average number of green leaves was significantly (P<0.05) decreased by 680 μl l⁻¹ CO₂ (OTC experiments) and LAI showed the same tendency (P=0.07). As there was however no indication of a decreased leaf formation during initial growth and at full canopy, this must have been due to an earlier leaf fall. In the FACE experiments LAI had already began to decline at the stage of full canopy at 550 μl l⁻¹ CO₂ but not in ambient CO₂ (DAE×CO₂, P<0.05). These observations strongly indicated that elevated CO₂ induced a premature senescence during full canopy. O₃ did not have an overall detrimental effect on crop development during initial growth nor at full canopy, but did induce a faster reduction of LAI during crop senescence (DAE×O₃, P<0.05). Final plant height was not affected by O₃. There were few CO₂×O₃ interactions detected. There was a suggestion (P=0.06) that O₃ counteracted the CO₂-induced decrease of green leaves at full canopy, but on the other hand during crop senescence the decline of LAI due to elevated O₃ was faster at ambient compared to elevated CO₂ (P<0.05). These responses of canopy development to elevated CO₂ and O₃ help to explain the treatment responses of potato yield within the CHIP project at sites across Europe.     

1980～2002年中国农地利用变化的时序特征

该文依托1980～2002年的全国农产品成本收益资料与中国农业统计年鉴等基础资料，以农地利用过程中的主要农作物为例，对农地利用过程中集约度、播种面积与耕地撂荒变化的时序特征及其驱动因素进行了研究。结果表明：近20多年来，中国农地利用的集约度与总播种面积均有不断提高与扩大的总体趋势，但在扩大过程中却有三次显著下降变化，在集约度下降时期(1984～1986年、1992～1993年、1997～1999年)，农作物播种面积明显缩小，农地弃耕撂荒现象开始显著增加；导致这些变化的根本原因同农地利用过程中成本要求与土地要素纯收益的变化密切相关，但在时间响应上，由于农户要经过一个“观望-权衡-行动”的响应过程，从而往往滞后1～3年。     

温室长季节栽培番茄发育动态模拟模型的研究

根据番茄生物学特性、发育阶段有效积温恒定的原理和多年的栽培经验,对温室长季节栽培番茄的发育阶段进行划分,其生长发育阶段包括播种期、幼苗期、开花座果期、果实膨大期、果实采收初期、果实采收盛期和果实采收末期.将不同播期各生育阶段的生长度日的平均值确定为建模过程中的参数Ai自幼苗期至果实采收末期分别为710.5、110.5、152.3、302.9、245.6、2156.7、200.5度日.确定了发育阶段有效积温参数后,建立了温室番茄长季节栽培的发育动态模拟模型,系统的预测番茄发育阶段.模型检验结果表明,温室番茄发育动态模拟模型具有较高的精确性、机理性和实用性.     

Regrowth forests on abandoned agricultural land: A review of their habitat values for recovering forest fauna

Human land use has modified the structure and function of terrestrial landscapes throughout much of the world, with cropping and livestock grazing the major drivers of landscape change. In many tropical, sub-tropical, temperate and Mediterranean regions, regrowth forests regenerate naturally on abandoned agricultural land if human disturbance declines. With the exception of some tropical forest literature, the broader ecological and conservation literature has largely ignored the potential of regrowth forests to facilitate passive landscape restoration and the recovery of fauna communities in fragmented agricultural landscapes. This paper addresses this deficiency by reviewing the available global evidence of fauna recovery in regrowth forest from 68 papers, identifying the main gaps in current knowledge, and providing directions for further research. The majority of reviewed studies focus on regrowth in tropical regions, which often contain large areas of mature forest. Species’ utilisation of regrowth forest is highly variable and is particularly influenced by land-use history, an important determinant of the structural and compositional characteristics of regrowth forests. While site-scale (<1 ha) forest structure and floristic diversity were frequently studied, only 11 studies considered the spatial configuration and context of habitat patches and just two studies explicitly considered landscape structure. Based on this review, six key research questions are posed to direct future research on this important issue. We conclude that a broader perspective of the role of regrowth forest in the landscape is required if we are to realise the potential benefits of regrowth forest for passive landscape restoration and fauna conservation and recovery.     

增硝营养对水稻不同生育时期生长及氮素吸收同化的影响

The effect of nitrate （NO3^-） on rice （Oryza sativa L.） growth as well as N absorption and assimilation during different growth stages was examined using three typical rice cultivars. Dry weight, yield, N uptake, nitrate reductase activity （NRA） in leaves, and glutamine synthetase activity （GSA） in roots and leaves during their entire growth periods, as well as the kinetic parameters of ammonium （NH4^＋） uptake at the seedling stage, were measured with solution culture experiments. Results indicated that addition of NH4^＋-N and NO3^-N at a ratio of 75：25 （NH4^＋＋NO3^- treatment） when compared with that of NH4^＋-N alone （NH4^＋ treatment） increased the dry weight of ‘Nanguang＇ cultivar by 30% and ‘Yunjing 38＇ cultivar by 31%, and also increased their grain yield by 21% and 17%, respectively. For the four growth stages, the total N accumulation in plants increased by an average of 36% for ‘Nanguang＇ and 31% for ‘Yunjing 38＇, whereas the increasing effect of NO3^- in the ‘4007＇ cultivar was only found at the seedling stage, in the NH4^＋＋NO3^- treatment compared to the NH4^＋ treatment, NRA in the leaves increased by 2.09 folds, and GSA increased by 92% in the roots and 52% in the leaves of the three cultivars. NO3^- supply increased the maximum uptake rate （Vmax） in the ‘Nanguang＇ and ‘Yunjing 38＇ cultivars, reflecting that the NO3^- itself, not the increasing N concentration, increased the uptake rate of NH4^＋ by rice. There was no effect on the apparent Michaelis-Menten constant （Kin） of the three cultivars. Thus, some replacement of NH4^＋ with NO3^-could greatly improve the growth of rice plants, mainly on account of the increased uptake of NH4^＋ promoted by NO3^-, and future studies should focus on the molecular mechanism of the increased uptake of NH4^＋ by NO3^-.     

Dry matter accumulation and partitioning in cotton (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Gossypium hirsutum</Emphasis> L.) as influenced by potassium fertilization

The effect of potassium (K) supply on dry matter accumulation and partitioning of biomass between different among parts of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) was determined under irrigated conditions. The treatments were four cotton cultivars (CIM-448, CIM-1100, Karishma, and S-12), four K rates (0, 62.5, 125, and 250 kg K ha⁻¹), and two K-fertilizer sources (K₂SO₄, KCl). Sequential harvests were collected at four stages of growth, viz first flower, peak flowering, first boll split, and maturity. The dry weights (DW) of vegetative and reproductive organs were determined. Maximum total DW was obtained at 125 days after planting, and then it declined because of leaf senescence at maturity. Cultivars differed significantly among themselves in the production of total DW and its partitioning between different organs. The addition of K fertilizer increased DW substantially at various stages of growth. Potassium fertilizer stimulated cotton plant to translocate resources towards reproductive organs rather than vegetative organs. Crop receiving 250 kg K ha⁻¹ allocated 77% more dry matter into reproductive organs. The K-sources produced a little effect on the allocation of DW in various parts of the plant. Maximum reproductive–vegetative ratio (RVR) was maintained by cv CIM-448 and minimum in cv CIM-1100. Data showed that a shift in DW allocation into reproductive organs was dependent upon sustained supply of K⁺ throughout the season. There were positive significant correlations (0.86, 0.71, and 0.90) between seed cotton yield and total DW, vegetative DW, and reproductive DW, respectively.     

季风常绿阔叶林不同恢复阶段附生维管植物多样性及分布

通过对云南普洱地区不同恢复阶段(恢复15年、30年和原始林群落)季风常绿阔叶林群落内附生维管植物的调查,分析了不同恢复阶段附生维管植物的物种丰富度、多度、分布和相似性关系,并探讨附生维管植物与宿主的关系。结果表明:(1)在0.81 hm²的调查样地中,共发现附生维管植物3 116株(分属9科20属22种);(2)原始林中附生维管植物的物种丰富度(17种)要显著高于恢复30年(7种)和15年(5种)群落;(3)原始林与不同恢复阶段群落中附生维管植物的物种组成有显著不同,恢复15年群落中的附生植物主要由蕨类植物组成,兰科植物是原始林附生植物的主要物种组成,有些物种仅出现在原始林中,可以作为季风常绿阔叶林恢复程度的指示物种;(4)原始林附生维管植物的多度要显著高于恢复阶段;(5)3个群落类型中的附生维管植物在水平方向都为聚集分布,恢复15年群落主要分布在0~5 m,原始林中分布可达到20 m;(6)原始林中附生维管植物物种丰富度和多度与宿主的胸径之间存在显著正相关,而2个恢复阶段森林中不存在相关性。     

Habitat associations of saplings and adults in an old-growth temperate forest in the Changbai mountains,northeastern China

Species-habitat association analysis is useful to detect spatial arrangement of individual plants, to discover rules about the distribution of species and to generate hypotheses about the possible underlying process controlling observed structures. Quantifying methods were used to classify habitats in terms of topographical variables in a mixed temperate broad-leaved Korean pine forest of the Changbai mountains in northeastern China. All of the 625 20 m × 20 m quadrats of the plot could be unambiguously assigned to one of three habitat categories (low-plateau, high-plateau and slope). Torus-translation tests were used to estimate species-habitat associations. Many species are clearly distributed in a biased fashion with respect to habitats. Fifteen (55.6%) out of 27 species showed strong positive or negative association with specific habitats. We compared species-habitat associations at the sapling and adult stages. Adjusted density values indicated few species exhibit extremely strong habitat associations. Only 9 out of 26 species had adjusted densities > 3 in the habitat for which they had strong positive affinity. Few species show the same associations at the small tree and large tree stages. Only 3 out of 22 occurring associations with a specific habitat appeared to have a consistent habitat association at the two stages. These results suggest that species-habitat associations exist in the 25-ha plot of the temperate forest of the Chang- bai mountains. Owing to limitations in our statistical methodology, we partly underestimated associations by ignoring rare species. Regeneration niches can contribute to co-existence, but regeneration niches due to habitat associations play a limited role in species co-existence, since most species show a similar trend in habitat associations at the sapling and adult stages. We should pay more attention to shifts in habitat associations, i.e. niche shifts at different stages of existence.