Compositional and Functional Properties of Saskatoon Berry and Blueberry

Abstract

Saskatoon berry (Amelanchier alnifolia Nutt., Rosaceae) and blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L., Ericaceae) are substantially equivalent in all characteristics that are important to the consumer, including fruit color, shape, size, nutrition, texture, and uses. In addition, both fruits are native to North America and they have practically identical historical uses and known health benefits. Their composition, processing, nutritional value and metabolism, intended uses, and levels of undesirable substances are compared.     

20～35kg杜泊×小尾寒羊F1代公羔钙、钠、钾和镁生长需要量

本试验旨在探讨20 ～ 35 kg杜泊×小尾寒羊F1代杂交公羔羊钙、钠、钾、镁生长需要量.采用比较屠宰试验,分别在羔羊体重20、28和35kg时屠宰,测定动物体组织器官的钙、钠、钾、镁含量,建立数学模型对体内矿物质含量变化规律及需要量进行预测.结果显示,羔羊在20 ～ 35kg体重阶段,肌肉生长速度较稳定,骨骼生长速度逐渐减慢,而体内脂肪组织在迅速增加;羔羊体内矿物质含量与空腹体重(EBW)具有高度相关性(R2=0.84 ～0.98),钙、钠、钾、镁净生长需要量(NRG)预测公式分别为NRGca=15.26EBW-0.171,NRGNa=1.67EBW-0.085,NRGK=1.94EBW0.023和NRGMg=0.34EBW0.051.由此可计算得出,杜泊×小尾寒羊F1代羔羊在20～35kg阶段,以空腹体增重(EBG)表示,机体钙、钠、钾、镁的NRG分别为8.56 ～9.36 g/kg EBG、1.15 ～ 1.20 g/kg EBG、2.07～2.09 g/kg EBG和0.39 ～ 0.40 g/kg EBG;以体增重(BWG)表示,分别为7.18～8.18 g/kg BWG、0.96 ～ 1.05 g/kg BWG、1.76～1.81 g/kgBWG和0.34 g/kg BWG.     

土壤铁矿物的生物-非生物转化过程及其界面重金属反应机制的研究进展

铁矿物作为土壤的重要组成成分,一般可通过吸附、络合和共沉淀等方式影响重金属的生物有效性和毒性.此外,土壤中有机物的存在会影响铁矿物的转化,导致转化产物的结构和表面特性发生改变,进一步影响重金属的环境行为.本文从铁矿物、有机质和重金属等要素入手,综述了反应pH、温度、亚铁和微生物等因素影响下土壤铁矿物非生物和生物转化过程...     

Feeding value of pastures for horses

The feeding value of fresh pasture grazed in situ is determined by animal performance or productivity and could be relatively easily established for growing and lactating horses. Despite this, there is a lack of published information on the relative feeding value of different pastures and forages grazed by horses in New Zealand and the world. In addition, for adult breeding or non-breeding and young or adult sport or performance horses, the definition of feeding value and its determination remain problematic.

Limited information suggests that the feeding value of perennial ryegrass-based pasture in New Zealand for young growing horses is high, and growth rates for Thoroughbred horses fed solely on pasture in New Zealand are similar to those reported from the Northern Hemisphere where grain-based supplements are fed in addition to pasture or other forages. Attempts to assess the ability of fresh pastures to meet the nutrient requirements of horses are hampered by problems associated with determination of feed intake by grazing horses and lack of knowledge of the digestibility and utilisation of digested nutrients, including the relative bio availability of macro- and micro-minerals in pasture. A further challenge for future research is to determine the effect of herbage allowance and grazing behaviour, including pasture species preferences, on voluntary feed intake by grazing horses.

Grazing pasture has benefits for equine health and well-being including reduced risk of some nutrition-related disorders and reduced prevalence of stereotypic behaviour. Pastured horses have greater freedom for expression of natural behaviours including social interaction and exercise. However, grazing pasture is also associated with animal health problems, particularly parasitism and diseases related to pasture-associated toxins.     

Experimental studies on the impact of an increased dose of anionic salts on the metabolism of dairy cows

Summary

This study was initiated to investigate the influence of a daily dose of anionic salts (AS) above the valid upper limit at present on metabolism of dairy cows. Eleven non‐pregnant and non‐lactating Holstein‐Friesian crossbred cows with a permanent rumen cannula were used in a study with a controlled feeding design. The initial daily dose was 2500 meq/day, which resulted in a Dietary Cation Anion Difference (DCAD) of ‐211 meq/kg dry matter. Every seven days, the daily dose was raised by 500 meq. If a cow stopped eating, the application of AS was stopped and these cows were monitored over the next seven days. On day 30 another batch of hay, having the same DCAD but higher concentrations of minerals and energy, was fed. Blood and urine samples were taken to monitor acid‐base balance and calcium concentrations. Acid‐base balance was strongly influenced by AS. Blood pH dropped steadily and reached values around 7.23. Urine pH dropped quickly below 6 and remained at that level regardless of the increased dosage of AS. Net acid base excretion (NABE) fell continuously with the increase of the dosage of AS and reached values below ‐200 mmol/l. Calcium concentrations in the serum were nearly stable, but those in urine increased sharply and remained on an elevated level with increasing doses of AS. A few days before the individual cow's refusal of feed intake, calcium excretion in urine decreased. The majority of cows stopped eating while consuming a diet containing 3500 to 4000 meq AS except two animals who consumed up to 6000 meq/day AS but they received the better hay in the second half of the treatment period. In this time pH in blood increased slowly. NABE remained stable on a low level at ‐100 mmol/l. The results showed that with an increasing amount of AS fed the risk of clinical acidosis increased. The decreasing urine concentrations of calcium indicate a breakdown of the compensation capability of the single cow. Besides the dose of AS fed, the quality of the feed stuff might be another factor concerning the tolerance of cows against AS.     

Clay mineralogical and ammonium fixation characteristics of some tropical upland rice soils

Abstract

In view of the agronomic and economic significance of NH₄ fixation in soils, an attempt has been made to relate this to the most reactive mineral constituents of soils ‐ the clay minerals, under the temperature‐moisture regimes normal to tropical upland rice soils. Laboratory fixation study was done with NH₄, concentrations similar to those common in soils upon N fertilization, and under alternate wetting and drying at ambient temperatures rather than at 100°C as in many published studies.

Results of the investigation show that soil clays with dominant vermiculite and montmorillonite fix the greatest proportion of applied NH₄ (94 and 91%), followed by beidellite (72%) and x‐ray amorphous (45–64%) clays. Fixation is negligible (10%) in the clay with mineral suite consisting of hydrous mica, halloysite, and chlorite. Crystallinity of minerals seems to influence NH₄ fixation appreciably.     

Phosphorus nutrition of white rose potato in relation to growth and minerals of leaf and root tissues

Abstract

White Rose potato plants (Solanum tuberosum, L.) were grown outdoors, without tuber formation, in a modified Hoagland's nutrient solution with 9 treatments of KH₂PO₄ ranging from 0 to 4.0 mmoles per liter. Deficiency symptoms ranged from very severe to none at harvest after 27 days of growth. Growth of the potato plants increased with increased P supply and was associated with an increased P content of the plant tissues. The critical H₂PO₄‐P concentration at a 10% reduction of top growth, based on a second leaf analysis, was about 1,000 ppm for the petiole and terminal bladelet and about 1,200 ppm for the lateral bladelet, dry weight basis.

Phosphorus nutrition had only a slight effect on the K, Na, Mg and NO₃‐N concentrations of the root tissues but Ca increased as phosphate increased which suggests a calcium phosphate precipitation. Phosphorus stress lowered the K, Na, Ca, Mg and NO₃‐N concentrations of the petiole tissues of the recently matured leaf which suggests that P increases salt accumulation. Phosphorus nutrition had only a slight effect on the concentrations of K, Na, Mg and Ca of the blade tissues of the recently matured leaf but NO₃‐N increased greatly with P supply.     

小分子有机酸和阳离子对含钾矿物钾素释放的影响

采用振荡提取的方法,研究不同浓度的小分子有机酸和阳离子对含钾矿物(黑云母、白云母和正长石)中钾素释放的影响。结果表明:不同小分子有机酸和阳离子均可显著提高黑云母、白云母、正长石中钾素的释放量。与对照处理(去离子水)相比,草酸、柠檬酸、酒石酸和NH4Ac溶液、CaCl2溶液、NaCl溶液、HCl溶液从黑云母中提取的K+量分别增加188.2%、151.6%、149.6%和24.6%、32.6%、3.5%、169.8%;不同溶液从白云母中提取的K+量与对照相比,分别增加211.0%、202.8%、199.4%和81.6%、38.3%、21.7%、169.1%;不同溶液从正长石中提取的K+量与对照相比,分别增加219.0%、206.6%、216.0%和144.1%、27.5%、60.4%、210.9%。同种浸提剂,不同矿物的释钾素量显著不同,表现为白云母>黑云母>正长石,含钾矿物释钾素量随着溶液浓度升高而增加。     

离子强度和磷酸盐对铁铝矿物及土壤吸附As（V）的影响

选用针铁矿、赤铁矿、水铁矿、水铝矿4种铁铝矿物以及性质差异较大的黑土、紫色土和红壤3种土壤,研究离子强度和磷酸盐对其吸附As（V）的影响。结果表明,在0．01、0．1、1mol·L^-13种离子强度下,矿物和土壤对As（V）的吸附量无明显差异或随离子强度增大而增大,其对砷的吸附以专性吸附为主。磷酸盐对矿物和土壤吸附砷的影响与其添加顺序及摩尔浓度比有关。水铝矿和水铁矿在这3种添加顺序下的砷吸附量无明显差异,仅在P／As摩尔比较大时表现出下降趋势;而在针铁矿和赤铁矿两种矿物上,先添加砷时的砷吸附量高于先添加磷时或两者同时添加时,且砷吸附量随WAs摩尔比的增加而逐渐下降。在黑土、紫色土和红壤上,先添加砷比先添加磷或两者同时添加时的砷吸附量均要高,尤其是在紫色土上。随P／As摩尔比升高,土壤对砷的吸附量表现出下降趋势。     

不同类型添加材料在新型肥料生产中的应用

就目前新型肥料研制过程中所选用的添加材料或包膜材料进行了归类划分,并对高表面活性矿物、高分子聚合物、抑制剂等材料的化学性质、与肥料养分离子相互作用机理等进行了分析和阐述。分析了不同材料对肥料的溶出速率或释放速率的影响,从提高营养元素有效性和生态环境建设方面讨论了这些材料的应用前景。