Development of a spot plow providing complete inversion for effective weed control

Tillage for the "complete inversion" of soil, that is, overturning soil slices 180° was proposed, a "spot plow" was developed and tested to accomplish the task, and a simulation model was evaluated to demonstrate the efficacy of the plow on weed control. A 360 mm wide spot plow was designed to operate at a speed of 1.9 m s⁻¹ for the spot plowing with the least possible lateral displacement of the soil slice by utilizing the inertia of the soil slice and securely rotating it. In field experiments, complete spot inversion required an operating speed of at least 1.6 m s⁻¹; at lower speeds, a portion of the soil block was left half-inverted and further lowering led to considerable lateral displacement. The displacement in the forward and lateral directions was minimal, implying that spot plowing is suitable for potential application to and verification of the weed population dynamics model in the field. A simple linear matrix model of the population dynamics of annual weeds was proposed, whereby four layers of soil were set to describe tillage and other ecological events. The effect of tillage on weed control was evaluated by the equilibrium reproduction rate allowed to sustain a stable population of weeds. The simulation model showed that alternately changing the depth of spot plowing had a significant effect on controlling weeds of low-survival-rate seeds, even when some incomplete inversion of the soil slice was taken into account.     

Spatial and temporal variability of air temperature across urban neighborhoods with varying amounts of tree canopy

Recent studies have emphasized the presence of microclimates in urban settings, but most do not have the high resolution observations necessary to understand the interactions taking place at a neighborhood scale. This study used a network of 10 identical weather stations and high resolution land cover data in Knoxville, Tennessee, to analyze the microclimates of a medium-sized city with a temperate climate. Two stations were installed in each of four urban neighborhoods in locations with varying localized tree cover, and two additional stations were installed in the center of downtown and in a nearby urban nature center. The intra-neighborhood results suggested that there is significant temperature variability within a single neighborhood based on the tree canopy density immediately surrounding a given weather station. However, the inter-neighborhood variability (differences between neighborhoods) was similar in magnitude, which suggests that the overall differences in neighborhood characteristics also have an effect on climate. Land cover at the neighborhood scale (in particular tree canopy percentages at the 500-m radii) had the highest correlation with the minimum daily temperature (Tmin) during the summer season. Maximum daily temperature (Tmax) relied most on the distance of each station from Downtown and the amount of impervious area in the 50 m surrounding each station. Tmax was also most influenced by surrounding land cover during dry conditions (a Dry Moderate air mass). Overall, highly localized impervious land cover percentages and larger-scale forested canopy were important in explaining temperature fluctuation, pointing to the importance of scale in microclimate assessments. Dry air masses enhanced the relationship between land cover and temperature during the day, while moist air masses did the same overnight. These data can be used to better inform planning strategies to build resiliency to extreme heat into urban environments by considering the influence of tree canopy.     

成套小样园作为典型众数抽样调查单元的方法

本文介绍了用成套小样园作为典型众数抽样调查单元的方法测定两个不同林分小班的蓄积，并与用点抽样和不同形状样地的系统抽样结果相比较，表明用成套小样园作为典型众数抽样调查单元的方法能满足９０％以上的精度，而且工效很高；作者也探讨了使用此法的条件．     

新疆国际旅游客源市场研究

新疆具有明显的旅游资源优势,是中国很有吸引力和巨大潜力的旅游地区。特别是近年来,国际旅游发展较快。因此,对其国际旅游客源市场结构进行研究,有利于进行明确的国际客源市场定位,制定切实可行的客源市场开拓策略,进一步加快国际旅游的发展。本文在分析大量数据的基础上,利用了年际变化强度指数和地理集中指数对新疆国际旅游客源市场的时间结构、空间分布结构进行了分析,然后利用SPSS统计软件建立了新疆国际旅游客源市场的线性回归预测模型,并提出了今后新疆国际旅游客源市场的开拓对策,为新疆国际旅游业的发展提出了一些设想。     

Hydraulic conductivity and porosity under conventional and no-tillage and the effect of three species of cover crop in northern France

We studied soil hydraulic conductivity (K) and porosity in five combinations of soil tillage and cover crop management systems. Treatments were winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown on a conventionally tilled soil (CT), on a no‐till soil (NT), and on an NT with three different cover crops: red fescue (Festuca rubra L.; Fr), bird's‐foot‐trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.; Lc) and alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.; Ms). Measurements were made on a loamy soil in Grignon, France, in November 2004, May 2005 and October 2005. K and mean size of hydraulically active pores were measured in situ at three water potentials (?0.6, ?0.2 and ?0.05 kPa) at the soil surface and at 10 cm depth. In November 2004 and May 2005, pore space was described using 2D image analysis of pores on undisturbed soil samples in the 0–10 cm layer and in the 10–20 cm layer. The major differences were caused by soil tillage that created two heterogeneous soil layers and increased K in the 0–10 cm layer relative to NT. The effects of cover crop on K and porosity were not affected by the root type: there were no major differences between the grass cover crop (fibrous‐root type) and the leguminous ones (tap‐root type). However, we recorded larger functional pores and more tubules in the no‐till treatments with a cover crop, compared with the no‐till treatment without cover crop; this was probably the result of root activity. Although these changes generally did not result in larger values of K, they participated in the maintenance of soil structure and K over time.     

内蒙古平原灌区优质高产春玉米综合配套技术浅析

本文从品种选择、宽行密株合理密植,科学灌水,平衡施肥,地膜覆盖,土壤条件及培肥,病虫草害防治,精耕细作与机械配套相结合等8个方面,简要分析了公顷产量12.75t～16.50t优质春玉米的综合配套技术.     

屋顶绿化制约因素分析及营建对策

通过对屋顶绿化发展现状的介绍,从社会公众的认识观念、建筑屋顶构造状况及施工环境、使用材料到行业政策、技术规范、绿化形式、投资渠道等多方面分析了制约因素,并依此提出了有针对性地开展屋顶现状普查、制订行业法规和技术规范、加强领导、开展科研技术攻关及植物材料的选育和政府主导、财政和企事业单位及开发商等多元投资方式的营建对策.     

基于生态-形态-心态整合设计的高校校园环境优化策略研究

剖析当前我国高校校园环境建设中存在的问题，以问题为指向，深入探究基于“生态-形态-心态”整合设计的高校校园环境优化策略，使教育育人和环境建设二者有机结合，以求为我国正在快速发展的高等教育和校园建设提供指导和借鉴。     

一种改进的基于混沌吸引子的径流降尺度分析

基于混沌理论，研究水文科学的尺度问题，将混沌分析方法应用于径流的降尺度计算。通过分析大时间尺度的年径流量分解到小时间尺度的月径流量的分解系数的混沌特征量，论证了分解系数具有混沌特性。在此基础上，对分解系数的预测方法提出改进意见并给出具体算法。然后根据预测结果进行月径流量的降尺度计算。实例研究表明，改进的算法用于径流量的降尺度分析具有明显的优点。     

白头翁锈病近程传播及空间分布型研究

白头翁锈病是近年来我国新报道发生的一种病害,在辽宁省保护地白头翁生产中,病害尤为严重.根据植物病害流行学原理和研究方法,对沈阳地区白头翁锈病菌近程传播及空间分布进行了研究.对调查数据进行回归分析,结果表明:指数模型是沈阳地区白头翁锈病近程传播中的最佳模型,顺风传播梯度可用y=570.63e-0.0055x描述,侧风向传播梯度可用y=1 004.9e-0.0116x描述(y为锈病的发病程度,x为距菌源中心的距离).在全田普遍发病的条件下,白头翁锈病在1个月内顺风向传播距离约为100 m;侧风向传播距离约为55 m.白头翁锈病病株空间分布型在病害发生前期和中期为聚集分布,后期为均匀分布.