Genotypic effects on the variation of wood quality and growth traits in plantation forest made by cutting cultivars of Japanese cedar

We studied the effect of genotypes of planting stocks regarding the variation of the modulus of elasticity of tree trunks on standing trees (trunk-MOE), tree height (TH), and diameter at breast height (DBH) in a 19-year-old Japanese cedar plantation made with root cuttings. Trunk-MOE was assessed nondestructively using a tree-bending method. Genotypes of individual trees were detected using the random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) technique. RAPD analysis revealed that the sampled plantation consisted of 14 genotypes. Genotypic effects on DBH and TH were unclear, and there was no significant difference among genotypes. This result indicated that an acquired variation should have more influence than an inherited variation on DBH and TH. For trunk-MOE, there were significant differences among the four largest genotypes at the 5% level. However the coefficient of variation in trunk-MOE of each genotype ranged from 7.5% to 26.8%. It seems reasonable to assume that the wide variation in trunk-MOE in a sampled plantation may depend on the environmental effect within a clone as well as on the genetic origin of clones. We therefore conclude that the use of multiple planting stocks from different cuttings for which the wood quality is unknown contributed strongly to the wide variation in trunk-MOE in the plantation of Japanese cedar.     

Smallholder perceptions of agroforestry projects in Panama

The potential effects of agroforestry systems on conservation and development have been well documented. Panama has seen a substantial rise in the number of projects with an agroforestry component in the 1990s. There has been insufficient research on the actual impacts of these projects on smallholders and of farmers' attitudes towards these systems. This study explores the perceived socioeconomic and environmental impacts of five agroforestry projects in Panama. A total of 68 smallholders were administered semi-structured interviews. In addition, 13 agroforestry experts from NGOs, government departments and research institutes were interviewed, and their responses were compared with those of the smallholders. While the projects led to an increase in the standard of living by providing wood products and fruit for domestic consumption, farm income levels generally remained unchanged. This was due primarily to limited market development, the lack of marketing organizations and poor access roads. In terms of environmental impacts, the farmers' responses suggested a slight decline in slash-and-burn agriculture, and an increase in tree planting activities. Some environmental benefits were observed by farmers, including reduced soil erosion, increased soil fertility, and improved quality and quantity of water sources. Nevertheless, slash-and-burn agriculture was still the norm for the majority of farmers. Most farmers continued to harvest wood from primary and secondary growth to meet their domestic wood requirements, rather than relying on trees planted in agroforestry projects. The main obstacles preventing increased agroforestry adoption included insufficient agroforestry extension, inappropriate project design or management (such as top-down management approaches, and the use of food incentives), smallholders' economic constraints, and larger policy issues. Recommendations are proposed to improve project design and management, and to address the economic and policy constraints. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

观光木播种苗生长规律及育苗技术研究

用有序样本聚类分析法将观光木1年生播种苗生长过程划分为4个时期:出苗期(2月26日-5月20日)、幼苗期(5月21日-7月20日)、速生期(7月21日-10月20日)和生长后期(10月21日-11月20日)。不同播种期的试验表明:冬播观光木比春播提早16 d萌发,苗高、地径生长量和总生物量分别比春播提高13.3%、15.1%和18.8%。采用沙藏可促进种子提早萌发和提高场圃发芽率。不同密度试验表明,观光木育苗采用60株.m-2的密度较好。     

金樱子黄酮类化合物提取条件研究

在60℃条件下,分别用水、不同浓度的丙酮和乙醇作溶剂来提取金樱子黄酮,通过比较提取液中金樱子黄酮含量,得出丙酮法是3种提取法中的最优方法。对丙酮法做正交实验,得到金樱子黄酮类化合物提取的优化条件。虽然乙醇法不及丙酮法效果好,但考虑到乙醇成本低、易操作,故对乙醇法也做了正交实验。结果表明,丙酮法提取金樱子黄酮类化合物的最佳条件:丙酮浓度为70%、水浴温度为50℃、固液比为1∶100、提取液中黄酮含量为0.7570mg/ml;而乙醇法最佳提取条件:乙醇浓度为60%、水浴温度为70℃、固液比为1∶150、提取液中黄酮含量为0.7030mg/ml。     

心材提取物和专用木材防腐剂作为木材保护剂的相对功效

本文调查了三种耐用木材(Afzelia africana J.E. Smith; Erythrophleum suaveolens (Guill & Perr.) Brenam. Syn. E guinensis G.Don. or Milicia excelsa (Welw) C.C. Berg. Syn. Chlorophora excelsa (Welw) Benth.)的心材提取物（在60%的甲醇中风干提取）和两种专用木材防腐剂（CCA和Penta）在暴露的土壤区组设计条件下，抑制三种木材腐朽菌(Coridopsis Polyzona Klotzch; Lenzites trabea; or Trametes cingulata Fr.)对见血封喉边材的侵袭的相对潜能，并测定其阈值。提取物和防腐剂的剂量分别是8.009、24.778、48.056、96.111、144.167 kg·m-3 ，样品的暴露处理时间与ASTM D1413-72规定的一致分别是14周和18周。结果显示：在阈值范围内，任何一种心材提取物或木材防腐剂在研究中对木材腐朽菌的抑制能力在0.01的显著水平下，差异显著。这些生物杀灭剂的相对功效是取决于真菌的种类。没有任何一种心材提取物或木材防腐剂（除在用最高的存留水平处理被侵袭的非洲毒箭木的条件下）对于被处理的木材能够授予"非常持久"等级。本土树种的心材提取物相对持久力的减少的可能原因是复杂的。在最高的存留量（144.167 kg·m-3）水平下，在0.05显著水平下每种心材提取物和任一种专用木材防腐剂（CCA和Penta）之间的功效差异不显著.     

光肩星天牛对干旱胁迫下复叶槭挥发物的嗅觉反应

对干旱胁迫下3a生复叶槭的挥发物进行了鉴定。当复叶槭受到干旱胁迫时，9种化合物释放量升高(包括：丁醇、戊醇、反—2—己烯—1—醛、顺—3—己烯—1—醇、戊醛、戊酸、己醛、己酸、苯乙酮)，而长叶烯释放量降低：复叶槭复水后苯乙酮升高，但其他挥发物释放量降低。通过GC—EAD检测了光肩星天牛对其中某些化合物的触角电位反应，并使用诱捕器和人工合成单体进行了田间生测实验。丁醇、戊醇和顺—3—己烯—1—醇能引起光肩星天牛的触角反应，这一结果在田间实验中得到了证实。这表明干旱胁迫在光肩星天牛选择寄主植物方面起着重要作用。     

Evaluation of Dutch elm disease susceptibility and pathogenicity of Ophiostoma ulmi using micropropagated elm shoots

Elm (Ulmus sp.) shoots from in vitro micropropagated plants were tested with Ophiostoma ulmi culture filtrates, at different dilutions to determine the susceptibility of different host clones to Dutch elm disease (DED). ‘Commelin’, a susceptible Dutch hybrid, showed a high wilting index but that of American elm was higher. Although U. pumila × japonica (Sapporo gold 2) was the most tolerant to spore inoculation, its wilting index was as high as that of ‘Commelin’. The absorption capacity and wilting index of the elm shoots showed consistent correlation to isolate effectiveness (as determined by inoculation experiments), to production of toxin (cerato-ulmin) and to filtrate dilution. This method could be used to assess the effectiveness of the different O. ulmi isolates and for the detection of elm genotypes that are highly susceptible to Dutch elm disease.     

早春设施大棚苦瓜品种比较试验

2013-2014年在设施大棚条件下,以玉云苦瓜为对照,对新翠、翠玉、雅秀、春晓1号、翡玉5个苦瓜品种进行对比试验。试验结果表明,新翠苦瓜早熟、商品性优、生长势强,产量达5 394.3 kg/667 m2,综合性状优于其他5个品种,是平和地区早春设施大棚大面积种植的首选品种。     

8个豇豆新品系的比较试验

以之豇28-2为对照,对8个新选豇豆品系的早熟性、农艺性状、抗病性和产量进行了试验比较,试验结果表明,品系2-13-8和5-10-7熟性较早,后期翻花能力强,采收期长,荚长、荚粗和单荚质量有较大优势,田间对枯萎病、疫病、病毒病等表现出较强抗性,前期产量和总产量高,667 m2产量分别达3206.05、3294.98 kg/667 m2,与对照差异分别达显著和极显著水平,因此,2-13-8和5-10-7可作为长沙地区的优良早熟豇豆新品系进行深入研究。     

减速器齿轮硬齿面微量对研的试验研究

通过对减速器齿轮硬齿面微量对研的试验研究，得出了可靠试验数据，为提高齿轮的接触精度提供了依据。