Dietary protein requirement for juvenile mandarin fish,Siniperca scherzeri

An 8‐week feeding trial was conducted to investigate the dietary protein requirement of juvenile mandarin fish, Siniperca scherzeri, a demersal freshwater piscivore with high commercial value in East Asia. Five isolipidic (100 g/kg) and isoenergetic (20 MJ/kg) practical diets were formulated to contain graded levels of 450, 500, 550, 600, and 650 g/kg crude protein, using mackerel fishmeal as the sole source of protein. Each of the five test diets was fed to visual satiety to triplicate groups of fish (initial mean body weight ± SE; 20.1 ± 0.2 g) reared in a recirculating freshwater system over the experimental period. Fish growth performance in terms of weight gain tended to improve with increasing dietary protein level, and the highest values were observed in those fish fed the 600–650 g/kg diets. Feed intake significantly declined as the protein content of the diet increased. Feed efficiency and protein retention tended to increase with increasing dietary protein levels, from 450 to 600 g/kg, and then declined when dietary protein content further increased to 650 g/kg. A similar trend was also found for the protein efficiency ratio, although the observed changes did not reach statistical significance. Whole‐body composition and plasma biochemical parameters were not significantly affected by the dietary protein content. Based on these findings and a broken‐line model of growth, 614.4 g/kg seems to be the proper amount of protein in a practical diet for >20 g mandarin fish.     

几种综合施肥措施对早熟温州蜜柑生长和产量的影响

对广西国有良丰农场十二年生早熟温州蜜柑采用几种施肥方法,比较不同施肥措施下,该地区早熟温州蜜柑各个物候期的生长发育情况和果实产量。结果表明:处理4分别在各个物候期前进行5次合理的氮、磷、钾配方施肥,明显影响果树的生长发育情况,果实成熟期相对提前;平均单果重量增加,达到125 g/个;平均单株产量明显增加,达到93.60 kg/株;平均产量最高,为73.94 t/hm~2。因此,针对该地区独特的地理气候环境,适合于该地区的合理施肥方式对于提高果树产量和增加经济收入显得尤为重要。     

宽皮柑橘对辊式剥皮机的设计与试验

为改善目前宽皮柑橘加工业中以手工去皮为主的现状,提高柑橘剥皮效率,该文根据宽皮柑橘果皮包着宽松,易与果肉分离等特点,设计了一种可以实现快速去皮的宽皮柑橘对辊式剥皮机。柑橘进入设备后,在刮板的带动下翻转向前运动,运动过程中不同形式且相向转动的剥皮辊夹持并撕扯翻起的果皮,从而将果皮从柑橘上整体剥离。该样机主要由机架、传动装置、对辊装置、拨动装置和下料装置等部件组成,具有结构紧凑,果皮分离能力强等特点。试验结果表明:样机可以很好地完成剥皮功能,宽皮柑橘果皮去净率高于97.5%,果肉损伤率低于2.68%,生产率达到202.5 kg/h,基本满足生产需求。该研究可为中国柑橘加工业中自动去皮设备研制和发展提供参考。     

斑驳型黄龙病对砂糖橘产量和品质的影响

本文对斑驳型黄龙病不同发病程度的砂糖橘植株制订系统明确的严重度分级标准，将不同严重度的6年生砂糖橘植株进行单株产量的测定，0~4级株产量分别为61.9±4.08 kg、29.75±3.57 kg、19.43±1.36 kg、14.08±1.11 kg和9.7±0.80 kg。不同严重度的砂糖橘单株产量呈显著差异(P<0.05)，严重度越高，单株产量越低。另外，对显症砂糖橘果实（红鼻子果）和健康砂糖橘进行单果称重、可溶性固形物和维生素C含量测定，红鼻子果的含量比健康果实的含量呈极显著降低(P<0.01)。     

广西南丰蜜桔园营养状况及其对果实品质的影响研究

对广西南丰蜜桔园土壤样品、叶片样品和果实样品进行检测分析。结果表明，所研究的南丰蜜桔园土壤pH普遍偏酸；土壤有机质、有效磷、有效锌、交换性钙含量较高；碱解氮和有效钾含量中等；交换性镁、有效硼含量较低；柑桔叶片氮含量大部分低于适量范围，而磷、钾含量大部分处于适量范围，少量处于高量水平；柑桔园土壤pH值与土壤交换性钙和交换性镁分别呈显著和极显著正相关性，土壤有机质与碱解氮呈显著正相关；土壤有效锌和有效钾含量与果实可溶性固形物含量呈极显著正相关，交换性钙含量与可溶性固形物呈显著正相关，而pH值和有机质与可溶性固形物呈显著负相关；叶片中钾素与果实Vc呈显著正相关。该研究结果将为广西南丰蜜桔的科学施肥提供参考。     

Expression of lycopene cyclase genes and their regulation on downstream carotenoids during fruit maturation of Guoqing No. 1 Satsuma mandarin and Cara Cara navel orange

Lycopene β-cyclase (LCYb) and lycopene ?-cyclase (LCYe) are believed to be crucial genes to lycopene cyclization and downstream carotenoid accumulation. To illuminate the gene expression profiles and their regulation on downstream carotenoids, expression profiles of these two genes and contents of several corresponding carotenoids were determined by real-time PCR and HPLC, respectively, in relative shorter intervals during breaker and maturation stage of Guoqing No. 1 satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu Marcow) and Cara Cara navel orange (Citrus sinensis Osbeck). Data showed that the expression profiles of these two cyclase genes and their relative expression levels between the peels and the pulps at the same stage all varied with cultivars. But in general, accumulation of lutein and β-carotene experienced a similar tendency in both cultivars and were up-regulated by expression of LCYb and LCYe in spite of poor correlation in the pulps. Meanwhile, lycopene abundance was negatively correlated with the expression of LCYe as expected, but hardly correlated with LCYb in the pulps of Cara Cara navel orange, indicating that LCYe might exert a more prominent influence on lycopene cyclization and downstream carotenoids formation. Results of carotenoids accumulation suggest that the biosynthetic process of carotenoids would shift from upstream β, ?- or β, β-carotenoids such as lutein and β-carotene to downstream β, β-carotenoids during fruit development.     

Fruiting position during development of ‘Nules Clementine’ mandarin affects the concentration of K,Mg and Ca in the flavedo

Adequate K, Mg and Ca supply is important to develop well-structured and functional cell walls and membranes in fruit, and insufficient levels or imbalances of these minerals are known to be involved in various postharvest disorders. Microclimatic variation exists in the ‘Nules Clementine’ mandarin tree canopy and results in lower photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) levels and temperature as well as a higher humidity inside the tree canopy. The aim of this experiment was to determine the impact of this variation in microclimate on accumulation patterns of K, Ca and Mg in the flavedo of the fruit rind during stages II and III of fruit development. Fruit mass, dimensions, rind colour development and mineral composition of the flavedo were measured to describe the condition of fruit borne on the outside and inside of the tree's canopy. The data revealed that canopy position influenced mineral nutrient accumulation patterns in the flavedo. Outside fruit flavedo accumulated significantly higher concentrations of Ca and Mg in all three seasons (2005–2007). In contrast, inside fruit flavedo (shaded fruit) accumulated significantly higher levels of K compared with outside fruit flavedo. The accumulation of K and Ca differed from that of kiwifruit and apple in that Ca concentration increased and K decreased towards maturity. These results suggest that xylem, as in citrus leaves, is the main vasculature supply conduit to the citrus fruit flavedo for mineral nutrients. The reduction of transpiration potential by lower temperatures and higher humidity inside the canopy could be responsible for the reduced accumulation of Ca and Mg. The high K concentration of inside fruit flavedo is suggested to be a stress response, due to the low light levels, to maintain osmotic potential in the shaded rind tissue, and this imbalance could possibly lead to a reduction in rind condition, which manifests through rind breakdown symptom development.     

Identification of AFLP fragments linked to seedlessness in Ponkan mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco) and conversion to SCAR markers

Seedlessness is a desirable trait in citrus and has been an important breeding objective. In this study, we employed the amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) technique to find molecular markers linked to the seedless trait in the Ponkan mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco). After screening with 72 primer pairs, 5 AFLP markers were identified that putatively correlated with the target trait. Their association was also tested by analyzing the AFLP profile from pooled individual accessions. The five fragments were cloned and sequenced, and BLAST searches showed that four of the markers had high homology to functional genes, providing some promising information that may aid in understanding the molecular mechanism of seedlessness in citrus. Based on the sequence information, eight specific primers were designed and eventually fragments AFLP-2 and AFLP-5 were successfully converted into sequence characterized amplified region (SCAR) markers. Thus, the markers detected could be useful for accelerating citrus breeding programmes by enabling early screening for seedlessness mutations using marker-assisted selection.     

杂交鳜与鳜鱼、斑鳜肌肉营养成分和氨基酸含量比较

通过测定鳜鱼、斑鳜和杂交鳜的肌肉营养成分和18种氨基酸含量，结果表明：杂交鳜、斑鳜和鳜鱼的肌肉水分、脂肪、灰分的含量无显著差异（P〉0．05），杂交鳜与斑鳜的肌肉蛋白质含量无显著差异（P〉0．05），但均显著高于鳜鱼肌肉的蛋白质含量（P〈0．05）；鳜鱼、斑鳜和杂交鳜的18种氨基酸含量及其组成、18种氨基酸总量（TAA）、人体所需8种必须氨基酸总量（HEAA）及4种呈味氨基酸（天门冬氨孽、谷氨酸、甘氨酸和丙氨酸）的总量（FAA）均无显著差异（（P〉0．05）。