Cultivation effects on soil texture and fertility in an arid desert region of northwestern China

In arid desert regions of northwestern China, reclamation and subsequent irrigated cultivation have become effective ways to prevent desertification, expand arable croplands, and develop sustainable agricultural production. Improvement in soil texture and fertility is crucial to high soil quality and stable crop yield. However, knowledge on the long-term effects of the conversion of desert lands into arable croplands is very limited. To address this problem, we conducted this study in an arid desert region of northwestern China to understand the changes in soil physical-chemical properties after 0, 2, 5, 10, 17, and 24 years of cultivation. Our results showed that silt and clay contents at the 17-year-old sites increased 17.5 and 152.3 folds, respectively, compared with that at the 0-year-old sites. The soil aggregate size fraction and its stability exhibited an exponential growth trend with increasing cultivation ages, but no significant change was found for the proportion of soil macroaggregates (>5.00 mm) during the 17 years of cultivation. The soil organic carbon (SOC) content at the 24-year-old sites was 6.86 g/kg and increased 8.8 folds compared with that at the 0-year-old sites. The total (or available) nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium contents showed significant increasing trends and reached higher values after 17 (or 24) years of cultivation. Changes in soil physical-chemical properties successively experienced slow, rapid, and stable development stages, but some key properties (such as soil aggregate stability and SOC) were still too low to meet the sustainable agricultural production. The results of this long-term study indicated that reasonable agricultural management, such as expanding no-tillage land area, returning straw to the fields, applying organic fertilizer, reducing chemical fertilizer application, and carrying out soil testing for formula fertilization, is urgently needed in arid desert regions.     

舍饲育肥条件下凉山半细毛羊的产肉性能研究

对三组凉山半细毛羊的 4月龄断奶公羔 ,用 3种不同的补饲水平 (Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ )进行舍饲 ,分别于 6月龄和 8月龄对各组肥羔进行屠宰测定。结果表明高营养水平组 (Ⅰ )的羔羊 6月龄和 8月龄体质量、日增质量极显著高于低营养水平组 (Ⅲ ) (P <0 .0 1) ,显著高于中等营养水平组 (Ⅱ ) (0 .0 1

0 .0 5 )。凉山半细毛羊肌肉中氨基酸种类齐全 ,含量较丰富 ,其中必需氨基酸的总量达到 2 6 .15 %。     

杂交早稻吸氮特性与产量形成的初步研究

研究了在不同施氮水平下,杂交早稻吸氮特性及其与产量形成的关系。结果表明;杂交早稻威优49亩产500千克左右,植株每亩总吸氮量平均为9.78千克,其中土壤供氮量占52.45%。杂交早稻一生中前期吸氮量占50.72%,中期占31.08%,后期占18.30%,以中期施氮对叶片含氮率影响最大。在高氮水平下,中期施氮导致茎鞘醣含量急剧下降。抽穗前植株吸氮量与每亩发育颖花数呈极显著正相关,但结实率受每朵颖花占有抽穗前醣量的影响。最适 LAI 为6.5～7.5。     

百脉根种子硬实处理与耐藏性的探讨

地百脉根种子硬实用不同方法处理和对不同贮藏时间种子耐藏性的测定结果表明：贮藏１年种子含硬实率５９．３％。经擦破种皮或硫酸浸种处理，硬实率明显下降，发芽势，发芽率显著提高；种子随贮藏期的增长，硬实率明显下降，其发芽势，发芽率，活力指数以及直播出苗率，幼细苗存活率等亦随贮藏时间的延长而下降；种子电导值则随贮藏时间的延长而增大。     

高原瘦肉型猪肥育性能与胴体品质分析

选择59头高原瘦肉型猪，断奶后每个血统选用5～9头公猪为一组，经育肥达90kg体重屠宰，测定其胴体性状和胴体品质，测定结果表明全期日增重均在500g以上，但各世代有差异，其胴体品质较之互助猪有了明显提高。     

法国番鸭与普通家鸭肉用性能对比测定

本试验就法国番鸭CR51、樱桃谷系大型肉鸭和成都麻鸭，分别进行屠宰测定、肉质氨基酸测定和胸肌营养物质测定。结果表明：法国番鸭活体重、屠宰率、胸肌率及胸肌氨基酸含量普遍高于大型肉鸭和成都麻鸭，营养价值较高。     

Evaluation of Five Most Commonly Grown Cotton Cultivars (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Under Mediterranean Conditions: Productivity and Fibre Quality

Studies were conducted in four regions of central Greece (Larisa, Karditsa, Livadia, Thiva), to evaluate the productivity and fibre properties (fibre strength and fibre length) of the five most commonly grown cotton cultivars in these regions. The experiments lasted for 6 years (1995–2000). All the characteristics tested were strongly influenced by the factors ‘year’, ‘cultivar’ and ‘region’. Significant cultivar × region, year × cultivar, region × year and cultivar × region × year interactions occurred for all the characteristics studied. The cultivar Alegria had the highest seed‐cotton and lint yield, while Aria had the lowest ones. Both cultivars gave the highest mean lint percentage but the lowest mean boll weight (MBW). Alegria had the lowest fibre strength, while Aria had the highest. The Acala‐type cultivars, Acala SJ2 and Zeta 2, had intermediate seed‐cotton and lint yield, while Vered 171 had high seed‐cotton and satisfactory lint yield. The three cultivars mentioned above had the highest MBW and very good fibre strength. Positive correlation was observed between fibre strength and length. In spite of the fact that mean fibre length was statistically the same in all cultivars, it was influenced by the factor ‘year’, as a result of different weather conditions. The year 1996 was the most unfavourable one for seed‐cotton yield and MBW, because it was characterized by lower than average air temperatures and rather dry conditions for all study sites. The factor ‘region’, a combination of different climatic conditions and cultural practices, influenced significantly all the parameters studied.     

华北山区草地资源及其生产力的研究

华北山区位于温带——暖温带，东经１０７°～１２３°，北纬３５°～４３°。包括山东丘陵区，太行山区，冀北辽西山地区，阴山山地区四部分。该区属于农牧业交错区，农业、牧业（农区牧业和草地牧业）、林业十分发达，并且在迅速发展。华北山区是我国小麦、玉米和杂粮的主要产区。草地类型多样，饲草料丰富，又是养牛业、养羊业、养猪业相当发达的地区。经统计，华北山区总人口为５６２９万，总土地面积３５４５万ｈａ，天然草地总面积为１５８８．９１万ｈａ，占土地总面积的４４．８２％，人均草地０．２８２３ｈａ。各个区的草地类型不同，生产力差异显著（ｐ＜０．０１）。     

中国牦牛生产繁育现状及利用

介绍了中国牦牛分布区域,生产繁育现状,提出了牦牛育种改良对策。     

毛赤杨硬枝扦插技术

在毛赤杨硬枝扦插时，利用NK4、NK3进行处理，其生根率分别达到89.78%,88%。