Yield Stability of Winter Wheat (Triticum sp.) Cultivars and Lines

The purpose of this study was to compare responsiveness to environment as well as the stability of newly developed promising lines with traditional commercial cultivars. Subject research was conducted in Ankara between 1983-1989 on common and durum wheat cultivars and lines. Regression coefficient (b) was used as the criterion of genotypes' responsiveness to environment whereas deviation from regression (S²d) and coefficient of determination (r²) were used as stability parameters. Each experiment year was regarded as an environment and yield average of each year was used as the environmental index.
In consequence of the research, it was determined that new varieties with high yield, adaptable to diverse environments could be developed by means of hybridizations between parents having different genetic characteristics which were provided from diverse ecological regions.     

城市绿地彩叶树种观赏价值综合评价与分级

为解决城市绿地景观色彩单调、彩叶植物配置不合理等问题,在详细调查兰州市城市绿地彩叶树种资源的基础上,以兰州市近年来主要利用的21种彩叶树种为研究对象,对其的观赏特性及生态习性进行详细的观察与记录。同时选择13个重要评价因子,建立城市绿地彩叶树种综合评价模型,采用层次分析法进行观赏价值综合评价,并根据评价结果对其进行观赏等级划分,结果表明:(1)在13个评价因子中耐寒性、呈彩期、耐旱性和抗病虫害对观赏价值的贡献率较大。(2)综合评价等级分为3个等级,Ⅰ级(M≥80%),观赏价值高的种类,共计4种;Ⅱ级(79%≥M≥60%),观赏价值较高的种类,共计13种;Ⅲ级(M≤59%)观赏价值一般的种类,共计4种。(3)Ⅰ级的种类建议作为兰州市城市绿地规划的首选物种,Ⅱ级的种类建议在城市绿地规划中大量使用,Ⅲ级的种类建议根据实地情况,在特定条件下选用。     

Intra- and interobserver assessments of intestinal wall thickness and segmentations from transverse sections of feline abdominal ultrasound images

Measurements of intestinal wall thicknesses from ultrasound imaging (US) are routinely used to support diagnoses of intestinal disorders in cats, however published studies describing observer agreement are currently lacking. The aim of this retrospective, observer agreement study was to quantify inter- and intraobserver repeatability and agreement in the measurement of intestinal wall layer thicknesses and the segmentation of transverse sections of small intestines in US images of 20 cats. Intestinal wall layer thickness measurements of the mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, serosa layer, and total thickness of these layers were performed on five cats with small cell epitheliotropic lymphoma, five with inflammatory bowel disease, and 10 with other conditions. Thickness measurements and the segmentation encompassing the serosa layer were obtained from five observers four times non-sequentially. The average standard deviation in thickness measurements (95% confidence interval) in the mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, serosa, and total thickness were 0.35 (0.07–0.95), 0.24 (0.07-0.52), 0.22 (0.06-0.49), 0.20 (0.05-0.49), and 0.57 (0.11-1.60) mm, respectively. The average intraclass correlation coefficients, which estimates the degree of consistency in thickness measurements and segmentation areas for each observer, ranged from 0.355 to 0.870 and 0.850 to 0.993, respectively. The interclass correlation coefficient, which estimates the degree of consistency when measuring a thickness or segmentation area over all observers ranged from 0.115 to 0.753, and 0.811 to 0.902, respectively. The overall average Dice Coefficient, which estimates the extent of overlap of the segmentations for all observers was 0.957 (0.933 to 0.972). Our results suggest segmentations of small intestines have a higher interobserver agreement than measurements of intestinal wall thicknesses.     

卡巴匹林钙水分测定法的改进

对《中国兽药典》中卡巴匹林钙的水分测定法进行了改进,从取样量、加入样品后的搅拌时间、二甲基甲酰胺与无水甲醇的比例、连续测定样品的份数、滴定杯中的溶剂使用量5个方面对现行标准方法进行了优化,解决了现行标准方法测定结果平行性差、无法真实反映产品质量等问题。通过与干燥失重法和气相色谱法的比较,验证了改进后方法的可靠性。还对现行标准方法问题产生的原因、实验的注意事项等进行了研究。     

辽西地区引种野杏数量性状研究

以辽西地区26个野杏无性系为试材,采用变异性分析、方差分析以及主成分分析等方法,研究了其25个数量性状的变异特点,以期为野杏无性系的遗传多样性研究和良种选育提供重要参考依据。结果表明:19个数量性状呈正态分布;25个野杏无性系数量性状变异系数均值23%,其中22个数量性状的变异系数在10%以上,小枝长度变异系数最大,达64%,单果质量、单核质量、单仁质量的变异系数分别为24%、21%和18%,表明野杏无性系数量性状变异程度丰富,选择潜力较大。野杏无性系果实性状重复力普遍偏高,核仁主要性状重复力次之,树体主要数量性状重复力较二者偏低,均达到极显著水平;果核仁性状的重复力除单果质量、单核质量和仁厚分别为0.634、0.756和0.624外,其它指标皆在0.909以上,其中仁长重复力最高,达0.973。主成分分析结果表明,前6个主成分累积贡献率达83.50%,能够反映野杏无性系数量性状的大部分信息;其中第1主成分主要反映野杏果核仁等经济性状。     

REPEATABILITY OF DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENT OF EQUINE DIGITAL BLOOD FLOW

The repeatability and sensitivity of Doppler ultrasonographic measurement of lateral digital arterial and venous blood flow has not been previously determined. Doppler ultrasonography was used to measure blood flow within the forelimb lateral digital vessels in one normal adult Thoroughbred horse on six occasions and in six normal adult Thoroughbred horses on three occasions, each occasion being at least 1 h apart, to determine the within- and between-horse variation. The values obtained from the right and left lateral digital vessels did not differ significantly. The within-horse coefficients of variation (CV) for arterial and venous measurements were all acceptable (< 11%); the between-horse CV were acceptable (< 7%) for all parameters except TaVa (average velocity of first peak of arterial waveform) and TaVb (average velocity of remainder of arterial waveform). The within-horse intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) demonstrated excellent repeatability (> or = 0.71) for all parameters except venous diameter; the between-horse ICC demonstrated good to excellent repeatability (> or = 0.67) for all parameters except TaVb. Doppler ultrasonography can detect differences of 0.005 and 0.01 ml/ min in digital arterial and venous flow, respectively, using measurements from six horses on three occasions (80% power; P < 0.05). Thus, the technique is sufficiently repeatable and sensitive to be able to detect changes in flow during different physiological or pathological states or following pharmacologic intervention.     

印楝种子品质性状的遗传多样性及稳定性分析

在云南印楝资源全面调查的基础上,以实生株系的种子为研究对象,运用HPLC技术分析种子印楝素组分含量,采用描述统计、方差分析、系统聚类和重复力估计,定性、定量分析印楝实生株系种子品质的遗传多样性及稳定性。结果表明:云南引种栽培印楝实生株系的种子品质存在广泛变异,种子印楝素A、B、AB含量和印楝素A与印楝素B含量比的变异幅度分别为0.28% 0.85%、0.04% 0.39%、0.37% 1.15%和1.698.25;种子印楝素A、B、AB含量分为3个类型:高含量型(azA ≥ 0.69%、azB ≥ 0.25%、azAB ≥ 0.92%)、低含量型(azA ≤ 0.44%、azB ≤ 0.10%、azAB ≤ 0.51%)和中等含量型(azA=0.68% 0.45%、azB=0.24% 0.11%、azAB=0.91% 0.52%);按此标准将高印楝素AB含量型分为"印楝素AB优异型(azAB ≥ 1.15%)"、"印楝素A优、B劣型"(azA ≥ 0.85%、azB ≤ 0.21%)、"印楝素A劣、B优型"(azA ≤ 0.67%、azB ≥ 0.39%)和"印楝素AB含量高型"(azAB=1.05% 0.92%);反映在重复力上,印楝实生株系种子印楝素A、AB的重复力分别为0.2063、0.3252,都属于"中"重复力性状。"印楝素AB优异型"即具有优异种子品质性状的植株是印楝药用原料林培育的繁殖材料;"印楝素A优、B劣型"和"印楝素A劣、B优型"即种子品质性状优缺点互补的植株是药用印楝品质育种的杂交亲本。     

COMPARISON OF VISUAL ANALOG AND NUMERIC SCORING SCALES FOR ASSESSING INTRAOPERATIVE MESENTERIC PORTOVENOGRAPHY

A visual analog scale and a numeric scoring scale were designed for the assessment of dynamic intraoperative mesenteric portovenography in the dog and cat. Two independent observers evaluated both scoring scales for reproducibility (differences between observers) and repeatability (within-observer differences) in the assessment of 60 trial portovenograms. Agreement (interchangeability) of both scales was evaluated by comparing the scores obtained in the assessment of 200 portovenograms obtained from 100 dogs and cats. There was no statistical difference between the two observers when scoring the same portovenogram for either the visual analog scale (p = .730, reproducibility coefficient = 17.85 units) or the numeric scoring scale (scores identical, reproducibility coefficient = 0). There was no statistical difference, for either of the observers, when the same portovenogram was assessed on two separate occasions using the visual analog scale (observer 1, p = .35, repeatability coefficient = 17.93 units; observer 2, p = .42, repeatability coefficient = 8.27 units) or the numeric scoring scale (scores given by both observers were identical, repeatability coefficient = 0 for both observers). The results of comparison between the visual analog scale and numeric scoring scale confirmed that the two scoring systems were not directly interchangeable. Although both scoring systems demonstrated good reproducibility and repeatability, the numeric scoring scale possessed a number of inherent deficiencies that suggested it was not the method of choice for the assessment of the subjective data obtained from dynamic intraoperative mesenteric portovenography.     

In situ evaluation of fruit yield and estimation of repeatability coefficient for major fruit traits of umbu tree [Spondias tuberosa (Anacardiaceae)] in the semi-arid region of Brazil

The umbu tree (Spondias tuberosa) is a xerophytic woody species endemic to the northeast of Brazil. The present work reports a three-year in situ evaluation of major yield components in a random set of trees in Petrolina city, Pernambuco State, Brazil and the application of repeatability coefficient in the context of genetic resources utilization. Five traits were assessed: total fruit yield per plant (FY); total number of fruits per plant (NF); average fruit weight (FW); average pulp weight (PW) and average fruit diameter (FD). The values observed for FY ranged from 4.2–184 kg with mean of 61.5 kg. The values for NF ranged from 257 to 12,981 fruits/tree with mean 3,993 fruits. For FW, the range was from 10.82–23.36 g with mean of 16.03 g. The values for PW ranged from 7 to 17 g with mean of 11.2 g, while FD values varied from 2.5 to 3.5 cm with mean of 3.0 cm. Six methods were employed to estimate repeatability coefficient (r) for all parameters. The r ranged from 0.68–0.76 for NF; 0.87–0.89 for FW; 0.65–0.75 for FY; 0.64–0.78 for PW and 0.70–0.84 for FD. Narrower ranges across methods were observed to r-values greater than 0.80, as observed for FW and FD. Three to four years of measurements will be necessary for FY, NF, and PW and one year for FW to obtain a precision of 90% to provide a reliable identification of individuals for in situ or ex situ conservation.