剪切变形对基桩P-Δ效应的影响

给出了小剪切变形下的基桩P-Δ效应和大剪切变形下支座P-Δ效应计算的杆单元刚度矩阵方程。假定杆单元弯曲变形位移函数为三次幂函数,剪切变形函数为线性函数,根据有限元法一般原理,推导了一种同时计入竖向力径向剪切分力剪切变形和水平力剪切变形的P-Δ效应杆单元刚度方程,推导了一种仅计入竖向力径向剪切分力剪切变形而忽略水平力剪切变形的P-Δ效应杆单元刚度方程,推导了一种仅计入水平力剪切变形而忽略竖向力径向剪切分力剪切变形的P-Δ效应杆单元刚度方程。计入水平力剪切变形而忽略竖向力径向剪切分力剪切变形的P-Δ效应杆单元可良好的模拟支座在大剪切变形下的偏心工作特性,能实时计入其偏心弯矩影响,为实时计入支座偏心特性的结构动静力分析提供了理论支撑。最后通过自编MATLAB程序进行算例分析,结果表明,计入支座大剪切变下的P-Δ效应后,基桩内力位移和地基土压力均显著增大。基桩自身剪切变形对桩身内力位移和地基土压力影响较小,可以忽略。     

小麦/玉米/大豆和小麦/玉米/甘薯套作对土壤氮素含量及氮素转移的影响

为探讨小麦/玉米/大豆套作对氮素营养的种间促进机制, 采用叶片¹⁵N富积标记法研究了小麦/玉米/大豆(A1)和小麦/玉米/甘薯(A2) 2种套作系统中不同施氮水平下的土壤培肥效果和氮素转移规律。结果表明,施氮可以提高小麦、玉米的土壤总氮含量,以施纯氮150~300 kg hm^-2处理最高;大豆较甘薯更有利于保持土壤肥力,施氮0、150、300和450 kg hm^-2水平下种植大豆后的土壤总氮含量比种植大豆前(小麦收获后)高38.6%、20.2%、9.4%和16.7%,而种植甘薯则降低总氮含量3.1%、1.8%、14.0%和3.8%。A1系统中小麦和玉米季土壤中NO₃-N含量低于A2系统,且随施氮量的增加而增加;大豆季土壤中NO₃-N含量高于甘薯季。A1和A2系统均存在¹⁵N的双向转移,¹⁵N转移量随施氮量的增加而降低,且A1的¹⁵N净转移量和转移强度高于A2;A1系统中小麦、玉米和大豆的¹⁵N净转移量比A2系统的¹⁵N净转移量分别高3.3%~12.1%、27.0%~166.2%和26.2%~78.7%。玉米与小麦之间的¹⁵N净转移方向为从玉米向小麦,玉米与大豆之间的¹⁵N净转移方向为从大豆向玉米,玉米与甘薯之间的¹⁵N净转移方向为从玉米向甘薯。     

大豆胞囊线虫主效抗病基因Rhg4(GmSHMT)的CAPS/dCAPS标记开发和利用

大豆胞囊线虫(soybean cyst nematode,SCN)严重危害世界大豆生产,Rhg4(resistance to Heterodera glycines 4)是控制大豆SCN抗性的2个主效位点之一。本研究针对Rhg4(Gm SHMT)上的2个单核苷酸多态性(single nucleotide polymorphisms,SNP)位点开发了快速、经济、简便易行的CAPS(Rhg4-389)和d CAPS标记(Rhg4-1165),并用开发的2个标记鉴定了以大豆胞囊线虫应用核心种质为主的193份代表性抗感种质。结果表明,Rhg4-389和Rhg4-1165位点间存在显著连锁不平衡(P=0.0001,r2=0.87),可形成4种单倍型。Rhg4-389-G/Rhg4-1165-T和Rhg4-389-C/Rhg4-1165-A为优势单倍型,稀有单倍型Rhg4-389-G/Rhg4-1165-A和Rhg4-389-C/Rhg4-1165-T是在中国抗源中新发现的单倍型。结合193份种质对SCN 3号小种抗性鉴定分析发现,Rhg4-389-G和Rhg4-1165-T主要存在于抗病种质,它们形成的单倍型对抗病种质鉴定效率可达94.1%。本研究开发了可用于辅助大豆SCN抗性鉴定且方便育种家利用的CAPS/d CAPS标记,且用其摸清了应用核心种质等重要抗源在Rhg4位点的本底,为育种家有效利用这些优异抗源提供了重要信息。     

Trichome characteristics of F1Lycopersicon esculentum × L. cheesmanii f. minor and L. esculentum × L. pennellii hybrids and effects on Myzus persicae

Summary The green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) is a serious pest of the tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum). Trichome-based host plant resistance of wild Lycopersicon species may offer an alternative to pesticides for management of this pest. Two wild species, Lycopersicon cheesmanii f. minor and L. pennellii, were crossed with L. esculentum and the types and densities of trichomes possessed by the F₁ hybrids measured. The effects of these trichomes on M. persicae were assessed by placing nymphs on leaves and, 96 hr later, designating each nymph as either dead, alive, emigrating off the leaf or unaccounted for. A generalised linear model was used to detect relationships between the numbers of nymphs in each designation and the densities of trichomes and leaf area. Mortality of nymphs on L. pennellii hybrids was associated with high densities of type IV and low densities of type I trichomes. Mortality of nymphs on L. cheesmanii f. minor hybrids was associated with high densities of type III trichomes. An increase in the densities of type III trichomes on L. pennellii hybrids was associated with greater numbers of nymphs emigrating off the leaf whilst unaccounted nymphs on L. pennellii hybrids were associated with increased densities of type VII and type I trichomes. Further experimentation using excised leaflets found mortality on L. pennellii hybrids may be due to nymphs being hindered by type I trichomes and increased densities of type V trichomes were associated with greater numbers of unhindered nymphs. Implications of results are discussed in the context of introducing trichome-based host plant resistance into L. esculentum.     

Genetic and molecular analysis of the restoration of fertility ( Rf ) genes for Ogura male-sterility from a Japanese wild radish ( Raphanus sativus var. hortensis f. raphanistroides Makino)

Ogura male-sterile cytoplasm is one of the most extensively studied cytoplasms in Brassicaceae. In this study, in order to gain better understanding of the variation and evolution of the restoration of the fertility (Rf) gene for Ogura male-sterile cytoplasm, the nucleotide sequence of the orf687 homologue in the Japanese wild radish (Raphanus sativus var. hortensis f. raphanistroides Makino) was analyzed using an F₂ population made with a cross between a Japanese wild radish plant containing the Rf gene and ‘Uchiki-Gensuke’ (a maintainer of Ogura-male sterility). Segregation of male-fertile/-sterile plants in the F₂ generation suggested that another unidentified Rf gene unlinked to orf687 exists in the Japanese wild radish. The genotype of orf687 was determined for each F₂ plant by Southern hybridization with an orf687 gene probe, mismatch-specific endonuclease digestion of PCR products, and direct sequencing of a PCR product. Genotyping revealed that some fertility-restored plants are homozygotic for the ‘Uchiki-Gensuke’ type orf687 allele, supporting the idea that another gene different from orf687 also functions as an Rf gene for Ogura male-sterility. Protein analysis using an antibody raised against the Ogura-specific ORF138 protein suggests a mechanism of fertility restoration by the unidentified Rf similar to that by orf687. Sequence analysis of orf687 from a Japanese wild radish plant and ‘Uchiki-Gensuke’ revealed that both orf687 regions encode a mitochondrially-targeted protein consisting of 687 amino acids with 16 PPR motifs. Comparison of the deduced amino acid sequences with those of the known orf687 sequences from ‘Yuan hong’ and ‘Kosena’ containing Rf and recessive one (rf), respectively, showed that three unique amino acid replacements are present in ORF687 of the Japanese wild radish. Two of the three replacements, that from lysine to isoleucine at position 232 and from asparagine to asparate at position 240, confer negative charges to the protein. Since the Rf of ‘Yuan hong’ was reported to have a unique replacement that confers a negative charge to ORF687 (from asparagine to aspartate at position 170), it is proposed that the amino acid replacements conferring a negative charge to ORF687 are important for determining the status of the Rf/rf gene.     

Reduced height (Rht) and photoperiod insensitivity (Ppd) allele associations with establishment and early growth of wheat in contrasting production systems

Near isogenic lines (NILs) varying for genes for reduced height (Rht) and photoperiod insensitivity (Ppd-D1a) in a cv. Mercia background (rht (tall), Rht-B1b, Rht-D1b, Rht-B1c, Rht8c + Ppd-D1a, Rht-D1c, Rht12) were compared at one field site but within contrasting (‘organic’ vs. ‘conventional’) rotational and agronomic contexts, in each of 3 years. In the final year, further NILs (rht (tall), Rht-B1b, Rht-D1b, Rht-B1c, Rht-B1b + Rht-D1b, Rht-D1b + Rht-B1c) in both Maris Huntsman and Maris Widgeon backgrounds were added together with 64 lines of a doubled haploid (DH) population [Savannah (Rht-D1b) × Renesansa (Rht-8c + Ppd-D1a)]. Assessments included laboratory tests of germination and coleoptile length, and various field measurements of crop growth between emergence and pre jointing [plant population, tillering, leaf length, ground cover (GC), interception of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), crop dry matter (DM) and nitrogen accumulation (N), far red: red reflectance ratio (FR:R), crop height, and weed dry matter]. All of the dwarfing alleles except Rht12 in the Mercia background and Rht8c in the DHs were associated with reduced coleoptile length. Most of the dwarfing alleles (depending on background) reduced seed viability. Severe dwarfing alleles (Rht-B1c, Rht-D1c and Rht12) were routinely associated with fewer plant numbers and reduced early crop growth (GC, PAR, DM, N, FR:R), and in 1 year, increased weed DM. In the Mercia background and the DHs the semi-dwarfing allele Rht-D1b was also sometimes associated with reductions in early crop growth; no such negative effects were associated with the marker for Rht8c. When significant interactions between cropping system and genotype did occur it was because differences between lines were more exaggerated in the organic system than in the conventional system. Ppd-D1a was associated positively with plant numbers surviving the winter and early crop growth (GC, FR:R, DM, N, PAR, height), and was the most significant locus in a QTL analysis. We conclude that, within these environmental and system contexts, genes moderating development are likely to be more important in influencing early resource capture than using Rht8c as an alternative semi-dwarfing gene to Rht-D1b.     

Inheritance of trichomes and resistance to pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera) and their association in interspecific crosses between cultivated pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) and its wild relative C. scarabaeoides

The legume pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera, is one of the most devastating pests of pigeonpea. High levels of resistance to pod borer have been reported in the wild relative of pigeonpea, Cajanus scarabaeoides. Trichomes (their type, orientation, density and length) and their exudates on pod wall surface play an important role in the ovipositional behavior and host selection process of insect herbivores. They have been widely exploited as an insect defense mechanism in number of crops. In the present investigation, inheritance of resistance to pod borer and different types of trichomes (A, B, C and D) on the pod wall surface in the parents (C. cajan and C. scarabaeoides) and their F₁, F₂, BC₁ (C. cajan × F₁), and F₃ generations has been studied. Trichomes of the wild parents (high density of the non-glandular trichomes C and D, and glandular trichome B and low density of glandular trichome A) were dominant over the trichome features of C. cajan. A single dominant gene as indicated by the segregation patterns individually will govern each trait in the F₂ and backcross generation. Segregation ratio of 3 (resistant): 1 (susceptible) for resistance to pod borer in the F₂ generation under field conditions was corroborated with a ratio of 1:1 in the backcross generation, and the ratio of 1 non-segregating (resistant): 2 segregating (3 resistant: 1 susceptible): 1 non-segregating (susceptible) in F₃ generation. Similar results were obtained for pod borer resistance under no-choice conditions. Resistance to pod borer and trichomes associated with it (low density of type A trichome and high density of type C) are governed individually by a dominant allele of a single gene in C. scarabaeoides. Following backcrossing, these traits can be transferred from C. scarabaeoides into the cultivated background.     

Interspecific cross of Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra and B. napus : effects of growth condition and silique age on the efficiency of hybrid production, and inheritance of erucic acid in the self-pollinated backcross generation

Interspecific hybrids were produced from reciprocal crosses between Brassica napus (2n = 38, AACC) and B. oleracea var. alboglabra (2n = 18, CC) to introgress the zero-erucic acid alleles from B. napus into B. oleracea. The ovule culture embryo rescue technique was applied for production of F₁ plants. The effects of silique age, as measured by days after pollination (DAP), and growth condition (temperature) on the efficiency of this technique was investigated. The greatest numbers of hybrids per pollination were produced under 20°/15°C (day/night) at 16 DAP for B. oleracea (♀) × B. napus crosses, while under 15°/10°C at 14 DAP for B. napus (♀) × B. oleracea crosses. Application of the ovule culture technique also increased the efficiency of BC₁ (F₁ × B. oleracea) hybrid production by 10-fold over in vivo seed set. The segregation of erucic acid alleles in the self-pollinated backcross generation, i.e. in BC₁S₁ seeds, revealed that the gametes of the F₁ and BC₁ plants carrying a greater number of A-genome chromosomes were more viable. This resulted in a significantly greater number of intermediate and a smaller number of high-erucic acid BC₁S₁ seeds.     

Numerical Analysis on Bearing Capacity of Piles Subjected to Side Loads

Besides the loading applied by the upper building, the piles are often subjected to indirect loading such as side loads. These kinds of loads would cause the pile bear additional force (negative skin friction), which may be large enough to reduce the bearing capacity and cause structural failure of a pile. By establishing the numerical model of pile soil interaction, the bearing capability of pile under side load was analyzed. The joint effect of different magnitude and the distance of the side load on the skin friction were focused. The joint effect of length of the pile and the distance of side load on the skin friction was discussed. The expression of the two combination relationship was obtained. Meanwhile, by using the least square method, the expression of total skin friction on different side load combination was achieved. And based on the statistical analysis of the dispersion coefficient, the function expression was proved to be of high precision. The results show that when k, which indicates the relative relation of side load distance s and the side load magnitude Q, increases to 32, the value of negative skin friction goes to zero. When c, indicating the relative relation between pile length L and side load distance s, increases to 0.5, the value of negative skin friction goes to zero. Beyond limit value of these two relative relationships, the bearing capability of the pile will not be affected by side loads.     

Light interception and radiation use efficiency in temperate quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) cultivars

Sea level quinoas are grown at low altitudes in Central and Southern Chile. Both sensitivity to photoperiod and response to temperature largely determine quinoa adaptation, but crop biomass production must be quantified to evaluate agronomic performance. The objectives of this work are: (i) to characterize development effects on leaf area evolution for genotypes of sea level quinoa differing in cycle length, (ii) to quantify the extinction coefficient (k) for photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) and radiation use efficiency (RUE) from emergence up to the beginning of grain filling and (iii) to identify which crop attributes related to canopy architecture should be considered to improve biomass production. Four cultivars (NL-6, RU-5, CO-407 and Faro) were cropped in Pergamino (33°56′S, 60°35′W, 65 m a.s.l.), Argentina, at three densities (from 22 to 66 plants m⁻²) in two consecutive years under field conditions with adequate water and nutrient supply. Thermal time to first anthesis and maximum leaf number on the main stem were linearly correlated (r² = 0.87; p < 0.0001). Leaf area continued to increase during the flowering phase, notably in NL-6, the earliest genotype. There were significant differences in maximum plant leaf area between cultivars. Increasing density reduced plant leaf area but effects were comparatively small. Estimated k was 0.59 ± 0.02 across genotypes and was higher (p < 0.05) for 66 plants m⁻². Values for RUE changed as cumulative intercepted PAR (IPAR) increased; at initial stages of development RUE was 1.25 ± 0.09 g MJ IPAR⁻¹, but if cumulative IPAR was higher than 107.5 ± 10.4 MJ IPAR m⁻², RUE was 2.68 ± 0.15 g MJ IPAR⁻¹. That change occurred when leaf area index (LAI) and fraction of PAR intercepted were still low and ranged from 0.61 to 1.38 and from 0.33 to 0.51, respectively. No significant association was found with any developmental stage. Our results agreed to the notion that RUE variation during pre-anthesis phases is largely determined by LAI through its effect on radiation distribution within the canopy. Biomass production could be improved if periods of interception below 50% of incoming PAR were reduced to ensure high RUE. This seems to be possible in temperate areas both by the use of late genotypes with a higher number of leaves on the main stem and by early genotypes provided adequate plant density is chosen. Early increment in LAI and overlapping of the leaf area increase period with the flowering phase are desirable strategies for earliest genotypes to maximize yield.     

Effect of Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus and Trichoderma viride on soil health, yield and N-economy of sugarcane cultivation under subtropical climatic conditions of India

Intensive cropping and exhaustive nature of sugarcane–wheat–rice cropping system in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of South Asia have led to the depletion of soil organic carbon content and inherent soil fertility resulting in a serious threat to the sustainability of these production systems. Bioagents like Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus and Trichoderma viride have great potential to restore soil fertility and promote sugarcane growth. Field experiments, therefore, have been conducted to study the integrated effect of bioagents (G. diazotrophicus and T. viride), Farm Yard Manure (FYM) and fertilizer N on sugarcane rhizosphere, crop yield and N economy for two crop cycles during 2004–2006 and 2005–2007 crop seasons at Lucknow, in the middle Indo-Gangetic plain region. Both bioagents could survive and colonize sugarcane rhizosphere and FYM improved their colonization. Enhanced soil microbial population and microbial carbon (SMC) and nitrogen (SMN) with increasing N level were probably due to more available N in the soil. FYM/bioagents amendment further enhanced the microbial carbon. The uniform increase in the fraction of SMC and SMN of total organic carbon indicated that immobilization/mineralization was being maintained in the soil where enhanced microbial biomass might act later as a source of nutrients.Bioagents ammended FYM enhanced the uptake of N, P and K in sugarcane at all the levels of fertilizer N. It was mainly due to the enhanced nutrient availability in the rhizospheric soil as the soil organic C and available N, P and K content increased with the application of bioagents/FYM. A saving of 76.3 kg N ha⁻¹ was envisaged by the use of G. diazotrophicus inoculated FYM with marginal (2.4 t ha⁻¹) decline in the cane yield. Application of T. viride enriched FYM, however, brought economy in the use of fertilizer N by 45.2 kg ha⁻¹ and also increased the yield by 6.1 t ha⁻¹compared to the control treatment. Overall, strategic planning in terms of an integrated application of these bioagents/manures with fertilizer N will not only sustain soil fertility but will also benefit farmers in terms of reducing their dependence and expenditure on chemical fertilizers.     

Nitrogen:sulphur ratio alters competition between Trifolium repens and Lolium perenne under cutting: Production and competitive abilities

Grasslands species, like others crops, no longer benefit from high atmospheric sulphur deposition. This may cause sulphur limitation and in turn may induce a shift in plant communities by altering species performance and competitive abilities. To test this hypothesis, a greenhouse pot experiment was designed to investigate the interacting effects of sulphur (S) and nitrogen (N) availability on production, morphology and competitive abilities of white clover (Trifolium repens L.) and perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.). Plants were grown in monocultures and mixtures during 4 months. They were supplied with combinations of three levels of S and three levels of N and subjected to three defoliation events. Both S and N gradients altered plants performance and modulated competitive interactions. In L. perenne, above- and below-ground dry matter production, leaf and tiller number and contribution to mixture DM production were little affected by S, but highly by N. For T. repens, these traits were significantly increased by S, but only slightly by N. At establishment, T. repens was subjected to a significant interspecific competition at low N–low S and high N–high S. But at regrowth (cuts 2 and 3), T. repens was much more affected by intra- than interspecific competition. L. perenne was only sensitive to competition (intraspecific) when N supply was combined with no or moderate S supply. We conclude that N:S ratio of soil appears to drive species production, morphology and competitive abilities, which in turn affect leguminous–gramineous species ratio and grassland plant community structure. Since the growth of T. repens was significantly reduced in low S treatments, our results suggest that the drastic fall in atmospheric sulphur deposition could restrict leguminous species in high N soil conditions.