Comparison of the effects of seed coating with tungsten and molybdenum compounds on seedling establishment rates of rice,wheat, barley,and soybean under flooded conditions

Seed coating with molybdenum compounds improves seedling establishment for rice, wheat, barley, and soybean when such seeds were sown under flooded conditions. Tungsten belongs to the same chemical group as molybdenum in the periodic table, and similar to molybdenum, inhibits the generation of sulfide ions. Here, the effects of tungsten and molybdenum containing seed coatings on seedling establishment under flooded conditions were compared using rice, wheat, barley, and soybean. In rice, the effects of tungsten compounds on seedling establishment varied. Tungsten trioxide had little effect but tungstic acid and ammonium phosphotungstate significantly improved seedling establishment when the amounts were at least .1–.2 mol W kg^?1. Although the effect of tungsten coating varied depending on the compound used, ammonium phosphotungstate, along with other tungsten compounds, improved seedling establishment in a manner comparable with that of molybdenum compounds. For wheat and barley, ammonium phosphotungstate treatment resulted in a significant increase in establishment that was only slightly less than the results observed using molybdenum compounds. Tungstic acid and ammonium phosphotungstate treatments improved soybean establishment in a significant manner that was comparable with those of molybdenum compounds. Collectively, these results suggest that tungsten compounds, as well as molybdenum compounds, improve seedling establishment under flooded conditions.     

种子成熟度对黑花生出苗及生育后期光合特性的影响

为明确种子成熟度对黑花生生长的影响,本研究以黑花生品种黔花生七号为试验材料,设4个种子成熟度,采用室内与大田相结合的方式,研究不同成熟度黑花生种子发芽、出苗、生育后期光合特性以及产量的变化。结果表明：不成熟（T1）的花生籽仁作种子,植株长势弱,光合速率低;较成熟（T2）和成熟（T3）的花生籽仁作为种子,其光合同化能力强,光合速率高。随种子成熟度的增加,花生发芽势、发芽率和出苗率均呈先增加后降低趋势,且在T3处理下各指标值最大, T2、T3、T4（过成熟）处理发芽势、发芽率和出苗率均显著高于T1;除结果枝数外,花生产量及农艺性状均随种子成熟度的增加呈先增加后降低的趋势,在处理T3下荚果产量显著高于其他处理。因此,选用成熟的黑花生作为种子,其出苗好,光同化能力强,净光合速率高,荚果产量高。     

Effects of soil disturbance, seed rate, nitrogen fertilizer and subsequent cutting treatment on establishment of Bromus inermis seedlings on degraded steppe grassland in China

Establishment of seedlings of Bromus inermis , a native grass species of China, into a degraded steppe grassland was studied in an experiment with a factorial combination of different soil disturbance (control and harrowing), cutting post-sowing (control and cutting), nitrogen (N) fertilizer application (0 and 100 kg KNO₃ hm⁻²) and seed rate (400, 800 and 1200 seeds m⁻²) treatments. Seedling emergence and survival rates, and plant performance, were followed over 2 years. Seedling emergence was increased by soil disturbance (harrowing). Cutting post-sowing and N fertilizer application did not increase seedling emergence. Seedling survival rates at the end of first growing season were strongly influenced by harrowing and the use of higher seed rates. Seedling height was higher in the harrowing and the N fertilizer application treatments and at the higher seed rates. Seedling survival rates in the second growing season were low but much higher with harrowing than the other treatments. Soil disturbance by harrowing may have increased contact between seed and soil, and reduced competition from established plants. It is concluded that, for the restoration of degraded semi-arid grassland in China by re-seeding, soil surface disturbance is necessary for successful seedling establishment, and modest seeding rates should be used to control costs.     

外源海藻糖浸种对低温胁迫油菜种子萌发及幼苗生长的影响

为提高抗寒性,促进油菜种子发芽及幼苗生长,以甘蓝型油菜品种中油杂19为材料,研究外源海藻糖浸种对低温胁迫下油菜种子萌发及幼苗生长的影响,阐明外源海藻糖浸种的寒害缓解作用.结果表明,在低温处理下(10℃),油菜种子萌发受到抑制,发芽势、发芽率、发芽指数及活力指数均显著下降,平均发芽时间显著延长;种子萌发过程中异柠檬酸裂解...     

Field performance of potato minitubers with different fresh weights and conventional seed tubers: Crop establishment and yield formation

Summary Field performance of five fresh weight classes of minitubers ranging from 0.13–0.25 g to 2.00–3.99 g and conventional seed tubers was studied in a short growing season (79 or 82 days) in two years. The heavier minitubers gave a more regular emergence, faster ground cover soon after emergence, higher dry-matter yields, and higher fresh tuber yields. Radiation conversion coefficient (RCC) did not differ. Higher tuber yields resulted from more radiation intercepted due to a faster ground cover, and a higher harvest index. All minitubers produced plants with one primary stem. In one experiment when heavier minitubers had long sprouts, time to 50% emergence decreased with tuber weight, whereas dry-matter concentration of progeny tubers increased. Conventional tubers appeared superior to minitubers in all characteristics mentioned except RCC, which was similar. Differences in performance between minitubers and conventional tubers were attributed to weight and age of seed tubers, presprouting method and crop husbandry.     

Dephytinization of wheat bran by fermentation with bakers' yeast,incubation with barley malt flour and autoclaving at different pH levels

Wheat bran is an important source of dietary fiber but also contains considerable amounts of phytic acid, which is known to impair mineral absorption. The present study was conducted to investigate the phytic acid reduction in coarse and fine wheat bran by fermentation with the different levels of bakers' yeast (3, 6 and 9%) for 8 h at 30 °C, incubation with the different levels of barley malt flour (2.5, 5.0, 7.5 and 10.0%) for 8 h at pH 5.2 and 55 °C, and autoclaving at the different pH levels (pH 5.0, 4.5, 4.0 and 3.5) adjusted with acetic acid for 2 h. The phytic acid content of the wheat bran was effectively reduced by all treatments, and the phytic acid lost was in the range of 88.4–96.9%. Without addition of yeast or malt flour, or autoclaving without pH adjustment, the phytic acid content of the bran samples was reduced at most to 44.9% of the initial amounts under the investigated conditions. Increasing the concentration of yeast or malt flour or decreasing the pH towards 3.5 did not enhance the phytic acid reduction. The most reduction occurred after 2 h of yeast fermentation and malt flour incubation, and after 30 min of autoclaving, which made up 92–98% of the total phytic acid loss. Extending the treatment periods contributed nominally to further increase in the phytic acid reduction, and the rate of the phytic acid loss decreased progressively.     

长江下游生态条件与采种甜菜优质高产栽培技术的研究

长江下游地区露地越冬采种甜菜的适宜播期为８ 月上旬, 移栽期在９ 月中、下旬, 移栽期秧龄在８ ～１０ 片叶,适宜栽植密度５２５００ 株／ｈｍ２ 。冬前块根直径达４ ～５ｃｍ ,３ 月上旬挖顶芽,孕蕾期打花蕾,始花期根外喷施磷酸二氢钾,生育期要开沟降渍,及时防治病虫害     

Improvement bread characteristics of high level sunn pest (Eurygaster integriceps) damaged wheat by using transglutaminase and some additives

The purpose of this study was to improve the baking quality of high level sunn pest damaged wheat (HLSPDW; 20.6%) sample by using at varying levels transglutaminase, and fixed additive combination (diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono and diglycerides + citric acid + L-ascorbic acid) with or without transglutaminase. It was observed that transglutaminase plays an important role in baking quality of HLSPDW. The increase in transglutaminase caused very clear increase on bread characteristics of wheat. Bread yield, height, pore structure, and crumb softness values increased sharply; weight loss and wideness of bread samples decreased accurately depending on increasing transglutaminase level. This increase did not affect obviously on bread quality at a certain proportion (0.3%). However, when the transglutaminase was more than 0.3% and depend on increase of percentage, bread characteristics showed significant increase. It was determined that, in the absence of transglutaminase; other additives could not improve the bread qualities examined. The unique application of using transglutaminase was found to be considerably to improve the bread quality of the HLSPDW. Overall results indicate that the properties of the bread from HLSPDW can be restored by the addition of transglutaminase. The highly disrupted protein structure present in the HLSPDW gluten requires higher transglutaminase concentrations.