半喂入四行花生联合收获机自动限深系统研制

为提高4HLB-4型半喂入四行高效花生联合收获机智能化水平和作业顺畅性、降低收获时果实漏挖率和破损率,综合运用电子传感器技术、液压传动技术和微处理器控制技术设计了一套自动限深系统。该系统由限深仿形机构、挖掘深度调整机构、液压执行系统、单片机控制系统和控制软件组成。田间收获试验表明,自动限深系统工作稳定可靠,4HLB-4型半喂入四行花生联合收获机采用该装置后平均漏挖率为1.08%,平均破损率为0.94%,平均挖掘深度为123 mm。通过与人工限深收获试验结果对比发现平均漏挖率降低了2.13个百分点,平均破损率降低了1.4个百分点,平均挖掘深度偏差降低了11 mm,而且挖掘深度偏差更加稳定。该研究可为其他土下果实收获机械自动限深系统的研制提供参考。     

圆盘挖掘式甜菜联合收获机设计与试验

为了缓解中国甜菜收获装备短缺的现状,设计了一种适合国内甜菜种植模式和农艺要求的圆盘挖掘式甜菜联合收获机,并阐述了该机的总体配置及主要部件的结构。该机主要由传动系统、对行装置、挖掘装置、输送分离装置、升运装置等组成。其中,液压控制系统提高了机械的操控性及自动化程度;对行装置减少了甜菜的漏挖,实现了自动对行收获;圆盘式挖掘部件参数的优化设计有效减少了工作阻力,输送分离装置和升运装置中的杆式输送链减少了甜菜的输送损失和含杂。田间试验表明,收获机甜菜收获损失率不大于3.42%,粘土率不大于1.18%,损伤率不大于1.82%,折断率不大于1.6%,含杂率不大于4.86%,符合甜菜收获要求。该研究可为甜菜收获机械设计提供参考。     

4LT-A型错行作业挖掘甜菜联合收获机研制与试验

针对中国北方甜菜主产区机械化收获水平低下、缺乏先进适用的国产甜菜联合收获技术装备问题,研制了一种可自动对行纠偏的错行作业挖掘型甜菜联合收获机。该机配套50 k W以上拖拉机,一次作业2行,完成打叶切顶、挖掘输送、清杂装卸作业,纯生产率大于0.3 hm2/h,适宜种植形式为单垄单行、种植面积适中、对象为农场和种植大户收获使用。田间试验表明,该机收获质量良好,块根含杂率小于2%,块根折断率小于3.5%,切顶合格率大于85%,块根损失率小于4%,各项指标达到国家规定标准,符合甜菜收获要求。该研究攻克的自动对行纠偏、仿形切顶、低损挖掘等技术为推进主产区甜菜联合收获技术装备的自主研发提供参考。     

联合收获机单神经元PID导航控制器设计与试验

针对联合收获机在田间直线跟踪作业中在维持高割幅率条件下易产生漏割的问题,设计了一种基于单神经元PID(Proportion Integration Differentiation)的联合收获机导航控制器。以轮式联合收获机为平台,通过对原有液压转向机构进行电控液压改装,搭载相关传感器构建了导航硬件系统。开展了常规PID控制和单神经元PID控制的仿真以及实地对比试验,仿真结果表明单神经元PID控制具有超调小和进入稳态快等特点;路面试验表明,当收获机速度为0.7 m/s时,单神经元PID控制最大跟踪偏差为6.10 cm,平均绝对偏差为1.21 cm;田间试验表明,收获机速度为0.7 m/s时,单神经元PID控制田间收获最大跟踪偏差为8.14 cm,平均绝对偏差为3.20 cm。试验表明所设计的联合收获机导航控制器能够满足自动导航收获作业要求,为收获作业自动导航提供了技术参考。     

圆盘式甜菜收获机自动导向装置的参数优化与试验

为了提高圆盘式甜菜收获机的对行收获质量,该文结合导向装置的结构及工作特点,分析了导向机构的受载及运动特性,得到了导向机构在运动过程中的加速度方程,并确定了影响导向对行效果的关键参数。采用响应面优化设计方法,建立了关键参数与导向损失率之间的数学模型,确定了较优的参数组合(弯角为145°,安装角为8°,水平长度为240 mm)。田间试验表明:导向装置可实现甜菜收获机的自动导向对行收获,收获损失率为5.12%,且满足甜菜收获机收获质量的行业标准(NY/T 1412-2007)。研究结果可为同类甜菜收获机的研发和单株块根作物的导向对行收获研究提供参考。     

土下作物自动对行挖掘收获试验台研制

为了提高土下作物机械化收获质量和效率,解决土下作物收获机械田间试验成本高、效率低、数据采集不便且受天气因素影响大等问题,该研究设计了一种土下作物机械收获自动对行挖掘试验台。该试验台主要由传动装置、速度调节装置、偏离行中心距调节装置、块根固定及株距调节装置、偏离探测装置、液压纠偏执行机构和挖掘模拟装置以及测控系统和液压系统组成。在分析试验台工作原理的基础上,进行了关键部件的结构设计及参数确定,设计了集成角度传感器、位移传感器、速度传感器的机电液一体化测控系统。以甜菜收获为研究对象,以株距、偏离行中心距离和前进速度为试验因素,以漏挖率为指标进行试验台准确性田间对比正交试验。试验结果表明,在不同前进速度、偏离行中心距离、株距等参数组合下,试验台试验漏挖率为2.33%~2.72%,田间试验漏挖率为2.38%~2.92%。与田间试验相比,漏挖率绝对偏差率范围为2.10%~6.85%,平均偏差率为3.67%,且漏挖率越大,偏差率越大,试验台具有较好的准确性。该研究可为甜菜、萝卜、土豆等土下作物的自动对行挖掘收获系统设计提供参考。     

甘薯联合收获机高度自适应集薯装置设计与优化

甘薯收获是甘薯生产中用工量最多、劳动强度最大的环节。为了解决甘薯联合收获机集薯环节存在伤薯率高、自动化程度低等问题,该研究开展了高度自适应集薯装置的机械结构设计与控制系统搭建。系统及结构设计充分考虑物料物理性状及作业过程中的运动学与力学特性,通过新的集薯方式以满足落薯高度自适应、集薯装筐和自动卸料换筐等作业要求。通过落薯高度自适应功能减小并控制薯块下落的高度达到有效减少甘薯伤薯率与破皮率的目的。在单因素试验分析结论的基础上,以清选平台转速、落薯机构转速和落薯设定高度为试验因素,开展三因素三水平Box-Benhnken试验,以伤薯率、破皮率、微破率和损伤率为试验指标建立多元回归方程并进行响应面分析。回归模型进行多目标优化后获得装置最优工作参数组合为：清选平台转速108.07 r/min、落薯机构转速74.75 r/min、落薯设定高度18.15 cm。对优化结果进行验证试验,试验结果为：伤薯率0.39%、破皮率0.54%、微破率22.93%和漏薯率0.54%,各评价指标与模型预测值相近。研究结果可为甘薯联合收获机高度自适应集薯装置进一步设计与优化提供参考。     

基于称重法的联合收获机测产方法

针对精准农业田间信息获取技术的研究,提出了一种基于称重法的联合收获机收获粮食产量分布信息测量方法。该方法利用传统联合收获机的粮食传输特点,采用了螺旋推进称质量式技术实现了联合收获机产量流量测量,解决了计量装置、动力直接传输和有效信号提取等问题。利用短时小波滤波等方法处理实时流量数据,结合全球定位系统（GPS）定位信息实现了联合收获机粮食流量动态计量以及田间粮食产量分布信息的获取。试验结果表明,台架试验误差小于2%。该方法可以完成粮食产量分布信息的获取工作。     

4LZ-1.5型大豆联合收获机设计与试验

为实现国内大豆大田生产低损收获同时兼顾大豆育种小区收获,该研究设计了4LZ-1.5型大豆联合收获机,针对大豆成熟期易炸荚的特性,分析了大豆拨禾作业过程,建立了拨禾轮结构和运动参数求解模型,并对拨禾轮半径、拨禾速度比、拨禾轮转速等参数进行优化;针对大豆结荚低、收割易铲土的特性,分析了大豆籽粒尺寸参数统计规律,并对割台除土机构进行优化;针对大豆成熟期易脱粒、易破碎特性,对脱粒分离装置、清选装置和气力卸粮装置进行优化;针对育种小区收获要求,建立了清种装置曲柄摇杆机构数字化设计模型,确定了清种装置结构参数。分别进行大田生产和育种小区收获试验,结果表明,大豆大田生产收获的损失率<3.5%,破碎率<1.5%,含杂率<1%;大豆育种小区收获的损失率<3%,破碎率<1.5%,含杂率<1%,混种率<0.2%,清种时间200～270 s,满足大豆大田生产和育种小区收获作业要求。与现有大豆收获机械相比,4LZ-1.5型大豆联合收获机收获损失率降低1.5%～5%、破碎率降低3.5%～6.5%、含杂率降低2%～7%,研究结果可为后续大豆收获机结构改进和作业参数优化提供参考。     

自走式甘蓝收获机的设计与试验

针对中国甘蓝收获机械化水平低、缺乏相应甘蓝收获装备的现状,在统计分析主要甘蓝品种物理参数的基础上,设计了一种适合南方田间作业的自走式甘蓝联合收获机。该机型采用单行一次性收获方式,配置有专用动力底盘,收获台架主体包括引拔装置、输送提升装置、切根装置、剥叶装置、收集装置等,动力由液压系统驱动,可一次完成甘蓝的拔取、输送、切根、剥叶、装箱等作业。田间试验表明,该收获机各工作部件工作稳定,表现出了良好的收获效果,收获速度为0.3 m/s时,拔取成功率为86.7%,输送成功率达93.3%,切根合格率为75.0%,剥叶合格率为81.7%,基本满足甘蓝的机械化收获要求。该研究为中国解决甘蓝的机械化收获提供了参考。     

低氮和干旱胁迫对富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的影响

【目的】以富士（Fuji）、 秦冠（Qinguan）嫁接在平邑甜茶（Malus hupehensis Rehd.）上的当年生盆栽苗为试验材料,采用砂培方法,研究了缺氮胁迫和干旱对富士和秦冠生长情况、 光合参数、 植株各部位氮磷钾含量及氮素利用效率的影响,分析比较了低氮干旱条件下富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的差异,以期为果树生产高效肥水利用提供理论指导。【方法】试验共设四个处理: 正常氮正常水（ZZ）、 低氮正常水（DZ）、 正常氮干旱（ZG）、 低氮干旱（DG）。氮素和水分均设置两个水平,分别为正常氮（6 mmol/L NO-3-N）、 低氮（0.3 mmol/LNO-3-N）、 正常供水（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的80%~85%）、 干旱处理（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的60%~65%）。【结果】富士和秦冠的生物量（茎和叶）、 株高茎粗等生长指标以及光合速率、 气孔导度、 蒸腾速率均为正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）,并且相对应处理下秦冠的以上指标均高于富士;正常供水下,缺氮处理使富士、 秦冠的根冠比比正常氮处理均有所增加,富士提高了2.05%,秦冠提高了22.40%。富士和秦冠的氮、 磷、 钾含量均表现出正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）; 氮、 钾元素含量在植株各部位的分布顺序依次是叶＞根＞茎,磷元素则是根＞叶＞茎;光合氮素利用效率（PNUE）和氮素利用效率表现为秦冠处理之间差异极显著,富士处理之间差异不显著;秦冠的PNUE和NUE明显高于富士,在低氮正常水（DZ）处理下,秦冠氮肥利用率比富士高42.07%,在低氮干旱（DG）处理下高64.14%;低氮胁迫下富士和秦冠的NUE显著提高,并且秦冠提高的幅度高于富士。【结论】施用氮肥能够显著提高富士与秦冠的干物质量,同等水肥条件下,秦冠生长优于富士;水分亏缺会减少叶片对氮的吸收,干旱条件下适度增施氮肥,可提高果树的抗旱能力;低氮干旱胁迫下秦冠的生长指标、 光合指标及氮素利用效率指标均优于富士,表现出较强的抗低氮干旱胁迫的能力。     

Pasture Vegetation Elemental Analysis by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a new technique for the analysis of plant material. This study investigates the application of LIBS to pasture-based plant samples. The LIBS measurements were obtained from pelletized pasture samples (100 samples) that had been also analyzed by inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) following microwave digestion for calibration and comparison purposes. Comparisons for elements sodium (Na), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), boron (B), phosphorus (P), and sulfur (S) showed that LIBS could be used for almost all the standard profile total elements with concentrations down to low mg/kg levels (observed error of Na: 0.024 percent, K: 0.18 percent, Mg: 0.016 percent, Ca: 0.073 percent, P: 0.017 percent, Mn: 31 mg/kg, Fe: 150 mg/kg, Zn: 6.6 mg/kg, and B: 1.1 mg/kg). Elemental analysis at less than mg/kg levels was not possible using LIBS. The elements S and Cu were particularly difficult to analyze with reliability using LIBS at the concentration levels found in the plant samples. Replacing microwave digestion and subsequent ICP analysis with a direct analysis of dried plant samples using LIBS has the potential to improve the productivity and reduce the cost of testing.     

Faculty positions:Center for Agricultural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences

正The Center for Agricultural Resources Research(CARR),the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology(IGDB),Chinese Academy of Sciences,invites applicants for several research group leader positions.CARR is one of the research organizations in Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).We seek nominations and applications from individuals who have expertise and a record of accomplishment in research areas related to ecology,agro-hydrology,     

Biodiversity and ecogeography of wild Lactuca spp. in some European countries

Staff members of the Department of Botany of Palacký University in Olomouc and Gene Bank Department – Workplace Olomouc, Research Institute of Crop Production in Prague, Czech Republic, conducted an expedition in seven European countries (Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland) in August/September 1999 to collect wild Lactuca spp. germplasm and study its geographic distribution, ecology and biodiversity. During the mission, more than 600 locations were visited resulting in the collection of 602 seed samples (accessions) of wild Lactuca species and 13 seed samples of related genera (Chondrilla and Mycelis). Lactuca serriola f. serriola, L. serriola f. integrifolia, L. saligna and L. viminea subsp. chondrilliflora were prevalent in southern Europe (Italy, France), however, only L. serriola was common in central and western Europe (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland). The greatest diversity of Lactuca species was found in France, where also the most seed samples (165) were collected. The most characteristic habitats with a high density of Lactuca spp. populations were observed along roads and highways, grassy ditches, ruderal communities, and dust-heaps. Natural infections by powdery mildew (Erysiphe cichoracearum) and downy mildew (Bremia lactucae) on some wild Lactuca spp. were observed. Recent observations concerning the geographic distribution, population structure, habitats, and natural occurrence of diseases of Lactuca spp. are discussed. This assemblage of genetic resources of Lactuca spp. can serve as the basis of future studies of species diversification, spatial population structure, plant microevolution, domestication processes, and genetic variability of host-parasite interactions.     

Macroinvertebrates in North American tallgrass prairie soils: effects of fire, mowing, and fertilization on density and biomass

The responses of tallgrass prairie plant communities and ecosystem processes to fire and grazing are well characterized. However, responses of invertebrate consumer groups, and particularly soil-dwelling organisms, to these disturbances are not well known. At Konza Prairie Biological Station, we sampled soil macroinvertebrates in 1994 and 1999 as part of a long-term experiment designed to examine the effects and interactions of annual fire, mowing, and fertilization (N and P) on prairie soil communities and processes. For nearly all taxa, in both years, responses were characterized by significant treatment interactions, but some general patterns were evident. Introduced European earthworms (Aporrectodea spp. and Octolasion spp.) were most abundant in plots where fire was excluded, and the proportion of the total earthworm community consisting of introduced earthworms was greater in unburned, unmowed, and fertilized plots. Nymphs of two Cicada genera were collected (Cicadetta spp. and Tibicen spp.). Cicadetta nymphs were more abundant in burned plots, but mowing reduced their abundance. Tibicen nymphs were collected almost exclusively from unburned plots. Treatment effects on herbivorous beetle larvae (Scarabaeidae, Elateridae, and Curculionidae) were variable, but nutrient additions (N or P) usually resulted in greater densities, whereas mowing usually resulted in lower densities. Our results suggest that departures from historical disturbance regimes (i.e. frequent fire and grazing) may render soils more susceptible to increased numbers of European earthworms, and that interactions between fire, aboveground biomass removal, and vegetation responses affect the structure and composition of invertebrate communities in tallgrass prairie soils.     

Properties of anaerobically digested and composted municipal solid waste assessed by linking soil mesofauna dynamics and nitrogen modelling

We have studied the effect of anaerobically digested (ADMSW) and composted municipal solid waste (CMSW) on mineralization and foodweb dynamics to verify the hypothesis that ADMSW would immobilize N right after addition to soil in contrast to addition with CMSW. Another hypothesis was that the mesofauna (enchytraeids and microarthropods) would stimulate N release from the decomposer community. We measured excretion of -N and urea-N from the mesofauna and hypothesized that enchytraeids would release urea. ADMSW and CMSW were amended to pots with sandy loam and barley. The pots were divided into treatments with or without mesofauna. Mesofauna, plant N and biomass, soil N and ergosterol (fungal biomass) were measured over a 113-day period of four equidistant samplings. Soil respiration, N mineralization and N release by the mesofauna were modelled from concurrent studies. ADMSW- and CMSW-treated soils initially (<20 days) immobilized N. The amendments did not increase plant growth substantially, and this was probably due to N-limitation in the early stages of plant growth. Enchytraeid abundance was about three times higher in ADMSW- than CMSW-treated soils, indicating that ADMSW contained more labile compounds, bacteria, and microfauna. The mesofauna did not affect N-content, but the cumulated -N excreted by the mesofauna was estimated to be substantial and about one-fifth of total plant N in ADMSW. An explanation for this discrepancy might be that in the absence of the mesofauna, other members of the detrivore and microbivore community performed the mesofauna’s function. Neither enchytraeids nor microarthropods excreted urea.     

Faculty positions: Center for Agricultural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences

正The Center for Agricultural Resources Research(CARR),the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology(IGDB),Chinese Academy of Sciences,invites applicants for several research group leader positions.CARR is one of the research organizations in Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).We seek nominations and applications from individuals who have expertise and a record of accomplishment in research areas related to ecology,agro-hydrology,     

Faculty positions: Center for Agricultural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences

正The Center for Agricultural Resources Research(CARR),the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology(IGDB),Chinese Academy of Sciences,invites applicants for several research group leader positions.CARR is one of the research organizations in Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).We seek nominations and applications from individuals who have expertise and a record of accomplishment in research areas related to ecology,agro-hydrology,     

Variation in quality parameters between and within 14 Nordic tree fruit and berry species

Abstract

A 3-year study was carried out to investigate quality parameters in 14 tree fruit and berry species grown in southern Norway. The species were blueberry, apple, aronia, sour cherry, sweet cherry, red raspberry, strawberry, blackcurrant, gooseberry, red currant and elderberry, harvested along with wild bilberry, cloudberry and lingonberry. Significant differences between species were identified for all quality parameters. The coefficient of variation between species was lowest for pH (12.5%), dry matter (18.9%) and soluble solids (25.3%), followed by titratable acids (59.3%), total phenolics (83.8%), antioxidant capacity FRAP (85.7%) and antiradical power by the DPPH-assay (97.8%), total monomeric anthocyanins (132%) and ascorbic acid (137%). Average coefficient of variation within species were lower and ranged from 4 (pH) to 62% (ascorbic acid). Only the FRAP values were significantly affected by harvesting year with lower levels in 2004 than in 2005 and 2006. There were significant interactions between species and harvesting year for dry matter, soluble solids, pH, ascorbic acid and FRAP. The results indicate generic ranges in composition within species independent upon growing location and climate, and the composition of the tree fruits and berries is not likely to deviate from these ranges. It is concluded that desirable composition of tree fruits and berries and their products should primarily be achieved by selection among species rather than searching fors broadened variation within individual species.     

Potassium Fixation and Release Characteristics in Rhizosphere and Nonrhizosphere Soils for a Rapeseed–Rice Cropping Sequence

Potassium (K) fixation and release in soil are important factors in the long-term sustainability of a cropping system. Changes in K concentration and characteristics of K fixation and release in rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils in the rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)–rice (Oryza sativa L.) rotation were investigated using a rhizobox system. The concentrations of different forms of K in both rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils decreased with plants compared to without plants, regardless of K fertilizer application. Potassium uptake by crops mainly came from the rhizosphere soil. In the treatment without K fertilizer (–K), the main form of K supplied by the soil to the crops was 1.0 mol L^?1 nitric acid (HNO₃) nonextractable K, followed by nonexchangeable K, and then exchangeable K. In the treatment with K fertilizer (+K), the main K forms supplied by the soil to the crops were exchangeable K and nonexchangeable K. The amount and rate of K fixation after one cycle of the rapeseed–rice rotation was greater in rhizosphere soil than in nonrhizosphere soil. The amount and rate of K fixation of soil in the +K treatment were significantly less than in the –K treatment. The cumulative amounts of K released with 1.0 mol L^?1 ammonium acetate (NH₄OAc) and 1.0 mol L^?1 HNO₃ extraction increased with the increasing numbers of extractions, but the K-releasing power of soil by successive extraction decreased gradually and finally became almost constant. The release of K was less in rhizosphere soil than in nonrhizosphere soil. The release of K in the +K treatment was similar to that in the –K treatment in rhizosphere soil, but the K release in nonrhizosphere soil was greater with the +K than the –K treatment. Overall, the information obtained in this study will be helpful in formulating more precise K fertilizer recommendations for certain soils.