The performance of high-latitude grass varieties under Scottish conditions: seasonal distribution of dry-matter production

The seasonal patterns of dry-matter (DM) production by swards of Norwegian grasses originating from high latitudes >61°N ( Dactylis glomerata Hattfjelldal, Phleum pratense Engmo and Poa pratensis Leikra) were compared over 2 years (1986 and 1987) with those of grasses developed at lower latitudes, 52°N ( Dactylis glomerata Cambria, Phleum pratense Motim and Lolium perenne Perma) at a lowland site in southwest Scotland (55.5°N, altitude 45 m). In each year, there was a significant enhancement of the DM production of the high-latitude varieties of Dactylis glomerata, Phleum pratense and Poa pratensis at harvests during May and June, although the lower latitude grasses gave a higher proportion of annual production than the Norwegian grasses in April and from September onwards. These findings are compatible with the observed stimulation of DM production of high-latitude grasses by daylength extension under controlled conditions. However, since the stimulation of DM production did not occur until the normal peak of production in May and June, it served to accentuate the skewed distribution of production in Scotland, rather than to improve production earlier in the season. Since the total annual DM production was significantly lower for the high-latitude grasses in general at the lowland site, there does not appear to be a clear role for these grasses in UK agriculture.     

The effect of light intensity after anthesis on dry matter distribution and seed yield of Lolium perenne L.

The effect of light intensity after onset of anthesis on dry matter distribution, water soluble carbohydrate (WSC) concentration and seed filling in Lolium perenne was investigated in a pot experiment. Spaced plants of five clones were brought to flowering and exposed to four light intensities (24%, 57%, 100%, 115% of natural light) from 7 days after onset of anthesis onwards. The two oldest flowering tillers (i.e. the main and the first tiller) were separated from the rest of the plant and dissected after a seed-filling period of 450°Cd (temperature sum counting from 7 days after onset of anthesis). Their stem dry weight and WSC concentration were reduced at the lowest light intensity. WSC amount was more reduced in the first, younger, tiller. Seed yield per ear of the main tiller was reduced by 14% because seed set and average seed weight were lower at the 24% light intensity. Seed yield and seed number per ear of the first tiller were lowered by 21% and 17%, respectively, at the 24% light intensity, but average seed weight was not. The relative contribution of the seeds to total tiller weight was about 20% and was similar for both tillers and all light intensities. WSC concentration and WSC amount in the stem + rachis were reduced only at 24% light in the main tiller and at 24% and 57% light in the first tiller. It is inferred that seed yield was not limited by assimilate availability, but by the ability of the seeds to utilize fully the abundantly available reserves in the stem. The tiller can support seed yield under a wide range of tight intensities.     

不同栽培措施集成对稻茬小麦产量、农艺及光合特性的影响

为探究不同栽培措施集成对稻茬小麦产量及农艺和光合特性的影响,以小麦品种扬麦16和扬麦20为材料,设置氮空白、当地常规(对照)、减氮、减密减氮、施有机肥、施蚓粪6种栽培措施处理,对不同栽培措施下稻茬小麦产量、干物质积累与转运、冠层光合特性等进行了分析。结果表明,两个品种的产量在不同栽培措施下均表现为施有机肥>施蚓粪>减密减氮>当地常规>减氮>氮空白。与对照相比,两个品种的平均产量在减密减氮、施有机肥和施蚓粪栽培处理下分别提高了7.45%、22.33%和11.02%,而这主要得益于穗数、穗粒数与千粒重的同步提高。各栽培措施处理均显著增加了小麦茎蘖成穗率、拔节期至成熟期的干物质积累量、干物质向籽粒中的分配量及其对籽粒产量的贡献率,提高了开花期的叶面积、比叶重、叶片氮含量和拔节期至成熟期旗叶的净光合速率、蒸腾速率、气孔导度,降低了开花期的株高、叶角、透光率以及拔节期至成熟期的冠层温度。综合来看,在江苏稻茬麦区,扬麦16和扬麦20均在基本苗192×10⁴株·hm^-2、施氮量216 kg·hm^-2和有机...     

种植密度对匀播冬小麦干物质积累、转运及产量的影响

为探究匀播冬小麦对种植密度的响应,以不同穗型品种新冬22(A_1)和新冬50(A_2)为材料,匀播(株行距相等)条件下设置了123万、156万、204万、278万、400万株·hm~(-2)(分别记为M_1、M_2、M_3、M_4、M_5)5个种植密度,研究了不同种植密度下匀播小麦干物质积累、运转、产量及其构成因素的差异。结果表明,匀播条件下,冬小麦抽穗前干物质积累量随种植密度的增加而增加,抽穗后干物质积累量随种植密度增加先增加后降低;新冬22号花后干物质积累量、花后干物质对籽粒产量贡献率、籽粒产量均表现为M_2处理最高,新冬50号花后干物质积累量、花后干物质对籽粒产量贡献率、籽粒产量均表现为M_4处理最高。随着种植密度的增加,两个品种的有效穗数呈增加趋势,穗粒数、千粒重呈下降趋势,籽粒产量呈先升后降趋势。匀播条件下,多穗型品种新冬22号适宜种植密度为156万株·hm~(-2),大穗型品种新冬50号适宜种植密度为278万株·hm~(-2)。     

灌水模式对春小麦光合性能和干物质生产的影响

为探寻宁夏引黄灌区春小麦节水栽培的适宜灌水模式,比较分析了6个不同灌水处理(W1:二棱水+开花水;W2:二棱水;W3:拔节水;W4:二棱水+孕穗水;W5:二棱水+拔节水+孕穗水+开花水+灌浆水;W6:二棱水+拔节水+孕穗水+开花水)下春小麦光合性能、物质积累与转运、产量性状及水分利用的差异。结果表明,灌二棱水、孕穗水或开花水的W1、W4、W5、W6处理明显增加春小麦花后旗叶光合速率、蒸腾速率和气孔导度,灌二棱水和生育后期少灌水的W1、W2、W4处理明显增加花后旗叶胞间CO2浓度。灌水次数减少会显著增加旗叶SPAD值,并降低叶面积系数,其中以缺少二棱水的W3处理最为明显。灌有二棱水和孕穗水的W4处理明显降低抽穗至开花旗叶SPAD值,增加开花至灌浆旗叶SPAD值和抽穗至开花叶面积系数,灌开花水明显增加开花至灌浆旗叶面积。灌二棱水、拔节水、孕穗水、开花水明显促进了干物质积累,灌水次数增加明显增加了叶干物质积累量,并降低茎鞘干物质比例;缺少二棱水的W3处理最不利于叶、穗干物质积累,但提高了开花至成熟叶干物质比例;灌浆水对各器官干物质积累影响不明显。二棱期至开花期缺少灌水的W1、W3、W2处理促进了开花前贮藏同化物在花后向籽粒的转运。籽粒产量随灌水次数的增加而增加;缺少二棱水明显降低穗粒数、收获指数,但增加千粒重;增加灌水次数降低了灌水利用效率,且以灌二棱水影响最为明显。综上所述,缺少二棱水对春小麦产量影响最明显,孕穗水、开花水影响次之,灌浆水影响不明显。     

Leaf surface expansion on the main axes of white and red clovers

Plants of white clover ( Trifolium repens L.) cv. Blanca and red clover ( T. pratense L.) cv. Hungaropoly were grown singly in controlled environments. The effects of eight treatments on the two species were examined: 16- and 8-h photo-periods × 20/15 and 15/10°C day/night temperatures × Rhizobium-free plants receiving nitrate N and inoculated plants receiving no combined N. Twice weekly measurements of the main axis leaf size, petiole length, rate of leaf production and the time period between the appearance of a leaf and its final size were carried out for 8 weeks after sowing.
Increasing the day/night temperature from 15/10 to 20/15°C, or doubling the daylength from 8 to 16 h (doubling the daylength increased temperature by 1·2°C) accelerated the rate of leaf production and expansion and increased petiole length and the final area of leaves. Most aspects of main axis leaf growth were reduced in the inoculated plants dependent on their own N fixation compared with the nodule-free plants receiving abundant nitrate N. The results suggest that the temperature above which white clover exhibits appreciable leaf growth in the field could be relatively high compared with grasses. Further research is required to define these differences and relate them to seasonal changes in the environment.     

Post-flowering tillering in contrasting light environments of two New Zealand perennial ryegrass cultivars with different perennation strategies

Post-flowering tillering responses of 'Ellett' and 'Grasslands Ruanui' perennial ryegrass ( Lolium perenne L.) cultivars after inflorescence production were studied at INRA, Lusignan in France, at near ambient light (absence of light competition, control treatment) and under shading (low-light intensity and low red–far red ratio). A dense sward containing inflorescence bearing plants of both perennial ryegrass cultivars at ambient light was cut to a height of 50 mm above ground level after which the light treatments were imposed. Forty-five days later, data were collected on the number of tillers per plant, the number of new tillers per original tiller and the dry weight of vegetative and reproductive tillers. Regardless of light treatment, cv. 'Ellett' had fewer tillers per plant, higher weight per tiller and a higher proportion of reproductive tillers than did cv. 'Grasslands Ruanui'. Number of tillers per plant and number of new tillers per tiller were consistently reduced under shade compared with the control treatment for both cultivars. When shaded, weight of reproductive tillers of cvs 'Ellett' and 'Grasslands Ruanui' were 40% and 43%, respectively, less than the control, whereas vegetative tiller weight did not change. In addition, differences between cultivars in the tillering strategy after flowering seem to be unaffected by the light environment. Thus, field observations regarding tillering of cvs 'Ellett' and 'Grasslands Ruanui' were consistent with current results suggesting different grazing managements are needed after flowering to optimize the replacement of tillers for both cultivars.     

Partitioning of dry matter and nitrogen to the spike throughout the spike growth period in wheat crops subjected to nitrogen deficiency

Experiments were conducted over four seasons, in the field, with five cultivars. Nitrogen (N) fertilizer was applied to crops at various dates and rates to achieve various N deficiencies. Crop N status and the accumulation of dry matter (DM) and N in the vegetative parts and in the spike was assessed regularly throughout the spike growth period. Changes in partitioning during the spike growth period were studied using cv. Soissons. For crops subjected to continuous N deficiencies starting on various dates, the proportion of aerial DM in the spike was lower and the proportion of aerial N in the spike was higher than in well-fertilized crops. The earlier the deficiency, the larger were the differences in partitioning. Some crops were subjected to temporary nitrogen deficiencies. In these cases, a nitrogen deficiency starting on a particular date was brought to an end by applying N fertilizer. Crops exposed to temporary N deficiencies displayed a higher proportion of aerial DM and a lower proportion of aerial N in the spike than did crops subjected to continuous deficiencies. Differences in DM and N partitioning became significant at the beginning of the spike growth period if crop N status had been affected by deficiency as early as 800 or 700 degree days before anthesis. At anthesis, the relative proportion of aerial N in the spike (proportion of aerial N in the spike of a crop divided by the proportion of aerial N in the spike of its well-fertilized control) was linearly related to nitrogen nutrition index (NNI), an indicator of crop N status. This relationship was determined for Soissons and four other cultivars. It did not differ significantly between cultivars or between crops subjected to temporary or continuous deficiency. Relative aerial N content and relative spike N content were also related to NNI at anthesis.     

6-BA对小麦开花期渍害的缓减效应

为了解6-苄氨基嘌呤(BA)对小麦开花期渍害的减缓效应,在大田条件下,于2012-2013和2013-2014年度,以郑麦9023为材料,研究了开花期喷施BA对小麦光合、干物积累及产量的影响。结果表明,开花期渍水使小麦两年分别减产51.4%和52.3%,减产的主要原因是千粒重和穗粒数降低,尤其是千粒重的下降,而穗粒数的减少主要归因于弱势粒的减少(两年分别减少21.4%和71.4%)。渍水前喷施6-BA处理比渍水处理显著增产,两年分别增产7.8%和31.6%,增产的主要原因是提高了千粒重和穗粒数。渍水前喷施6-BA可提高旗叶光合速率及SPAD值、干物质积累总量及收获指数,缓减旗叶及倒三叶衰老。说明渍水前喷施6-BA可通过促进小麦光合作用和干物质积累及其向籽粒的分配,减缓渍水对产量形成的不利影响。     

Cultivar and seasonal effects on the contribution of pre-anthesis assimilates to safflower yield

In crops grown under Mediterranean environments, translocation of pre-anthesis assimilates to the seed is of great importance for seed growth, because hot and dry conditions during the seed filling period diminish photosynthesis and crop nitrogen uptake. This field study was conducted to assess the genetic and seasonal variation in the amount of pre-anthesis dry matter and nitrogen accumulated and translocated to seed by safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) plants, and the possible N losses occurring between anthesis and maturity. Ten genotypes, 4 hybrids and 6 open pollinated cultivars, were grown for 2 growing seasons without irrigation, on a silty clay (Typic Xerorthent) soil. The proportion of dry matter and N content at anthesis that was translocated to seed differed among genotypes and ranged from 14.9 to 39.6 and from 24.8–59.3%, respectively. Genotypic differences in dry matter and N translocation were mainly associated with dry matter and N accumulated during the vegetative growth of the plants. Greater amounts of dry matter and N content at anthesis resulted in a greater dry matter and N translocation to seed during the filling period. When the N contents of aboveground plant parts at anthesis and maturity were compared, both gains and losses were observed, and were mainly related to the sink size. No N losses were detected when yield was high. When yield was low, N losses depended on N content at anthesis; high N content resulted in N losses, otherwise no N losses were observed. The contribution of pre-anthesis accumulated reserves to seed weight ranged from 64.7 to 92.2%, indicating the importance of pre-anthesis storage of assimilates for attaining high safflower yield.     

秧苗密度和施氮量对超高产杂交籼稻秧苗素质的影响

 2007年在云南省永胜县涛源乡水稻特殊高产生态区,利用杂交籼稻组合协优107,设计了氮肥处理（10.3、207、31.0和41.4 g/m2N）和秧苗密度处理（353、706、1059和1412苗/m2）双因子试验,旨在探讨施氮水平、秧苗密度和秧龄对超高产杂交籼稻秧苗素质的影响。结果表明：1)秧苗密度降低或施氮量增加,均降低出叶所需的有效积温,加快秧苗的出叶,且秧苗密度的效应更显著;2)高密度或低氮条件下,秧苗单株带蘖数随着秧龄的增加有减少的趋势;而在高氮或低密度条件下,秧苗单株带蘖数在播种后27 d（7叶期）内呈增加趋势,之后进入分蘖衰减期;3)施氮对秧苗新分蘖的发生和大分蘖保持、苗床叶面积指数的增大、单株干质量的增加以及植株含氮量的提高均有正效应;4)秧苗密度对秧苗新分蘖的发生和大分蘖保持、单株干质量的增加均有负效应,并比氮效应明显;对植株含氮量的提高也有一定的负效应;对苗床叶面积指数的增大有正效应。     

施氮水平对玉米开花后干物质积累、转运及土壤无机氮含量的影响

通过连续两年(2015～2016年)在吉林省中部玉米主产区开展田间试验,研究不同施氮水平对玉米产量、开花后干物质积累、转运与分配特征以及土壤无机氮含量动态变化的影响。结果表明,与不施氮肥处理相比,施氮处理2年玉米产量平均增幅为13.1%～42.1%,其中以施氮量210 kg/hm2处理产量最高。随施氮水平的增加,玉米茎干重、叶干重呈上升趋势,子粒干重呈先增后降趋势;施氮处理较不施氮肥处理显著提高玉米开花后不同器官干物质向子粒的转运量、转运率和营养体对子粒的贡献率(P0.05),均以施氮量210 kg/hm2处理为最高。开花期至成熟期0～20 cm土壤无机氮含量,随施氮水平的提高而提高。相关分析表明,玉米成熟期干物质积累量、转运量与玉米产量及构成因素均呈正相关关系,除穗数外,相关性均达显著水平。因此,适宜的施氮量可提高土壤无机氮含量,促进玉米开花后干物质积累与转运,提高玉米产量。     

放线菌剂使用方法对晚播冬小麦生长及光合性状的影响

为探究放线菌剂使用方法对晚播冬小麦生长及光合性状的影响，以长6990为供试小麦品种、娄彻氏链霉菌（D74）为供试菌剂，在大田设置T1（种子包衣+拔节期、灌浆期喷施D74菌剂）、T2（种子包衣+拔节期喷施D74菌剂，灌浆期喷施清水）、T3（种子包衣+拔节期、灌浆期喷施清水）、T4（种子不包衣+拔节期、灌浆期喷施D74菌剂）和CK（种子不包衣+拔节期、灌浆期喷施清水）5个处理（包衣中含有菌剂D74），比较分析了不同处理间小麦产量及其构成要素、表型性状、光合特性及干物质积累的差异。结果表明，放线菌剂处理下晚播小麦的产量较CK均不同程度提高，增产幅度为7.35%~25.00%，且不同处理的产量表现为T4>T1>T2>T3>CK，其中T1、T4处理与CK差异显著(P＜0.05)；不同处理间株高无显著差异(P>0.05)， T1和T4处理的穗长、穗粒数和千粒重显著高于CK，T2处理穗粒数和千粒重也较高。在光合性状中，放线菌剂处理主要影响晚播小麦灌浆后期的光合效率。花后28~35 d，T1、T4处理的旗叶净光合速率，T1~T4处理的旗叶叶绿素相对含量（SPAD）和氮含量，T1、T2和T4处理的叶面积指数均显著高于CK。放线菌剂使用后晚播小麦的花前干物质转运量及其对籽粒产量贡献率有所降低，但不同处理间差异不显著。T1、T2和T4处理的花后干物质的积累量较CK增加了37.93%、29.42%和50.92%；花后干物质积累对籽粒产量贡献率也有所提高，但不同处理间差异不显著。综合来看，放线菌剂能够有效增加晚播小麦的光合持续能力，延缓叶片衰老，促进花后干物质积累、穗部发育和籽粒灌浆，增加穗粒数和千粒重，进而提高产量，其中放线菌剂种子包衣效果不明显，叶面喷施放线菌剂效果较突出，拔节期和灌浆期叶面喷施放线菌剂的效果最佳。     

Physio-Morphological Characters of F1 Hybrids of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) in Japonica-Indica Crosses: II. Heterosis for leaf area and dry matter accumulation

Summary

A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the heterosis for morphological characters and to examine the relationship among some characters at active tillering, flowering and dough ripe stages of 12 Fj hybrids from crosses between japonica and indica rice. Heterosis for plant height, number of tillers, green leaf area and dry matter accumulation per plant was positive at all stages. The intensity of heterosis was higher at the active tillering stage for number of tillers, leaf area and dry matter accumulation per plant. A significant positive relationship was found between tiller number and leaf area per plant at active tillering and flowering stages. Significant positive relationships between leaf area and dry matter accumulation, and between tiller number and dry matter accumulation per plant were observed at all stages. A significant positive relationship was found between leaf area per plant at an early stage and dry matter accumulation per plant at a later stage, suggesting that early development of leaf area is an important factor for higher dry matter accumulation in 1 hybrids. Although heterosis for percent dead leaf blade was positive at the flowering stage due to early leaf senescence in some Fx hybrids, a larger leaf area was also found in Fx hybrids at this stage and leaves of Fx hybrids remained green longer compared to parent cultivars up to the dough ripe stage.     

氮肥运筹对郑单1002和郑单958冠层特征和产量的影响

以郑单1002和郑单958为材料,0(N0)、150(N1)、300(N2)kg/hm2氮肥水平,常规尿素和一次性基施掺混控释肥两种氮肥类型,研究不同氮肥运筹对夏玉米冠层特征、干物质积累与分配和产量的影响。结果表明,增加施氮量,两个品种穗位层和近地表叶面积指数(LAI)比N0处理增加25.7%~52.5%,开花期和成熟期干物质积累、千粒重、穗粒数、穗长和产量显著增加,农学利用效率降低22.0%~40.0%。与常规尿素相比,掺混控释肥增加玉米生长后期穗位层和近地表的透光率和成熟期干物质积累,提高了千粒重、穗粒数、产量和氮肥农学效率,降低子粒含水率。在相同施肥条件下,与郑单958相比,郑单1002的LAI和穗粒数分别提高7.5%~14.8%和2.3%~11.5%,千粒重降低1.4%~6.2%,产量提高0.8%~6.2%。     

Effects of vernalization on the subsequent rates of leaf extension and photosynthesis of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)

Temperature and daylength treatments have been used to investigate the apparent link between the potential for rapid leaf extension in spring and floral initiation and development in Lolium perenne (cv. Vigor). After growth at 5°C for 10 weeks (vernalization treatment) the leaves which developed at 15°C expanded significantly faster than non-vernalized controls under both long and short days. Under long days floral development was initiated in vernalized plants but under short days it was not. Specific leaf area was higher in vernalized than non-vernalized plants under long days.
The photosynthetic capacity of leaves which developed on plants which had been previously vernalized and then grown at 15°C under long days was higher than non-vernalized controls when expressed on a leaf area and dry weight basis, but not on the basis of chlorophyll content. Vernalization followed by short days resulted in a smaller and non-significant increase in the photosynthetic capacity of leaves.
Application of gibberellic acid (GA) as a spray to non-vernalized plants did not affect floral development but did increase the rate of leaf extension. The application of GA did not affect specific leaf area or photosynthetic capacity expressed on an area basis.     

花后弱光对江汉平原稻茬小麦的产量及碳、氮分配效应的影响

为了探究连阴雨天气弱光逆境导致小麦减产的机理,于2017-2018年度对长江中下游流域适宜推广的48个小麦品种开展了灌浆期全程遮光试验（遮去自然光强的45%）,初步筛选出两个弱光敏感品种（扶麦1228和生选6号）和两个弱光钝感品种（襄麦55和扬麦158）,2018-2019年以此4个品种和江汉平原主推品种郑麦9023为供试材料,研究了开花期至成熟期遮光对小麦干物质积累与分配、植株氮素转运及籽粒产量的影响。结果表明：（1）花后遮光后小麦籽粒产量显著降低,两年度5个品种平均减产49.1%～61.1%,千粒重平均下降34.4%～42.5%,遮光对穗数和穗粒数的影响两年度均未达0.05显著水平。（2）花后遮光抑制了小麦干物质的积累,显著减少各营养器官干物质积累量,使成熟期干物质积累总量较CK平均下降23.4%,降低籽粒灌浆速率。花后遮光增大了营养器官花前同化物的转运量及其对籽粒产量的贡献率,而减少了花后光合同化物量及其贡献率,降低收获指数。（3）花后遮光后营养器官中氮素向籽粒的再分配受抑,较多的氮素滞留在营养器官中,茎鞘氮素积累量平均增加了88.0%,穗轴与颖壳次之,叶片增加了32.8%。遮光导致各营养器官花前贮存氮素向籽粒的转运量和转运效率均显著下降,使籽粒氮素积累对花后吸收氮素的依赖加大。总之,花后遮光会导致小麦显著减产,其主要原因是粒重大幅度下降;遮光加大了籽粒干物质积累对花前碳水化合物再分配的依赖,以及籽粒氮素积累对花后氮素吸收的依赖。襄麦55和扬麦158遮光条件下籽粒产量下降幅度较小,是稻麦周年高产适宜推广品种。     

Physiological Basis of Stagnant Flooding Tolerance in Rice

Stagnant flooding(SF) is an important constraint which prolonges partial submergence damages of rice plants and reduces grain yield. Due to the heterogeneity in flood-prone ecosystem, many different types of traditional rice varieties are being grown by the farmers. The local landraces adapted to extreme in water availability could be the sources of new gene(s) which would be utilized to improve the adaptability of rice to SF with high yield. The main goal of this study is to identify new genetic resources tolerant to SF based on morpho-physiological traits. A total of 16 rice varieties were selected after initial screening from more than 400 rice varieties which were collected from eastern states of India. The increase rate of plant height was higher under SF compared to control, whereas no such trend was observed in the increment rate of aboveground total dry weight and culm dry weight. Area of aerenchyma gas spaces per tiller increased whereas root oxidase activity decreased under SF. The reduction of root oxidase activity, leaf area, and leaf dry weight was higher in susceptible varieties under SF compared to control. Stability index for different grain yield and yield attributes revealed that the impact of SF differed among different varieties. Correlation coefficient studies among different parameters taking stability index showed significant association with the grain yield. Based on the findings, it was concluded that maintenance of equivalent panicle weight and panicle number, plant height and harvest index at the maturity stage, leaf area, leaf and culm dry weights, root oxidase activity and tiller numbers at the flowering stage under SF compared to control help the plant to counteract the adverse effects of SF.     

Sulphur nutrition of sunflower (Helianthus annuus) as affected by nitrogen supply: Effects on vegetative growth,the development of yield components,and seed yield and quality

The effects of sulphur and nitrogen nutrition on the growth and yield components of a hybrid confectionery sunflower (cv. Kernel) were investigated in a glasshouse experiment using controlled S and N supplies that ranged from deficient to more than adequate, and in which the S supplies of some plants were changed at defined stages of growth. S deficiency delayed floret initiation and anthesis but not seed maturity; N deficiency delayed all developmental phases including seed maturity. S and N deficiencies reduced plant height and leaf area. N deficiency caused a reduction in leaf number, but S deficiency did not. Both S and N deficiencies reduced yield by reducing the number of seeds per plant and by decreasing single seed weight. Oil concentration in seeds was the same for all levels of S supplied, but it was reduced by increased N supply. Changing the S supply at the end of floret initiation and at anthesis indicated that floret number and therefore seed number per plant were mainly established by the S suplly before the end of floret initiation. Single seed weight responded positively to increased S supply after floret initiation but only if the N supply was adequate; there was no response to increased S supply after anthesis.Concentrations of S and N in plant organs increased with increasing S and Nsupplies, but seeds were much less responsive than vegetative organs. Plants grown on high N but low S had the highest concentrations of N in their tissues, but the highest S concentrations did not occur in high S low N plants. Cysteine and methionine decreased by 30% in seeds of S-deficient but N-sufficient plants, whereas arginine increased by 34% compared with nutrient-adequate plants.We suggest that an adequate supply of S to young sunflower plants is required, particularly up to floret initiation, to obtain large floret numbers and maximum leaf area. An adequate supply of S is also required between the end of floret initiation and anthesis to prevent floret abortion and allow development of large seeds. Sulphur stress in sunflower during seed filling results in kernels with low levels of essential S-containing amino acids.     

双季超级稻的干物质生产特性研究

以10个超级早、晚稻品种为材料,研究了双季超级稻的干物质生产特性.结果表明,超级早、晚稻均具有明显的干物质生产优势,稻谷产量随生物产量的增加而提高,与抽穗后的干物质积累量呈显著或极显著正相关,而与抽穗前各阶段的干物质积累量相关不显著,与抽穗后的LAI也呈极显著正相关.早发度与成穗率和产量密切相关,可作为水稻由营养生长向生殖生长过渡期的群体质量指标.