Nitrogen effect on competition between winter cereals and littleseed canarygrass

Field experiments were conducted in northern Greece during 1994, 1995, and 1996 to study the effect of nitrogen fertilization on competition between littleseed canaryglass (Phalaris minor Retz.) and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), barley (Hordeum vulgare =distichum L.) or triticale (Triticosecale). The presence of 400P. minor plants per square meter until early March did not have an adverse effect on dry weight of any crop. However, their further presence significantly reduced dry weight of wheat and triticale, but not that of barley. Grain yield of wheat and triticale was reduced 48% and 47%, respectively, by season-long competition ofP. minor, whereas the corresponding reduction for barley was only 8%. Crop yield reduction due toP. minor competition resulted mainly from reduction in ear number and less from reduction in 1000-grain weight. Nitrogen fertilization (150 kg N ha⁻¹), compared with control (0 kg N), slightly increased yield of all crops grown without weed competition. The same treatment also increased dry weight and competitive ability ofP. minor against wheat and triticale, compared with that of control (0 kg N); the split application of nitrogen (50 kg N ha⁻¹ before crop sowing and 100 kg N ha⁻¹ in early March) caused a slightly greater increase inP. minor dry weight than did 150 kg N ha⁻¹ applied once before crop sowing. Dry weight ofP. minor grown with barley was not affected by nitrogen fertilization, but it was severely reduced compared with that ofP. minor grown with wheat or triticale. http://www.phytoparasitica.org posting April 22, 2003.     

Diversity of the Fusarium graminearum species complex on French cereals

Fusarium graminearum is an important pathogen causing Fusarium head blight (FHB) on wheat and barley and Fusarium ear rot (FER) on maize, and harvested grains often are contaminated with trichothecenes such as deoxynivalenol (DON) and nivalenol (NIV) that are a major health and food safety concern due to their toxicity to humans and farm animals. In this study, species identity and trichothecene toxin potential of 294 members of the Fusarium graminearum species complex (FGSC) collected from wheat, barley and maize in France in 2011 was determined using a microsphere-based multilocus genotyping assay. F. graminearum was predominant on all three hosts, but three isolates of F. cortaderiae and two isolates representing F. graminearum × F. boothii hybrids were also identified from maize. The 15-ADON trichothecene chemotype predominated on all three hosts, representing 94.7 %, 87.8 % and 85.4 % of the strains on barley (N?=?19), wheat (N?=?90), and maize (N?=?185), respectively. However, the NIV chemotype was found in 12.2 % of the wheat isolates and in 14.6 % of the maize isolates. Only a single FGSC isolate from this study, originating from barley, was found to have the 3-ADON chemotype. Regional differences could be observed in the distribution of the 15-ADON and NIV chemotypes, with the NIV producing-isolates being present at higher frequency (21.2 %) in the South of France compared to the rest of the country (4.4 %). Such information is critical because of the increased concern associated with NIV contamination of cereals. In addition, these results are needed to develop management strategies for FHB and FER in France and to improve understanding of the distribution and significance of FGSC diversity in Europe and worldwide.     

蔬菜潜叶蝇的发生调查与预测预报

经 1997～2000年调查表明 ,在江苏海门危害蔬菜的潜叶蝇主要有 5种 :豌豆彩潜蝇、美洲斑潜蝇、番茄斑潜蝇、葱斑潜蝇和菜斑潜蝇。其中豌豆彩潜蝇和美洲斑潜蝇为海门地区的优势种。不同潜叶蝇的发生危害具有明显的寄主选择性和季节差异性。用化蛹进度和黄板诱集成虫预测其发生时 ,应综合虫口基数、气候条件、食料、田间自然死亡率、寄生率、历年虫态历期等因素     

宁南旱地小杂粮产业开发技术研究

立足宁南旱地小杂粮生产现状,通过分析影响产业化发展的主要限制因子,提出了以持续增进降水生产潜力,提高降水利用率和农田水分效率为重点,大力推广优质高效抗旱新品种及配套栽培技术、优化集成抗旱节水农业技术、培肥土壤、建设高产稳产基本农田、加强产业化开发等关键技术。     

Breeding cereals for rust resistance in Australia

Rust diseases have caused significant losses to Australian cereal crops, and continue to pose a serious threat. Because Australian cereal crop yields are generally low, genetic resistance remains the most economical means of rust control. Resistant cultivars also contribute significantly to reducing over-summer rust survival. A policy of releasing only rust resistant wheats in northern New South Wales and Queensland has resulted in industry-wide protection from rust in this region for the past 40 years. The Australian Cereal Rust Control Program conducts annual pathogenicity surveys for all cereal rust pathogens, undertakes genetic research to identify and characterize new sources of resistance, and provides a germplasm screening and enhancement service to all Australian cereal breeding groups. These three activities are interdependent, and are closely integrated with particular emphasis on linking pathology and genetics to ensure breeding outcomes. Recent changes in the wheat rust pathogens, including the development of virulences for Yr17 , Lr24 , Lr37 and Sr38 resistance genes, and the introduction of a new pathotype of the wheat stripe rust pathogen, have provided new and significant challenges for wheat rust resistance breeding. Similar challenges exist in breeding barley and oats for rust resistance. Examples are discussed to illustrate the ways in which rust isolates are providing information that can be used in breeding for rust resistance. In future, as more markers linked to durable rust resistance sources become available, it is likely that the use of marker-assisted selection will become more common-place in rust resistance breeding.     

Influence of liquid manure application method on weed control in spring cereals

Summary Injection of liquid manure (slurry) into the soil is an alternative to the traditional surface application. By the injection method, it is possible to place nutrients closer to the crop sown, thus offering the crop a competitive advantage over weeds. This study compares the response in crop yield, weed density and weed biomass to injection vs. surface application of liquid manure through three growing seasons in barley and oats. The manure applications were combined with treatments of weed harrowing or herbicide spraying or no treatment at all. The levels of weed control and crop yield obtained by harrowing and herbicides were larger when slurry was injected compared with surface application. Without any weed control treatments, the injection method decreased the final weed biomass in barley. The influence of nutrient injection on yield and weed control seemed to be modulated by the time of emergence and the early growth rate of the crop relative to weeds. Thus, because of its early root growth and development, barley responded more quickly to the injection treatment than oats. Consequently, barley became a more competitive crop.     

Influence of nitrogen on competition between cereals and their natural weed populations

The effects of nitrogen fertilizer on the growth and density of natural weed populations in spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) and winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) were investigated in the absence of herbicide. An increased level of applied nitrogen did not enhance: weed germination, tended to decrease the total weed biomass and had a differential effect upon the biomass of individual weed species in both wheat and barky. In competition with barley, Chenopodium album L. and Lamium spp. had lower nitrogen optima than the crop, while Urtica urens L. had a higher nitrogen optimum. In competition with wheat, Stellaria media (L.) Vill., Lamium spp. and Veronica spp. had lower nitrogen optima than the crop. The systematic changes in nitrogen effect with time were analysed by fitting orthogonal polynomials to the growth and density curves. The methodology could be recommended for other studies in which time or other systematic factors are included, as it supplies information which a traditional analysis of variance cannot provide. Since seed production is positively correlated with biomass, so nitrogen level affects seed production and, hence, the seed pool and future weed population, suggesting that fertilizer usage can be exploited in an integrated programme of crop: weed management. A trend towards lower N fertilizer application owing to concerns about the environment willfavour most of the weed species investigated in these experiments and change the composition of weed populations.     

氰在禾谷类粮食中的吸附与降解

利用静态法研究了氰(C_2N_2)在禾谷类粮食中的吸附与降解过程,采用气相色谱法分析了C_2N_2在粮食中的吸附、残留和挥发行为,采用流动注射分析仪(FIA)测定了C_2N_2在粮食中可能的降解产物。结果表明:粮食对C_2N_2有较强的吸附能力,熏蒸1h,90%以上的C_2N_2被粮食吸附,其吸附能力为稻谷高梁玉米大麦小麦,同时C_2N_2在粮食中可降解为氰化氢(HCN)。通风后,C_2N_2及其降解产物HCN从粮食中缓慢挥发,其中C_2N_2从小麦和大麦中挥发的速率高于玉米、高梁和稻谷,HCN从小麦、大麦、玉米和高梁中挥发的速率高于稻谷。C_2N_2及其降解产物HCN在粮食中的消解动态符合一级动力学指数模型,通风后在小麦、大麦、玉米、高梁和稻谷中的半衰期(t_(1/2)),C_2N_2分别为1.82、2.57、2.81、1.97和2.98 d,HCN分别为4.46、4.30、4.01、3.94和5.26d。C_2N_2在粮食中可降解为NH_4~+和HCN,同时产生少量的NO_3~-和NO_2~-。C_2N_2在不同粮食中的降解产物存在差异,在小麦和玉米中检测到HCN、NH_4~+、NO_3~-和NO_2~-4种降解产物,在稻谷中检测到HCN、NH_4~+和NO_3~-3种降解产物,而在大麦和高梁中仅检测到HCN和NH_4~+两种降解产物。     

Bacterial leaf streak or black chaff of cereals

The literature related to bacterial leaf streak of cereals, due to various pathovars of Xanthomonas campestris , is confusing and dispersed. This review presents a synthesis of the knowledge that has been accumulated on the disease in cereals since the early reports on barley and wheat. The aim is to present the current status on geographical distribution of the disease, to explain possible confusions in symptoms, and to show the limited quantitative information available on losses and on host/pathogen interactions. Disease etiology and means of control are also reviewed. The objective is to define the present situation of black chaff in wheat, barley and triticale, and to delineate the major research needs in these crops. Difficulties in controlling bacterial leaf streak arise as a result of limited epidemiological knowledge and of the absence of satisfactory seed treatment permitting the eradication of the bacterium. There is an urgent need for a seed certification scheme and for more information on genetic resistance, with a view to limiting outbreaks of this sporadic but devastating disease.     

Fungally-transmitted viruses of cereals in the UK1

The distribution of two UK strains of barley yellow mosaic virus has been studied and both have been transmitted experimentally by Polymyxa graminis. cDNA hybridization studies support the suggestion that the strains should be considered distinct viruses. Oat mosaic and oat golden stripe (OGSV) viruses also occur in the UK. OGSV is a furovirus related to wheat soil-borne mosaic furovirus: it has particles of two lengths and a bipartite genome.