A simulation of winter wheat crop responses to irrigation management using CERES-Wheat model in the North China Plain

To improve efficiency in the use of water resources in water-limited environments such as the North China Plain(NCP), where winter wheat is a major and groundwater-consuming crop, the application of water-saving irrigation strategies must be considered as a method for the sustainable development of water resources. The initial objective of this study was to evaluate and validate the ability of the CERES-Wheat model simulation to predict the winter wheat grain yield, biomass yield and water use efficiency(WUE) responses to different irrigation management methods in the NCP. The results from evaluation and validation analyses were compared to observed data from 8 field experiments, and the results indicated that the model can accurately predict these parameters. The modified CERES-Wheat model was then used to simulate the development and growth of winter wheat under different irrigation treatments ranging from rainfed to four irrigation applications(full irrigation) using historical weather data from crop seasons over 33 years(1981–2014). The data were classified into three types according to seasonal precipitation: 100 mm, 100–140 mm, and 140 mm. Our results showed that the grain and biomass yield, harvest index(HI) and WUE responses to irrigation management were influenced by precipitation among years, whereby yield increased with higher precipitation. Scenario simulation analysis also showed that two irrigation applications of 75 mm each at the jointing stage and anthesis stage(T3) resulted in the highest grain yield and WUE among the irrigation treatments. Meanwhile, productivity in this treatment remained stable through different precipitation levels among years. One irrigation at the jointing stage(T1) improved grain yield compared to the rainfed treatment and resulted in yield values near those of T3, especially when precipitation was higher. These results indicate that T3 is the most suitable irrigation strategy under variable precipitation regimes for stable yield of winter wheat with maximum water savings in the NCP. The application of one irrigation at the jointing stage may also serve as an alternative irrigation strategy for further reducing irrigation for sustainable water resources management in this area.     

碳氮代谢与烟叶品质的关系及其对氮素的响应研究进展

综述了烟叶成熟、烘烤过程中碳氮代谢相关物质含量和酶活性的变化规律及其与烤后烟叶品质之间的关系,并对烟叶氮素状况与烤后烟叶主要化学成分含量之间的相关性以及作物氮素状况的诊断等进行了简述。在此基础上,提出了今后通过氮素调控碳氮代谢进而促进烟叶品质形成所必须解决的几个问题：首先,建立烟叶碳氮代谢和烟叶品质与施氮量之间的数学模型,其次,实现烟叶氮素丰缺状况的快速准确检测,再次,明确烟叶氮素状况与施氮量之间的数量关系。     

A/J小鼠感染猪链球菌2型后脾脏消减cDNA文库的构建及相关差异基因表达分析

为了分离与猪链球菌2型感染密切相关的基因,利用抑制性消减杂交(SSH)技术构建了8周龄A/J小鼠感染猪链球菌2型后的脾脏消减cDNA文库,并对其中169个阳性克隆进行测序,去除冗余的cDNA序列载体并聚类拼接后共获得110条差异表达序列标签(EST)。利用GenBank的BLAST软件分析比较核酸和蛋白质同源性,发现共有36个基因与这些EST具有高度的同源性,它们分别参与细胞成分、免疫、信号转导、凋亡、转录等重要功能。这些差异表达基因主要有ATP/GTP结合蛋白1(Agtpbp1)、天冬氨酸-谷氨酸-丙氨酸-天冬氨酸盒多肽5、核蛋白p68、ATP-依赖RNA解旋酶、真核生物转录因子2亚基(Eif2s2)、Na+/K+-ATP酶转运β3多肽、溶菌酶1、溶菌酶2等基因。结论:这些差异表达基因在猪链球菌2型感染过程中可能发挥重要功能。