草炭处理下玉米的水分特点

本文对在草炭处理下玉米的水分状况进行了较为系统的研究。草炭对玉米的蒸腾作用速率 ,气孔导度等水分参数的变化有较大的影响。实验表明 ,施入草炭改善了玉米的水分状况 ,一定程度上提高了玉米的水分利用系数 ,降低了玉米对环境变化的敏感性 ,提高了玉米的抗逆性。     

草炭保水机制的初步研究

灌溉是干旱区农业存在与发展的必要条件。如何提高灌溉水的利用率，及如何保持土壤中的水分以保障作物需求，是本区农业研究的重要问题。通过测定并分析不同草炭处理土壤的表层（30cm)含水量，物理性质及作物产量，本文探讨了草炭处理土诘的水分动态变化及草炭的保水机制，观测数据显示，与对照组相比，在观测期间，2%加拿大草炭处理土壤含水量提高3.96%;2%石河子草炭处理土壤含水量提高3.43%。进一步的研究表明，草炭对土壤水分的保持机制，不仅是因为其所具有的巨大持水能力，对土壤物理性质的改善，也是其保水机制之一，由于大空隙的增加，切断了毛管水的上升，从而降低了土壤表面的水分蒸发，在下层土壤中保持了更多的水分。     

草炭及制剂对棉花养分吸收和分配的影响

通过盆栽棉花实验探讨了草炭与制剂对棉花不同生育期养分（N、P、K）吸收的影响，实验结果表明，草炭与制剂可以促进养分的吸收利用与合理分配，在棉花苗期，草炭与制剂处理的氮素积累量分别是对照的1.2-2倍和2－3倍，草炭处理的苗期棉花磷素积累量是对照的1.5-4倍，制剂是3－6.5倍，草炭处理的在工轩工四素积累总量是对照的1.5-2.5倍，而制剂是对照的2.5-3.5倍，草炭与制剂处理的棉花吸收的营养能及时转移到生长旺盛的部位，加速植物的新陈代谢和物质合成，为棉花的丰产奠定了基础。     

不同水分状况对箭杆杨叶中输导组织及叶肉组织的影响

自然条件下水分状况对箭杆杨叶中输导组织及叶肉组织有一定的影响。水分状况好的叶中导管管腔直径大于水分状况差的，而管壁厚度却相反，水分状况差的导管管壁厚度大于水分状况好的。此点与试验条件下所得的结果略有差异，原因在于，试验条件下所用的材料为植物的幼茎或同化枝，而此项工作所用的材料为叶，在对干旱环境及水分状况变化的适应上，叶比茎或同化枝更为敏感。叶肉中栅栏组织在水分状况较差时发育程度比水分状况时高。无论     

不同水分状况下化控对棉株蕾铃数和产量品质的影响

采用桶栽试验,研究不同水分状况下喷施2种植物生长调节剂——艾氟迪(AFD)和缩节胺(DPC)对棉花蕾铃数量、叶片叶绿素相对含量、籽棉产量、纤维品质的影响。结果表明,在本试验条件下,土壤含水量的高低是决定籽棉产量的重要因素,水分高则产量高。喷施调节剂后棉株叶绿素含量明显高于未喷施处理。喷施DPC对棉株蕾铃生长影响较小,土壤含水量较高时喷施DPC可使棉花增产,但纤维品质下降。喷施AFD对棉株蕾铃生长影响较大,使棉蕾铃数在生育期内的变化从大幅升降趋势变为先升后降的平缓趋势或缓慢上升趋势,对棉蕾开花成铃有显著促进作用,但抑制了新蕾生成,使得伏前桃产量明显增加,秋桃产量大幅下降,导致籽棉产量减少,棉花纤维品质略微改善。     

不同种植方式对棉田土壤温度、棉花耗水 和生长的影响

通过2010-2011年大田试验,研究了平作、沟播和地膜覆盖(沟播+地膜覆盖)下棉花生长、水分消耗以及棉田地温变化情况.结果表明:地膜覆盖对棉花苗期和现蕾期地温日变化、最高温影响最大,通过提高土壤温度的最高值来影响土壤温度变化,开花结铃期以后种植方式对地温的影响不明显;不同种植方式对土壤水分也产生了一定影响,覆膜处理的土壤含水量高于其他2种处理,2010年覆膜和沟播处理比平作处理下的水分利用效率分别提高62.4％和25.3％,2011年为26.1％和10.3％;覆膜处理下的棉花净光合速率、生物量和籽棉产量都高于平作和沟播处理,而沟播与平作间的差异不明显;与平作相比,2010和2011年覆膜和沟播处理下的棉花水分利用效率分别提高了0.17、0.10 kg·m-3和0.10、0.03 kg·m-3.覆膜处理与沟播和平作处理相比,能够提高棉花生育前期的地温,有效地保持土壤水分,有利于棉花增产,最终提高了水分利用效率.     

几种旱生植物蒸腾强度的变化

蒸腾作用是植物水分生理特性之一,也是植物体内水分平衡的主要环节。它能调整植株体温、缩小叶肉细胞内水分饱和差与大气水分饱和差之间的梯度,调节水分的损失,保证植物体内水分的有效利用,借以抵抗或降低水胁迫对植物的影响。研究旱生植物的蒸腾强度,有助于查明不同种植物的耗水量及其季节动态,对固沙造林树种的选择具有实际意义。国外对旱生植物蒸腾作用的研究较少,国内仅对个别树种有零星的报道。我们在1982年和1983年,对14种旱生植物的蒸腾作用进行了研究,现将结果报道如下。     

不同密度水平对覆膜棉花田间小气候及产量的影响

为了解棉花群体结构对棉田小环境的影响状况,确定不同密度对产量影响的内在因素,进行了不同棉花密度田间小气候测定试验.研究表明:密度不同棉花的植株形态会发生很大变化,因此大田的光、温、热等气候因子也会跟着改变.随着密度的增加不同层次的透光率均有减小趋势,盛花后最小的透光率仅为10%左右.土壤水分方面,密度过小地表散失严重,密度过大叶片蒸腾过多耗水量大,而18万株/hm2密度更能充分利用水分.不同层次的温湿度上,密度过小叶片蒸腾水分易散失,密度过大散失虽慢但蒸腾多,所以也是中等密度18.0和22.5万株/hm2处理好,不过各处理温度变化较小.产量上,随密度增加,产量先增大后减小,18.0万株/hm2处理最高,平均产量为3 247.4 kg/hm2.     

策勒绿洲前沿两种植物的水分生理生态特征

20 0 3年夏季 ,在策勒绿洲前沿地区同一生境条件下 ,研究了骆驼刺 (Alhagisparsifolia)、多枝柽柳(Tamarixramosissima)水势和蒸腾作用的日变化及其与环境因子的关系。结果表明 :在相同土壤水分条件下 ,多枝柽柳的水势低于骆驼刺的水势。多枝柽柳的蒸腾作用与得到充分水分供应的植物一致 ,而骆驼刺则表现为中午限制供水的植物类型。多枝柽柳和骆驼刺气孔导度的变化是影响蒸腾速率最主要的因子 ,环境因子中气温、大气相对湿度与蒸腾速率的相关性最显著 ;有效光合辐射与水势的相关性最高。大气相对湿度与水势呈正相关 ,与蒸腾速率呈负相关。从两种植物表现出的水势和蒸腾作用的特点看 ,多枝柽柳较骆驼刺更适应所处的生境条件     

草炭对土壤盐分运移的动态影响

通过水洗脱盐的室内模拟与微区实验探讨了石河子与加拿大草炭对灰漠土中盐分运移的动态影响。实验结果表明,草炭处理提高了脱盐速率与脱盐量;相应的返盐模拟实验表明,草炭对土壤的返盐有明显的阻碍作用,特别是微区的室外模拟实验草炭处理的效果更明显,在0～30cm的耕作层土壤中,实验开始一个月后草炭处理的未见返盐,而对照却有明显的返盐现象。因此草炭对土壤水洗脱盐有促进作用,同时抑制返盐。但是不同来源的草炭,其成分与性质有异,因此其效果也存在差异,总的效果是石河子草炭优于加拿大草炭。     

Dermestid beetles in ‘evolution Canyon’, lower Nahal Oren, Mt. Carmel, including new records for Israel

Fifteen species of dermestid beetles were recorded at ‘Evolution Canyon’ (EC), Lower Nahal Oren, Mt. Carmel, Israel. They represent ~35% of known Israeli dermestid species. The following three species were recorded for the first time in Israel:Trogoderma svriaca Dalla Torre, 1911;Ctesias svriaca Ganglbauer, 1904; andAnthrenus (s.str.) jordaniens Pic, 1934. Adults of 13 species were collected on the more solar radiated, warmer and climatically more fluctuating south-facing slope (SFS); ten species were collected on the opposite, north-facing slope (NFS), which was cooler and climatically more stable. The abundance of adult dermestid beetles was 1.9 times higher on the SFS than on the NFS (86 and 47, respectively). Species richness and abundance distribution at EC (three collecting stations on each slope and one at the valley bottom) were significantly negatively correlated with the plant cover that consisted of trees and bushes (Spearmanr _s ,P=0.007 and 0.039, respectively) and perennials (Spearmanr _s ,P=0.039 and 0.077, respectively), indicating that non-woody plants were preferred by adult dermestid beetles.     

Epidemiology of Toxigenic Fungi and their Associated Mycotoxins for Some Mediterranean Crops

Recent data on the epidemiology of the common mycotoxigenic species of Fusarium, Alternaria, Aspergillus and Penicillium in infected or colonized plants, and in stored or processed plant products from the Mediterranean area are reviewed. Emphasis is placed on the toxigenicity of the causal fungal species and the natural occurrence of well known mycotoxins (aflatoxins, ochratoxins, fumonisins, trichothecenes, zearalenone, patulin, Alternaria-toxins and moniliformin), as well as some more recently described compounds (fusaproliferin, beauvericin) whose toxigenic potential is not yet well understood. Several Fusarium species reported from throughout the Mediterranean area are responsible of the formation of mycotoxins in infected plants and in plant products, including: Fusarium graminearum, F. culmorum, F. cerealis, F. avenaceum, F. sporotrichioides and F. poae, which produce deoxynivalenol, nivalenol, fusarenone, zearalenone, moniliformin, and T-2 toxin derivatives in wheat and other small grains affected by head blight or scab, and in maize affected by red ear rot. Moreover, strains of F. verticillioides, F. proliferatum, and F. subglutinans, that form fumonisins, beauvericin, fusaproliferin, and moniliformin, are commonly associated with maize affected by ear rot. Fumonisins, were also associated with Fusarium crown and root rot of asparagus and Fusarium endosepsis of figs, caused primarily by F. proliferatum. Toxigenic A. alternata strains and associated tenuazonic acid and alternariols were commonly found in black mould of tomato, black rot of olive and citrus, black point of small cereals, and black mould of several vegetables. Toxigenic strains of A. carbonarius and ochratoxin A were often found associated with black rot of grapes, whereas toxigenic strains of A. flavus and/or P. verrucosum, forming aflatoxins and ochratoxin A, respectively, were found in moulded plant products from small cereals, peanuts, figs, pea, oilseed rape, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, pistachios, and almonds. Finally, toxigenic strains of P. expansum and patulin were frequently found in apple, pear and other fresh fruits affected by blue mould rot, as well as in derived juices and jams.     

A survey of the genera of<Emphasis Type="Italic">Microgaster</Emphasis> latreille and<Emphasis Type="Italic">Hygroplitis</Emphasis> thomson (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) from China

The genera ofMicrogaster Latreille 1804 andHygroplitis Thomson 1895 from China are presented systematically in this paper. Thirty-two species ofMicrogaster and three species ofHygroplitis are known in China. Diagnosis, character variation, distribution and host of each species among the two genera are presented, including its host and distribution. Keys to the species ofMicrogaster andHygroplitis are given. http://www.phytoparasitica.org posting Dec. 19, 2006.     

Plant Viruses Transmitted by Whiteflies

One-hundred and fourteen virus species are transmitted by whiteflies (family Aleyrodidae). Bemisia tabaci transmits 111 of these species while Trialeurodes vaporariorum and T. abutilonia transmit three species each. B. tabaci and T. vaporariorum are present in the European–Mediterranean region, though the former is restricted in its distribution. Of the whitefly-transmitted virus species, 90% belong to the Begomovirus genus, 6% to the Crinivirus genus and the remaining 4% are in the Closterovirus, Ipomovirus or Carlavirus genera. Other named, whitefly-transmitted viruses that have not yet been ranked as species are also documented. The names, abbreviations and synonyms of the whitefly-transmitted viruses are presented in tabulated form together with details of their whitefly vectors, natural hosts and distribution. Entries are also annotated with references. Whitefly-transmitted viruses affecting plants in the European–Mediterranean region have been highlighted in the text.     

Broad bean mottle virus in Morocco; curculionid vectors,and natural occurrence in food legumes other than faba bean (Vicia faba)

Broad bean mottle virus (BBMV) was transmitted from infected to healthy faba-bean plants by the curculionid weevilsApion radiolus Kirby,Hypera variabilis Herbst,Pachytychius strumarius Gyll,Smicronyx cyaneus Gyll, andSitona lineatus L. The latter appeared to be an efficient vector: acquisition and inoculation occurred at the first bite, the rate of transmission was c. 41%, and virus retention lasted for at least seven days.S. lineatus transmitted the virus from faba bean to lentil and pea, but not to the three genotypes of chickpea tested. This is the first report on the generaHypera, Pachytychius, andSmicronyx as virus vectors, and onA. radiolus, H. variabilis, P. strumarius, andS. cyaneus as vectors of BBMV.Out of 351 samples of food legumes with symptoms suggestive of virus infection, 16, 11, 19, and 17% of the samples of chickpea, lentil, pea, and common bean, respectively, were found infected when tested for BBMV in DAS-ELISA. This is the first report on the natural occurrence of BBMV in chickpea, lentil, pea, and common bean. The virus should be regarded as a food-legume virus rather than a faba-bean virus solely, and is considered an actual threat to food legume improvement programmes.     

Characterization of potato potyvirus Y (PVY) isolates from seed potato batches. Situation of the NTN, Wilga and Z isolates

A collection of 38 PVY isolates from seed potato batches, originating from several Western European countries, was characterized by using current biological, serological and molecular tools differentiating PVY strains and groups. The correlation between the three kinds of tests was good but not absolute. No single serological or PCR method was able to discriminate among the five isolate groups found. Twenty-nine isolates belonged to the PVY^N strain and six to the PVY^O strain. No PVY^C was found. Two other isolates reacted serologically like PVY^O, but were unable to elicit a hypersensitive response from the Ny_tbr gene and probably represent the PVY^Z group. At the molecular level, these two isolates showed a combination of both PVY^O and PVY^N and could be recombinants of these strains. Another isolate reacted serologically like PVY^O, but induced vein necrosis in tobacco, like PVY^N-Wilga. Some PVY^N isolates caused tuber ring necrosis in glasshouse conditions. These might belong to the PVY^NTN group. The PVY^NTN, PVY^N-Wilga and PVY^Z groups probably represent pathotypes within strains PVY^N and PVY^O, respectively. The present study also confirms previous reports showing a high genetic variation at the 5 end within the PVYN strain.     

The autumn leafroller: Phenology,damage and parasitoids in a Dutch apple orchard

The phenology of the autumn leafroller,Syndemis musculana, a local pest of apple, was studied in order to forecast larval emergence. From 1983–1986, peak flight as determined with sexpheromone traps was always between 13–18 May. The duration of embryonic development was determined at various constant temperatures and used to estimate the periods of egg hatch in these four years. Each year, most eggs should have hatched in the second decade of June.Differences in attack rates between apple cultivars seem to be explained largely by the variation in picking time. Larvae are only half grown at the beginning of harvest (cv. James Grieve), and have gone into hibernation when the latest variety (cv. Golden Delicious) is picked. Moreover, the varieties Cox's Orange Pippin and Belle de Boskoop, picked about half time, are liable to receive additional damage by caterpillars brought with the picked fruits into storage.Various hymenopterous parasites were reared from caterpillars. As the only leafroller in the orchard which hibernates as mature larva,S. musculana may promote winter survival of some parasitoids, like the eulophidColpyclypeus florus.Samenvatting De fenologie van de herfstbladroller (Syndemis musculana Hübner), een incidentele plaag op appel, werd nader bepaald met het doel het uitkomen van de eieren te kunnen voorspellen. In 1983–1986 viel de piekvlucht, bepaald met behulp van feromoonvallen, steeds tussen 13 en 18 mei.De ontwikkelingsduur van de eieren bij verschillende constante temperaturen werd gebruikt om de periode van uitkomen te schatten. De meeste eieren zullen ieder jaar in de eerste helft van juni uitkomen.Geconstateerde verschillen in schade tussen appelrassen blijken goeddeels terug te voeren op verschillen in pluktijdstip. De rupsen van de herfstbladroller zijn pas half-was als de eerste appels eind augustus geplukt worden, terwijl tegen het einde van de oogst begin oktober de meeste al in winterslaap zijn. Met name tussentijdse rassen, als Cox's Orange Pippin and Schone van Boskoop, lopen extra schade op doordat grotere rupsen met de geplukte vruchten in de kist terecht komen.Uit de rupsen werden negen, al van andere boomgaardbladrollers bekende, sluipwespen gekweekt, Omdat deze bladrollersoort, als enige in de boomgaard, als volgroeide rups overwintert, lijkt zij bij uitstek geschikt als winterwaard.This study was carried out at the Experimental Orchard De Schuilenburg, Schuilenburg 3, 4041 BK Kesteren, the Netherlands, to which address correspondence should be addressed.     

Diagnostics,genetic diversity and pathogenic variation of ascochyta blight of cool season food and feed legumes

Molecular diagnostic techniques have been developed to differentiate the Ascochyta pathogens that infect cool season food and feed legumes, as well as to improve the sensitivity of detecting latent infection in plant tissues. A seed sampling technique was developed to detect a 1% level of infection by Ascochyta rabiei in commercial chickpea seed. The Ascochyta pathogens were shown to be genetically diverse in countries where the pathogen and host have coexisted for a long time. However, where the pathogen was recently introduced, such as A. rabiei to Australia, the level of diversity remained relatively low, even as the pathogen spread to all chickpea-growing areas. Pathogenic variability of A. rabiei and Ascochyta pinodes pathogens in chickpea and field pea respectively, appears to be quantitative, where measures of disease severity were based on aggressiveness (quantitative level of infection) rather than on true qualitative virulence. In contrast, qualitative differences in pathogenicity in lentil and faba bean genotypes indicated the existence of pathotypes of Ascochyta lentis and Ascochyta fabae. Therefore, reports of pathotype discrimination based on quantitative differences in pathogenicity in a set of specific genotypes is questionable for several of the ascochyta-legume pathosystems such as A. rabiei and A. pinodes. This is not surprising since host resistance to these pathogens has been reported to be mainly quantitative, making it difficult for the pathogen to overcome specific resistance genes and form pathotypes. For robust pathogenicity assessment, there needs to be consistency in selection of differential host genotypes, screening conditions and disease evaluation techniques for each of the Ascochyta sp. in legume-growing countries throughout the world. Nevertheless, knowledge of pathotype diversity and aggressiveness within populations is important in the selection of resistant genotypes.     

Characterization of Sclerotinia minor populations in Texas peanut fields

In the summer of 2004 an epidemic of sclerotinia blight of peanut, a disease caused by Sclerotinia minor, occurred in Texas in fields where the disease was never previously detected. The disease was observed on many plants within one of the fields (>3000 disease foci), although most foci were <1 m. It is hypothesized that these observations were inconsistent with the recent introduction of a monocyclic pathogen, even if disease developed under conducive environmental conditions. The pattern of disease is most suggestive of the presence of foliar (ascospore) infections, although air temperature was above the known limits for apothecia development if the pathogen had arrived in the field in 2004 peanut seed. To further examine this epidemic, 232 isolates were collected, across a variety of spatial scales spanning this field and other Texas peanut fields, and evaluated for aggressiveness, fungicide sensitivity and genotypic diversity. There was wide variation among isolates for the phenotypic characteristics measured, but there was no evidence that a genotypically unique, highly aggressive, and fungicide resistant isolate had been introduced or evolved. The predominant genotype, TX1, which contained 154 isolates, was found in every county and field population.     

Tumours of Begonia and some other ornamentals,induced by Corynebacterium fascians

In 1975 many tumours were observed in plants ofBegonia Schwabenland grown in Aalsmeer. Submersion of the roots ofNicotiana megalosiphon seedlings in a homogenate of tumorous tissue, induced tumours after two weeks. Short periods of submergence yielded results similar to those obtained after longer periods. Tumour homogenates lost their infectivity after ten min at 50°C. Aphids transmitted the infectious agent.Treatment with propylene oxide did not inhibit infectivity completely. Filtration through a 450 nm filter removed the infectious agent.Tobacco tumor virus or a viroid could not be isolated. Cultures ofCorynebacterium fascians, isolated from tumours ofN. megalosiphon were highly infectious and induced tumours in healthyN. megalosiphon andBegonia. Tumorous tissue homogenates ofPelargonium zonale, Dahlia sp.,Gladiolus sp., andLilium sp. also caused tumours inN. megalosiphon, from whichC. fascians was isolated. It was not possible to produce tumours inN. megalosiphon with homogenates from roses with symptoms of bud proliferation.Samenvatting In 1975 werden vele tumoren waargenomen inBegonia Schwabenland op Aalsmeerse bedrijven (Fig. 1). De infectiositeit van tumorweefsel kon goed en snel worden vastgesteld door de wortels van zaailingen vanNicotiana megalosiphon in een homogenaat van tumorweefsel te dompelen. Tumoren ontstonden na twee weken, de eindbeoordeling geschiedde na een maand (Fig. 2). Ook verschillende andereNicotiana spp.,Melilotus officinalis (Fig. 3) enPisum odoratum (Fig. 4) werden aangetast.Bij de infectiositeitstoets gaven zeer korte dompeltijden even goede resultaten als langere (Tabel 1). Infectieus sap verloor zijn infectievermogen na 10 min verhitting bij 50°C. Bladluizen brachten de smetstof over. Propyleenoxide verminderde de infectiositeit wel, doch onderdrukte deze niet totaal. Bij filtratie door een 450 nm filter bleef het infectieuse agens op het filter achter. Het tumor-inducerende agens was ook aanwezig in die delen van planten met tumoren welke gezond leken en het ging voor een gering deel over met zaad (Tabel 2).Uit tumoren konden wij geen tabakstumorvirus of een viroïde isoleren. Culturen vanCorynebacterium fascians, geïsoleerd uit tumoren vanN. megalosiphon bleken zeer infectieus en veroorzaakten tumoren inN. megalosiphon enBegonia. Homogenaten van tumorweefsel vanPelargonium zonale, dahlia (Fig. 5), gladiool (Fig. 6) enLilium Mid Century Hybrid Enchantment (Fig. 7) veroorzaakten ook tumoren opN. megalosiphon, waaruitC. fascians werd geïsoleerd. Met sap van kroeskopzieke rozen konden wijN. megalosiphon niet besmetten.