Modifying the response to defoliation during vegetative growth in CERES-Maize

CERES-Maize (Vl. 0) predicted no grain yield when 100% defoliation occurred during vegetative growth. This result conflicted with field observations where 100% defoliation early in the vegetative stage did not materially reduce grain yield. CERES-Maize was modified to realistically predict yields when defoliation greater than 50% occurred during vegetative growth by taking into account stem (stem proper and sheath) photosynthesis and translocation of dry matter from the stem to the developing leaves. With these modifications, predictions from CERES-Maize were in good agreement with field measurements when defoliation occurred both early and later in the vegetative stage. This modified version of CERES-Maize can be the basis of a decision support system for defoliating pests of corn where yields can be evaluated under different management strategies and climate scenarios.     

Characterization of and radioimmunoassay for canine thyroglobulin

Canine thyroglobulin (cTg) has been isolated and purified. It has similar electrophoretic patterns as Tg from other mammalian species. The main fraction had a MW of 660,000, whereas also fractions of a MW of approximately 1,300,000 (dimer) and 330,000 (subunit) were present. The iodine content was 0.8 to 1.0 % (w/w). cTg did not cross-react with antibodies against human Tg to a degree that would allow the use of a radioimmunoassay for human Tg for the determination of cTg in serum or plasma. Therefore a polyclonal antiserum was raised against cTg and a homologous radioimmunoassay was developed, which was sensitive (0.4 μg/l) and specific (cross-reactivity in cTg assay of human Tg, goat Tg, T₄, T₃, and DIT < 0.01 %).

Plasma Tg levels in normal dogs of both sexes and aged 3–15 years amounted to 192 ± 73 μg/l (mean ± SD, n=30). There was no relation between plasma Tg and T₄ levels.     

山洪对房屋的破坏及防患

山洪对房屋的破坏随着生态环境的恶化而加剧,其损失又随人民生活水平的提高而增加。防患房屋遭受山洪破坏刻不容缓。本文客观地总结了山洪破坏房屋具有的区域性、多样性、毁灭性特征,通过分析房屋遭受山洪破坏的沉痼陋习,初步揭示了山洪惩罚人为性大失误的沉痛教训,进而提出防患山洪破坏房屋要非工程措施与工程措施相结合,运用社会、经济、法律的手段,加以减灾引导,加强建房管理,采取开撇水沟、挖水平槽、刨鱼鳞坑、砌护坡墙、打挡水桩等直接有效的工程措施,加速隐患补救,实现减灾目的。     

乌梁素海富营养化水体pH值与其它指标的相关性初探

内蒙古乌梁素海是河套灌区灌排水系的重要组成部分，针对其水体富营养化、浮游动植物等生物多样性减少，水位下降，盐碱化加剧等问题，采用野外监测和室内试验相结合的方法，测试了水质的物理、化学、生物等各项指标，通过SPSS软件进行了乌梁素海水体pH值与溶解氧、电导、化学需氧量、总氮、总磷、叶绿素等污染指标的相关性研究。研究pH与其他水体指标的相关性，对控制水体盐碱化有重要意义。研究结果表明：pH值与电导的相关系数0.629，与溶解氧相关系数为0.696，与总磷的相关系数为-0.542，与COD、总氮、叶绿素没有直接关系，由于污染物的输入，水体中的酸碱中和反应产生的氢离子引起了pH值的升高，水体中藻类光合作用是引起pH值升高的重要因素，因此，研究pH与其他指标的相关性为控制和治理水体污染提供了一定的理论依据。     

一种线性方程组解的存在性判断方法

对线性方程组提出1种解的存在性判断方法并构造了迭代法求解公式.     

鬼臼的种植技术初探

利用宝库林区的鬼臼野生植物资源,进行了植苗和直播引种繁育驯化,结果表明,采用森林土,栽或播后,进行覆盖,效果好。     

红掌缺素症状研究

对红掌亚利桑那品种进行了缺素症的研究，分别观察并分析了植株和叶片在缺乏某一种大量元素的情况下，表现出来的典型症状。     

茄子早熟育种研究Ⅱ选择指数与早熟性选择

研究结果表明,由性状果实最大周长,果实体积,门茄显蕾期,单株产量等性状构成的选择指数较好;进一步进行遗传相关分析结果认为,应用选择指数时应注意果实体积这个性状,单株产量是一个重要的辅助性状,门茄显蕾期是一个限制性因子。应用选择指数对品种评价结果认为,早熟性较好的品种有:天津早茄、西安绿茄、二民、七叶茄、白线茄和汉中荷包。