Physiological regulation of poplar species to experimental warming differs between species with contrasting elevation ranges

Climate warming has resulted in rapid range shifts of plant species, but it is not well known how species with different natural distribution ranges adapt to increase in temperature through physiological adjustment. We experimentally imposed a 1.8 °C increase of air temperature to the cuttings of two common poplar species Populus yunnanensis and Populus szechuanica naturally growing in southwest China using open-top chambers. Populus yunnanensis is distributed along a narrower elevation range compared with P. szechuanica. We determined some key physiological parameters and plant growth regulator activities during the growing season without soil water limitation. Our results showed that a 1.8 °C increase in air temperature increased shoot growth of P. szechuanica through an extension of its growth period but did not affect the growth of P. yunnanensis. Malondialdehyde content, guaiacol peroxidase activities and abscisic acid content increased while indoleacetic acid content decreased in P. yunnanensis. Our results suggest that the two common poplar species in southwest China should be able to adapt to the moderate increase in temperature projected for future climate. The growth of P. szechuanica may benefit through phenological adjustment but a further increase in temperature may inhibit the growth of P. yunnanensis. For poplar plantation management, selecting species with a wide natural distribution range could provide an adaptive alternative for buffering anthropogenic induced increase in temperature and help in sustaining productivity for the long term.     

Evaluation Method of Solubility of Wheat Straw in LiCl/DMSO Solvent北大核心CSCD

In order to solve the quantitative problem of the solubility of lignocellulosic biomass in the solvent system, wheat straw was studied as raw material for a ball milling time on its dissolution behavior in the LiCl/DMSO system. The dissolution performance was evaluated by visual method, optical microscopy and turbidity method respectively. By comparison of visual colorimetry method and the optical microscopy method at the condition of wheat straw dissolved in 8% LiCl/DMSO, it was found that the turbidimetric method is accurate, simple and quantitative. The turbidimetric method can be used to evaluate the dissolution behavior of lignocellulosic biomass during pretreatment and refining. © 2018, Editorial Board of «Chemistry and Industry of Forest Products». All right reserved.     

鱼菜共生池塘生态养殖技术——以重庆市九龙坡区为例

鱼菜共生池塘养鱼技术是一种生态养鱼技术,它是依据鱼类和植物的生长环境、营养生理和理化知识等特点,结合水产养殖与蔬菜养殖这两种不同的农业养殖技艺,进行科学的生态规划,实现和谐共生。通过对重庆市九龙坡鱼菜共生项目的研究,说明这种养殖技术存在巨大的经济效益,值得推广。      

Impact of a Variable Tungsten Pollution on the Elemental Uptake of Two Plant Species

A radish and a grass species were grown in identical substrates either unpolluted or polluted by tungsten (W) at 1, 5, and 10 μg/g levels of watering solutions during 1 month under controlled laboratory conditions. Initially, at 4.1 μg/g, the W content in grass leaves reached 16 μg/g at the highest rate of W supply to the substrate. For radish, the content of W reached 22 and 29 μg/g in the leaves and roots, respectively. The overall W pollution increased significantly the mobility of major elements from substrate to grass leaves, especially at the 5 μg/g pollution level, whereas the W impact on radish leaves resulted in an increase of most contents, only Mn remaining unaffected. The roots from polluted radishes were enriched in Si by 21% and Al by 42% at low pollution, and in Si by 15% at high supply, whereas the uptake of the other elements remained unchanged. It looks like the W pollution at the levels chosen does not impact the transfer of the major and trace elements from roots to leaves of Raphanus sativus. Alternatively, metallic trace elements (Ba, Ni, Cr, Zn, W, Co) of the Raphanus sativus and Chloris gayana leaves outline similar content changes depending on the amount of W pollution. The total rare-earth element contents of the leaves of Raphanus sativus grown in the polluted substrates are lower than those of the leaves from unpolluted substrate. Their normalization in the leaves and roots of Raphanus sativus from the polluted substrates to those of the radish from non-polluted substrate provides flat patterns for both with a positive Eu anomaly for leaves, as for those of the grass and a negative Gd anomaly for roots. Also, addition of soluble W to the substrates induced an increase in the bacterial activity of the soil.     

Semi-Analytical Solutions for Two-Dimensional Transport and Transformation of Contaminants in Soil Medias Associated with Large-Strain Deformation

For the understanding of contaminant transport and transformation through landfill liner soils, most models are proposed with one-dimensional solutions. However, for large-scale contamination analysis, the one-dimensional analytical equations are not valid owing to the restriction of contaminants moving in horizontal direction. Thus, semi-analytical solutions for two-dimensional transport and transformation of contaminants through soil media with the consideration of large-strain deformation have been developed. To achieve this, Gibson’s large-strain consolidation theory is applied to capture the deformation of soil media under loading, with self-weight effects being taken into account. Transport and transformation of dissolved or sorbed contaminates in fully saturated finite soil medias are captured by extending a well-developed advection-dispersion model in two-dimensional space. The proposed analytical solutions are validated through simulating the process of coupled transport-transformation process of contaminants and consolidation of a finite soil layer. Profiles of contaminant concentration for different cases have been compared and discussed. The resulting simulation shows that large-strain deformation would restrict the transport and transformation of contaminants significantly, in both horizontal and vertical directions. Parameter studies also indicate that, with the increasing depth of soil layer, the breakthrough time for contaminants increases dramatically; diffusion coefficients affect the two-dimensional distributions of contaminant concentration and fate of contaminant in layered soil significantly. The numerical findings of this study can provide proper suggestions for the design of landfill liners.     

Flavonoid content and radical scavenging activity in fruits of Chinese dwarf cherry (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Cerasus humilis</Emphasis>) genotypes

The Chinese dwarf cherry (Cerasus humilis (Bge.) Sok.) is a small shrub with edible fruits. It is native to northern and western China. This species was included as a medicinal plant in the “Chinese Pharmacopeia” and has emerged as an economically important crop for fresh fruit consumption, processing into juice and wine and nutraceutical products as well. To gain a better understanding of flavonoid biosynthesis and help develop value added products and better cultivars with greater health benefits, we analyzed total flavonoid content (TFC), composition, and radical scavenging activities in fruit extracts of 16 Chinese dwarf cherry genotypes. Fruit peel TFC ranged from 33.5 to 72.8 mg/g RE·FW (RE: rutin equivalent, FW: fresh weight) while fruit flesh TFC ranged from 4.3 to 16.9 mg/g RE·FW. An HPLC analysis revealed that fruit extracts contained 14 flavonoids with considerable variation in their profiles across genotypes. The most abundant flavonoids in most genotypes were proanthocyanidin B1 (PA-B1), proanthocyanidin B2 (PA-B2), phloretin 2′-O-glucoside (PG), and phloretin 2′,4′-O-diglucoside (PDG). Principal component analysis showed that PG, PA-B1, and PA-B2 had large, positive factor loading values in the first principal component for each genotype. Increased scavenging activity of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicals was apparent in genotypes ‘Nongda 4’, ‘Nongda 3’, ‘Nongda 6’, ‘Wenfenli’, and ’10-32’, suggesting promising applications in the production of nutraceutical products. In summary, our results will aid in breeding, fruit processing, and developing medicinal uses of the Chinese dwarf cherry.     

特色化背景下高等农业院校社会服务开展策略研究——以上海海洋大学为例

高等农业院校社会服务存在的问题包括:服务范围狭小、服务内容单一、服务对象单一、服务模式陈旧。上海海洋大学面对农业全球化、农业全方位化的发展新态势,开展特色化社会服务取得良好效果。提出高等农业院校应当立足高校办学层次、高校科研优势、高校办学地点,结合社会舆论热点和主题节日开展特色化社会服务。     

屠宰环节检疫验讫印章发展趋向分析

本文对屠宰环节现行检疫验讫印章在管理和使用方面存在的管理机制不完善、印章样式不统一,以及印章字迹不清、印油使用等印章使用不规范问题进行了探讨,并针对问题提出相应建议,供在《动物检疫管理办法》修订中参考。     

进境货物木质包装检疫风险分级处置研究

本文通过系统识别进境货物木质包装检疫相关风险信息,运用专家打分法和风险矩阵法,研究确定木质包装检疫风险项目评价等级。结合木质包装风险项目和行政相对人行为的危害确定木质包装检疫综合风险等级,并根据不同风险等级提出相应的风险分级处置方案。     

钾对大白菜软腐病发生及保护酶活性的影响

[目的]探究钾肥在抗大白菜软腐病中的作用。[方法]以德高秋丰王和北京新三号为试验材料,通过大田试验,研究3个施钾水平下(0、200、400 kg/hm~2K_2O)德高秋丰王和北京新三号大白菜产量、软腐病发病率及保护酶活性的变化。[结果]施钾量为200 kg/hm~2时显著提高德高秋丰王的产量,而北京新三号产量在施钾量达到400 kg/hm2时显著提高;随施钾量的提高,两品种大白菜软腐病病情指数都呈现降低的趋势,施钾量在400 kg/hm~2时,病情指数最低;两品种的PPO和POD的活性都随施钾量的提高而增强。[结论]施钾对大白菜产量的效应因品种不同而异,增施钾肥可以通过提高保护酶的活性降低大白菜软腐病病情指数。