An Experiment to Control Fomes annosus in Second Rotation Pine Crops

Stump removal was found to singnificantly reduce killing byFomes annosus in second rotation crops of pine. Poisoning andgirdling of trees prior to felling and also stump poisoningfailed to control the disease. In this experiment no significantdifferences were detected in the susceptibility of Scots andCorsican pine to attack. Increasing periods of delay beforereplanting resulted in less mortality. An equation is presented,based on factors of the first rotation crop which may be usedto predict losses likely to occur when a site is replanted.Root attack by F. annosus results in reduced growth and yieldas well as mortality. The results from the experiment are discussed in trems of themangement of pine crops attacted by F. annosus in Theford Chase.     

The potato in hakluyt

Summary Richard Hakluyt (ca. 1553–1616) collected together and published first-hand accounts of the voyages of English seamen, including several 16th century voyages to South America. These accounts provide some of the earliest published references to the potato, but unfortunately they make no mention of its introduction into Europe.     

WILD WHITE CLOVER SEED PRODUCTION

A survey, covering some 140 fields, totalling 1540 acres, in Kent was conducted in 1961 on the effect of different methods of management on yields of perennial ryegrass and white clover seed. The main results were: (a) the majority of seed growers harvested seed from short-term leys and only a limited acreage of permanent pasture was used for producing seed. Yields of both ryegrass and clover seed were considerably higher on the younger leys; (b) the highest seed yields in 1961 were obtained from fields where sheep grazing was stopped on 24 May. However, a large number of growers continued sheep grazing well after this date: (c) mechanical defoliation, especially when used to supplement sheep grazing, proved an effective method for producing high yields of clover seed; (d) honey bees are important in increasing seed yields, particularly on recently sown leys; (e) combine harvesting from the swath was the most common method of harvesting and no instance of the use of tripods was reported. Seed yields from baling methods were generally low, but direct combining produced a high average yield of clover seed. From these results it was concluded that there was much scope for raising the general level of clover seed yields, especially by giving greater attention to details of management.     

LOSSES IN THE CONSERVATION OF HEAVILY-WILTED HERBAGE SEALED IN POLYTHENE FILM IN LINED TRENCH SILOS

A conservation experiment is described in which the losses in ensiling heavily-wilted herbage, of approximately 50% dry matter, in lined trench silos, with and without a polyethylene film seal, are compared. The composition and digestibility of the silages produced in the sealed silos were comparable with those of the original herbage. The content of organic acids in the sealed silos was low, suggesting that fermentation was suppressed by the partially gas-tight seal. In the unsealed silos there was considerable spoilage, 70% of the material being inedible. In the 2 sealed silos losses of dry matter were 8·2 and 5·2% and losses of SE 11·5 and 7·8%, respectively. The losses recorded are compared with those usually encountered in lined trench silos.     

The respiration of developing potato tubers

Summary The rate of O₂-uptake and CO₂-output, at 10°C., of tubers (var.Majestic) soon after they were formed at the end of June was about 50 ml/kg/hr, and fell during development to final values, before the death of the foliage, of the order of 4–5 ml/kg/hr. The quotient CO₂/O₂ remained within the range 0,85–1,19. The respiration of the tubers per plant calculated for field temperature, rose from about 6–7 ml/hr at the end of June to a peak value of 25–30 ml/hr in mid-August and thereafter fell. The results given here, coupled with observations on foliage respiration, and on the effect of temperature on respiration, suggest that increased respiration plays only a minor part in the reduction in yield which is observed at high temperatures. The mechanism of this reduction is discussed.

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Zusammenfassung Die O₂-Aufnahme und CO₂-Abgabe bei 10°C durch Knollen der SorteMajestic belief sich kurz nach ihrer Bildung am Ende Juni auf ungef?hr 50 ml/kg/Std. und field w?hrend der Weiterentwicklung bis zum Absterben des Krautes auf den Endwert 4–5 ml/kg/Std. (abb, 1 und 2). Der Quotient CO₂/O₂ blieb innerhalb des Bereiches von 0,85–1,19. Die Atmung aller Knollen pro Pflanze — berechnet für Feldtemperaturen — stieg von ungef?hr 6–7 ml/Std. Ende Juni auf einen H?chstwert von 25–30 ml/Std. um Mitte August, wenn die Knollen sich ihrer maximalen Gr?sse n?herten oder sie erreicht hatten, aber immer noch mit dem Blattwerk verbunden waren. Nachher fielen die Werte für die Atmung der Knollen pro Pflanze. Die Erstellung einer Kohlenstoffbilanz ergab ungef?hr, dass in der Mitte der aktivsten Periode des Knollenwachstums im Jahr 1961 die durchschnittliche t?gliche, von der Pflanze assimilierte Menge von CO₂ etwa 14 g betrug. Davon wurden zirka 13% in die Trockensubstanz des Krautes eingebaut, etwa 7% wurden durch das Kraut veratmet und der Rest in die unterirdischen Teile abgeführt, wo weitere 2% für das Wachstum und die Atmung der Wurzeln und ungef?hr 7% für die Atmung der Knollen verbraucht wurden. Etwas mehr als 70% gelangten in die Trockensubstanz der Knollen. Die hier wiedergegebenen Resultate, verbunden mit Beobachtungen über die Wirkung der Temperatur auf die Atmung, deuten an, dass erh?hte Atmung nur von geringerer Bedeutung ist für die bei hohen Temperaturen beobachtete Verminderung des Ertrags. Die Art und Weise dieser Ertragseinbusse wird besprochen.

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Résumé Les quantités d'oxygène (O₂) absorbées et d'anhydride carbonique (CO₂) exhalées à 10°C, par des tubercules de la variétéMajestic sit?t après leur formation à la fin juin est d'environ 50 ml/kg/h; ces quantités tombent durant le développement, avant la mort du feuillage, à des valeurs finales de l'ordre de 4–5 ml/kg/h (fig. 1 et 2). Le rapport CO₂/O₂ restait dans les limites 0,85–1,19. La respiration des tubercules d'une plante, calculée à la température du champ, s'élevait de quelque 6–7 ml/h à la fin juin, à la valeur maximum de 25–30 ml/h à la mi-ao?t, au moment où les tubercules avaient atteint ou presque leur grosseur maximum mais étaient encore attachés à un feuillage en fonctionnement. Après cela, la respiration des tubercules d'une plante diminuait. Un bilan approximatif du carbone indiquait qu'à la moitié de la période la plus active de croissance du tubercule, en 1961, la quantité moyenne journalière de CO₂ assimilée par la plante était d'environ 14 g. De ceux-ci, 13% environ sont incorporés dans la matière sèche des fanes, quelque 7% sont utilisés dans la respiration des fanes, le restant étant transféré dans la partie souterraine; 2% sont alors utilisés dans la croissance et la respiration des racines, 7% environ dans la respiration des tubercules et 70% au moins sont incorporés dans la matière sèche des tubercules. Ces résultats et ceux provenant d'observations sur l'effet de la température sur la respiration suggèrent que l'accroissement de la respiration joue seulement un r?le mineur dans la réduction de rendement observée à hautes températures. Le mécanisme de cette diminution de rendement est discuté.