Identification of aroma-active compounds in Jiashi muskmelon juice by GC-O-MS and OAV calculation

To identify aromatic compounds in Jiashi melon juice, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry-olfactometry (GC-MS-O) analysis was used. Odor activity values (OAVs) were also calculated on the basis of the qualitative and quantitative analysis of volatile compounds. Results showed that 42 volatiles were identified, among which 4 compounds, namely, diethyl carbonate, isophorone, 2-butoxyethyl acetate, and menthol, were identified or tentatively identified for the first time as volatiles in melon fruit. Twelve compounds, namely, (2E,6Z)-nona-2,6-dienal, (3Z,6Z)-nona-3,6-dien-1-ol, ethyl butanoate, ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, ethyl 2-methylpropanoate, (Z)-non-6-enal, (E)-2-nonenal, heptanal, methyl 2-methylbutyrate, nonanal, hexanal, and 2-methylpropyl acetate, were identified as the potent odorants of Jiashi melon juice by both OAV and detection frequency analysis (DFA). In addition, seven odorants were detected by all of the panelists and showed higher OAVs, indicating that DFA and OAV resulted in relatively similar "Jiashi" melon aroma patterns.     

Soil microbial communities and enzyme activities in a reclaimed coastal soil chronosequence under rice–barley cropping

Purpose

A field experiment with a reclamation chronosequence under rice?Cbarley cropping was conducted to investigate soil enzyme activities and microbiology in a coastal saline soil. The aim of this study was to test whether changes in enzyme activity and microbial community structure are directly impacted by changes in soil pH, electrical conductivity (EC), and organic carbon (SOC) due to reclamation.

Materials and methods

The research area is located in south-eastern China. Four experimental sites were reclaimed in 1976, 1984, 1996, and 2006, respectively, and each site was divided into three plots, each of which was 22?m?×?10?m. Each year, the plots were planted with rice (cv Xiushui) in summer and barley (cv Yanmai) in winter. Soil pH and EC were determined in an aqueous suspension with a 1:5 ratio of soil and water. Soil organic carbon content was measured by dichromate oxidation with heating. Measured soil enzyme activities included catalase, urease, and protease. Soil microbial community structures were assessed using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis.

Results and discussion

Reclamation under rice?Cbarley cropping reduced EC and pH, but increased SOC, the activities of catalase, urease and protease, and the cell numbers of bacteria, actinomycetes, and fungi, resulting in an increase in the bacterial community diversity. The enzyme activities and bacterial community diversity were significantly positively correlated with SOC, and negatively correlated with pH and EC. Five bacterial groups related to Gaetbulibacter, Sporosarcina, Flavobacterium, Aequorivita, and Gillisia, which have been associated with saline waters, did not appear in the soils that had been reclaimed prior to 1996.

Conclusions

Results of this field study suggest that soil properties which affect microbial activity such as EC, pH, and SOC significantly influence the activities of catalase, urease, and protease, and microbial community composition. More than 10?years after reclamation under rice?Cbarley cropping, EC had decreased and bacteria typically found in marine and saline environments had disappeared from the soil.     

利用显著图构建注意力深度网络检测诱虫板蔬菜害虫

为提高诱虫板图像蔬菜害虫检测精度,针对背景区域容易导致误检的问题基于显著图分析技术构建了一种注意力深度网络害虫智能视觉检测方法。首先通过显著图筛选出粗候选区域;然后在粗候选区域内用全卷积神经网络精选出细候选区域;接着用神经网络分类器识别细候选区域害虫种类,得到含有冗余的若干检测框;最后用改进的非极大值抑制消除冗余检测框,实现诱虫板图像中目标害虫的检测。针对小菜蛾和瓜实蝇展开试验,获得86.40%的平均精度均值和0.111只的平均绝对计数误差均值,所提方法平均精度均值比Faster R-CNN和YOLOv4分别高2.74和1.56个百分点,平均绝对计数误差均值比Faster R-CNN和YOLOv4分别低0.006和0.003只;同时,消融试验中移除显著图注意力模块后平均精度均值下降了4个百分点、平均绝对计数误差均值增加了0.207只。试验结果表明,所提方法有效提高了诱虫板图像蔬菜害虫检测精度,其中,引入显著图注意力模块对提升检测精度有重要作用。     

灰色系统模型在树木物候预报中的应用

本文应用灰色系统理论,利用1970—1975年的山桃、杏、紫丁香、紫藤、刺槐、枣等六个树种的开花物候期资料,分别建立六个树种的GM(1,1)物候预报模型,并对1970—1980年的始花期进行预测。结果表明,以上六个树种的预报平均误差仅为2.70、1.78,5.36,2.42,3.76天,精度高于线性回归法和平均值预估法,而且该法计算较为简便,为今后开展物候预报提供了一种新方法。     

Electronic structure and valence-bond band structure of cuprate superconducting materials

From ab initio calculations on various clusters representing the La2-xSrxCu(1)O(4) and Y(1)Ba(2)Cu(3)O(7) classes of high-temperature superconductors, it is shown that (i) all copper sites have a Cu(II)(d(9))oxidation state with one unpaired spin that is coupled antiferromagnetically to the spins of adjacent Cu(II) sites; (ii) oxidation beyond the cupric (Cu(II)) state leads not to Cu(III) but rather to oxidized oxygen atoms, with an oxygen ppi hole bridging two Cu(II) sites; (iii) the oxygen ppihole at these oxidized sites is ferromagnetically coupled to the adjacent Cu(II)d electrons despite the fact that this is opposed by the direct dd exchange; and (iv) the hopping of these oxygen ppi holes (in CuO sheets or chains) from site to site is responsible for the conductivity in these systems (N-electron band structures are reported for the migration of these localized charges).     

Multi-GNSS precise point positioning for precision agriculture

The main objective of this research was to examine the feasibility of Multi-GNSS precise point positioning (PPP) in precision agriculture (PA) through a series of experiments with different working modes (i.e. stationary and moving) under different observation conditions (e.g. open sky, with buildings or with canopy). For the stationary test carried out in open space in the UK, the positioning accuracy achieved was 13.9 mm in one dimension by a PPP approach, and the repeatability of positioning results was improved from 19.0 to 6.0 mm by using Multi-GNSS with respect to GPS only. For the moving test carried out in similar location in the UK, almost the same performance was achieved by GPS-only and by Multi-GNSS PPP. However, for a moving experiment carried out in China with obstruction conditions, Multi-GNSS improved the accuracy of baseline length from 126.0 to 35.0 mm and the repeatability from 110.0 mm to 49.0 mm, The results suggested that the addition of the BeiDou, Galileo and GLONASS systems to the standard GPS-only processing improved the positioning repeatability, while a positioning accuracy was achieved at about 20 mm level in the horizontal direction with an improvement against the GPS-only PPP results. In space-constrained and harsh environments (e.g. farms surrounded with dense trees), the availability and reliability of precise positioning decreased dramatically for the GPS-only PPP results, but limited impacts were observed for Multi-GNSS PPP. In addition, compared to real time kinematic (RTK) GNSS, which is currently most commonly used for high precision PA applications, similar accuracy has been achieved by PPP. In contrast to RTK GNSS, PPP can provide high accuracy positioning with higher flexibility and potentially lower capital and running costs. Hence, PPP might be a great opportunity for agriculture to meet the high accuracy requirements of PA in the near future.     

Specific lipopolysaccharide found in cystic fibrosis airway Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients develop chronic airway infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA). Pseudomonas aeruginosa synthesized lipopolysaccharide (LPS) with a variety of penta- and hexa-acylated lipid A structures under different environmental conditions. CF patient PA synthesized LPS with specific lipid A structures indicating unique recognition of the CF airway environment. CF-specific lipid A forms containing palmitate and aminoarabinose were associated with resistance to cationic antimicrobial peptides and increased inflammatory responses, indicating that they are likely to be involved in airway disease.     

新疆精河县大农业系统发展的能值利用分析

以新疆精河县为研究区,从能值分析角度出发,基于三期TM遥感影像(1990,1999和2007年)提取到的农田、林地、草地和水域4种土地利用面积信息,分析了研究区1990,1999和2007年大农业系统的能值投入与产出情况,通过对研究区大农业系统的4个子系统——种植业、林果业、畜牧业和水产业能值利用情况的对比发现:所研究时段内精河县大农业系统的能值投入总量在波动中增加,能值产出也逐渐上升,但是其能值投入产出比呈下降趋势,说明进一步提高能值利用效率才是保障研究区大农业系统未来可持续发展的必由之路.     

Biochemical properties,molecular characterizations,functions, and application perspectives of phytases

As a kind of enzyme widely existing in eukaryotic species, especially in grains and oil seeds, phytases play an important role in the degradation of some phosphates containing organic molecules. So far, phytases derived from various species have been successfully used as animal feed additives. It has also been experimentally verified that phytases have a potential use in generating crop germplasm with high phosphorus use efficiency, based on their biochemical role in releasing Pi from the phytate and its derivatives. In this paper, the biochemical properties, molecular characterizations, functions and the potential application perspective of phytases are reviewed and commented on, aiming at the further exploration of the biochemical and molecular characterizations, and promotion of the application of phytases, a kind of important enzyme possessing potential use in animal feeding and creation of high P use crop cultivars, in the future.     

发达国家农业经营组织发展的形式及特征

目前,发达国家农业经营组织体系主要由企业化经营的农场、兼业农户和合作社等形式构成,每一种组织形式也有各自的特征。(一)农场的形式及其特征国外发达国家的农场,从生产关系和经营方式来看,主要有以下2种类型:1.家庭农场家庭农场在国外已有了很长的发展历史,经过长期的演变之