粪肥施用对土壤团聚体的影响——Meta分析

粪肥施用为土壤输入大量有机质与养分,能影响土壤团聚体的形成和稳定性,大部分研究主要认为粪肥施用促进土壤大粒径团聚体的形成(marcoaggregate,≥0.25 mm),但进一步细分是对大团聚体(large marcoaggregate,>2 mm)还是小团聚体(small marcoaggregate,2 ~ 0.25 mm)的影响更大,研究存在较大差异。本文使用Meta分析收集了36篇相关文献,共267个团聚体数据,发现施用粪肥能显著增加土壤大团聚体和小团聚体含量,分别增加了95% 和17%,同时减少了土壤微团聚体(microaggregates,0.25 ~ 0.053 mm)和土壤粉黏颗粒(silt-plus and clay-size particles,<0.053 mm)含量,分别减少了14% 和20%。本文还从土壤因素、粪肥因素、气候因素3个角度的解释变量来分析粪肥施用对土壤团聚体影响不同的原因,结果发现土壤类型、土壤pH、粪肥种类和年均气温、年均降水量是造成不同研究结果差异的主要原因。     

海鲜菇菌糠微生物发酵及其在肉羊瘤胃降解特性研究

【目的】探究不同微生物菌剂对海鲜菇菌糠发酵效果的影响,并研究其在肉羊瘤胃内降解特性。【方法】以海鲜菇菌糠为主要原料,分别添加0.1%植物乳杆菌、0.1%活菌多复合发酵菌剂、0.1%活菌多复合发酵菌剂＋3%糖蜜以及3%糖蜜,以不添加菌剂和糖蜜的处理为对照组。每处理3个重复,室温厌氧发酵45 d后,取样测定其营养成分（干物质（DM）、粗蛋白（CP）、中性洗涤纤维（NDF）和酸性洗涤纤维（ADF）含量）及发酵品质（pH及乳酸、乙酸、丙酸和丁酸含量）。取发酵效果最佳处理的发酵菌糠和菌糠原料进行瘤胃降解试验,测定发酵前后海鲜菇菌糠DM、CP、NDF和ADF不同发酵时间点（4,8,12,24,48及72 h）的瘤胃降解率,并计算降解参数及有效降解率。【结果】与对照组相比,各试验组CP含量均升高,NDF含量均降低,其中0.1%活菌多复合发酵菌剂＋3%糖蜜处理发酵效果最佳,其CP含量提高了9.69%（P＜0.05）,NDF、ADF和半纤维素含量分别下降了9.12%（P＜0.05）,2.66%和28.71%。各试验组pH较对照组均显著降低（P＜0.05）,乳酸含量均升高,其中0.1%活菌多复合发酵菌剂＋3%糖蜜处理组pH值最低,为3.29,乳酸含量最高（7.84%）,较对照组提高了33.11%（P＜0.05）。0.1%活菌多复合发酵菌剂＋3%糖蜜处理组菌糠DM、CP、NDF和ADF的72 h瘤胃降解率较发酵前分别提高了8.61%,8.58%,14.75%和8.93%（P＜0.05）,有效降解率较发酵前分别提高了7.66%,11.75%,20.74%和3.39%（P＞0.05）。【结论】在海鲜菇菌糠中添加0.1%活菌多复合发酵菌剂＋3%糖蜜能明显提高其营养价值、发酵品质及其在肉羊瘤胃中的降解率。     

Field evaluation of insect-resistant transgenic Populus nigra trees

The performance of insect-resistant transgenic poplar trees (Populusnigra) expressing a Cry1Ac gene from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. Kurstaki HD-1 against poplar defoliators was evaluated in the field at the Manas Forest Station in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region during1994–1997. The results showed that the average percentage of highly damaged leaves on the transgenic trees was 10% while that on the control trees in nearby plantations reached 80–90%. The average number of pupae per m² of soil at 20cm depth in transgenic poplar plantation was 18 which was only 20% of that found in the non-transgenic control field. The number of pupae and the leaf-damage on transgenic trees described above are all far below the threshold set for chemical protection measures. The non-transformed poplar trees grown in the same plantation with the transgenic trees were also protected indicating that cross protection occurred between these two kinds of trees. Insect-resistant transgenic poplar trees have a potential application value in afforestation. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Effect of stachyose supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility and caecal fermentation characteristics in broilers

1. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether the oligosaccharide stachyose enhances gastrointestinal tract health by fermentation and proliferation of desirable bacteria species and thus affects growth performance and nutrient digestibility in broilers. 2. A total of 432 1-d-old male Arbor Acres (AA) broilers were randomly allocated to one of 6 treatments, with 12 replicate pens per treatment and 6 birds per pen. Chicks were fed a maize-hamlet protein 300 (HP300) basal diet with 0, 4.0, 8.0, 12.0 or 16.0 g/kg stachyose. A sixth diet contained no HP300 but soybean meal (SBM) and provided 8.7 g/kg stachyose and 3.1 g/kg raffinose. The duration of the study was 42 d. 3. Stachyose contents above 12.0 g/kg depressed group body weights, average daily gain and feed/gain but not feed intake during the whole experimental period. Broiler growth decreased linearly and quadratically with increasing stachyose content. No differences were detected between diets supplemented with 12.0 g/kg stachyose and SBM. 4. Nutrient digestibility tended to decrease but not significantly with increasing stachyose. 5. Stachyose content had no significant positive effects on caecal pH, microflora population and the resulting short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) metabolites during the 42 d experiment, with only butyrate differing significantly in the initial period.     

Effect of Steeping Conditions on Wet-Milling Characteristics of Hard Red Winter Wheat

A batch-wise small-scale wet-processing laboratory for whole wheat kernel has been designed and constructed to produce wheat starch and gluten from wheat grains. Hard red winter wheat kernels were steeped in three steeping media: SO₂ solution, lactic acid, and hydrochloric acid. Acid concentrations of 0.1, 0.3, and 0.5%, were used for SO₂ solutions and hydrochloric acid, and 0.1, 0.6, and 3.0% for lactic acid. After 16, 20, and 24 hr of steeping, the wheat was wet-milled. Yields and protein contents of wet-milling fractions were compared. Both high concentration of steeping media and long steeping time increased the starch yield and decreased the protein contents of the starch. However, the steeping time and acid concentration could be reduced from 24 to 20 hr and from 0.5 to 0.3%, respectively, without any statistically significant difference in starch yields or protein contents of the starch. Consistency and color of the starch were affected by both steeping time and acid concentrations of steeping media.