Content of Nutrient and Antinutrient in Edible Flowers of Wild Plants in Mexico

Nutrient and antinutritional/toxic factors present in some edible flowers consumed in Mexico were determined. The edible flowers were: Agave salmiana, Aloe vera, Arbutus xalapensis, Cucurbita pepo (cultivated), Erythrina americana, Erythrina caribaea, Euphorbia radians benth and Yucca filifera. The nutrient content in the flowers studied is similar to that of the edible leaves and flowers studied mainly in Africa. The moisture content of the flowers varied from 860 to 932 g kg⁻¹. Crude protein (CP) was between 113 to 275 g kg⁻¹ DM, crude fiber, 104 to 177 g kg⁻¹ DM and the nitrogen free extract, between 425 to 667 g kg⁻¹ DM. The highest chemical score (CS) was found in E. americana and A. salmiana; in five samples the limiting amino acid was lysine, and in three of them it was tryptophan. Trypsin inhibitors and hemaglutinnins had a very low concentration. Alkaloids were present in both the Erythrina species and the saponins in A. salmiana and Y. filifera. Cyanogenic glucosides were not found in the studied flowers. The traditional process of preparing these specific flowers before consumption is by cooking them and discarding the broth; in this way the toxic substances are diminished or eliminated. These edible flowers from wild plants consumed in local areas of the country play an important role in the diet of the people at least during the short time of the season where they are blooming.     

拟鲌和梭鲈血清蛋白的电泳研究

作者应用琼胶电泳法对拟鲌和梭鲈的血清旦白成分进行了研究。研究证明．这两种鱼的血清旦白可分离出6—7个主要区带。几种旦白成分在鱼类不同性周期的各个时期是不恒定的，在产卵时期变化明显。拟鲌和梭鲈血清中几种旦白成分含量的季节变化具有共同规律。     

施氮量对茶树生长及叶片光合特性的影响

采用水泥池培育的方法,研究了不同氮肥施用量对茶树生长和叶片光合特性的影响。试验设置4个施氮水平,分别为0kg N/hm2（CK）、112.5 kg N/hm2（N1）、225 kg N/hm2（N2）和450 kg N/hm2（N3）。结果表明：施氮显著促进茶树生长,施氮处理茶叶产量比CK显著提高116.98%～141.51%（P〈0.05）,但施氮处理间差异不显著（P〉0.05）;施氮处理茶树叶片叶绿素总量提高30.56%～72.67%,类胡萝卜素含量降低13.37%～29.74%,并与CK差异显著（P〈0.05）;施氮处理茶树叶片净光合速率比CK显著提高14.88%～17.26%（P〈0.05）,但施氮处理间差异不显著（P〉0.05）;氮肥施用提高茶树叶片气孔导度、蒸腾速率和水分利用效率。适量的施氮可提高茶树叶片叶绿素含量、提高光合速率,促进茶树生长和茶叶产量提高;但随着氮肥施用量的增加,单位氮肥对茶树生长的促进效应降低。     

遮荫对茶叶中儿茶素总量及构成的影响

采用不同遮荫度覆盖黄旦茶园,对茶样内儿茶素总量及酯型、非酯型儿茶素含量进行检测分析。结果显示：与CK比较,蒸青样和成茶样中儿茶素总量均随遮荫度增大而呈整体下降趋势,其质量分数分别下降了3.08%-10.61%和2.65%-21.52%;其中酯型儿茶素变幅,蒸青样为-1.63%-5.28%,小于成茶样的-19.96%-10.35%;而非酯型儿茶素的降幅,蒸青样为9.90%-24.18%,大于成茶样的2.90%-19.82%。蒸青样中酯型与非酯型儿茶素的质量分数总体虽随遮荫度增大而减少,但酯型儿茶素占总儿茶素的百分比却随之增大,增幅为4.32%-10.05%;而非酯型儿茶素占比却与之相反,下降了5.10%-15.17%;因而酯型与非酯型儿茶素含量的比值是随遮荫度增加而增大的。遮荫对茶叶内儿茶素总量及其构成的影响程度达到了或接近于种间差异水平。     

海南农民稻田生物多样性保护认知评价 及农药使用情况分析

长期以来农药的不合理利用已经引发了环境污染、食品安全等一系列问题、探索减少农药投入的生产 模式、构建稻田生物多样性生态控制病虫害的水稻生产模式已经成为稻田可持续发展的重要手段之一。 为了更好 地开展海南稻田生物多样性保护、发挥稻田生态系统服务功能、有必要系统全面地了解农民对稻田生物多样性保护 认知及农药使用情况、我们在海南北部和南部分别开展了调查。 结果显示、调查区大部分稻农对稻田生物多样性概 念不了解、相关知识掌握较少、且仅有极少数农民接受过相关的多样性种植培训或者指导。 在农药使用上、存在过 量使用、盲目使用和跟风使用等一系列不科学问题、直接导致海南稻田生态系统遭到破坏、种植成本骤增、稻农净收 益降低。 通过分析、就海南水稻生产中的农药使用问题提出了意见和建议。     

Identification and characterization of lactic acid bacteria isolated from rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), with inhibitory activity against Lactococcus garvieae

A study was conducted to evaluate the probiotic properties of endogenous rainbow trout microbiota against pathogenic Lactococcus garvieae. A total of 335 bacterial strains were isolated from rainbow trout and screened for antagonistic activity against L. garvieae using an agar spot assay. Antagonistic strains were grouped by PCR amplification of repetitive bacterial DNA elements (rep‐PCR) and identified by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. The results revealed that the antagonistic strains belonged to the genera Lactobacillus, Lactococcus and Leuconostoc. Further probiotic characteristics, such as specific growth rate, doubling time, resistance to biological barriers, antibiotic resistance, hydrophobicity and production of antimicrobial substances, were also studied. These strains were able to survive low pH and high bile concentrations, showed good adherence characteristics and a broad spectrum of antibiotic resistance. The antagonistic efficacy was maintained after sterile filtration and was sensitive to proteinase K, indicating that proteinaceous extracellular inhibitory compounds were at least partially responsible for pathogen antagonism. Based on these results, these strains should be further studied to explore their probiotic effects in challenge experiments in vivo. This study shows clear evidence that the indigenous trout‐associated microbiota may provide a defensive barrier against L. garvieae.     

Effect of carazolol on the oestrous behaviour and concentrations of luteinising hormone and steroids in lactating cows during the periovulatory period

Twelve multiparous, cycling, lactating Holstein-Friesian cows were synchronised with prostaglandin F(2alpha) and treated with either 2.5 mg carazolol or saline. There were no differences between the peripheral blood concentrations of oestradiol or progesterone, but in the cows treated with carazolol the periovulatory surge of luteinising hormone was delayed, and oestrous behaviour was expressed later than in the control cows.     

软质小麦品质性状与酥性饼干品质参数的关系研究

选用我国17份软质小麦品种（系）在3点种植2年，研究软质小麦品质性状与酥性饼干品质的关系，探讨优质饼干品种的筛选指标。结果表明，粉质仪和拉伸仪参数与饼干品质的相关系数较小；吹泡仪弹性、吹泡仪弹性/延伸性、碱水保持力（AWRC）、碳酸钠溶剂保持力（SRC）和蔗糖SRC与饼干直径关系密切，相关系数分别为－0.79、－0.75     

The Application of TDZ in Enhancing Regeneration of Transgenic Plants

At present, transgenic plants are globally grown. Availability of a reliable regeneration system predominantly from a single transformed cell is the prerequisites for gene transfer, but regeneration is still a key problem （Wenzel, 2006）. The application of genetic modification technology in plants is closely related to the efficiency of the regeneration protocol. Shoot formation is oilen enhanced by the combination of auxins and cytokinins. TDZ （Thidiazuron, N-phenyl-N＇-1,2,3-thiodiazol-5-ylurea）, a non-purine, has been shown to promote differentiation of organized centers of growth in cultured tissues at much lower concentrations, and shoot regeneration occurs with an efficiency comparable to or greater than that of other cytokinins （Fiola et al., 1990）. By addition of TDZ, a series of plants which were difficult to culture in vitro or less sensitive to plants growth regulators obtained somatic embryos and regenerated plants, some of them have become the eminent transformation system for genetic engineering. TDZ has been reported to be very efficient in stimulating adventitious shoot production in several recalcitrant plants. TDZ is considered as a potential growth regulator for in vitro shoot regeneration and somatic embryogenesis of several crops. This review summarized how the new growth regulator TDZ to affect the regeneration of transgenic plants.