水氮耦合对棉花干物质积累及产量的影响

【目的】研究水氮耦合对棉花干物质积累及产量影响。【方法】大田试验采用裂区试验设计,设置灌溉量与施肥量2个调控因子,其中灌溉量为主区,施肥量为副区,均设置3个梯度,灌溉量依次为2 250(低灌量)、3 450(中灌量,传统经验灌溉量CK)、4 650 m³/hm²,(高灌溉量)分别以W₁、W₂和W₃表示;施肥量(折合纯氮)依次为0(空白)、300(中等施氮量,传统经验施氮量CK)、600 kg/hm²(高施氮量,200%CK),分别以N₁、N₂和N₃表示。【结果】灌溉量和施肥量对植株生长和产量构成有一定促进作用,提高灌溉量和施肥量均能显著提高株高、叶片数和结铃率。在对干物质积累方面提高灌溉量可显著提高干物质积累总量,而提高施肥量主要促进了干物质更早的向经济器官积累。通过提高灌溉量可增产23.2%~31.4%,通过增施氮肥可显著增产12.5%~17.6%。【结论】水氮耦合对棉花单铃重、籽棉产量和皮棉产量均有显著的调控作用。水氮优化策略能够提高资源利用效率,降低水肥投入,产量稳定。     

森林采伐限额制度存在的问题及建议

森林采伐限额是采伐消耗森林、林木蓄积的最大限量。实行森林采伐限额管理是《森林法》确定的一项重要法律制度,是控制森林资源过量消耗的核心措施和加强森林可持续经营的关键手段。本文阐述了森林采伐限额的概念,分析了当前采伐制度存在的一些问题,提出了改进措施及具体做法,以寻求最佳的森林采伐管理制度,保护好国家珍贵而有限的森林资源,达到科学经营的目的。     

基于能值-生态足迹修正模型的区域可持续发展研究——以江苏省南通市为例

在系统分析能值—生态足迹模型缺陷的基础上,通过增加人工投入指标,统一能值密度以及引入折能/折标系数对其进行了修正,并采用修正后的模型对江苏省南通市1996—2010年的可持续发展水平进行了测算。结果表明:(1)1996—2010年间南通市人均生态足迹由0.65hm2增长到0.90hm2,主要是由能源消费量的增加引起的;(2)同期南通市人均生态承载力由0.51hm2增长到0.81hm2,这主要是由农、畜产品产量提高和水电开发力度加大引起的,而通过劳务和资金投入提高承载力的空间很大;(3)1996—2010年南通市一直处于生态赤字状态,可持续性评价指数也都在0.5以上,区域发展处于不可持续状态。为进一步缩小生态承载力与生态足迹之间的差距,应采取以下措施:引导重点行业和企业节能降耗,大力发展新能源;加大农业科技投入,继续提高农产品产量;重视人力资源的投入,促使经济发展方式向技术密集型和资本密集型转变。     

Subcutaneous fatty acid composition of steers finished as weanlings or yearlings with and without growth promotants

Background: The current study evaluated the subcutaneous fatty acid(FA) composition of calf- and yearling-fed stee with or without growth promoting implants. Crossbred steers(n = 112; 267 ± 5.0 kg) of the same contemporary group were allocated to one of four production system and implant strategy based treatments in a completely randomized design with a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement of treatments.Results: There were no interactions(P 0.05) between production systems and growth promoting implants for the total and individual subcutaneous FA. Yearling as opposed to calf finishing reduced(P 0.05) subcutaneous proportions of C20:3n-6, trans(t)12-18:1, C14:0, several minor cis-monounsaturated FA(c-MUFA; c9-14:1, c11-16:1,c11-18:1, c12-18:1, c13-18:1, c9-20:1 and c11-20:1), and increased(P 0.05) subcutaneous proportions of t11c15-18:2,total and individual branched-chain FA. Subcutaneous fat from steers implanted with growth promotants had higher(P 0.05) proportions of total polyunsaturated FA(PUFA), total n-6 PUFA, C18:2n-6 and individual t-18:1isomers(t6 to t10) compared to non-implanted steers.Conclusions: Overall, current findings show that production systems and growth promotants led to only minor differences in subcutaneous FA composition of beef steers.     

Relationship of Shelled Corn Fungal Susceptibility to Carbon Dioxide Evolution and Kernel Attributes

Fifty‐one samples of shelled corn were rewetted to 21% wb moisture content (MC) and evaluated for susceptibility to fungal invasion using ergosterol measurements and a test kit that measures carbon dioxide (CO₂) evolution. The sample attributes measured were percent germination, electrolyte leakage after soaking in deionized water, percent fines, and percent kernel infection. The difference in ergosterol content before and after incubation at 24°C was used as the standard measure of fungal growth. Differences in CO₂ evolution among the samples were consistent with expectations for fungal growth based on storage history. The coefficients of determination (r²) for the linear regression of ergosterol difference with CO₂ kit readings were 0.46–0.60. All were statistically significant (α = 0.001) and r² values were slightly greater when four high‐oil corn samples were removed. These results indicate that the CO₂ test can be used to assess fungal susceptibility of rewetted shelled corn, which may also be indicative of its susceptibility before rewetting. The linear regressions of kernel attributes with ergosterol difference (48 < n < 51) that were statistically significant included percent germination, r² = 0.49 (α = 0.001); electrolyte leakage, r² = 0.27 (α = 0.001); and percent fines determined with a 4.76‐mm sieve, r² = 0.12 (α = 0.05).     

Can goats be used as sentinels for tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in nonendemic areas? Experimental studies and epizootiological observations

A goat flock grazing year-round on a meadow in a "TBE non-risk area" in Thuringia, Germany, with a history of only isolated human TBE cases was examined repeatedly for TBE virus-(TBEV)-specific antibodies and TBEV RNA between October 2008 and December 2009. Surprisingly, TBEV specific antibodies were detected in one goat, which had never left this area. To compare the results of a natural contact to TBEV with a defined contact to TBEV, two goats were immunized experimentally. Both animals developed TBEV-specific antibodies, one goat however in a delayed and reduced manner. In addition, 177 ticks were collected from the meadow in May and June 2009, and were examined by real-time RT-PCR. However, noTBEV RNA could be detected. The results suggest that goats can be used as TBEV sentinels in defined areas. To verify this observation further investigations with a large number of animals are recommended.     

Hydrogen radicals, nitrogen radicals, and the production of O3 in the upper troposphere

The concentrations of the hydrogen radicals OH and HO2 in the middle and upper troposphere were measured simultaneously with those of NO, O3, CO, H2O, CH4, non-methane hydrocarbons, and with the ultraviolet and visible radiation field. The data allow a direct examination of the processes that produce O3 in this region of the atmosphere. Comparison of the measured concentrations of OH and HO2 with calculations based on their production from water vapor, ozone, and methane demonstrate that these sources are insufficient to explain the observed radical concentrations in the upper troposphere. The photolysis of carbonyl and peroxide compounds transported to this region from the lower troposphere may provide the source of HOx required to sustain the measured abundances of these radical species. The mechanism by which NO affects the production of O3 is also illustrated by the measurements. In the upper tropospheric air masses sampled, the production rate for ozone (determined from the measured concentrations of HO2 and NO) is calculated to be about 1 part per billion by volume each day. This production rate is faster than previously thought and implies that anthropogenic activities that add NO to the upper troposphere, such as biomass burning and aviation, will lead to production of more O3 than expected.     

牛环形泰勒虫病二温式PCR诊断方法的建立及初步应用

为建立特异、敏感、快速的二温式PCR诊断方法,根据牛环形泰勒虫裂殖子表面抗原(tams1)基因,设计了一对特异性引物,扩增出大小为154bp基因片段,经克隆、测序分析,与已知基因序列的相似性为96%。用建立的牛环形泰勒虫病二温式PCR诊断方法,对从新疆牛环形泰勒虫病流行地区采集的50份全血样品进行诊断,阳性率为88%,而血涂片检出的阳性率只有58%。经试验验证,该方法具有特异性高、敏感性强、重复性和稳定性好等优点。表明本试验所建立的二温式PCR诊断方法可用于牛环形泰勒虫病的临床诊断、隐性感染检测和流行病学调查。