Informing Community Engagement in Sea Turtle Conservation by Examining Non-Conservation-Related Participation in Northeast Brazil

Participation in conservation programs is often viewed as a necessity, but understanding of this participation is limited. This research takes a different approach by also examining participation in non-conservation-related activities. Questionnaires (N = 339) were administered in four Brazilian coastal communities where the national sea turtle conservation project conducts monitoring and outreach. Employing social capital as a conceptual framework, measurements included participation in civic, community, and social activities along with group participation and collective action. Confirmatory factor analysis was used for validating measures of social capital and conservation perceptions. Structural equation modeling indicated that social capital has a positive relationship with participation in sea turtle conservation, suggesting that general levels of participation and community norms of participation could be just as influential as conservation perceptions to engage communities in conservation. Information gained by deconstructing participation may be used to design and target conservation programs, improving overall participation.     

贮藏温度对采后“金艳”猕猴桃品质和后熟的影响

以"金艳"猕猴桃为试材,采用不同温度贮藏的方法,研究了温度对果实品质和呼吸强度的影响。结果表明:1℃贮藏可以很好的保持果实品质,呼吸强度峰值出现晚,保持了较高的果肉硬度;5℃和10℃贮藏能够促进果实的后熟,加速呼吸强度峰值的到来、果实硬度的下降和可溶性固形物含量的上升;但35℃贮藏的果实7d后会失去商品价值,发生腐败;16℃贮藏果实后熟品质不佳。在整个贮藏过程中,果实干物质含量在上述温度条件下贮藏变化都不明显,但在一定范围内,干物质含量会随着温度的上升而有所增加。     

缺素胁迫对软枣猕猴桃幼苗生长的影响

以软枣猕猴桃幼苗为试材,研究了缺铁(Fe)、镁(Mg)、磷(P)、钙(Ca)、钾(K)、氮(N)6种元素对其幼苗生长及生理指标的影响。结果表明:不同缺素处理对其幼苗的生长发育及生理指标均能产生不同程度的影响,其缺钙(-Ca)、钾(-K)、氮(-N)对软枣猕猴桃幼苗根长、株质量、株高影响显著;游离脯氨酸(Pro)含量、丙二醛(MDA)含量、过氧化物酶(POD)活性及超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性均明显增加。     

三种地被菊种子萌发及幼苗生长的化感效应比较

以天人菊、金鸡菊和蛇鞭菊为试材,比较两两混种与单种在种子萌发和幼苗生长阶段相互间的化感效应强度。结果表明:两两混种下,金鸡菊、蛇鞭菊对天人菊生长起促进作用,化感效应强度为金鸡菊蛇鞭菊;天人菊、蛇鞭菊对金鸡菊生长起抑制作用,化感效应强度为天人菊蛇鞭菊;金鸡菊、天人菊对蛇鞭菊生长起抑制作用,化感效应强度为金鸡菊天人菊。     

Characterization,phylogenetic analyses and pathogenicity of Bipolaris setariae associated with brown stripe disease on sugarcane in Yunnan,China

Brown stripe disease is a severe foliar fungal disease of sugarcane worldwide and is widespread in all sugarcane planting areas in China. Brown stripe is a major disease that seriously affects the output and quality of the sugarcane industry in Yunnan Province, China's second-largest sugar base, while the pathogen of this disease remains not yet fully understood. To address this, we isolated and identified the fungi associated with 68 leaf samples showing typical symptoms of brown stripe from 22 sugarcane varieties in different areas of Yunnan Province. A total of 113 isolates were obtained, which were morphologically similar. Of these, 64 representative isolates were sequenced for the internal transcribed spacer region (ITS), GAPDH and EF-1α loci. All representative isolates grouped with the type strain of Bipolaris setariae in the phylogenetic trees inferred with individual and concatenated sequences of ITS, GAPDH and EF1-α. Pathogenicity test results showed that B. setariae strains were able to induce typical symptoms of brown stripe. The results obtained in this study clarify that only B. setariae is associated with sugarcane brown stripe in Yunnan, China. It is recorded here for the first time as a pathogen causing sugarcane brown stripe in Yunnan, and it is able to infect many major cultivars and new varieties, posing a new threat to the sugar industry in Yunnan Province. In addition, these results provide the scientific basis for the future breeding of disease-resistant varieties and effective prevention and control of sugarcane brown stripe disease.     

野生老芒麦种质资源鉴定与基部叶鞘绒毛变异分析

为更好地利用老芒麦(Elymus sibiricus L.)野生资源,本研究从我国青藏高原、西北、华北、东北地区以及国外部分地区共采集了1 723份野生披碱草属种质资源,通过表型特征观测和流式细胞仪检测,共鉴定出了990份野生老芒麦种质,246份垂穗披碱草种质,并测得老芒麦的DNA含量在5.86～7.30 Gb之间,平均DNA含量为6.66 Gb;垂穗披碱草材料的DNA含量在9.50～10.36 Gb之间,平均DNA含量为9.97 Gb。研究结果显示,在西北、华北以及东北地区的部分野生老芒麦材料在苗期基部叶鞘出现了绒毛,分析发现该表型出现的概率与经度和纬度呈极显著正相关关系(P<0.01),与海拔、年年均气温以及年平均降雨量呈极显著负相关关系(P<0.01)。表明老芒麦苗期基部叶鞘绒毛的有无与环境因子之间存在着必然的联系,可能是老芒麦种质应对不同环境类型的适应性机制之一。本研究为老芒麦的形态鉴定提供了新的依据,为老芒麦种质资源挖掘和育种应用提供了材料基础。     

丛枝菌根真菌接种对白车轴草耐盐性的影响

丛枝菌根真菌(AMF)可与植物共生形成复杂的菌丝网络,影响植物生长及抗逆能力。目前关于AMF对白车轴草耐盐性的影响尚存争议,本研究采用盆栽试验,研究在盐胁迫条件下(NaCl浓度为150 mmol·L^-1),接种AMF对拉丁诺白车轴草耐盐性的影响。结果表明,在盐胁迫条件下,与对照相比,白车轴草的生长与生理指标均受到抑制。盐胁迫下接种AMF后,白车轴草株高、干重、PSⅡ最大光能转换效率和相对含水量均有增加,丙二醛(MDA)含量以及相对电导率有所降低,渗透调节物质均有提高,其中可溶性糖(SS)和游离脯氨酸(Pro)含量分别提高了32.03%和9.42%。说明盐胁迫抑制白车轴草的生长,接种AMF增强了白车轴草抗逆适应能力,促进白车轴草的生长,增加渗透调节物质含量,提高白车轴草耐盐胁迫的能力。