Virulence Types of Magnaporthe oryzae to Hybrid Rice in Sichuan,China

A total of 638 isolates of rice blast(Magnaporthe oryzae) were isolated in 2002-2009 from different rice varieties in different regions of Sichuan,China and inoculated onto seven rice varieties(Lijiangxintuanheigu,IR24,Minghui 63,Duohui 1,Chenghui 448,Neihui 99-14 and RHR-1) to differentiate the virulence types of the fungus and trace the changes.The virulence to the seven varieties was respectively scored at 1,2,4,8,16,32 and 64.The total scores of individual M.grisea isolates which were the sum of scores infecting differential varieties could,in turn,be used for the nomenclature of the virulence types due to their accordance to the special virulence patterns.The 638 tested isolates were then differentiated into 56 different virulence types.Type 15 virulent to Lijiangxintuanheigu,IR24 and Minghui 63,and Type 127 virulent to all of the seven varieties were the most dominant virulence types respectively with the occurrence frequencies of 15.99% and 15.83%.Type 19 and other seven virulence types were not monitored during 2002-2009.Type 15 was the predominant virulence type in 2002,2003,2004 and 2007,whereas Type 127 had been the most dominant virulence type after 2005 except for the year 2007 when the province underwent severe drought.Five hundred and seven out of the 638 tested isolates were virulent to Minghui 63,and 89.58% of the 384 isolates virulent to either Duohui 1,Chenghui 448 or Neihui 99-14 were virulent to Minghui 63,which indicated the impact of the extensive plantation of hybrid rice Minghui 63 as the restorer line on the virulence evolution of M.oryzae in Sichuan.The virulence pattern of the dominant virulence types suggested that the acquiring of virulence to all the major resistant restorer lines was the main routes of the evolution in virulence of M.oryzae to hybrid rice in Sichuan.The virulence frequencies of the 638 tested isolates to IR24,Minghui 63,Duohui 1,Chenghui 448,Neihui 99-14 and RHR-1 were respectively 74.6%,79.5%,73.8%,37.0%,39.0% and 40.4%.The analysis for the sources of the different virulence type isolates indicated the pathogen on the newly released resistant varieties were stronger than conventional rice varieties which had become susceptible in the field since 1980s.     

Use of the 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectra signals from polyphenols and acids for chemometric characterization of cider apple juices

The low field region (5.8-9.0 ppm) corresponding to aromatic protons and the region 1.8-3.0 ppm of the (1)H NMR spectra were used for characterization and chemometric differentiation of 52 apple juices obtained from six cider apple varieties. The data set consisted of 14 integrated areas corresponding to resonances from acids and phenolic compounds. Multivariate procedures based on hierarchical cluster and discriminant analysis were performed on selected signals of the spectra to determine whether it was possible to distinguish the different juices. Cluster analysis was able to satisfactorily classify the six apple varieties. Discriminant analysis, by means of stepwise procedure for variables selection and leave-one-out for cross-validation, was applied to 40 samples from the year 2001, obtaining recognition and prediction abilities of 100%. The most discriminant variables corresponded to poliphenols, (-)-epicatechin, phloridzin-phloretin, and p-coumaric, chlorogenic, and malic acids. The classification model was applied to 12 samples from apples harvested in the years 2002 and 2003, and the prediction ability was 91.7%.     

Adsorption performance of orange residue absorbent to hexavalent chromium

We use an inexpensive adsorbent produced from orange residue found to remove the Cr(Ⅵ) from an aqueous solution. We investigate the factors influencing adsorption performance and the adsorption mechanism of the orange residue adsorbance of Cr(Ⅵ). The results show that the contact time, pH, and initial Cr(Ⅵ) solution concentration affect the adsorption process. At pH 4 and 40℃, the equilibrium is attained in about 11 hours, and adsorption quantity of the adsorbent is 12.85 mg/g with liquid/solid (hexavalent chromium vs. adsorbent) of 18 mg/g. The ideal saturated amount is 13.74 mg/g as determined by the linear least squares method. The adsorption process fits the Bangham adsorption kinetics model. At a low concentration range, the process also follows the Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherms. Experimental results and the adsorption mechanism show that the orange residue adsorbent is an effective treatment for wastewater containing Cr(Ⅵ).     

Numerical Simulation for Fire Smoke Flow in a High-rise Building with Patio Space

Characteristics of smoke flow and fire spread in a patio space of a high-rise building were studied to investigate their influences on fire compartment and safety evacuation.Fire development model was established and fire scenarios were designed to simulate fire and smoke spread by CFD software numerically based on concepts of fire performance-based design in a high-rise building with double patio space,whose height are 74.65 m and 55.95 m,respectively.Simulation results show that in all fire scenarios,performance targets for safety evacuation for people in each floor was satisfied,if smoke was extracted naturally using the patio space.Hang walls mounted in corridors around the patio space prevent smoke flowing out smoothly,shorten the coming of the risk time and increase fire danger.Using chimney effect,it is preferred to adopt natural smoke exhaust method in a high-rise building with patio space.     

A method to generate pseudorandom phases in transform domain communication system by chaos mapping

The traditional method of generating pseudorandom phase vector through a linear feedback shift register (LFSR) and a pre set combination of taps in transform domain communication system(TDCS) was studied. Based on the requirements of the pseudorandom phase vector in TDCS, a new method using chaos mapping to generate the pseudorandom phases in TDCS was proposed. This method generated binary quantization chaotic sequences by using chaos mapping with different initial values, and then creates a pseudorandom phase vector by using a phase mapper. Finally, the basis function was obtained. The implementation method of chaos mapping and the simulation results regarding the correlation performance for the basis function were discussed in detail. Compared with the basis functions generated by LFSR, the basis functions generated by chaos mapping have better correlation performance. Because many basis functions with small cross correlation coefficients can be generated by chaos mapping, this method is advantageous for multiple access applications.     

苹果采摘机器人手臂控制研究

为解决苹果采摘机器人机械手臂控制的稳定性问题,基于拉格朗日力学原理建立了机器人手臂数学模型,设计了机器人手臂控制器。根据控制需要将机器人手臂的控制区域化分为伸展区域和采摘区域：伸展区采用基于正弦和斜坡函数的控制策略向机器人手臂系统输入能量,以保证机械人手平滑地到达采摘区;采摘区采用线性模型分析机器人手臂在该区附近运动规律,判断系统的可控性,设计出线性模型的二次最优控制策略（LQR）。仿真结果表明：该控制器使得苹果采摘机器人手臂到达采摘区后的稳定时间≤2s,满足控制器设计的精度要求,可完成自然光照下对成熟苹果的采摘。     

Photosynthetic Responses of A New Grapevine Variety ‘Xinyu’ in Turpan

Turpan is one of the major high-quality grape production bases in the world for years because its climate is so special (hot, dry, and windy). The grape market needs the varieties with high yield, quality, and environmental adaptability. ‘Xinyu’ is a new variety bred by crossing selection of E42-6 (a self-pollinated inbred of Vitis vinifera cv. ‘Red Globe’) as female and Vitis vinifera cv. ‘Rizamat’ as male parents and registered in the Crop Varieties Registered Commission of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in 2005. In this study, we determined the impacts of environmental factors on its photosynthesis. The results showed the climate in Turpan was characterized by long-time intensive sunshine, high temperature and relatively low humidity. The peak value of photosynthetic available radiation (PARi) was 1 454 μmol·m^-2·s^-1, and the minimum and average values were 111 μmol·m^-2·s^-1and 938.889 6 μmol·m^-2·s^-1, respectively. Air temperature and sunlight intensity reached the highest values during 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Net photosynthetic rate (Pn) of Xinyu increased stably before 11 a.m. and there was a midday depression during 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The minimum value of Pn appeared at noon (2.77 μmol·m^-2·s^-1). It was concluded that as a new grape cultivar, “Xinyu” could withstand extreme climate conditions in Turpan.     

Simultaneous determination of hydrolysis and mutarotation rates during the enzymatic hydrolysis of lactose

An experiment is described in which a custom-made glucose electrode is used to directly monitor the enzymatic hydrolysis of lactose to glucose. The transient profile of beta- d-glucose can be used to simultaneously determine the rate constants for mutarotation and for enzymatic hydrolysis by applying a dynamic nonlinear regression routine. Due to differences in the mutarotation rate constants between lactose and glucose, the beta- d-glucose concentration "overshoots" equilibrium under certain conditions, which can be modeled mathematically. This overshoot can be observed reliably and used to quantify the differences in mutarotational equilibria between glucose and lactose. These observations may be important for the analysis of dairy products and commercial lactase preparations and illustrate an unusual kinetic phenomenon caused by intramolecular forces. This approach may also be important for the accurate determination of a variety of oligosaccharides such as glycogen, which tend to be composed primarily of one stereoisomer.     

Efficacy of Fe(o,o-EDDHA) and Fe(o,p-EDDHA) isomers in supplying Fe to strategy I plants differs in nutrient solution and calcareous soil

The FeEDDHA [iron(3+) ethylenediamine di(o-hydroxyphenylacetic) acid] is one of the most efficient iron chelates employed in the correction of iron clorosis in calcareous soils. FeEDDHA presents different positional isomers: the ortho-ortho (o,o), the ortho-para (o,p), and the para-para (p,p). Of these isomers, the p,p cannot chelate Fe in soil solution in a wide range of pH values, while both o,o and o,p can. The objective of this work was to compare the efficiency of both isomers (o,o and o,p) to provide Fe to two Strategy I plants (tomato and peach) in nutrient solution (pH approximately 6.0), as well as in calcareous soil (pH approximately 8.4; CALCIXEREPT). For this, chelates of both o,o-EDDHA and o,p-EDDHA with 57Fe (a nonradioactive isotope of Fe) were used, where the 57Fe acts as a tracer. The results obtained showed that the o,o isomer is capable of providing sufficient Fe to plants in both nutrient solution and calcareous soil. However, the o,p isomer is capable of providing sufficient Fe to plants in nutrient solution but not in calcareous soil.