美国杏李不同栽培模式适应性评价

本文通过对不同品种不同栽培模式美国杏李生长和林地土壤含水量动态变化分析表明:栽培模式3抗旱性好,在研究地可广泛应用;栽培模式2在研究地比较适合在有一定灌溉条件的地区应用;栽培模式1抗旱性适中,可在研究地土壤水分条件尚好的地区应用;栽培模式5可在研究地土壤水分条件尚好的地区控制应用;栽培模式4在研究地不宜采用。     

植物顶端有限生长相关基因与基因编辑育种研究进展

随着劳动力成本的增加,农作物的采收将逐步从人工采收过渡到机械采收,因此培育紧凑、矮化、果实成熟集中、耐密植、适宜机械化操作的新品种已成为作物遗传改良的主要目标。本文重点综述了不同物种FT及其同源基因对植物成花的调控功能,植株顶端的无限生长和有限生长的控制基因及其功能研究进展,以及通过基因编辑促进顶端成花进而导致植株顶端由无限营养生长转变为有限生殖生长,进一步介绍了通过多基因同时编辑的方法推动植物株型改变并培育新品种的成功案例。植株顶端成花和有限生长的特性可以促进果实的统一成熟,为适宜机械化采收的株型育种提供理论支持和实践指导。     

Use of bovine somatotropin for milk production: the effect of time of treatment initiation on milk production of Holstein/Friesian dairy cows placed on a high-forage, low-concentrate feeding system

Sixty multiparous Holstein/Friesian cows were used in a 2 × 2 factorial design trial to determine the effect of the administration of bovine somatotropin (BST), at either 60 or 120 ± 3 d post partum, on milk production. All cows were offered ad libitum a forage mixture containing, on a dry-mailer (DM) basis, grass and maize silage in a 1:1 ratio and 4 kg d⁻¹ fresh weight of concentrate, which contained 115 and 495 g kg⁻¹ DM of neutral detergent fibre (NDF) and crude protein (CP), respectively, and 13–5 MJ kg⁻¹ DM metabolizable energy (ME). BST-treated cows received subcutaneous injections of a prolonged-release formulation of BST (sometribove). Injections were administered into the ischiorectal fossa at 14-d intervals for the remainder of the lactation. This schedule resulted in sixteen and twelve injections cow⁻¹ when treatment w as in it rate d at 60 and 120 + 3 d post partum respectively. This corresponded to treatment periods of 32 and 24 weeks, in which the production responses were measured. When compared with control cows, the administration of BST from 60 and 120 ± 3 d post partum increased mean milk yield by 1–2 and 3.3 kg day⁻¹ respectively, although only the latter milk-yield response was significant ( P <0.001). The administration of BST produced a small nonsignificant increase in DM intake, no effect on milk composition and a small but significant reduction in body condition In conclusion a significant milk-yield response can be obtained from the use of BST in high-forage, low-concentrate feeding systems if forage quality is high and treatment initiation is delayed until mid-lactation. This is illustrated by the fact that the lactation yield increased from 6054 to 6842 kg. and was obtained when using only 1.2 t of concentrate.     

Body temperature,activity patterns and hunting in free‐living cheetah: biologging reveals new insights

As one of the few felids that is predominantly diurnal, cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) can be exposed to high heat loads in their natural habitat. Little is known about long‐term patterns of body temperature and activity (including hunting) in cheetahs because long‐term concurrent measurements of body temperature and activity have never been reported for cheetahs, or, indeed, for any free‐living felid. We report here body temperature and locomotor activity measured with implanted data loggers over 7 months in 5 free‐living cheetahs in Namibia. Air temperature ranged from a maximum of 39 °C in summer to ?2 °C in winter. Cheetahs had higher (～0.4 °C) maximum 24‐h body temperatures, later acrophase (～1 h), with larger fluctuations in the range of the 24‐h body temperature rhythm (approximately 0.4 °C) during a hot‐dry period than during a cool‐dry period, but maintained homeothermy irrespective of the climatic conditions. As ambient temperatures increased, the cheetahs shifted from a diurnal to a crepuscular activity pattern, with reduced activity between 900 and 1500 hours and increased nocturnal activity. The timing of hunts followed the general pattern of activity; the cheetahs hunted when they were on the move. Cheetahs hunted if an opportunity presented itself; on occasion they hunted in the midday heat or in total darkness (new moon). Biologging revealed insights into cheetah biology that are not accessible by traditional observer‐based techniques.     

ADSORPTION OF PHOSPHATE BY VARIOUS OXIDES: THEORETICAL TREATMENT OF THE ADSORPTION ENVELOPE

An explanation is put forward for the shape of adsorption envelopes found for phosphate adsorption by various metallic oxides. The equation x_m= C₁ (μH₃PO⁴⁺μ∑anions) is proposed, where μH₃pO₄ is the chemical potential of undissociated H₃PO₄; μ∑anions is the chemical potential of all phosphate anions considered as one. component; C₁ is a constant that includes influences of surface charge, chemical affinity of the metal for phosphate, specific surface area, etc., and x_mis the calculated Langmuir maximum adsorption of P at each pH. The dependence of C₁ on the metal present in the oxide is shown.     

人工增温条件下不同氮素形态比对重齿风毛菊气体交换及其群落生物量的影响

在青藏高原三江源区草地上,以开顶式温棚模拟增温,在其内部施用不同形态氮素(硝态氮和氨态氮)比例的氮肥,对重齿风毛菊(Saussurea katochaete)的光合速率、叶绿素荧光及其群落总生物量进行研究,旨在为人工管理草场施肥提供指导。结果表明:重齿风毛菊的光合速率随硝态氮比例增加而下降,气孔导度则增加。其他气体交换参数没有规律性变化。光系统II(PSII)光化学量子产量(Φ_PSII)在硝态氮比例为0%时最大,非光化学瘁灭(NPQ)则随硝态氮比例增大而增大。重齿风毛菊所在群落的总生物量在硝态氮和氨态氮比例平衡时达到最大。结果表明不同比例氮素施肥会对青藏高原草甸植物的净光合速率和群落总生物量产生影响。     

A Five-Day Progesterone Plus eCG-Based Fixed-Time AI Protocol Improves Fertility Over Spontaneous Estrus in High-Producing Dairy Cows Under Heat Stress

This study compared the efficiency of a five-day or standard (nine-day) progesterone-based regimen combined with equine chorionic gonadotrophin (eCG) in a fixed-time AI (FTAI) protocol for dairy cows. The data examined were derived from 3577 inseminations conducted in three dairy herds. Animals with no estrus signs detected over 21 days were randomly assigned to a PRID-9 or PRID-5 group. Cows in each group received a progesterone intravaginal device (PRID) for 9 or 5 days, respectively, PGF_2α and eCG on PRID removal, and GnRH 48 h later. Fixed-time AI was performed 12 h after the GnRH dose. Cows artificially inseminated following spontaneous estrus during the study period were considered as controls. Based on the odds ratio, the likelihoods of animals in PRID-9 in the warm (conception rate [CR] of 22.3%) and cool (32% CR) periods, and control animals in the warm period (26.6% CR) becoming pregnant were reduced (by factors of 0.6, 0.3 and 0.4, respectively) compared with the control animals in the cool period (CR of 43.7%). The risk of a twin pregnancy was higher (51.4%) for cystic PRID-9 cows (by a factor of 3.6) and lower (9.9%) for cyclic PRID-5 animals (by a factor of 0.4) compared with the PRID-9 cyclic cows. These findings indicate that the proposed protocol achieves similar results during the cool or warm season to those obtained when AI is conducted at spontaneous estrus during the cool season. In addition, PRID-5 reduced twin pregnancy compared with PRID-9.     

大兴安岭南段东南麓低山丘陵牧草种质资源初探

为了充分了解及有效保存内蒙古地区的牧草种质遗传资源,对大兴安岭南段东南麓低山丘陵各类天然草场资源的分布及组成进行了调查研究,根据采集植物标本的鉴定结果统计,该地区共有野生种子植物和蕨类植物774种,属88科329属,饲用植物占植物总数的82.17%.同时调查还发现,该区草地资源存在过度放牧、良种未得到充分保护等问题,并提出了一些针对性的建议,为进一步完善该地区牧草育种和良种繁殖体系及有效地保护和利用牧草种质资源提供参考.     

STUDIES ON THE FATE OF PLASMA PROTHROMBIN

The level of the plasma prothrombin in the circulating blood is decreased during its passage through the pulmonary capillaries. In 85 per cent. of samples, plasma prothrombin has been found to be less in the blood of the left ventricle than in that from the right ventricle. This difference averaged 10.6 per cent. and ranged from 4 to 19 per cent. In no instance was the level in the right ventricle lower than that in the left. In samples of blood taken from the arterial and venous supply of the head, liver, spleen, intestine, kidney and hind limbs, no significant difference in plasma prothrombin levels was found. A possible explanation of this role of the lung in the loss of plasma prothrombin is thought to be the production of blood platelets in this organ, as demonstrated by Howell and Donahue. Platelets, as they undergo disintegration, initiate the first stage of the clotting process by releasing thromboplastin, which, in the presence of calcium, changes prothrombin to thrombin.