放线菌Act1对连作西瓜枯萎病的防治效果

为了探索放线菌制剂Act1对连作西瓜枯萎病的防治效果及其对西瓜根际微生物含量的影响,采用大棚小区田间试验,以不接种放线菌制剂Act1为对照,以播种期接种和定植期接种为处理,研究不同处理对西瓜生长、枯萎病发生及其根域微生态的影响。结果表明:接种放线菌制剂的处理均能显著降低连作西瓜枯萎病的发生率,其中育苗期接种防效最显著,达到52.17%;育苗期接种放线菌制剂Act1显著促进了植株的生长;并增加了西瓜根区细菌和放线菌的数量,降低了真菌的数量且A/F、A/B、B/F与对照相比分别增加了1.38～5.5、1.53～5.25、1.29～1.75倍。接种放线菌制剂Act1的处理均能显著防治连作西瓜枯萎病的发生并改善根际微生物的组成。     

Functional and Rheological Properties of Amaranth Albumins Extracted From Two Mexican Varieties

The functional and rheological properties of amaranth albumins isolates extracted from two new Mexican varieties were determined. Functional properties tested were protein solubility, foaming, water and oil absorption capacities, emulsifying activity, and emulsion stability. The maximum solubility values for both amaranth albumins were found above pH 6 and values were compared to the solubility of egg albumins. Albumins from amaranth showed excellent foaming capacity and foaming stability at pH 5, suggesting that this protein could be used as whipping agents as egg albumins, also the water and oil absorption capacities reached their maximum values at acidic pH, suggesting that amaranth albumins could be appropriate in preparation of acidic foods. The rheological test based on farinograms and alveograms showed that wheat flour supplemented with 1% amaranth albumins improves the dough properties due to higher mixing stability and the bread had better crumb characteristics. In addition of the known high nutritional values of amaranth albumins, our results indicate the high potential for use of these proteins as an ingredient in food preparations.     

Mechanical wounding induces the formation of extensive coated membranes in giant algal cells

Mechanically wounding giant cells of Boergesenia forbesii induces the formation of bristle-coated, plasma-membrane invaginations (coated pits) and coated vesicles, easily providing a plentiful source of coated membranes in a clean cellular system unencumbered by other tissues. Contractions evoked by wounding partition the cytoplasm into hundreds of spherical protoplasts with approximately 40 percent less total plasma-membrane surface area than the original cell. Ferritin labeling and the appearance of numerous large coated pits and vesicles at the peak period of contraction indicate that these organelles play a role in extensive endocytosis of the plasma membrane.     

An ELISA for the detection of anergic tuberculous cattle

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for bovine antibody to antigens in unheated Mycobacterium bovis culture filtrate was standardised against a reference serum from an experimentally infected cow. Two Northern Territory herds with a total of 561 cattle were tested. All cattle reacting in the caudal fold tuberculin test, those giving strong reactions in the ELISA and those with visible lesions of tuberculosis were subjected to a detailed bacteriological examination. Of the 19 cattle which yielded isolates of M. bovis, only 4 were positive to the tuberculin test. Serum samples from 5 cattle gave ELISA values greater than 7.0 units. None of these 5 reacted in the tuberculin-test and 2 had no visible lesions. Of the 10 remaining cattle from which M. bovis was isolated, 3 had ELISA values between 6.5 and 7.0 units and were also without visible lesions. The ELISA values for the remaining 7 infected cattle ranged down to 4.6 units. Forty cattle yielded no M. bovis on culture of their tissues. They included 7 which were reactors in the tuberculin test and 23 with ELISA values of 7.0 units or more. The evident low specificity and sensitivity of the ELISA make it of little value as an alternative to the tuberculin test, but it can detect some anergic cattle at the cost of increasing the number of false positive reactors. This may be acceptable in some circumstances and would justify the use of the ELISA as a complement to the tuberculin test or to an in vitro assay of T-cell immunity. In the 2 Northern Territory herds described, the removal of 5 of the anergic cattle would have required a cull of 28 animals of 5% of the total. A cut off value of 6.5 units would have eliminated 3 more, but at the cost of culling 80 animals or nearly 15% of the cattle. Even so, 7 cattle from which M. bovis was isolated would have remained undetected by either test.     

冻融条件下沙丘土壤水分物理性提升的试验研究

基于乌兰敖都试验站内土壤冻融试验,探讨不同外界条件下土壤冻融作用对土壤中水分迁移的影响。结果表明:土壤冻结作用可以增加水分的迁移量,从而提高冻融层土壤水分含量,0-30cm和100-140cm深度土壤中水分迁移受冻结作用的影响比较显著,分别迁移了87.6,210.9mm,30-60cm和60-100cm深度受到的影响较小;冻融期内,稻草覆盖减小了水分向土壤上层迁移或者向下层的入渗;初始地下水埋藏较深能导致土壤水分迁移量变大。通过探究土壤冻融对水分物理性提升的影响作用,测定其提升数量,合理利用其提升的水分,改善固沙植被区浅层土壤水分条件,有利于固沙植物的生长和其他植物物种的侵入,提高固沙植被区的物种多样性,建立持久稳定的固沙植被。