Water extractable organic matter (WEOM) derived from fresh- or early-stage decomposing soil amendment materials may play an
important role in the process of organic matter accumulation. In this study, eight WEOM samples extracted with a 40:1 (v/w) water to sample ratio from alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), corn (Zea mays L.), crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum L.), hairy vetch (Vicia villosa L.), lupin (Lupinus albus L.), soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.), wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), and dairy manure were investigated using ultraviolet (UV)–visible, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), solution 31P nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and solid state 13C NMR spectroscopies. UV–visible and FT-IR spectra of the plant-derived WEOM samples were typical for natural organic matter,
but possessed less humic-like characteristics than dairy manure-derived WEOM. Solution 31P NMR spectra indicated that WEOM samples extracted from alfalfa, corn, and soybean shoots contained both orthophosphate and
monoester P. Of the monoester P in WEOM from soybean shoot, 70% was phytate P. WEOM from crimson clover, hairy vetch, lupin,
and wheat shoots contained orthophosphate only. The solid-state 13C NMR spectra of the seven plant-derived WEOM samples indicated that they all were primarily composed of sugars, amino acids
or peptides, and low molecular mass carboxylic acids. Carbohydrates were dominant components with very few aromatics present
in these samples. In addition, WEOM from crimson clover and lupin, but not other three leguminous plant WEOM samples, contained
significant asparagine. On the other hand, WEOM from corn and wheat contained less amino acids or peptides. The spectra of
WEOM of dairy manure revealed the presence of significant amounts of nonprotonated carbons and lignin residues, suggesting
humification of the manure-derived WEOM. Significant carbohydrates as well as aromatics were present in this WEOM. The P and
C bonding information for these WEOM samples may be useful for understanding the effects of WEOM on soil nutrient availability
to plants.
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Studies on the neuroregulatory mechanisms on the secretion of anterior pituitary (AP) hormones in domestic animals are important because nearly all complex physiological and metabolic processes are regulated by the AP hormones. To examine them, this article considers in vivo approaches such as the techniques of intrahypothalamic injection, intracerebroventricular injection, push-pull perfusion, and microdialysis, which have been employed in our own research group for the study in cattle. Also, in vitro approaches such as bovine AP cell culture and the AP explants superfusion system are described. This article clarifies the potential of neuroendocrine study techniques in cattle. 相似文献
The spawning area of the Japanese eel is located at the southern part of the West Mariana Ridge in the western North Pacific, but their spawning events have not been observed. To further understand Japanese eel spawning ecology, an interdisciplinary research survey by the R/V NATSUSHIMA (NT14-09, 14 May–4 June 2014) was conducted to detect spawning sites based on the seamount, salinity front, new moon and third quadrant (spawning south of front, west of ridge) hypotheses. Attempts were made to film spawning events with underwater camera systems and to consider if eels might be detected in hydroacoustic observations. Although no Japanese eels or spawning events were video-recorded and no eel aggregations could be clearly identified acoustically, three eggs were collected at two stations in the third quadrant region at or just south of 13° N on 26 and 27 May. Three or four days later, newly hatched preleptocephali were collected at two stations far to the south, including 224 at a station > 160 km southwest of the egg catches, and a few preleptocephali were caught at two stations closer to the egg stations. The eggs and southern preleptocephali were from discrete spawning events, which indicated that at least two spawning sites occurred in May 2014.
Effects of sika deer (Cervus nippon) and dwarf bamboo (“sasa;” Sasamorpha borealis) on seedling emergence and survival were investigated in cool-temperate mixed forests in the Kyushu mountain range, Japan.
We compared the effects of sika deer between two sites with different sika deer densities. One site (no-sasa forest) has sparse
cover of S. borealis and a high density of sika deer, and the other site (sasa forest) has dense cover of S. borealis with a low density of sika deer. In the no-sasa forest, more seedlings emerged and the survival rate of the seedlings was
higher compared with the sasa forest. Compared with the sasa forest, the canopy in the no-sasa forest was more open, the organic
layer was shallower and drier, the mean daily soil temperature was higher, and soil temperature fluctuated more widely. Those
environmental parameters did not differ between unfenced and fenced plots. The comparison between the sasa and no-sasa forests
suggested that removal of S. borealis by sika deer had an indirect positive effect on seedling emergence and survival. However, the fenced-plot experiments indicated
that sika deer inhibited seedling emergence and survival. These contradictory conclusions could result from the much larger
negative effects of S. borealis on seedling emergence and survival compared with the effects of sika deer browsing. 相似文献
We examined variations in stand structure and tree growth of a mangrove forest along two gradients: from the river mouth to
upper stream and from the riverside to inland, along the Nakara River, Iriomote Island, Japan. Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lamk. occurred throughout the intertidal area, though Rhizophora stylosa Griff. and Kandelia candel (L) Druce did not occur upstream. Basal area and maximum tree height of B. gymnorrhiza decreased downstream. The growth rate in stem diameter of B. gymnorrhiza decreased downstream in relation with the soil salinity. The basal area and the maximum tree height of B. gymnorrhiza increased with the distance from the riverside. R. stylosa increased in stem diameter and growth rate toward the riverside. 相似文献
Brown leaf spot disease caused by Cylindrocladium was found on Howea belmoreana on Hachijojima Island, Tokyo, Japan, in December 2001. Typical symptoms were incited after artificial inoculation. A culture
of white mycelia, isolated from leaf spot symptoms, produced reddish perithecia of a nectriaceous fungus. Based on morphological
and molecular analyses, this fungus was identified as Calonectria ilicicola (anamorph: Cylindrocladium parasiticum). Pathogenicity of this fungus on five plants cultivated on Hachijojima Island was confirmed by artificial inoculation. This
report is the first on Cylindrocladium brown leaf spot of H. belmoreana caused by C. ilicicola (anamorph: Cy. parasiticum). 相似文献
Although the causal agent of yellows of Brassica rapa (turnip, pak choi, and narinosa) in Japan was reported in 1996 to be Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans, this classification has remained inconclusive because of a lack of detailed genetic and pathogenic studies. Therefore, we analyzed the taxonomic position of this organism using Japanese isolates of F. oxysporum complex obtained from diseased individuals of various B. rapa subspecies. Phylogenetic analyses using partial sequences of the rDNA intergenic spacer region and the mating-type gene (MAT1-1-1alpha-box) showed that B. rapa and cabbage isolates belong to different monophyletic clades that separated at early evolutionary stages. Additionally, correlations were observed between the molecular phylogeny and the vegetative compatibility groups. Isolates from turnip, komatsuna, and narinosa (B. rapa group) did not show pathogenicity against cabbage or broccoli (B. oleracea group), although they caused severe symptoms on their original host species. In contrast, cabbage isolates had significantly higher (P = 0.05) virulence on B. oleracea than on B. rapa crops. Our results indicate that F. oxysporum complex isolates from B. rapa and B. oleracea are not only phylogenetically distinct but also differ in host specificity. Therefore, we propose a novel forma specialis, F. oxysporum f. sp. rapae, which causes yellows on B. rapa, including turnip, komatsuna, pak choi, and narinosa. 相似文献
A sophisticated modeling approach for simulating-coupled surface and subsurface flows in a watershed is presented. The watershed
model developed is a spatially distributed physically based model of composite dimension, consisting of 3-D variably saturated
groundwater flow submodel, 2-D overland flow submodel and 1-D river flow submodel. The 3-D subsurface flow is represented
by the complete Richards equation, while the 2-D and 1-D surface flows by the diffusive approximations of their complete dynamic
equations. For piecewise integration of these equations, the finite volume method (FVM) is employed assuming unknown variables
such as the water depth and the pressure head to be volume-averaged state ones. Problem plane geometry is meshed with the
unstructured cells of triangular shape which conforms to external as well as internal irregular boundaries such as those between
1-D and 2-D flows. A cell size controlling scheme, referred to as quasi-adaptive meshing scheme, is introduced to keep the
local discretization errors caused by topographic elevation gradient even over the entire-meshed geometry. Performance of
the model is tested through its practical application to a rugged intermountain watershed. Tuning the values of the three
key parameters ensures successful calibration of the model. Once the model is so calibrated, it could reproduce satisfactory
runoff response to any rainfall event. Expansion and shrinkage of the contributing area importantly affecting the direct runoff,
caused by the vicissitude of rainfall during its total duration, are well reproduced, like what the commonly accepted runoff
theory argues. It is thus concluded that the model developed could serve as a powerful watershed simulator usable for investigating
and assessing the hydrological aspect of a watershed. 相似文献