Effect of dietary Sargassum wightii and its fucoidan-rich extract on growth,immunity, disease resistance and antimicrobial peptide gene expression in Labeo rohita

International Aquatic Research - This work aimed to appraise growth performance, immune responsiveness, bacterial disease resistance and mRNA expression of two antimicrobial peptides in Labeo...     

Soil-plant micronutrients dynamics in response to integrated fertilization under wheat–soybean cropping system at Rawalakot,Pakistan

This study provided an insight on improving soil-plant micronutrients availability in response to poultry manure (PM), wheat milling residues (WMR) and urea N (UN) and their integration in wheat–soybean cropping system. The treatments were: control; poultry manure full, PM₁₀₀; wheat milling residues full, WMR₁₀₀; urea N full, UN₁₀₀; PM half and WMR half, PM₅₀+WMR₅₀; UN₅₀+PM₅₀; UN₅₀+WMR₅₀; UN₅₀+PM₂₅+WMR₂₅. All amendments were added at the rate or equivalent to 100 kg total N ha^–1. Results indicated that the integrated treatments increased Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn uptake of wheat by 35.7–103%, 48.4–111.1%, 85.2–267.0% and 33.8–128.2%, respectively over control. In soybean the corresponding increase in micronutrient uptake (Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn) was 18.3–60.3%, 27.5–87.4%, 14.1–54.6% and 13.2–58.0% in integrated treatments. The post-harvest soil analysis indicated 2 to 3-fold increase in micronutrient content with highest values in PM₁₀₀ i.e., 2.66 mg kg^?1 for Cu, 14.41 mg kg^?1 for Fe, 18.58 mg kg^?1 for Mn and 2.44 mg kg^?1 for Zn, respectively. The results showed that the PM either alone or in integrated with WMR and UN can be an effective management strategy for improving micronutrient content of soil–plant.     

Comparative Efficacy of Bio-organic and Mineral Phosphate on the Growth,Yield and Economics of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Grown by Different Methods

This study was conducted to assess the efficacy of bio-organic phosphate (BOP) and diammonium phosphate (DAP) fertilizers for improving the growth, yield, plant phosphorus (P) content and profitability of wheat cultivation under systems of wheat intensification (direct seeding and nursery transplantation) and conventional sowing (broadcasting). BOP was formulated by enriching the compost with rock phosphate and inoculated with plant growth-promoting rhizobacterial (PGPR) strain, Bacillus thuringiensis strain K5. Results revealed the supremacy of BOP over DAP, and the direct seeding method over the other sowing methods in almost all parameters studied. The application of BOP significantly (p ≤ 0.05) increased the plant height, root length, number of tillers per plant, wheat biomass, number of grains per spike, 1000-grain weight, grain yield, straw and grain P contents in direct seeded wheat in comparison to DAP fertilization. Furthermore, application of BOP and direct seeding of wheat generated more profit per hectare compared with the other treatments.     

亮腹釉小蜂产品的质量标准

本文对工厂化生产的亮腹釉小蜂Tamarixia radiata (Waterston)成虫产品进行了一系列检测,检测物种形态及分子特征、外观(体色暗淡率、残肢残翅率)、产品数量、雌蜂率、寄生率及不同温度下(15℃、25℃及30℃)亮腹釉小蜂贮存死亡率共7个质量指标,并根据检测结果提出了亮腹釉小蜂产品的质量标准。结果表明,亮腹釉小蜂规模化生产的产品应符合以下标准:形态特征吻合,分子序列(COI、ITS-1和ITS-2)相似度 ≥ 97%,体色暗淡率 ≤ 2%、残肢残翅率 ≤ 1%、实际数量占标识数量的比率 ≥ 95%、雌蜂率 ≥ 70%、不同温度下贮存死亡率均 ≤ 5%、寄生率 ≥ 90%。本标准各项指标的准确性和专属性强、灵敏度高,具有较高可行性,可用于亮腹釉小蜂质量控制和质量管理。