Suppression of Rice Blast by Preinoculation with Avirulent Pyricularia oryzae and the Nonrice Pathogen Bipolaris sorokiniana

ABSTRACT Avirulent isolates of Pyricularia oryzae and isolates of Bipolaris sorokiniana, a nonrice pathogen, were used to suppress rice blast caused by P. oryzae. In greenhouse experiments, both fungi substantially reduced leaf blast when applied 24 h or more before the pathogen. B. sorokiniana, but not avirulent isolates of P. oryzae, systemically reduced disease in leaf 5 when applied to whole plants at the four-leaf stage. In field experiments, both fungi were able to reduce neck blast significantly. No increase in grain yield was obtained by using avirulent isolates of P. oryzae, whereas five sprays with B. sorokiniana from seedling to heading stages increased the grain yield in two of three experiments conducted at two locations in Nepal. The significant increase in yield was observed under high inoculum pressure of P. oryzae. Induced resistance is suggested to be involved in the suppression of disease.     

Effects of grazing strategy on limiting nitrate leaching in grazed grass‐clover pastures on coarse sandy soil

Urinations of ruminants on grazed pastures increase the risk of nitrate leaching. The study investigated the effect of reducing the length of the grazing season on nitrate leaching from a coarse sandy, irrigated soil during 2006–2007 and 2007–2008. In both years, precipitation was above the long‐term mean. The experiment was initiated in a 4‐yr‐old grass‐clover sward in south Denmark. Three treatments were as follows grazing only (G), spring cut followed by grazing (CG) and both spring and autumn cuts with summer grazing (CGC). Nitrate leaching was calculated by extracting water isolates from 80 cm depth using ceramic suction cups. Because of considerable variation in measured nitrate concentrations, the 32 installed suction cups per treatment were insufficient to reveal differences between treatments. However, weighted nitrate leaching estimations for G, CG and CGC showed estimated mean nitrate N concentrations of 23, 19 and 13 mg/L for an estimated proportion area occupied by urine patches of 0.33, 0.26 and 0.16, respectively. Thus, N concentrations in G and CG exceeded the EU limit of 11.3 mg N/L. Under the prevailing conditions, the time of urination did not appear important. The estimated background leaching calculated from suction cups presumably not situated under urine patches resulted in mean nitrate N concentrations of 2.6 mg/L.     

Effects of proinflammatory mediators on canine neutrophil chemotaxis and aggregation

The present study investigated in vitro the qualitative and quantitative neutrophil function-activating properties of the most important non-cytokine participants in the acute inflammatory cell response. Apart from the results obtained with leukotriene (LT) D4, similar qualitative relationships were found for the several mediators tested regarding effects on neutrophil migration and aggregation. Thus, LTB4, PAF-acether and zymosan-activated serum all activated both functions, while f-Met-Leu-Phe had no effect. In all cases, the half-maximal eliciting concentration (EC50) for induction of chemotaxis was much lower than for aggregation, indicating that high and low receptor affinity responses were being studied, respectively. LTD4 induced modest aggregation, but was virtually without effect on migration. Using PAF-acether as stimulus, the mechanism of aggregation was studied in more detail. The results indicate that LTB4, PAF-acether, the complement-split products C5a/C5a desArg, and perhaps LTD4, may play a role as stimulants of neutrophil functions in inflammatory processes in vivo.     

芳樟工厂化育苗技术研究

通过对芳樟工业原料林良种茎尖的离体培养和繁殖 ,探讨芳樟茎尖诱导、分化、不定芽生长分化、生根的适宜的培养基和适宜的培养条件。结果表明 :适宜芳樟茎尖诱导培养基为MS +6 -BAa～ 2amg .L-1+NAAbmg .L-1,诱导率达 70 %以上 ,适宜分化丛生芽的理想培养基为改良MS +6 -BAa′～ 2a′mg .L-1+NAA0～ 2bmg .L-1+GA0～cmg .L-1芽年增殖系数达4 5 12 以上 ,有效芽苗率达 80 %以上 ,适合生根培养基为 1/2改良MS +NAAb′mg .L-1+IBA0～b′mg .L-1或 1/2改良MS +IBAb′mg .L-1+NAA0～b′mg .L-1,或R +IBAc2 mg .L-1+NAAc1 mg .L-1生根率达 98%以上。移栽土壤基质以黄心土加沙(10∶1)理想 ,移栽成活率可达 85 %以上     

尾叶桉组织培养快速繁殖的研究

以顶芽或茎段为外植体 ,通过 4种基本培养基和生长调节剂不同浓度组合的对比试验 ,筛选出最佳增殖培养基为B1+2 0mg·L-16 -BA +1 0mg·L-1NAA ,生根培养基为B2 +0 5mg·L-1ABT1号。移栽基质选择红心土。     

The role of land tenure in conservation of tree and shrub species diversity in miombo woodlands of southern Malawi

Biodiversity is declining throughout southern African miombo woodlands due to poor land use practices that are detrimental to soil, vegetation and habitat. We aimed at examining tree and shrub species diversity and distribution in Uapaca kirkiana-dominated woodlands under three land tenure types; forest reserves, customary and leasehold land. The study was conducted at different forest sites within similar agroecological zone in southern Malawi. Study sites were located at a range of altitudes between 900 and 1,200 m a.s.l. Three circular plots each with 32.60 m radius were established at each study site to sample tree and shrub species composition, structure and distribution under three land tenure types. We found that forest reserves had higher species diversity with an average of 16 tree families, 27 genera and 34 species as compared to only 10 tree families, 6 genera and 6 species on customary forest lands. Comparisons of diameter at breast height size class distributions showed that customary land had significantly low numbers of small (5.0–10.0 cm) and very large (≥30 cm) diameter classes suggesting lower levels of regeneration and high rate of anthropogenic activities. The high species diversity and richness in forest reserves and leasehold land indicate high potential for protected lands to restore tree species diversity. It is concluded that levels of human activities as influenced by land tenure type reduce tree species diversity, composition and distribution at the different sites, and this confirms the hypothesis that open access lands are not compatible with conservation of tree and shrub species diversity because of high anthropogenic activities.