Poisoning of horses by bamboo, Bambusa vulgaris

The clinical and pathological aspects of a neurological disease observed in 16 horses in Pará, Amazonia, Brazil, are presented. The symptoms were mainly motor incoordination, paresis of the tongue, somnolence, difficulties in apprehension, chewing and swallowing of food, as well as instability and standing with abducted members. The clinical course was subacute or chronic and in most cases was not fatal. Postmortem examination performed in one already very sick, euthanized animal, did not show significant macroscopic lesions; histopathological examination revealed slight edema and degenerative alterations of a few axons, mainly in the medulla oblongata. In all pastures where horses were affected, plenty of bamboo had been eaten, probably because of scarcity of pasture. By feeding large amounts of fresh bamboo leaves of this region, in different growing stages, to three horses (horse 1, 47 g/kg/d for 30 days; horse 2, 10 g/kg/d for 60 days; horse 3, 18 g/kg on the first day, and 31 g/kg/d for 6 more days)—the animals ate the leaves unassisted—it was possible to reproduce nervous symptoms essentially identical to those observed in the natural disease 24 to 72 hours after the first feeding of the plant. In spite of continuous administration of the plant, intensity of the clinical signs did not increase. Based on field observations and comparison of the clinical and pathological pictures seen in the natural and experimental disease, the described illness can be concluded to be caused by the ingestion of large amounts of the leaves of Bambusa vulgaris f. vulgaris.     

Effects of two kinds of boron-based fungicides on the properties of Bambusa emeiensis bamboo scrimber.

以慈竹为原料,酚醛树脂（PF）为胶黏剂,硼酸锌（ZB）、硼硼合剂（SBX）为防霉剂,五氯酚钠（Na—PCP）为对照药剂制备慈竹重组材,研究添加ZB和SBX对重组竹的物理力学性能及防霉性能的影响。结果表明：ZB和SBX对蓝变菌的防治效力很差。ZB和SBX的添加会削弱板材的物理力学性能,但防霉性能显著提高。研究范围内,这2种药剂的防霉变合理使用量分别为0．70％（ZB）和0．49％（SBX）。     

粉单竹丰产栽培技术研究

通过对惠州市龙门县的粉单竹进行了丰产栽培试验,结果表明:立地条件、造林方式对粉单竹产量影响显著,在沿岸河滩地或村前屋后,采用埋节育苗造林方式造林,施腐熟粪肥为主,辅以适量复合肥对粉单竹的产量有明显提高.     

广东竹亚科新资料

本文主要报道广东竹亚科３个新种，１个新组合和２个被修订的种。     

模拟城市SO2污染对晚松生理特性的影响

以2年生晚松盆栽苗为供试材料,从抗大气环境中SO₂污染方面对晚松的抗逆能力进行了定量评价,为晚松的园林应用提供理论依据。研究表明,晚松叶绿素a、b对模拟SO₂污染反应敏感,叶绿素b所受伤害大于叶绿素a,类胡萝卜素较不敏感。过氧化物酶活性的提高有助于减轻膜脂过氧化造成的伤害,从而使其在SO₂污染胁迫较轻(10 mmol/L)时免受伤害。     

绿竹丰产林栽培管理技术

本文介绍了绿竹丰产林栽培中的立地选择、整地挖穴、造林方法、幼林抚育和成林管理等主要技术措施，为我省绿竹生产经营提供技术参考。     

淯江河岸缓冲带硬头黄竹人工林生物量及5种营养元素含量分配格局研究

对淯江河岸缓冲带硬头黄竹人工林生物量以及5种营养元素含量的分配格局进行了研究。结果表明:淯江河岸缓冲带硬头黄竹人工林单位面积的总生物量为98 672.01 kg/hm2,其竹株各器官生物量所占的比例分别为秆78.76%、枝7.37%、叶5.05%、根1.49%、蔸7.33%。其竹株各器官的5种营养元素含量均不相同,以代谢旺盛的竹叶含量最高。5种营养元素总含量在硬头黄竹竹株各器官中由大到小排序依次为叶42.62g/kg、蔸26.92g/kg、根24.99 g/kg、枝22.75 g/kg、秆21.83 g/kg。该竹林单位面积N、P、K、Ca、Mg 5种营养元素贮存总量为2 323.2 kg/hm2,其中K的贮存量最高为908.0 kg/hm2占39.1%,其次N为864.6 g/hm2占37.2%,Ca、P和Mg的贮存量仅占其总量的20%左右。     

Isolation and characterization of microsatellites in Bambusa arundinacea and cross species amplification in other bamboos

Isolation and characterization of microsatellites was analysed in Bambusa arundinacea and cross species amplification studied in other bamboos. Microsatellites, tandem repeats of short nucleotide (1–6 bp) sequences, are the DNA marker of choice because of their highly polymorphic, ubiquitous distribution within the genome, ease of genotyping through Polymerase chain reaction, selectively neutral, co‐dominant and multiallelic nature. Six microsatellites, three polymorphic and three monomorphic have been characterized for the first time in a bamboo species, Bambusa arundinacea belonging to the family Poaceae. The numbers of alleles per locus ranged from 2 to 13. Cross species amplification was tested in 18 other bamboo species. Monomorphic simple sequence repeats (SSRs) were found to be cross amplified in most of the species tested and polymorphic ones in only three to four species. The utility of SSR loci in a genetic diversity study of B. arundinacea and other cross‐amplified bamboo species has been discussed. This study will help in population genetic studies in bamboo species.     

施肥对撑绿竹幼竹生长的影响

在赤水市和仁怀市对撑绿竹不同施肥量对幼竹生长的影响进行了试验研究,施肥量设置0.3 kg/丛、0.4 kg/丛、0.5 kg/丛、0.6 kg/丛以及对照5种处理。试验结果显示,在赤水市和仁怀市2个试验点均表现为随着施肥量的增加新生竹胸径、竹高、质量的增幅相应增大,且以0.6 kg/丛施肥量的效果最好。不同施肥处理间,2个试验点的新竹胸径、质量差异均达极显著水平;在竹高方面,赤水试验点不同施肥处理间差异达显著水平,而在仁怀试验点差异达极显著水平。     

绿竹笋期生物学特性观察研究

连续三年观察研究表明:(1)绿竹秆基笋目数量在4～10个之间,笋目萌动始于二月底,总萌动率79.3％,发笋数占萌动数的73.0％。(2)绿竹笋期长达5个月,可分为初期、盛期、递减期和末期四个阶段,盛期出笋株数和重量分别占72.0％和75.9％,比其他竹种更为集中。(3)绿竹一年生母竹发笋量占总重量的92.1％,二年生占7.9％。(4)竹丛的总出笋数和重量与座底竹数量具有正相关关系,r_1=0.7582,r_2=0.7279。株平均出笋数和重量与座底竹数量具有负相关关系,r_3=-0.6124,r_4=-0.6418。(5)绿竹幼竹高生长历时85天左右,总生长量达950cm,日均生长量11.2cm,日最大生长量24cm。幼竹夜间生长量比白天快1.7倍。