Unravelling the relationships among Verticillium wilt,irrigation, and susceptible and tolerant olive cultivars

Survival, germination, olive colonization, and water-use efficiency (WUE) impairments by Verticillium dahliae could be influenced by cultivar susceptibility or irrigation, and this could modify the irrigation–pathogen–disease relationship. In this study, the combined effects of irrigation and cultivar susceptibility on Verticillium wilt (VW) development were modelled by the temporary assessment of V. dahliae propagules (total inoculum density, density of micropropagules, and sclerotia in wet and air-dried soil; ID, MpD, S_wD, and S_dD, respectively), root (RCI) and shoot (SCI) colonization indexes, and WUE. The relationship of disease severity to the measured parameters was then explored. Under controlled conditions, plants of cultivars ‘Picual’ and ‘Frantoio’ were irrigated to a high and low rate by varying drip-irrigation frequencies: daily, twice weekly, and a combination of daily for 11 days and then twice weekly. Disease severity and colonization parameters were higher in ‘Picual’, while WUE was higher in ‘Frantoio’. However, high rate and twice weekly and combination treatments significantly increased disease incidence and reduced time-to-symptoms-onset only in ‘Picual’, while high rate reduced WUE and increased relative ID, MpD, and S_wD in both cultivars. Irrigation did not affect SCI, but a higher RCI was found at high rate during the development of symptoms in ‘Picual’. By using classification trees to examine parameters—disease severity relationships, it was possible to determine the degree to which VW was affected by irrigation and/or cultivar susceptibility. MpD was the best indicator for VW detection at any time, WUE was best before symptoms developed, and RCI, total ID, and S_dD after symptoms developed.     

可拓工程方法在储粮害虫分类识别中的应用研究

利用图像识别储粮害虫过程中，需解决多种害虫的多特征参数和混和度大的分类识别问题。该文提出应用可拓工程方法，构造储粮害虫特征数据的标准物元矩阵与节域物元矩阵,计算待测粮虫与各类害虫的关联度，以关联度的大小对储粮害虫进行分类判别，程序计算结果表明，该方法可行有效。可拓工程方法应用在储粮害虫分类识别上有应用价值。     

草原综合顺序分类法的新改进：Ⅰ类的划分指标及其分类检索图

根据全国２３５２个气象站３０年以上的气候资料以及其他资料，对草原的综合顺序分类法第一级分类的热量级，湿润度级指标进行了修正，设计了新的分类检索图，将地带性和非地带性的天然草地，以及人工草地的类，纳入到统一的检索图的中，并可进行计算机检索。     

农用地因素法与样地法分等对比研究——以重庆市丰都县为例

对现行《农用地分等规程》中因素法和样地法进行探讨，寻求农用地分等的最佳方法。文献资料法、比较分析法。《规程》中因素法分等使得研究区单元分值出现拐点，划分等别部分与实际不符；样地法分等结果则不存在这一问题。在农用地分等中，在县域内种植制度为一年两熟和一年一熟的地区采用样地法分等更合理。     

Use of airborne multispectral imagery to discriminate and map weed infestations in a citrus orchard

Reliable information on weed abundance and distribution within fields is essential for weed management in agricultural systems. Such information is necessary to adopt localized and variable rates of herbicide spraying, thus reducing chemical waste, crop damage, and environmental pollution. This paper examined the potential of airborne multispectral imagery to discriminate and map weed infestations in an experimental citrus orchard in Japan. Using an airborne digital sensor, multispectral imagery was acquired over the study site on 10 April 2003. The obtained reflectance imagery was analyzed using an image object-based approach in eCognition. After creating image objects on the image, the spectral information for weeds and citrus, represented by corresponding selected sample image objects, was extracted. Significant differences in the spectral characteristics between weeds and citrus were observed in each of the red, green, and blue wavebands. The simple average values of these wavebands were used to classify image objects with the nearest neighbor algorithm. Maps were generated with different classes or levels of class groups. A subsequent accuracy assessment demonstrated that the weeds were successfully discriminated from other image objects with a classification accuracy of 99.07%. Therefore, maps generated based on the classification result could provide valuable information for developing a site-specific weed management program for the study orchard.     

应用“肥料量级”试验建立吉林省春玉米磷肥施用指标体系

应用"肥料量级"试验结果建立吉林省适宜春玉米生产体系的磷肥施肥技术指标体系.以相对产量75%,90%和95%为标准,=将吉林省土壤有效磷划分为低、中、高和极高4级;并用一元二次加平台模型对不同土壤养分分级范围内施肥量与产量关系进行模拟,计算最佳磷肥用量.结果表明:当吉林省土壤有效磷含量处于低等级(Olsen-P<5 mg/kg)时,磷肥(P2O5)用量应为83 kg/hm2;中等(Olsen-P 5～21 mg/kg)时.磷肥用量为60 kg/hm2;高等级(Olsen-P 21～34 mg/kg)时,磷肥用量为45 kg/hm2;当土壤有效磷高于34mg/kg时,短期内无需磷肥施用.     

Landscape-ecological mapping of the Netherlands

The Landscape-ecological Mapping of the Netherlands project (LMN project) started in 1983 with the aim of establishing a landscape-ecological database for use in developing and evaluating national land-use plans. The project, working with grid cells of 1 km², has four working objectives: a) development of mapping potential for basic landscape-ecological data, b) assessment of susceptibility to interventions, c) evaluation of significance for nature conservation and d) production of vulnerability maps, as a combination of susceptibility and significance. In addition to information on soil, groundwater, ecotopes, flora and fauna, the database also incorporates information on physiographical features and entire landscapes. The resulting database is a geographic information system (GIS). This article describes the second phase of the project (1985–1989), covering the Randstad area, and focusses on the methods and the applications potential of the database.     

黄河干流水文缺水分类模型研究

本文通过对黄河干流节点径流频率分析和超越机率分析,推求了节点水文缺水量。通过制定黄河干流水文缺水等级划分标准,用节点天然径流系列为样本,建立了节点水文缺水分类模型。应用分类模型,进一步得到了节点缺水状态转移概率矩阵。节点水文缺水分类模型和状态转移概率矩阵将会对黄河干流水资源合理配置提供决策依据。     

Effects of Azoxystrobin on Mycotoxin Production in a Carbendazim-Resistant Strain ofFusarium sporotrichioides

Carbendazim-resistant (RS) and control (CS) strains ofFusarium sporotrichioides Sherb., previously developed in our laboratory, were exposed to graded concentrations of azoxystrob in in broth media under shake-culture conditions for 2, 3, 4 and 8 days. Azoxystrobin concentrations were 0, 1, 10 and 100 mg 1^-1 broth and cultures were incubated at a constant 25°C. Mycelial growth was significantly affected by strain (P<0.01), azoxystrobin concentration (P<0.001) and incubation time (P<0.001). Combined results for the four incubation times showed that CS yielded higher mycelial mass than RS (P<0.01) only in the absence of azoxystrobin. At fungicide additions of 1, 10 and 100 mg P^-1 mycelial growth was reduced (P<0.001) with minimal strain differences (P>0.05) at all three doses of azoxystrobin. Significant (P<0.05 or better) strain-fungicide interactions were recorded in trichothecene production following exposure to azoxystrobin. At 4 and 8 days of incubation, the 10 mg 1^-1 addition of azoxystrobin stimulated T-2 toxin synthesis (P<0.05) only in RS cultures. In contrast, T-2 toxin enhancement in CS cultures occurred only on day 8 but at a lower level of azoxystrobin (1 mg1^-1). Thus, the stimulation of T-2 toxin synthesis depended upon strain and azoxystrobin level. Production of diocetoxyscirpenol (DAS) was affected by a more complex set of interactions. Overall means showed that, in comparison with initial values (on day 2 or 3), DAS output maximized significantly(P<0.05) on day 4 in RS cultures and on day 8 in CS. Marked strain effects were observed on exposure to the 10 mg 1^-1 level of azoxystrobin. At this level, DAS production was enhanced in RS only after 4 (P<0.01 ) and 8 (P<0.05) days of incubation, while in contrast, CS reduced DAS production. As with T-2 toxin, DAS production in CS was stimulated (P<0.05 or better) only at low exposure levels of azoxystrobin. In the case of neosolaniol (NEO), however, the main effect of strain was significant (P<0.05), with CS producing consistently more of the mycotoxin than RS on day 4 of the experiment. At this point, the NEO:T-2 toxin ratio was also higher in CS (0.63) than in RS (0.12), a feature reported by us previously. In conclusion, the present investigation has shown for the first time that the development of resistance to one fungicide can affect trichothecene production inF. sporotrichioides on exposure to a second fungicide. These results have been incorporated into a new classification scheme for fungicide efficacy which is also presented in this paper. http://www.phytoparasitica.org posting Oct. 7,2001.