Production and testing of plants regenerated from protoplasts of photoperiod sensitive genic male sterile rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Plants were regenerated from protoplasts isolated from embryonic suspension cultures of N5047S, a photoperiod sensitive genic male sterile (PGMS) Japonica rice line. Flow cytometric analyses of nuclear DNA content identified some tetraploid regenerates whose agronomic traits could be distinguished from diploid regenerates. Pollen and female fertility of diploid protoplast-derived clones grown under different light and temperature conditions was compared. A promising PGMS protoplast clone, ZAU11S, was developed from these clones. Its male sterility was confirmed as a photoperiod × temperature interaction type. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

田山一级泵站技术改造浅析

田山电灌工程是黄河下游山东境内最大的电力引黄提灌工程。文章介绍了田山泵站前池跃前底部消能、跃后上方消波和轴流泵清水润滑新装置,以及提高泵站电力功率因数综合性水泵汽蚀防护和技术改造措施,经济效益显著。对泵站建设和技术改造具有一定的实用价值。     

太湖平原水田区灌溉回归水分析

江苏太湖平原地区灌溉水源丰富,排水通畅,但由于年际水量分配不均,干旱仍时有发生。根据这一情况,对灌溉水的利用问题进行了研究。在大、小区水量平衡的基础上,提出了灌溉水的回归系数和回归水的重复利用系数,以及灌溉水的重复利用系数。为本区水利规划、用水管理和供水规划提供了可靠的依据。     

Deforestation effects on soil degradation and rehabilitation in western Nigeria. IV. Hydrology and water quality

Hydrological and water-quality measurements were made on a 44·3 ha watershed under forest cover and following deforestation and conversion to an agricultural land-use. Under secondary tropical rainforest, water yield ranged from 2·2 per cent to 3·1 per cent of annual rainfall. Deforestation of 7 per cent of the watershed area increased water yield to 7·0 per cent of annual rainfall. Baseflow increased with deforestation, and increased progressively with time after deforestation. It was 5·1 per cent of annual rainfall in 1979, 15·1 per cent in 1980, 16·4 per cent in 1981 and 17·9 per cent in 1982. In comparison, surface flow was 4·5 per cent in 1979 and 6·2 per cent in 1980, but decreased to 2·3 per cent in 1981 and 2·4 per cent in 1982. Total water yield following deforestation and conversion to agricultural land-use ranged from 9·6 per cent to 21·3 per cent of the annual rainfall received. The dry season flow decreased with time as the dry season progressed, but increased over the years following deforestation. Surface runoff during the rainy season depended on ground cover and soil quality. The extent and severity of soil degradation affected the dynamics of surface flow. Because of actively growing crops, plant nutrient concentrations in surface runoff were low. Forested lysimeters had higher seepage losses than cropped lysimeters, and the water-use efficiency was 1·9–3·6 kg ha⁻¹ mm⁻¹ for cowpeas compared with 6·1–11·0 kg ha⁻¹ mm⁻¹ for maize. The delivery ratio was high immediately after deforestation and decreased to a steady value of about 3·2 per cent within 7 years. The data show five distinct phases of soil degradation in relation to generation of surface runoff. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Temporal variations of soil arthropods community structure in El Pedregal de San Ángel Ecological Reserve,Mexico City,Mexico

Community structure of soil arthropods associated to Pittocaulon (Senecio) praecox was investigated in two sites with different vegetal cover in El Pedregal de San Ángel Ecological Reserve, South of Mexico City during thirteen-month period. The relationship of composition and abundance with soil variables was studied. A total of 101 483 specimens belonging to 28 taxa and 191 morphospecies were collected in both sites (Open site: Abundance: 60,369, 27 taxa and 181 morphospecies; Closed site: 41 114, 26 taxa and 179 morphospecies), the value of Shannon's diversity index was marginally higher in Closed site (H′ = 3.67) than in Open site (H′ = 3.59), according to a modified t-test for comparing indexes (t₉₁₄₁₈ = 9.6946; p < 0.001). Most abundant groups in both sites were Cryptostigmata and Prostigmata, with variations during the study period. The highest amount of specimens was recovered during the rainy season (May–October). The most abundant guilds recorded in both sites were predators, fungivores, detritivores and herbivores. The composition and trophic guilds of edaphic arthropods in the sites were affected by the microhabitat characteristics due to soil characteristics. According to a two-way ANOVA test, a significant effect due to site (F_1,286 = 17.85, p < 0.001) and month (F_12,286 = 22.68, p < 0.001) on the density of edaphic arthropods was recorded, but no significant differences in abundance were found when the interaction between both variables (F_12,286 = 0.77, p > 0.05) was considered. The RDA shows that the soil variables explain 23.5% of the variation observed in the distribution of species, and that variation is related mainly to the presence of K, P, Na and Mg, and groups of predator arthropods are more related to the aforementioned variables, while detritivorous groups are more related to MO, N contents, relative humidity and pH. The microenvironmental characteristics recorded in both sites can explain differences in composition and abundance of soil arthropods.     

喷施Jag C162对黄土坡面水流切应力影响研究

为研究连续两场次降雨过程中喷施不同剂量Jag C162对黄土坡面水流切应力的调控效应,在20°坡度,2.0 mm/min雨强条件下对裸坡和喷施Jag C162剂量为1,3,5 g/m²的坡面进行连续两场模拟降雨试验,主要结论有:（1）在连续两场降雨过程中,裸坡和喷施不同剂量Jag C162的坡面水流切应力随降雨历时的变化皆呈先增加后趋于稳定的状态,都可用对数方程描述,且喷施不同剂量Jag C162的坡面水流切应力皆比裸土坡面水流切应力小,喷施不同剂量Jag C162的坡面产流时间也均晚于裸土坡面产流时间;（2）在连续两场次降雨过程中,Jag C162具有减小坡面水流切应力的作用,且随Jag C162剂量增大,其对坡面水流切应力影响的持效性增强;（3）综合考虑Jag C162对坡面水流切应力调控作用的稳定性及持效性,建议在连续两场次降雨中采用剂量5 g/m²的Jag C162调控坡面水流切应力,以期达到控制土壤侵蚀的目的。     

树干液流及其主要影响因子对摘芽强度的响应

为了探讨摘芽强度对树木液流变化特征及其主要环境调控因子的影响,为人工林及果园等高效抚育管理提供参考,该研究以毛白杨(Populus tomentosa)为研究对象,设置4种摘芽处理(不摘芽CK、轻度摘芽BP1.0、中度摘芽BP1.5、重度摘芽BP2.0),采用热扩散式液流检测技术,结合自动气象站,对造林后第2～3个生长...     

Dynamics in debris-flow activity on a forested cone — A case study using different dendroecological approaches

Dendrogeomorphological analyses of trees affected by debris flows have regularly been used to date past events. However, this method has always been limited to forested cones where trees registered the impact of previous events. The minimum age dating of trees growing in the debris deposits can, in contrast, provide information on the latest possible moment of past activity. In this paper, we report on results obtained from a combination of these two approaches on a forested cone in the Valais Alps (Switzerland). A detailed geomorphic map in a scale of 1:1000 served as a basis for the sampling strategy. Disturbed Larix decidua Mill. and Picea abies (L.) Karst. trees growing in the deposits allowed reconstruction of 49 events between AD 1782 and 2005 as well as the determination of the spatial extent of events. In the debris-flow channels where survivor trees are missing, we selected the oldest post-event trees and assessed their age by counting their growth rings. Missing rings due to lack of center as well as to sampling height were added so as to determine real tree age. The combination of the dendrogeomorphological event reconstruction with the assessment of germination dates of successor trees allowed realistic approximation of the minimum time elapsed since the last debris-flow activity in 23 of the 29 channels present on the current-day cone surface. In general, channels in the northern part of the cone and those close to the currently active channel generally show signs of (sub-) recent activity with one last overbank sedimentation event in the 1980s, whereas signs of debris-flow activity are absent from the channels in the outermost part since the late 19th century. As a consequence of the deeply incised channel and the stabilization measures undertaken along the banks, signs of debris flows are missing in the tree-ring record for the past two decades.     

Linking fragipans,perched water tables,and catchment-scale hydrological processes

Soils with very slowly permeable fragipans and fragipan-like argillic horizons are extensive throughout the Palouse Region of northern Idaho and eastern Washington, USA. These soils develop seasonal perched water tables (PWTs) under the xeric moisture regime of the region. The objective of this study was to utilize a hydropedology approach to examine the linkages between fragipans, PWTs, and catchment-scale hydrological processes such as soil water storage, runoff, and lateral throughflow. A 1.7-ha catchment dominated by Fragixeralfs (Fragic Luvisols) was instrumented with 135 automated shallow wells to monitor PWTs. Soil water content was measured with water content reflectometry probes, and catchment outflow was measured with a flume. A 35 m × 18 m plot was isolated hydrologically from the surrounding hillslope using tile drains and plastic sheeting to measure perched water outflow. Results show that during the wet winter and spring months, the transition from unsaturated to saturated conditions is accompanied by changes in volumetric water storage of only 4–5%. PWT levels are at the surface of ∼ 26–45% of the catchment soils during periods of high rainfall and snowmelt, thereby generating saturation-excess surface runoff from hillslopes. Observed solute movement via subsurface flow is very rapid and ranges between 2.9 and 18.7 m d^− 1 when PWTs are maintained in more-permeable Ap and Bw horizons. Subsurface lateral flow accounts for as much as 90% of the incident precipitation and snowmelt during early spring. Data indicate that the relatively shallow depth to the fragipans and high K_sat in surface soil layers combine to create a very flashy hydrological system characterized by considerable temporal and spatial variation in patterns of saturation-excess runoff.     

带悬板排沙漏斗三维流场测试

本文首次利用激光多普勒测速仪（ＬＤＡ）测试了排沙漏斗的三维螺旋流流场，并对其时均流特性及紊动特性进行了分析。