Phytomass estimation using eMODIS NDVI and ground data in arid rangelands of Morocco

The assessment of rangeland productivity in semi-extensively grazed arid rangelands is a prerequisite for livestock management in relation to sustainable use of pastoral resources. The objective of this study was to assess rangeland productivity based on normalised difference vegetation index (NDVI) images. Data on phytomass were measured on 61 field samples in arid rangelands of Morocco, covering various rangeland categories during autumn (November) and spring (April), i.e. when phytomass is at low and high levels, respectively, for two consecutive years (2008 and 2009). Dekadal EROS Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (eMODIS) NDVI data were linearly regressed to field measurements for these four periods. Results show that phytomass values were correlated with NDVI during spring, with R² and RMSE values of 0.82 and 0.3 t ha^?1, respectively. This study indicates there is a high potential for operational use of remotely sensed data to estimate rangeland phytomass of semi-extensively grazed rangelands.     

冀北地区桑牧粮间作防风固沙生态模式探析

通过对河北省张家口、承德地区生态环境特点及梯田坝坡种植条桑优点的研究,提出将条桑在张家口、承德地区推广,与牧草、粮等作物间作,形成适宜河北北方的防风固沙高效生态模式。     

高寒草场主要牧草对黄帚橐吾水浸液化感胁迫的生理响应

用不同浓度的黄帚橐吾叶水浸液处理高寒草场4种常见牧草中华羊茅、大雀麦、垂穗披碱草和早熟禾后,测定了受体植物叶片内超氧化物歧化酶、过氧化物酶和过氧化氢酶的活性,及丙二醛、可溶性糖和脯氨酸的含量以及相对电导率等生理指标,旨在探讨受试植物对黄帚橐吾化感作用的生理响应。结果显示,游离脯氨酸的变化在所有处理中均达到显著或极显著差异,且明显的依赖浓度,可能与降低渗透势,保证组织在化感物质胁迫引起水势下降时细胞膨压得以维持有关。其余指标变化不同,反应出不同受体植物对相同化感胁迫的生理响应是不同的。     

坡地土壤水分动态及耗水规律研究

8年长期坡耕地土壤水分研究表明:裸地2m土层水分季节性变化呈倒S型;40～100cm内土层水分对作物供水极为重要;在降水量为500mm左右的黄土丘陵沟壑区,降水能完全满足坡耕地作物生长发育;在降雨因素不成为限制作物生长发育主要因素时,水平沟耕作可以有效地控制地表蒸发,降低作物耗水量;人工草地耗水强度趋势为:沙打旺>草木樨>紫花苜蓿>红豆草>柠条（二年生）;3年生人工草地主要利用50～200cm土层水分,8年生人工草地利用150～400cm土层水分,且8年生人工草地土壤水分恢复维艰。     

青海天然草地牧草能值分析

利用测定资料及西德奥斯卡凯尔纳的预测能值公式,对青海天然草地3个主要草地类15个草地型的牧草能值,消化能,代谢能进行了预测分析。结果表明:以高山嵩草为优势种的草地牧草其TDN、DE、ME均较高,山地干草原类,高寒干草原类各草地型牧草DE、ME均较低。     

我国规模化牧场奶牛酮病防治状况调查分析

[目的]为了解2021年我国规模化牧场奶牛酮病发病情况和防控状况。[方法]本文选择105个规模化牧场进行调查,包括酮病发病率、诊断和监测方法、治疗方法、治愈率、防控方法和治疗成本等。[结果]牧场奶牛平均单产为9.7 t,酮病平均发病率为17.9%,高于国外控制目标。大多数牧场奶牛酮病诊断和监测,主要采用检测血液中β-羟丁酸浓度的方法,奶牛酮病治愈率无论单一或综合措施都达90%以上,奶牛酮病综合防控效果明显好于单一措施。[结论]目前我国规模化牧场奶牛酮病发病率控制目标、诊断和监测、治疗和防控仍需更多研究,完善和制定相应的技术规范,为规模化牧场奶牛酮病的高效防控提供技术支撑。     

Nitrogen and phosphorous fertilizer improve pastures naturally growing under hazelnut trees

Abstract

This three-year study (2003–2005) aimed to improve the yield and quality of pastures growing naturally that are colonized by naturally occurring vegetation without agricultural input under hazelnut (Corylus sp.) orchards in the middle and eastern Black Sea regions of Turkey. There were eight treatments: 1) control; 2) fertilizer only (triple superphosphate 44% and calcium ammonium nitrate 26%) (80kg ha^?1 P and 60 kg ha^?1 N in Samsun; 100 kg ha^?1 P and 80 kg ha^?1 N in Ordu; 100 kg ha^?1 P and 40 kg ha^?1 N in Giresun); 3) lime only (calcium carbonate 94%) (3.0 t ha^?1 lime in Samsun; 4.5 t ha^?1 lime in Ordu and Giresun); 4) early cut only; 5) soil aeration only; 6) fertilizer+lime; 7) fertilizer+lime+early cut; 8) fertilizer+lime+soil aeration, laid out in a randomized complete block design with four replicates at each location. The highest dry matter (DM) yield of kg ha^?1 and crude protein content (%) was obtained from the treatments that included fertilizer. There was no difference in DM production between any of the combination treatments that involved fertilizer and the fertilizer alone treatment. Only lime and aeration applications also increased yield compared to control, but not as much as did any treatment including fertilizer. Crude protein content of the pasture ranged from 13.3 to 18.1% across locations. Nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer are recommended to improve DM yields and herbage quality for pastures under hazelnut orchards.     

Landslide erosion risk to New Zealand pastoral steeplands productivity

Pastoral land use in New Zealand's North Island hill terrain has led to high rates of rainstorm-induced landslide erosion higher than existed under the indigenous forest regime, with consequent soil productivity declines in the long term. To assist extrapolation of research results to other areas, and to shed light on long-term erosion risks, a simple model was developed that simulates the evolution of hillslope soil productivity, taking into account the effect of slope, rainstorm magnitude–frequency relations and soil recovery rates. Risks are evaluated by Monte Carlo simulation, and reflect parameter uncertainty as well as the natural randomness associated with climatic events. A sensitivity analysis showed that landslide risk was most affected by the rainfall threshold for landsliding, the mean of the extreme value distribution for annual maximum storm rainfall, and the maximum degree of recovery of pasture productivity following landsliding. Simulations suggest productivity stabilizes at a reduced level well before all steep terrain is affected by landsliding, and that subsequent expected landslide-induced productivity declines are too slow to provide sufficient economic motivation for measures to prevent landslide damage. A refined model showed that long-term average rates of productivity decline are sensitive to changes in recovery rates resulting from progressive removal of the soil resource. Charts summarizing simulation results can be used to estimate long-term productivity declines. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

金龟子绿僵菌在草原羊草和克氏针茅根际的种群动态和根内宿存鉴定

绿僵菌防治草原蝗虫效果显著,其在草原田间的存活能力影响其持续控害效果。除了侵染昆虫,绿僵菌还具有在植物根际宿存和根内生的生活方式,但相关宿存规律和内生性的研究报道很少。本文研究了绿僵菌在内蒙古草原两种优势种植物羊草和克氏针茅根际的种群数量变化并对其在这两种草的根内宿存进行了鉴定。结果表明,在干旱的内蒙古草原,绿僵菌施用后种群数量在30 d内快速下降,但能够以低密度在羊草、克氏针茅根际土壤中至少延续宿存75 d,羊草根际环境比较利于绿僵菌生存。对菌株egfp基因标记的特异PCR检测证明了绿僵菌在羊草和克氏针茅根内宿存。试验数据为指导植保生物防治中充分利用绿僵菌的昆虫病原性和植物内生特性提供理论基础,也将成为绿僵菌物种生活方式多样性、与植物互作及共进化研究的重要基础。     

Divergent effects of defoliation intensity and frequency on tiller growth and production dynamics of Pascopyrum smithii and Hesperostipa comata

Rotational stocking theoretically enables regrazing of regrowth, but regrowth may be limited in xerophytic vegetation. We tested the hypothesis that regrowth would be slow and fixed in Hesperostipa comata (a caespitose, drought‐tolerant grass), while growth would be flexible in Pascopyrum smithii (a rhizomatous, less drought‐tolerant grass) under increasing defoliation and moisture, by assessing tiller growth rates, population dynamics and plant yield on marked plants in a Dry Mixed Grass prairie. Plots were clipped in late summer to simulate a deferred control, or intermittently during the growing season (May–August) at high intensity–low frequency (HILF), low intensity–high frequency (LIHF) or high intensity–high frequency and crossed with two water treatments (ambient and addition) in both a xeric upland and a mesic lowland. Growing season defoliation increased tiller growth rates of P. smithii in the upland, whereas HILF and LIHF reduced growth in the lowland. All defoliation regimes increased tiller growth for H. comata. Tiller populations of H. comata increased with frequent defoliation, while tiller populations of P. smithii decreased regardless of defoliation regime. Frequent defoliation, regardless of intensity, reduced yield relative to the deferred control for both grasses. While water addition consistently increased growth rates and reduced differences in tiller number among defoliation treatments, the regrowth of both grasses remained similar under varied defoliation with ambient moisture. High moisture conditions also promoted regrowth more in P. smithii compared to H. comata. In summary, neither grass species displayed an inherently fixed or flexible tiller or plant yield response in response to defoliation or moisture.