Agricultural practice changes with cultivating genetically modified herbicide-tolerant oilseed rape

To facilitate weed suppression, oilseed rape or canola (Brassica napus) has been genetically modified (GM) over the last two decades to incorporate herbicide tolerance (HT). The introduction of oilseed rape in commercial agriculture raises concerns about potential adverse agronomic and environmental effects linked to both the genetic modification and altered agricultural practice. How will this new crop modify the existing cropping practice? What are the potential agro-environmental implications of its introduction? This paper analyses and schematises recorded and conceivable agricultural practice changes with GMHT oilseed rape introduction and its likely agro-environmental effects. It develops a conceptual systematics of influencing factors, subsequent practice changes and likely agro-environmental effects. The results can be used to design the mandatory monitoring of adverse GM crop effects.     

政策措施环境对农村水电发展的影

农村水电是国家重点支持的农村公共基础建设，农村水电的发展可有效改善农村地区基础设施建设水平，促进当地经济社会发展；对缓解我国生态环境压力，改善人民生存条件和质量意义重大。分析了农村水电公益性、生态性、永续性等农村水电特点，按不同时期回顾分析了过去几十年中政策措施环境对农村水电发展的影响，并针对目前农村水电发展存在的问题，提出新时期农村水电发展所需的政策措施环境建议。     

Evaluating the Impact of Irrigation and Drainage Policies on Agricultural Sustainability

Farmers in the Broadview Water District in central Californiahave been improving irrigation practices in response to risingirrigation water prices and reductions in water supply since1989, when incentive policies were first implemented to reducethe volume of subsurface drain water generated in theDistrict. The average salinity of water deliveries hasincreased, over time, as the District has recycled largeamounts of drainage water to achieve regional restrictions ondrainage water discharge. We review irrigation and drainageactivities in Broadview since 1986 with an emphasis on thesustainability of crop production when drainage discharge islimited. Average cotton yields in Broadview have declined inrecent years, both nominally and in comparison with averageyields reported for the large county in which Broadview islocated. Average tomato yields in Broadview have increased inrecent years, but county-wide yields have exceeded Broadviewyields with greater frequency than in the late 1980s. Theseobservations suggest that average crop yields in Broadview maybe starting to reflect the increasing salinity of soil andwater resources, which may be due in part to persistentrestrictions on drainage water discharge.     

我国欠发达地区农业保险问题探究

我国农业保险在1982年恢复以来一直都处于低潮期,高风险、高赔付率在迫使农险业务逐步萎缩,本文分析了我国欠发达地区农业保险存在的问题,提出了相应的对策。     

强化农机培训,造就新"能民"

建设社会主义新农村,农民是主人、是主力军。新农村建设的宏伟目标能否实现,从根本上讲,取决于农民的思想观念和科技文化素质。强化对农民的培训,是提高农民综合素质的关键,也是全面推进社会主义新农村建设的需要;既是县级农机学校的发展出路,也是加快培养新农村建设人才的重要措施。     

基于VI技术的农用动平衡机测量系统

采用虚拟仪器（VI）技术设计了农用旋转机械动同测量系统，探讨了硬件和软件设计的核心技术，解决了现场可调和模块化设计、数据库管理及高速实时处理等综合问题，给出了农用碟片式胶乳分离机整机动平衡实验过程和结果。     

农业机器人移动平台的研究现状与发展趋势

简要介绍了农业机器人在农业信息化智能化中的重要地位以及机器人移动机构的类型,综述了当今农业机器人移动平台的研究现状,展望了今后这一领域的发展趋势。     

小型农产品分选机设计与试验

针对家庭农场及小规模营销的需要,设计了基于机器视觉的小型农产品分选机。农产品在平胶带上形成多通道阵列式输送,以DSP作为机器视觉单元的核心,采集一帧图像可分析多个通道,并根据农产品的形状、颜色等图像特征进行分选。在水平输送速度为9.2 cm/s、农产品输送间隔为16 cm、4通道并行输送的条件下,选用核桃、红枣及栗子3种农产品进行了分选机性能测试。试验表明,机器能够可靠工作;核桃、红枣和栗子的分选准确性分别为91.66%、94.79%和97.39%;分选速度达8 800个/h。因此采用DSP芯片作为小型分选机的机器视觉核心是可行的,可以为农产品分选机的小型化、低成本提供技术支持。     

河北省主要农产品比较优势研究

针对新时期河北省农业结构调整的需要,选用规模优势、效率优势和综合比较优势等指数,运用要素比例分析法,对河北省主要农产品的比较优势进行了分析研究.结果表明,河北省的小麦和玉米等粮食作物以及花生、棉花等经济作物具有一定的比较优势;蔬菜和水果效益优势明显,综合比较优势高.河北省农业结构调整应稳定小麦和玉米面积,大力推广优质专用品种,缩减稻谷种植;油料生产应重点扩大花生种植面积,提高胡麻籽生产效率;稳定发展比较优势高的蔬菜和瓜果,开发稀特菜和绿色无公害特色产品,注重比较优势,提高经济效益.     

湖南省退耕还林工程成效分析

自2000年退耕还林工程在湖南省实施以来,取得了有目共睹的成绩,被农民誉为“民心工程”和“德政工程”。通过分析退耕还林工程在湖南取得的生态效益、经济效益和社会效益,提出了保障“三大效益”的政策措施。