长江流域油菜氮磷钾肥料利用率现状研究

总结近年来在长江流域冬油菜主产区进行的74个田间试验结果,分析目前条件下油菜氮磷钾肥的偏生产力、农学效率、肥料表观利用率、生理效率及肥料对油菜产量的贡献率。结果表明,油菜农学效率分别为6.2 kg kg^–1 N、6.3 kg kg^–1 P₂O₅和2.6 kg kg^–1 K₂O;表观利用率为N 34.0%、P₂O₅ 17.4%和K₂O 36.9%,生理利用率为18.5 kg kg^–1 N、35.5 kg kg^–1 P₂O₅和9.1 kg kg^–1 K₂O,氮磷钾肥对油菜籽产量的贡献率分别为41.9%、21.4%和11.5%。研究结果显示,试验条件下长江流域油菜的肥料利用率较低,生产上需同时解决油菜高产及肥料利用效率提高的问题。     

玉米自交系叶片水分利用效率差异性及其生理变化

为选育抗旱性强、耗水少、水分利用效率高的品种.以22个玉米自交系为材料,采取正常灌溉和适度水分胁迫处理,对自交系叶片水分利用效率(WUE)、光合速率(Pn)、蒸腾速率(Tr)、气孔导度(Gs)、胞间CO2浓度(Ci)、相对叶绿素值( SPAD)和荧光动力学参数进行研究.结果表明,不同自交系WUE差异显著,而且对水分的敏...     

Spatially targeting the distribution of agricultural input stockists in Malawi

Developing the rural agricultural input markets in sub-Saharan Africa can improve the current low productivity of smallholder farmers. Malawi has seen significant efforts in addressing the availability of agricultural inputs at village level in the last few years; for example, the improvement of rural agro-dealer networks. Nevertheless inputs are still difficult to obtain for many remote smallholder farmers. Spatial analysis can help in the expansion of input stockists, especially agro-dealer networks, by assessing the coverage of existing input outlets and deriving optimum locations for village-level input stockists.We address three research questions. First, what is the locational efficiency of the current village-level stockists of inputs (Citizens Network for Foreign Affairs – Rural Agricultural Market Development Trust trained network of agro dealers and public sector)? Secondly, how many village-level stockists of markets are needed to reach 60% of the population in the central region of Malawi within one hour? Finally we address the potential spatial components of the sustainability of input stockists relating to the potential demand from smallholder farmers and the access to bulk supplies. The problem of finding the optimum location for village-level stockists of markets is addressed in two stages, using spatial analysis in conjunction with location–allocation models. First, the locational efficiency of the existing network of stockists of inputs is determined, followed by the establishment of a set of optimal sites for village-level stockists of inputs. A final step explores the viability of stockists and calculates the population surrounding the stockists taking into account competition from other sources of inputs and the accessibility of the selected stockists to potential wholesalers who are bulk distributors of farm inputs.Our results show that locational efficiency can be assessed in terms of the differential access of households to resources and transport. Often, these differences are not considered in covering problems and can have a large effect on the physical access to inputs. The results can be used to define which areas are inherently difficult to serve with agricultural inputs and could inform efforts to provide incentives to remote areas. Further implications for input policies in Malawi are that improvements in road infrastructure might not directly benefit the poorest farmers (if they are walking) but could serve to reduce the wholesale prices and therefore the retail price. In addition, the improvement in roads might increase the number of potential customers of any particular stockist, with economies of scale allowing the reduction of prices while ensuring a satisfactory profit margin for the stockist. The results of our models imply that Citizens Network for Foreign Affairs may need to train stockists over a wider area to increase the access to inputs of those smallholder farmers with least resources.     

Developing environmental principles, criteria, indicators and norms for potato production in South Africa through field surveys and modelling

The sustainability of agricultural production is linked to the environment from which it draws its resources. Potato production in the Sandveld in the South African Western Cape occurs in the Cape Floral Kingdom: a vulnerable and globally significant biodiversity hotspot. A scientific approach defining and monitoring sustainability criteria and indicators is required to improve the sustainability of potato production in such a sensitive area. In this paper we propose principles related to the ecological impact of potato production (nature preservation, water preservation and the minimization of chemical and carbon-dioxide emissions) and their derived criteria related to land clearing, irrigation, emissions, and others. Next we defined calculable and measurable indicators of the efficiency with which resources are used, such as proportion of land cleared, water use by the crop, amount of biocides used, the embodied energy of biocides, and the energy needed for farming operations versus the potato yields obtained. In-depth interviews were held with 14 farmers representing 20% of the total potato production area to obtain the current values of these indicators. These were compared to model outcomes of two main sustainability indicators: land and water use efficiency. The land use efficiency varied least between growers, from (36 to 58 Mg (tonnes) ha⁻¹), water use efficiency returned values between 3 and 9 g potato l⁻¹ water, while chemical fertilizer phosphorus use efficiency varied most at 98 and 995 g potato g⁻¹ P applied. Model outcomes confirmed some of the trends revealed by the survey, e.g. growing potatoes in winter and growing them with less than optimal water offers possibilities to double water use efficiency. Ways to derive indicator threshold norms are proposed based on the knowledge of physical and biological processes determining resource availability, the observed variation among farmers and the model outcomes. Knowing indicator values, their range and the means to improve resource use efficiency will aid in establishing sustainability norms by providing a quantitative approach to any environmental certification scheme that wishes to licence the delivery of potatoes from the Sandveld.     

Genotypic differences of maize in grain yield response to deficit irrigation

This study was undertaken to investigate genotypic differences of five maize cultivars in grain yield response to two different modes of deficit irrigation, conventional deficit irrigation and partial root zone irrigation. Three irrigation treatments were implemented: (1) FULL irrigation, the control treatment where plant water requirement, 100% Class-A pan evaporation, was fully met and the furrows on both sides of the plant rows were irrigated; (2) partial root zone irrigation (PRI), 35% deficit irrigation, compared to FULL treatment, was applied in every other furrow thus irrigating only one side of the plant rows. The furrows irrigated were alternated every irrigation; (3) conventional deficit irrigation (CDI), the same amount of water as PRI was applied in furrows on both sides of the plant rows, similar to FULL irrigation treatment. Five maize cultivars (P.31.G.98, P.3394, Rx:9292, Tector and Tietar) showing extreme growth response to water stress were selected out of ten cultivars tested with earlier completed greenhouse-pot experiment. A split-plot experimental design, comprising three irrigation treatments and five maize cultivars with four replicates, was used during two years of work, in 2005 and 2006. Total of nine irrigations, with one-week irrigation interval, were annually applied using a drip-irrigation system. Soil water status was monitored using a neutron moisture gauge, in addition to measuring leaf water potential and above-ground biomass production throughout the growing season. Grain yield and other yield attributes were measured at harvest as well as assessing differences in plant root distributions. Decrease in grain yield and harvest index of the tested cultivars, compared to FULL treatment, was proportionally less under PRI than CDI. Whether or not a significant yield advantage can be obtained under PRI compared to CDI showed significant (P < 0.05) genotypic variability. Tector and Tietar among the tested cultivars of maize showed significantly higher grain yield (P < 0.05) under PRI than CDI. The yield advantage of the genotypes (P.3394 and Tector) under PRI compared to CDI seems related to their enhanced root biomass developed under PRI.     

Changes in evapotranspiration over irrigated winter wheat and maize in North China Plain over three decades

Evapotranspiration (ET) is an important component of the water cycle at field, regional and global scales. This study used measured data from a 30-year irrigation experiment (1979-2009) in the North China Plain (NCP) on winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and summer maize (Zea mays L.) to analyze the impacts of climatic factors and crop yield on ET. The results showed that grass reference evapotranspiration (ET_o, calculated by FAO Penmen-Monteith method) was relatively constant from 1979 to 2009. However, the actual seasonal ET of winter wheat and maize under well-watered condition gradually increased from the 1980s to the 2000s. The mean seasonal ET was 401.4 mm, 417.3 mm and 458.6 mm for winter wheat, and 375.7 mm, 381.1 mm and 396.2 mm for maize in 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, respectively. The crop coefficient (K_c) was not constant and changed with the yield of the crops. The seasonal average K_c of winter wheat was 0.75 in the 1980s, 0.81 in the 1990s and 0.85 in the 2000s, and the corresponding average grain yield (GY) was 4790 kg ha⁻¹, 5501 kg ha⁻¹ and 6685 kg ha⁻¹. The average K_c of maize was 0.88 in the 1980s, 0.88 in the 1990s and 0.94 in the 2000s, with a GY of 5054 kg ha⁻¹, 7041 kg ha⁻¹ and 7874 kg ha⁻¹, respectively, for the three decades. The increase in ET was not in proportion to the increase in GY, resulting improved water use efficiency (WUE). The increase in ET was possibly related to the increase in leaf stomatal conductance with renewing in cultivars. The less increase in water use with more increase in grain production could be partly attributed to the significant increase in harvest index. The results showed that with new cultivars and improved management practices it was possible to further increase grain production without much increase in water use.     

黄土区农田作物降水利用效率影响因素及提高途径分析

降水资源高效转化利用对于提高早地农业和灌溉农业生产综合效益均具有重要意义。通过对黄土区农田作物降水利用效率的概念及其影响因素、农田降水生产潜力等相关研究成果的分析，从实现土壤水库扩蓄增容、增加农田地面覆盖、促进作物根系生长、减少作物无效蒸腾、持续增加土壤肥力等5个方面，提出了提高黄土区农田降水利用效率的方法和途径，并结合降水资源转化利用技术发展需求，提出了近中期提高降水资源利用效率技术的发展方向和研发的若干重点。     

不同保水剂及用量对砂培黄瓜幼苗生长和水分利用效率的影响

以砂子作为育苗基质,以黄瓜为供试作物,研究不同种类、不同用量的保水剂对砂子孔隙状况、持水性能和黄瓜幼苗生长和水分利用效率的影响。结果表明:聚丙烯酰胺型和聚丙烯酸钠型保水剂,在一定范围内,随着保水剂用量的增加,砂子总孔隙度增加,但大小空隙比逐渐减小,通气作用降低,水分日蒸发量和累积失水量减少,鲜重增加,水分利用率提高;但保水剂用量过高,虽持水、保水作用增加,且可延长植株萎蔫时间,由于通气孔隙减少,不利于幼苗生长。从整体上看,聚丙烯酰胺型的效果要优于聚丙烯酸钠型保水剂。     

作物氮素高效利用研究与现代农业

通过对氮肥的增产作用以及不合理施肥所产生的负面影响的分析,阐明了作物氮素高效利用研究的意义;综述了作物氮素高效利用的生理机制和遗传研究进展;提出了作物氮素高效利用研究的技术途径,认为选育氮素高效利用品种是提高氮肥利用率最经济有效的途径和现代农业发展的必然要求。     

甘肃白猪日粮能量浓度与肥育性能及胴体品质关系的研究

本研究以不同日粮能量的浓度为条件,较详细地研究了甘肃白猪肥育性能和胴体品质关系的变化规律.证实甘肃白猪在本试验设置的日粮能量浓度范围内具有调节采食量,获得较高日增重及饲料利用率的能力.综合评定结果显示,甘肃白猪更适应中能日粮.如采用低能日粮饲喂则能获得优良胴体,大幅度提高瘦肉率.在育种上,提高甘肃白猪胴体瘦肉率,应重视对背膘、臀围及全身骨骼发育等方面的选择.