Under greenhouse conditions, a study was made on the effects of nitrogen (N) source (N)O3 or NH4), mode of application (single vs. split) and nitrification inhibition on the N‐uptake and metabolism, of bahiagrass.
Variations in light and temperature in the greenhouse affected the N‐metabolism of bahiagrass plants. Nitrate fed plants had nitrate reductase activity (NRA) pattern different from that of NH4‐fed plants. Amino‐N accumulation patterns were similar for plants under both N‐sources, although amino‐N levels in leaves of NH4‐fed plants were much smaller than that of NO3 plants. Nitrate accumulation in leaves showed inverse trend to that of roots in plants fed both NO3 or NH4. To the sharp peaks in NO3 levels in roots due to increases in light and temperature corresponds a sharp decrease of its levels in leaves.
For both both NO3 or NH4 treatments, soluble‐N accumulated most in the rhizomes of bahiagrass plants, whereas protein N accumulated most in leaves, suggesting that rhizomes had a buffering effect on the NO3 fluxes to leaves. This presumably resulted in a lag in the NRA response of the NO3‐fed plants to increases in light and temperature. 相似文献
The activity and crystallinity ratios of free iron oxides, and the ΔlogK and RF values of humic acids were analyzed in five soil types in the Nyu mountains, Fukui Prefecture, to examine the relation between the zonality of soils and the bioclimatic conditions under the Warm-temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest climate. The characteristics of free iron oxides and humic acids were as follows: The Dark red soil, Kunimidake series was a Dark Red soil under the Cool-temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest climate; the Dry brown forest soil (reddish), Tega series was a Yellow-Brown Forest soil under the Warm-temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest climate; the Dry brown forest soil, Takasu-1 series and the Yellow soil, Yada series were Yellow-Brown Forest soils under the Warm-temperate lucidophyllous forest climate; and the Red soil, Oshibayama series and the lower parts of the Tega series were paleo-red soils. These results indicated that zonal soils under the Warm-temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest climate were Yellow-Brown Forest soils in the Nyu mountains, Fukui Prefecture. The Dark red soil, Kunimidake series corresponded to a Hyperdystri-Rhodic Cambisol of World Reference Base for Soil Resources, WRB (FAO, ISRIC, and ISSS: World Soil Resources Reports 84, 1998). The Dry brown forest soil (reddish), Tega series, the Dry brown forest soil, Takasu-1 series, and the Red soil, Oshibayama series were compared with the Hyperdystri-Chromic Cambisol (WRB). The Yellow soil, Yada series was a Hypereutri-Chromic Cambisol (WRB). 相似文献
Density fractionation along with ultrasonic dispersion is widely applied in soil science to obtain distinct fractions of soil organic matter. Density cut‐off and dispersion energy are crucial parameters to yield fractions closely corresponding to their conceptual definitions. Our literature review revealed methodological discrepancies in the utilization of density‐fractionation schemes. Strikingly, reasons for the selection of specific density or dispersion energy were rarely explained. Thus, it is not known how results of different approaches relate to each other. We therefore recommend testing and reporting effects of fractionation parameters on chemical and physical properties of fractions, to achieve agreement and coherence on parameters to be used and facilitate comparability in future studies. 相似文献
Masu salmon, Oncorhynchus masou masou, fry were fed with diets containing three different levels of protein for 18 weeks, and the levels of free amino acids and
related compounds in the white muscle were compared among the dietary groups and between smolts and parr. The anserine level
in the white muscle of smolts was always higher than that of parr, while histidine and glycine levels in the former were always
lower than those in the latter, irrespective of dietary treatments. A mixed solution of crystalline anserine, histidine and
glycine simulating these amino acid levels in the white muscle of the smolts had a stronger buffering capacity in the physiological
pH range than that simulating those levels present in parr. These results suggest that even in freshwater conditions, the
white muscle of smolts possesses a more potent buffering capacity than the muscle of parr, for anaerobic burst swimming during
the downstream migration. Moreover, the white muscle of smolts fed the high-protein diet had a significantly higher level
of anserine than that of smolts fed the low- or intermediate-protein diets, and the solution mimicking the white muscle of
smolts fed the high-protein diet showed the strongest buffering capacity among the mixed solutions tested. Thus, a diet with
high-protein level could improve qualities of smolts. 相似文献
In order to study the relative importance of the feeding time and the light/dark alternation, as synchronizers of metabolic
and endocrine parameters, the hepatosomatic index, liver glycogen contents, plasma glucose, nonesterified fatty acids, cortisol,
growth hormone and thyroid hormone concentrations between dawn −2h and dawn + 12h are described in immature rainbow trout
(Oncorhynchus mykiss). Trout were held in groups of 30 individuals and given access to a demand-feeder for only 3h per day, between dawn and dawn
+ 3h for 6 aquaria, and between dawn + 4h and dawn + 7h for another series of 6 aquaria. There was a clear effect of the time
of food access on most of the studied parameters, with a decreased amplitude of variation, or a decreased mean level, in the
fish eating in the middle of the photophase, compared with the fish eating at dawn. Superimposed on this apparent depressive
effect of phase shifting of food access, some parameters also show direct responses to the shift of eating time, with a post-prandial
increase or decrease.
Résumé Afin d'étudier l'importance relative de l'heure des repas et de l'alternance jour/nuit, en tant que synchroniseurs de paramètres
métaboliques et endocriniens ches des truites arc-en-ciel (Oncorhynchus mykiss) immatures, 6 lots de 30 individus, avaient accès à un distributeur d'aliments à la demande durant les 3 premières heures
du jour (8h–11h), tandis que 6 autres lots de 30 individus n'avaient accès aux distributeurs d'aliments qu'au milieu de la
photophase (12h–15h). Durant les 8 derniers jours, l'indice hépatosomatique, le taux de glycogène hépatique, ainsi que les
concentrations plasmatiques en glucose, acides gras non-estèrifiès, cortisol, GH et hormones thyroidiennes ont été suivis
entre l'aube 2h et l'aube + 12h. Il a alors été observé un effet significatif de l'heure d'accès à la nourriture sur la plupart
des paramètres étudiés, se traduisant par une diminution de l'amplitude de variation de ces paramètres, ou encore une diminution
de leurs valeurs moyennes, chez les truites ayant accès à la nourriture au milieu de la période d'éclairement par rapport
à celles ayant accès aux distributeurs d'aliments à l'aube. Pour certains paramètres, il a aussi été observé une réponse plus
directe, avec un changement post-prandrial des valeurs enregistrées, superposé à cet apparent effet dépresseur du décalage
de la phase d'alimentation.
Two successive experiments were conducted in order to assess plasma free amino acid (FAA) profiles as a method for evaluating protein quality of fish feeds for Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar (L.). In experiment 1, the importance of meal size and inter‐fish variation was assessed by using dorsal aorta cannulated fish and diets that contained different sources of fishmeal (menhaden versus herring) which in the case of herring, had been dried at either 70 or 100 °C. In experiment 2, an attempt was made to mimic a production situation by comparing the FAA profiles in salmon fed diets containing two commercially available fishmeals that had been produced in accordance with industrial standards (Norse‐LT94® and NorSeaMink®; Norsildmel AL, Fyllingsdalen, Norway). FAA profiles in plasma 6 h after feeding were compared with feed true protein digestibility as determined in mink. Cannulated fish, held in individual tanks, were hand‐fed twice daily to pellet rejection (satiety) and daily records of the actual rations consumed were maintained. A total of 24 different amino acids and other amino‐containing compounds were detected using high‐pressure liquid chromatography. Morning and evening meal size showed significant correlations. Meal size had a significant effect on blood levels of the majority of essential free amino acids (EAA) as well as the total sum of FAA (TFAA). In experiment 1, a marked inter‐individual effect was found, possibly because of incipient sexual maturation. FAA profiles were therefore corrected for meal size by linear regression while repeated sampling via the permanently implanted cannula allowed paired comparisons of the different test diets, minimizing inter‐individual variation. Significant differences in plasma FAA profile, EAA and TFAA were detected between fish fed all diets in both experiments. The preceding parameters for fish ingesting each feed were directly related to their respective mink protein digestibility in experiment 1, but not in experiment 2. Our results show that dietary protein quality can be differentiated by the aforementioned protocol, and by using fish with a low metabolic rate feed qualities could be ranked correctly as in experiment 1. 相似文献