Impact of novel endophytes in perennial ryegrass on herbage production and insect pests from pastures under dairy cow grazing in northern New Zealand

Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) infected with a novel endophyte (AR37 or AR1), Wild‐type endophyte or no endophyte (Nil) was sown with white clover (Trifolium repens L.) in autumn 2005. The pastures were rotationally grazed by dairy cows from 2005–2009. Annual dry matter (DM) yield did not differ but AR37 pastures had a higher ryegrass tiller density, especially after the 2008 summer drought (+130%), and less white clover than did AR1 pastures. Concentrations of alkaloids produced by the Wild‐type association (lolitrem B, ergovaline) followed the same seasonal trends as did the AR37 alkaloids (epoxy‐janthitrems) but summer drought reduced concentrations of lolitrem B and epoxy‐janthitrems to less than half the mid‐summer (February) peak concentrations in the other years. Insect pests were monitored annually between 2006 and 2009. Tiller damage by Argentine stem weevil (Listronotus bonariensis (Kuschel)) was significantly reduced by all endophyte treatments. African black beetle (Heteronychus arator (F.)) populations in soil samples increased during the experiment with Nil > AR1 > Wild‐type = AR37. Root aphid (Aploneura lentisci (Pass.)) infestations followed the pattern AR1 > Nil > Wild‐type = AR37. A lower pest pressure from all insect pests in AR37 pastures is likely to have contributed to this treatment having the highest ryegrass tiller densities.     

莫桑比克9个腰果品系截干复壮效果研究

以9个品系的13龄腰果树为对象,采用主枝截干更新的方法,研究不同腰果品系的截干复壮效果。试验结果表明：不同腰果品系截干复壮效果有所差异;品系2.4PA、11.7PA、2.3PA、7.10PA截干后的复壮效果较好,11.9PA复壮效果一般,16.3BG、12.9PA、1.12PA、5.12PA复壮效果较差;品系2.3PA截干1年后的结果量最多,单株结果量达160.0个,接下来依次为11.7PA、16.3BG、12.9PA、7.10PA、1.12PA、5.12PA、11.9PA和2.4PA。     

臭椿树干液流和直径微变化对土壤水分的响应

[目的] 研究不同水分条件下〔土壤体积含水量分别为10%～15%(W₁),15%～20%(W₂),20%～25%(W₃),25%～30%(W₄)4种水分处理〕臭椿的树干液流和树干径向变化特征及其与气象因子的关系,为深入了解臭椿水分利用策略和科学制定臭椿水分管理措施提供科学依据。[方法] 采用热扩散式探针法(TDP)对臭椿树干液流进行连续观测,使用树干径向变化记录仪持续监测臭椿树干直径变化,并同步监测相关环境因子的变化。[结果] 在W₃和W₄土壤水分处理下,臭椿液流量基本相同,且树干直径的增长量和变化幅度也相近;在W₁—W₃范围内,臭椿液流量随土壤含水量的增加而增大,但夜间液流占日总液流量的比例随土壤含水量的增加而减小,分别为：W₁(12.3%)>W₂(11.9%)>W₃(6.0%)。日尺度下臭椿树干直径的变化幅度随着土壤含水量的增加而减少,但生长量随之增加;随着土壤含水量的不断增加,白天树干液流与气象因子的相关性呈增大趋势,夜间呈降低趋势;树干液流和树干直径的变化都滞后于太阳辐射,提前于饱和水气压差,且二者与饱和水汽压差之间的时滞均随土壤含水量的增加而减小,但二者与太阳辐射之间的时滞受土壤含水量变化的影响很小。日尺度下臭椿树干液流与树干直径的变化呈反向变化规律,且液流的变化总是提前于树干直径的变化。随着土壤含水量的增加,时滞缩短。[结论] 臭椿树干液流与树干直径变化对土壤水分变化的响应存在紧密联系。在W₃水平,土壤含水量达到了臭椿可以充分利用的阈值,因此W₃土壤水分处理为臭椿最适宜的灌溉标准。     

采用改进Mask R-CNN算法定位鲜食葡萄疏花夹持点

为实现鲜食葡萄疏花机械化与自动化,该研究提出了一种鲜食葡萄疏花夹持点定位方法。首先基于ResNeXt骨干网络并融合路径增强,改进Mask R-CNN模型,解决鲜食葡萄花穗、果梗目标较小难以检测的问题;进而针对花穗、果梗生长姿态的复杂性与不确定性,提出一种集合逻辑算法,该算法采用IoU函数剔除重复检测的花穗与果梗,建立花穗、果梗对,并对果梗掩模进行形态学开运算,利用集合关系获取主果梗掩模,确定以主果梗质心附近的中心点为果梗的夹持点。最后,随机选取测试集中的图像进行试验。试验结果表明：果梗夹持点平均定位准确率为83.3%,平均定位时间为0.325 s,夹持点x、y方向定位误差及定位总误差最大值分别为10、12和16像素,能够满足鲜食葡萄疏花的定位精度与速度要求,可为实现鲜食葡萄疏花机械化与自动化提供理论支撑。     

盘锦苇田钻心虫发生规律及防治措施

芦苇钻心虫是盘锦苇田经常发生的害虫之一,不但破坏苇田植被,还直接影响芦苇质量,降低芦苇产量。介绍芦苇钻心虫的形态特征、生活习性、发生规律,以及危害特点,提出防治措施,为苇田钻心虫的有效防治提供参考。     

准噶尔西部人工碳汇林原生荒漠植被梭梭蒸腾耗水研究

在克拉玛依造林碳汇基地外围,使用包裹式茎流计（Flow4）对梭梭（Haloxylon persicum Bge.）枝液流动态进行了监测;根据生物统计结果选取被测标准枝,标准枝基径在l～3 cm范围内;通过基径断面积和被测枝液流计算丛蒸腾耗水量,通过冠幅最为扩展纯量,利用丛蒸腾耗水量对灌丛群落耗水量进行了尺度转换.结果表明,在转化过程中,梭梭液流速率同枝基径、丛蒸腾耗水量同冠幅具有强相关性;克拉玛依造林碳汇基地蒸腾耗水量的背景值为3.25 t/（d·hm2）;梭梭液流同太阳辐射、光合有效辐射、风速、空气湿度、土壤含水率呈极显著相关,是影响液流变化的主要因子,排列顺序为：光合有效辐射＞太阳辐射＞风速＞土壤含水率＞空气湿度;使用主导因子对梭梭液流通量进行拟合,方程为f=0.024PAR ＋6.859,R2达0.887.     

浦城县水稻螟虫发生特点与综合防控对策

二化螟是浦城县水稻主要害虫之一,近年呈加重危害趋势.该文利用1980 ～2013年水稻螟虫资料,结合田间调查,总结水稻二化螟在浦城县的发生规律及为害特点,并提出综合防控对策.     

Growth and thinning effects during a rotation period of hybrid aspen in southern Sweden

Hybrid aspen is an interesting tree species for wood production in northern Europe. In this study we examined growth dynamics over the whole rotation period. Height and diameter development, as well as annual growth of stem volume and stem biomass, were repeatedly recorded in 14 planted and 2 root sucker stands, aged up to 26 years, in southern Sweden. A main aim was to study the productivity level for hybrid aspen forestry with an expected rotation period of about 25 years. The study verified earlier prognoses, showing a mean annual increment (MAI) of 19.5 m³ of stem wood ha^?1 yr^?1 after 25 years. This corresponds to a dry weight of stem biomass of 7.2 tons dry matter (DM) ha^?1 yr^?1. Maximum MAI was still not reached after 25 years, although the growth curve was flattening out. If branch biomass is included, MAI is estimated to about 9 tons DM ha^?1 yr^?1 and further improvements in growth is expected by using the best genotypically selected clones available. Results from three different thinning regimens showed that thinning intensity provided significantly larger diameter growth, while no significant yield effects were seen among the thinning regimens.     

Effect of variable retention cutting on the relationship between growth of coarse roots and stem of Picea mariana

Silviculture heading for structural heterogeneity creates many single trees standing at stand margins, inner edges or in remnant tree groups. As they played just a minor role in the age class forest, the growth behaviour of strongly released trees is rather unexplored. Here we show how retention cutting, presently spreading in the boreal of Québec province, affects stem and coarse root growth of remained single black spruce [Picea mariana (Mill.) Britton]. Increment cores from roots and stems of 125 trees show that retention cutting triggers coarse root growth of the remaining trees. Compared with reference trees retention trees accelerate root in relation to stem growth. Mean and variability of the root–stem allometry significantly rise after retention cutting. The found acceleration of root in relation to stem growth means mechanical stabilisation of the retention trees and corroborates the retention cutting method. Evaluation of silvicultural treatments can be incomplete and misleading as long as they are just based on aboveground reactions and neglect root growth.