Inheritance pattern for pod lenghth and ovule number in wide crosses among Cajanus and Atylosia species

Summary Six interspecific/intergeneric F₂ populations involving two cultivars of C. cajan and five Atylosia species were scored for segregation patterns for pod length and ovule number. It was observed that for both characters the F₂ means and the ranges were correspondingly lower than the midparent values and the spread of the two parents. However, the intrageneric cross of A. lineata and A. scarabaeoides showed transgressive segregation for pod length and the F₂ mean and range were correspondingly larger than the midparent value and spread of the two parents, suggesting the usefulness of combining ability test for choice of suitable parents.     

木豆栽培技术与综合利用

木豆(Cajanus cauan)是优良的木本蛋白饲料植物,同时可作为干热河谷地区荒山造林的先锋树种.通过实地调查研究,对其形态特征、适生环境、栽培技术、综合利用等方面进行了系统论述,并对其综合效益进行了全面分析.     

Species affinities between Cajanus cajan and some Atylosia species based on esterase isoenzymes

Summary Esterase isozymes were studied in seed extracts of Cajanus cajan and six Atylosia species by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and isoelectrofocusing. The isozyme patterns were stable and accession specific. Within the accessions of the Atylosia species, A. albicans and A. scarabaeoides showed three common bands indicating that they are more closely related to each other than to the other species. Of the accessions of Atylosia only A. cajanifolia shares the esterase isozyme of C. cajan and hence seems to be the closest wild relative of C. cajan.     

木豆新品种‘CAF10’

‘CAF10’是运用单株选择和集团选择育种手段,从云南元谋县地方栽培品种中选育出的木豆新品种。生育期259～264天,平均株高(264.5±32.9)cm,地径(3.86±0.65)cm,单株荚数(948.3±231.0)个,每荚粒数(4.9±0.4)粒,种子百粒质量(8.76±0.49)g,单株粒质量(203.09±70.23)g。     

花岗岩侵蚀区木豆引种试验初报

通过在花岗岩侵蚀区的引种试验表明,改良型木豆适应性强,在本地能较好地生长,具有鲜肥、薪柴产量高,再生能力强,保土效果好等特点,生长快,当年可见效,生态经济利用价值高,在燃料、饲料、保持水土等方面具有广阔的推广前景,是一种优良的水土保持植物。     

云南地方栽培木豆群体数量性状变异分析

对云南省8个地方栽培木豆群体进行调查,对木豆株高、地径、冠幅、单株荚数、虫荚率、单株粒质量及百粒质量等数量性状变异进行分析,结果表明7个性状不论是群体间还是群体内个体间均存在丰富变异。性状相关性分析表明,单株粒质量与单株荚数呈高度正相关,与株高、地径呈弱正相关。单株荚数、虫荚百分率、百粒质量对产量构成贡献最大,通径系数分别为0．8551、-0．2374、0．1799。若将三个性状相结合,选择单株荚数多、粒大、虫荚少的单株,则后代产量可望有明显增加,有可能育成高产高抗虫性品种。     

Management of pigeon pea in short fallows for crop-livestock production systems in the Guinea savanna zone of northern Ghana

Crop and livestock production in the Guinea savanna zone of northern Ghana has been declining over the past years as a result of increasing pressure on land. To sustain soil productivity, pigeon pea(Cajanus cajan), a leguminous perennial crop was evaluated for its potential as a short duration fallow crop for fodder and grain, and maize (Zea mays)production. It involved comparing a natural fallow (i.e., control) and four improved fallows of pigeon pea pruned annually at 30 cm, 60 cm and 90 cm from the ground, and unpruned pigeon pea over a two-year period. After this time, the land was cleared manually and planted to maize. The highest mean annual biomass of pigeon pea over the two-year period of 6.1 t ha⁻¹ dry matter (DM) was obtained by pruning at 60 cm. The highest leaf litter production and pigeon pea seed yield was obtained from the no pruning treatment. The mean maize grain yield from the improved fallow (3.02 t ha⁻¹) in the first year after clearing was significantly (P < 0.05) greater than that of the natural fallow (1.54 t ha⁻¹). Considering the biomass of pigeon pea from pruning, pigeon pea seed yield and maize grain yield after the pigeon pea, pruning pigeon pea at 60 cm is the most promising regime for crop-livestock production systems. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

贵州花江峡谷木豆主要真菌病害调查

为了解真菌病害在木豆上的发生情况,采用实地调查、随机抽样调查并结合访问调查方法对贵州花江峡谷地区木豆主要真菌病害进行了研究.结果表明.木豆白粉病(Oidium sp.)、木豆褐斑病(Alternaria sp.)、木豆灰霉病(Botrytissp.)、木豆斑点病(Phyllosticta sp.)和木豆根腐病(Fusarium oxysporum)是木豆上发生的主要真菌病害,并对5种病害的发病症状和病原进行了描述.     

木豆新品种‘CAF3’

‘CAF3’是运用单株选择和集团选择育种手段,从引种自印度的木豆品种‘ICPH3432’F1的后代群体中选育出的木豆新品种。生育期159~162d,平均单株荚数(470.1±177.1)个,每荚粒数(3.5±0.3)粒,种子百粒质量(8.99±0.53)g,单株粒质量(104.17±25.65)g。     

Production of hybrids between Cajanus acutifolius and C. cajan

There are many wild species of pigeonpea which are endemic to Australia. These wild species are cross incompatible with cultivated species of Indian origin. Cajanus acutifolius is one such species which does not easily cross with cultivated pigeonpea. Interspecific pollinations lead to hybrid seeds which were semi-shrivelled. Very few seeds germinated to give rise to F1 plants. Backcrossing the hybrid plants to C. cajan, the male parent, gave rise to aborting seeds which did not germinate in vivo hence BC1 plants are obtained after saving the aborting embryos in vitro. BC₁ plants showed normal meiotic pairing, but had low pollen fertility. The reasons for embryo abortion and low pollen fertility in spite of normal meiosis could be due to the effect of wild species cytoplasm. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.