黄河流域棉花品种产量及其组分的长期预测及技术研究

黄河流域棉花品种区域试验参试品种的皮棉产量、单株铃数、单铃重及衣分等资料为原始数据，应用谐波分析技术建立模型进行了拟合及预测研究。经拟合及精度检验，拟合指数均在0．90以上，历史符合率达100％，模型为一级精度。可预测第20轮区试参试品种的皮棉产量为1209kg·hm     

松香改性特辛基酚醛油墨树脂分子量GPC表征

利用凝胸渗透色谱法（ＧＰＣ），建立了最佳测试条件，测试了松香改性特辛基酚醛树脂的分子量。相地误差＝２．４６％，标准偏差＝１．４９，变异系数＝４．９４％，数据重现性较好。本方法操作简单、准确度、精密度均达到较高要求。为这一类型高聚物的分子量测定提供了科学依据。     

四倍体刺槐嫩枝插穗生根的解剖学观察

通过对四倍体刺槐嫩枝插穗扦插前和扦插后的切片观察,结果表明:(1)在插穗的切口处有愈伤组织,在愈伤组织内未发现产生根原基;(2)四倍体刺槐嫩枝茎内无潜伏根原基,不定根由诱生根原基发育形成,诱生根原基源于髓射线细胞的分裂和分化。     

云南怒江峡谷民居与森林资源可持续利用

在云南怒江峡谷贡山和福贡2县,通过对传统民居结构和材料的调查,将民居按屋顶、墙体和地板进行分类的基础上;对其中主要民居类型的民用材消耗量及民居结构导致的薪材消耗量进行了估算,表明传统民居的用材选择和建筑结构是决定当地森林资源消耗方式和数量的主导因素。因此,在科学保护传统民居文化的前提下,通过推广节材民居类型,改良现有建筑结构,降低民用材和薪材消耗;同时加强集体林、自留山森林资源管理,增加森林蓄积量,最终实现森林资源可持续利用。     

Apiculture and management of associated vegetation by the maya of Tixcacaltuyub,Yucatán,México

We present the results of field work and a series of interviews with Mayan beekeepers, in order to answer the following questions: (i) Which factors are relevant when establishing an apiary? (ii) How do Mayans choose the melliferous flora? (iii) How do Mayans manage the vegetation surrounding their apiaries? and (iv) What is their knowledge of flowering phenology and honey production cycle? Apiary establishment depends on: no apiaries established at a minimum distance of 3 km; water availability (i.e., “Haltunes”); direct access to roads; combination of old and young vegetation (particularly abundance of Gymnopodium floribundum). Melliferous flora is classified according to quality and quantitity of the honey produced; 34 species are considered important at different times of the year. Finest honey and arger quantities are obtained from G. floribundum, followed by Viguiera dentata; the worst honey is from Lysiloma latisiliquum. Management of vegetation is minimum, mainly cutting plants that could impede growing of important melliferous, or protecting ( = not cutting) the latter; nevertheless, some of the most important melliferous are dominant in the vegetation. Their knowledge of flowering phenology and production cycle are quite complex. We discuss the problems the beekeepers are facing in regards to forest clearing, commercialization of produces, etc.     

The effect of different concentrations of linseed oil or fish oil in the maternal diet on the fatty acid composition and oxidative status of sows and piglets

N‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are essential for foetal development. Hence, including n‐3 PUFA in the sow diet can be beneficial for reproduction. Both the amount and form (precursor fatty acids vs. long chain PUFA) of supplementation are important in this respect. Furthermore, including n‐3 PUFA in the diet can have negative effects, such as decreased arachidonic acid (ARA) concentration and increased oxidative stress. This study aimed to compare the efficacy to increase eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) concentrations in the piglet, when different concentrations of linseed oil (LO, source of precursor α‐linolenic acid) or fish oil (FO, source of EPA and DHA) were included in the maternal diet. Sows were fed a palm oil diet or a diet including 0.5% or 2% LO or FO from day 45 of gestation until weaning. Linoleic acid (LA) was kept constant in the diets to prevent a decrease in ARA, and all diets were supplemented with α‐tocopherol acetate (150 mg/kg) and organic selenium (0.4 mg/kg) to prevent oxidative stress. Feeding 0.5% LO or 0.5% FO to the sows resulted in comparable EPA concentrations in the 5‐day old piglet liver, but both diets resulted in lower EPA concentrations than when 2% LO was fed. The highest EPA concentration was obtained when 2% FO was fed. The DHA level in the piglet liver could only be increased when FO, but not LO, was fed to the sows. The 2% FO diet had no advantage over the 0.5% FO diet to increase DHA in the piglet. Despite the constant LA concentration in the sow diet, a decrease in ARA could not be avoided when LO or FO were included in the diet. Feeding 2% FO to the sows increased the malondialdehyde concentration (marker for lipid peroxidation) in sow plasma, but not in piglets.     

Tembusu virus infection in Cherry Valley ducks: The effect of age at infection

Three groups of Cherry Valley ducks at 5 day, 2 week and 5 week of age were intranasally infected with the WFCL strain of Tembusu virus (TMUV) to investigate the effect of host age on the outcome of TMUV infection. For each age group, clinical signs, gross and microscopic lesions, viral copy numbers in tissues and serum neutralizing antibody titers were recorded. Age-related differences in the resistance to TMUV infection were observed with younger ducks being more susceptible. Some ducks infected at 5 day and 2 week of age developed severe clinical signs, including severe neurological dysfunction and death. However, subclinical signs and no mortality were observed in ducks infected at 5 week of age. A decline in the severity of gross and microscopic lesions was observed as ducks mature. Systemic infections were established in the three age groups post challenge. Higher viral copy numbers in the tissues, especially in vital organs such as the brain and the heart, were developed in the ducks infected at 5 day of age than older ducks, correlating with the severity of clinical signs and lesions in the tissues. Furthermore, ducks infected at 5 week of age developed significantly higher serum neutralizing antibody titers than ducks infected at 5 day of age as determined by serum neutralization test. Therefore, age-related differences in the resistance to TMUV infection should be considered when studying the pathogenicity, pathogenesis, formulation of the vaccination and therapy strategies of TMUV infection in ducks.