Chemical modification of wood: A short review

Abstract

For most markets for wood, it is used without any treatments or modifications. When wood is used in adverse environments, it may be treated with chemicals to help prevent decay, improve water resistance, reduce the effects of ultraviolet radiation or increase fire retardancy. Many of these treatments involve the use of toxic or corrosive chemicals that can harm the environment. Chemical modification of wood provides an alternative by providing protection against water, decay, UV and thermal degradations by bonding chemicals to the cell wall polymers that do not leach out. Dimensional stability and decay resistance are two major properties that can be greatly improved by simple reactions with acetic anhydride.     

Microbial residues were increased by film mulching with manure amendment in a semiarid agroecosystem

Amino sugars, as a kind of microbial residue, are strongly associated with cycling of microbial-derived soil organic matter. However, responses of amino sugars to agricultural practices on the Loess Plateau in North-western China are poorly known. The objective was to evaluate effects of film mulching (no film mulching + NPK fertilizers, CK; film mulching + NPK fertilizers, PF; film mulching + NPK fertilizers + cow manure, FM) on accumulations of amino sugars in this region. FM significantly increased total amino sugar by 190.46 mg kg^?1 in 0–10 cm layer and 214.66 mg kg^?1 in 10–20 cm layer relative to CK, but PF significantly decreased it by 139.28 mg kg^?1 in 0–10 cm layer. Ratios of glucosamine to muramic acid were markedly decreased by 2.50 in 0–10 cm layer and 2.28 in 10–20 cm layer in FM than CK, suggesting a tendency of microbial residues pool shift towards bacterial residues in this agroecosystem. These results indicated film mulching alone was not benefitial to accumulation of amino sugar while organic manure contributed to the build-up of amino sugar partly due to manure contained microbial residues. The different patterns of amino sugars suggested significant changes in the quality of microbial-derived organic matter.     

Filamentous fungi in wrapped forages determined with different sampling and culturing methods

The use of wrapped forage bales with high dry‐matter (DM) content implies risk of fungal growth inside the wrapping, and impaired feed quality. Since fungi may be unevenly distributed in bales, the method of sampling can influence the outcome of the analysis. Three common sampling methods for detection of fungi in wrapped forage were compared: direct plating of visible mouldy patches on bale surfaces (Method I), direct plating of pieces of foliage from drilled core samples (Method II) and quantitative analysis dilution series of drilled core samples (Method III). All samples were cultured on two media at two temperatures. Samples were collected from 124 farms in Sweden and Norway. Using Methods I, II and III, fungi were detected on 52%, 77% and 56% of the farms respectively. Fifty‐two fungal species were identified using a combination of culturing and molecular methods. The most predominant species were Arthrinium spp., found on 55% of the farms, followed by Penicillium roqueforti at 48% of the farms. Incubation at 25°C resulted in higher numbers of all genera, except Aspergillus, compared to incubation at 37°C. The different methods of sampling and culturing did not identify the same fungal species within the same bale. Analysing one bale per farm resulted in detection of less than half the number of species compared to analysing three bales. Of the sampling and culturing methods compared, direct plating of drilled core samples cultivated at malt extract agar at 25°C performed best in terms of qualitative analysis of fungi species.     

植被恢复对黄土高原矿区重构土壤理化性质、酶活性以及真菌群落的影响

[目的]研究黄土高原矿区重构土壤植被恢复对土壤理化性质、酶活性以及真菌群落的影响,准确评价植被恢复对该地区的土壤生态恢复效果。[方法]在内蒙古自治区准格尔旗选择3种典型植被恢复类型(灌木、乔木、草地)和未复垦地采集0—20 cm土壤样品,采用扩增子测序技术分析了土壤真菌多样性和群落组成,同时结合土壤理化性质探讨了不同植被恢复类型影响真菌群落多样性的重要因素。[结果]①与未复垦地相比,3种典型植被恢复类型不仅对土壤理化性质和酶活性均有明显提升,还提高了土壤真菌可操作分类单元(OUTs)和多样性指数,且差异显著,以灌木的效果最好。②真菌主要菌门相对丰度在各样地变化趋势为子囊菌门(Ascomycota)担子菌门(Basidiomycota)球囊菌门(Glomeromycota),相对丰度之和已超过50%,土壤真菌群落结构在4个样地之间保持了一定的稳定性。③土壤含水量为影响真菌群落结构的最主要因素。[结论]植被恢复影响土壤理化性质、酶活性及真菌群落多样性,黄土高原矿区生态恢复是一个漫长的过程,在生态恢复过程中,宜种植灌木来改善重构土壤的生态环境。     

Treatment of mycotic tracheitis in a horse with fluconazole and systemic iodine

Fungal infections of the equine trachea have been rarely reported. This case report describes the successful treatment of a mare with fungal infection of the trachea that had severe diffuse granulomatous thickening, erosions and haemorrhage of the proximal half of the trachea. The horse was treated with oral fluconazole and systemic iodine therapy. Serial endoscopic examinations confirmed rapid resolution of the condition.     

双向固体发酵后雷公藤菌质化学成分研究

目的：在前期药理实验基础上,分析双向性固体发酵后雷公藤菌质的化学成分。方法：采用高效液相色谱法和薄层色谱法,研究雷公藤药材和不同发酵时间药性菌质的化学成分动态变化规律。结果：药性菌质的雷公藤甲素含量低于原药材低;分别在218nm和250nm波长下,高温灭菌药材和发酵30d的药性菌质的液相图谱有3处明显的变化;乙酸乙酯提取物的薄层层析发现有一蓝色斑点为发酵后新增成分,而甲醇提取物薄层层析发现有2个斑点随发酵时间的延长含量降低。结论：雷公藤经药用真菌发酵后化学成分发生变化,其中一些化学成分的变化规律与药理实验结果存在相关性,可作为发酵终点判断标准。     

草酸对黄瓜叶片中几种与抗病有关酶的系统诱导作用

试验用盆栽黄瓜为材料,研究了草酸对黄瓜叶片中几种与抗病有关的酶的系统诱导作用．结果表明：００４ｍｏｌ／Ｌ的草酸诱导几丁质酶总活性的效果最好;草酸和圆刺盘孢菌在１～７ｄ内可诱导几丁质酶活性持续提高,第７ｄ挑战接种后活性继续上升;草酸和圆刺盘孢菌诱导内切几丁质酶活性提高的倍数显著大于外切几丁质酶;在１～１１ｄ内,草酸对苯丙氨酸解胺酶的诱导效果不明显,而圆刺盘孢菌诱导该酶活性从第４ｄ开始上升;草酸和圆刺盘孢菌对黄瓜叶内过氧化氢酶活性的诱导作用,在前６ｄ表现抑制作用,然后酶活性恢复到对照水平．     

Transfer of resistance to race 2 of Plasmodiophora brassicae from Brassica napus to cabbage (B. oleracea ssp. capitata). III. First backcross and F2 progenies from interspecific hybrids between B. napus and B. oleracea ssp. capitata

Summary The first backcross and F₂ progenies from triploid F₁ and tetraploid F₁ hybrids between B. napus and 2x and 4x B. oleracea ssp. capitata (cabbage) were studied for their general morphology, resistance to race 2 of the clubroot pathogen, chromosome number and meiotic chromosome behavior. No linkage was apparent between resistance and the major morphological characters. Unreduced gametes played a large part in the successful formation of seed of the B₁ and F₂ progeny. B₁ plants with low chromosome numbers were selected for use in recurrent backcrosses. The potential use of anther culture to extract gametic progenies from resistant B₁ and F₂ plants with higher chromosome numbers was suggested. The presence of homoeologous pairing observed in all the plants is considered advantageous for selecting suitable progeny in later generations.     

斑节对虾Chitinase-2基因的克隆及其在蜕皮和幼体发育过程中的表达分析

研究以斑节对虾(Penaeus monodon)转录组获得的几丁质酶基因(Pm Chi)片段,运用RACE技术克隆了PmChi基因c DNA全长,命名为PmChi-2。PmChi-2基因c DNA全长2 050 bp,其中5'-非编码区(5'-UTR)144 bp、3'-UTR 319 bp和开放阅读框(ORF)1 587 bp,编码528个氨基酸。生物信息学分析显示,PmChi-2与其他甲壳动物Chi-2的相似性为78%~97%。实时荧光定量PCR结果显示,PmChi-2在蜕皮前期(D期)表皮中表达水平最高,在胃、鳃、腹神经节和眼柄中表达水平依次降低,在其他组织(肝胰腺、肠、肌肉、心脏)中几乎不表达。不同蜕皮阶段,PmChi-2在鳃、胃和表皮3种组织中的表达变化模式基本一致,均在蜕皮期(E期)表达量最低,而最高表达量在鳃中出现在蜕皮后期(A期),在胃和表皮中为D期。幼体不同发育阶段分析揭示PmChi-2 mRNA在幼体发育阶段的无节幼体到糠虾幼体第二期表达量维持在一个低水平,在糠虾幼体第三期PmChi-2 mRNA表达水平显著升高,在仔虾期又显著下降,推测PmChi-2 mRNA可能与斑节对虾幼体发育密切相关。研究结果表明PmChi-2基因可能在斑节对虾蜕皮以及幼体的变态发育中发挥重要作用,为深入研究斑节对虾几丁质酶发育调控提供了重要信息。