Influence of biochar amendment and foliar application of iron oxide nanoparticles on growth,photosynthesis, and cadmium accumulation in rice biomass

Journal of Soils and Sediments - The majority studies used the biochar or nanoparticles alone in metal-contaminated soils while less is known about the combined use of these amendments in...     

Use of thermography for high throughput phenotyping of tropical maize adaptation in water stress

In this study the suitability of thermal imaging for phenotyping was investigated as part of a breeding experiment carried out by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) at Tlaltizapán experimental station in Mexico. Different subtropical maize genotypes with two replications were screened with respect to their tolerance to water stress. Thermal images of the canopy of 92 different maize genotypes were acquired on two different days in the time interval between anthesis and blister stages (grain filling 1), whereby each picture contained five plots of different genotypes and canopy temperatures calculated for each plot. Significantly, lower canopy temperatures were found in well-watered genotypes compared with water-stressed genotypes. Furthermore significant differences (p < 0.001) between genotypes under water stress were detected using thermal images. A close correlation (p < 0.01–0.001) between canopy temperature or modified Crop water stress index with NDVI and SPAD values was obtained. It may be concluded that genotypes better adapted to drought conditions exhibited lower temperatures.Thermography is a potentially promising method to accelerate the screening process and thereby enhance phenotyping for drought adaptation in maize.     

冬小麦生物量和产量的AquaCrop模型预测

以华北地区冬小麦为研究对象,将AquaCrop作物生长模型应用到滴灌、喷灌、漫灌中,对模型主要参数如气象、土壤、作物特性等进行调整,并对作物产量和生物量模拟的有效方法进行了研究。模拟结果表明,产量和收获时地上部分生物量的模拟值与实测值较为接近且略高于实测值,模型性能指数均高于0.95。产量模拟效果优于生物量,滴灌模拟效果最好。