Open-design Recirculating Systems for Zebrafish Culture

The zebrafish is an established vertebrate-animal model in biomedical research. Currently, their mass culture is mainly done using systems provided by commercial suppliers. Commercial systems are compact, recirculating, and use auto-cleaning tanks. These features minimize space use, labour cost, and water wastage; thus, facilitating maintenance of a large number of zebrafish using minimal resources. However, the often considered costs associated with these systems often impose a barrier to current and prospective researchers, especially those with limited funds or working in labs with no access to institutional centralized zebrafish culture facilities. In contrast to commercial systems, custom-made zebrafish maintenance systems are also described in the literature. To distinguish custom-made system from commercial systems, we termed them as “open-design” systems. Open-design systems are cost-effective, modular, and frequently being improved by zebrafish researchers. However, for further development and to present them as a viable option for zebrafish researchers around the world, a review of their current status and technical understanding is required. Here, we compile the disparate data on the purpose and technological development of the open-design systems. We believe this review will be a valuable resource for all zebrafish users and help streamline the open-design technology for zebrafish culture.     

Seed production of Chenopodium album in competition with field vegetables

Total weed control within a crop is both difficult and expensive to achieve, so that some weeds will often remain to set seed. The seed production resulting from these weeds will ultimately affect the sustainability of the weed control strategy. If too much is allowed to return each season there could be a gradual, but significant, increase in the potential weed flora over a number of seasons. Field trials were carried out in 2000 and 2001 to quantify the potential magnitude of this weed seed return from Chenopodium album L., grown at two planting densities either in pure stands or in competition with one of two crops (cabbage or onion). Crop and weed weights and weed seed production were notably greater in 2001. Both dry weight and seed production of C. album were suppressed by increasing planting density or by the presence of crop, with cabbage having a more suppressive effect. Despite the plasticity in seed production, a linear relationship was demonstrated between log weed seed production and log weed biomass that was robust over a range of competitive situations with onion and cabbage, at different planting densities and in growing seasons. The study also demonstrated that the relationship could be combined with an existing simple competition model to allow the consequences of incomplete weed control to be assessed in terms of potential weed seed return.     

封闭型植物工厂发展现状与展望

经过多年探索和发展,封闭型植物工厂无论在材料、装置和技术都取得了快速进步,生产产量成数倍增长。在介绍发展封闭型植物工厂必要性的基础上,着重分析了封闭型植物工厂的发展现状、设施分类、栽培形式选择、栽培技术选择,最后指出了存在的问题,并对未来的封闭型植物工厂外部设施及其栽培技术进行了展望。     

我国蔬菜肥料利用率现状与提高对策

我国露地蔬菜种植和设施蔬菜种植养分用量均超过蔬菜生长所需,导致土壤次生盐渍化、肥料利用率低,增加了面源污染风险,在分析这些现状的基础上,对造成蔬菜种植中氮、磷、钾肥料利用率低下的原因进行了分析,如有机肥与化肥施用配比随意性强,搭配不合理;氮、磷、钾肥配施比例不合理;大量元素与中微量元素配合施用不合理;肥料总施用量过大;土壤自身的原因等。并提出了提高肥料利用率的测土与科学配方施肥、有机肥与无机肥合理配合施用、采用水肥一体化技术和土壤调理剂等措施,有望提高我国蔬菜肥料利用率,节约资源,防止面源污染,实现蔬菜生产的可持续绿色发展。     

设施农业水利保障体系建设及管理探讨

为促进设施农业的稳步发展,对设施农业水利配套现状与使用情况进行了调查,认真分析了“十一五”期间水利设施现状,水力工程实施及运行情况,人员情况,信息化建设和工程管理办法,并充分结合实际,提出了水利保障体系发展的目标和保障措施.     

新疆兵团设施园艺机械化发展现状及建议

新疆兵团设施园艺机械化近年来得到了快速发展,但仍然存在着装备结构不合理、社会服务体系不完善、设施农业技术培训跟不上发展需求等诸多制约因素。为此,根据所收集的资料、数据和实际情况,对兵团设施园艺农业机械化发展现状进行了客观的分析、评价、总结,研究探讨了新形势下新疆兵团设施农业现代化产业结构调整及未来的发展方向,并提出了相应的对策及建议,以促进兵团设施园艺农业的可持续发展。     

机器人在设施农业领域应用现状及发展趋势分析

机器人技术在设施农业领域的广泛应用,不仅大幅提升农业产量,也能够体现一个国家农业现代化科技水平。机器人操作系统ROS的兴起,逐渐成为国内外设施农业机器人研究开发的热点。对国内外机器人设施农业领域相关研究探讨分析,综述当前机器人在种苗嫁接移栽、喷药施肥、果蔬收获加工、畜禽健康养殖等设施农业领域方面的应用现状,总结归纳SLAM地图构建、自主导航、机器视觉三种机器人关键技术研究趋势,并对比分析路径规划中Dijkstra算法、BFS算法、A*算法的优缺点以及机器视觉在果蔬采摘分选等领域的发展趋势。面对农业向智慧农业方向发展,总结并展望设施农业机器人未来发展趋势。     

专家控制技术在设施园艺中的应用

设施园艺环境有多因素、线性大、时间滞后和不确定性的特点。随着现代化控制技术的发展,专家控制技术可以取得较好的控制效果。为此,介绍了专家控制技术的基本概念和其在温室环境控制中的应用,并叙述了知识库、数据库和推理机的设计过程。     

三七药材设施栽培荫棚的结构设计

近年来，随着现代化医药科技的发展和国内对三七开发研究工作的不断深入，文山三七正以其所特有的治疗、保健功效走向国际和国内市场．为世人健康造福。用先进的工程措施进行三七的栽培生产过程，有利于三七产品的优质、高效生产，符合云南省确定的用高科技改造传统产业的方针，是云南省委、省政府提出建设“绿色经济强省”目标的重要内容之一。三七荫棚是一种为三七生长创造适宜环境条件的构造设施，是三七设施栽培工程技术的主要组成部分，直接影响三七产品的质量和产量。为此，就传统三七荫棚的结构、材料应用等进行分析，并提出研究方向。