The effects of density and artificial substrate on intensive shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei nursery production

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) can be installed indoors, allowing year-round production of tropical animals in nearly any climate. A nursery phase is commonly used in Litopenaeus vannamei production since it allows for enhanced biosecurity and better quantification of animals while reducing space requirements. However, it is unclear whether animal density and inclusion of artificial substrate may improve shrimp performance during the nursery phase. In this experiment, we compared shrimp production parameters in two stocking densities with or without the use of an artificial substrate by creating four treatments: low-density LD; 1500 PL/m⁻³, low-density with substrate LDS, high-density HD; 3000 PL/m⁻³), and high-density with substrate (HDS). The LDS and HDS treatments included 0.46-m² of high-density polyethylene 2.5-cm mesh as a substrate, which increased the tank surface area by 21 %. Each treatment was randomly assigned to four 160-l culture tanks, each with a biofilter. The shrimp had an initial weight of 4 mg and were grown for 50 days. The low-density treatments had significantly higher dissolved oxygen (DO) and pH than the high-density treatments (P ≤ 0.001). Specifically, LDS had the highest DO and pH followed by the LD, HD, and HDS treatments, respectively. High-density treatments had significantly higher NO₂-N levels than low-density treatments during week 2 of the experiment when an unusually high concentration of nitrite was observed. FCR was significantly lower in both low-density treatments than in high-density treatments. At harvest, the total biomass (kg m⁻³) was significantly higher in high-density treatments than in low-density treatments (P ≤ 0.001), and the HDS treatment had a significantly greater biomass output than HD. Producers should consider artificial substrate and higher densities during nursery production to maximize shrimp production; however, the effects on water quality should also be taken into account.     

The rates of maize growth and lignin biosynthesis change after root-applied chalcone

The effects of root-applied chalcone at 0.15 mmol L⁻¹ on the growth and lignin biosynthesis in maize were investigated. The contents of 4-coumarate: CoA ligase (4CL, EC 6.2.1.12) substrates in maize shoots were increased more rapidly in the samples with chalcone application than in the control and the increase occurred at ≤ 3 h after the application (HAA). The lignin content was reduced by chalcone at ≤ 6 HAA. The shoot growth was suppressed by chalcone at ≤ 9 HAA. Consequently, the results suggest that chalcone suppressed maize growth by inhibiting monolignol biosynthesis.     

黑鹳F2的人工孵化及育雏的研究

2001～2004年在齐齐哈尔市龙沙公园对黑鹳F2的5只雏鸟的人工孵化温度和湿度进行记录。并对人工育雏成活的雏鸟的一系列生长指标如：体重、体长、喙长、翅长、跗跖长和尾长等进行测量，探讨黑鹳体长、体重等生长指标生长变化规律。结果表明：黑鹳卵的前中期（1～29d）孵化温度为37．7℃，湿度为55％，后期（29～31d）出雏温度为37℃，相对湿度65％；育雏箱的温度前7d为37℃，以后以每天0．5℃幅度逐渐降低，箱内湿度保持在55％，20日龄后可在室温下饲养；黑鹳F2雏鸟各生长指标的增长呈Logistic曲线。     

高寒地区不同建植期人工草地群落垂直结构和生产力变化的研究

对高寒地区不同建植期人工草地群落垂直结构和生产力的变化研究结果表明：（1）随着人工草地建植时间的延长,人工草地群落垂穗披碱草高度异质性逐渐减小.（2） 不同建植期（1999、1998、1997年建植）人工草地垂穗披碱草和群落平均地上生物量均主要分布在0 ～20cm冠层中,约占平均地上生物量的61.03%、90.64%、84.55%和67.47%、92.54%、86.08%.（3） 不同建植期 （1999、1998、1997年建植）人工草地群落平均地下生物量均主要分布在0～10cm土层中,约占地下总生物量的85.97%、81.73%和78.47%.（4） 建植的人工草地如果其组分单一,即物种的丰富度很低时,均匀度增加,物种对环境资源的竞争力和利用率提高,导致土壤资源库中某些营养成分缺乏,草地群落初级生产力因此而降低。     

人工诱发鸡新城疫的攻毒条件的比较研究

将4周龄淮南麻黄鸡80羽随机平均分成4组：口鼻接种组、皮下接种组、肌肉接种组和空白对照组，分别用不同稀释度的NDV攻毒，观察攻毒结果并统计死亡情况。结果不同攻毒途径的致病性有差异，肌肉注射致病性最强，皮下注射次之，滴鼻滴口最弱。不同攻毒途径所需的攻毒剂量各不相同，滴鼻滴口所需的剂量最大，皮下注射次之，肌肉注射量最小。本文对造成不同攻毒途径致病性差异的原因进行了深入探讨。人工诱发新城疫，建议采用注射途径。     

美国杏李人工投粉试验初报

美国杏李中一些品种自花授粉不结实，必须配置授粉树或进行人工辅助授粉。授粉方法，用2．5kg蔗糖＋0．15kg硼砂＋20g花粉＋50kg水配成溶液喷雾。各授粉品种组合、授粉效果从优到劣的排列顺序为：风味皇后♀×恐龙蛋♂、风味皇后♀×味厚♂风味皇后♀9×味王♂。     

橘色海菊蛤人工繁育技术研究

本研究以野生橘色海菊蛤(Spondylus aurantius)为材料,观察了橘色海菊蛤的亲体催熟、胚胎及稚贝的发育过程,比较了不同温度条件下胚胎发育速度及不同材质和采苗深度对海菊蛤附着效果的影响。结果显示,野生橘色海菊蛤在养殖池经自然催熟后性腺饱满,发育成熟;采用“晾干+流水+高温”刺激获得了橘色海菊蛤优质精卵,并成功完成了受精;受精卵通过不均等卵裂,依次发育为多细胞卵裂期、囊胚、担轮幼虫、D形幼虫、壳顶幼虫、匍匐幼虫和稚贝,累计耗时25～27 d。受精卵在温度为28℃和32℃时均可发育至稚贝,且在水温为32℃时,胚胎各个阶段发育速度均快于28℃。室内不同水层采苗结果显示,底层采苗器附着密度要显著高于上层(P<0.05);不同附着基材质附着密度结果显示,室内采苗阶段黑蝶贝壳附着效果最好,而后依次为海菊蛤壳>牡蛎壳>混凝土饼>黑色遮阳网>绿色聚乙烯网片。在自然海区养殖30d后,海菊蛤壳和牡蛎壳附着及生长效果最优。本研究首次成功开展了橘色海菊蛤人工繁育,获得了其胚胎和稚贝发育规律,研究结果可为该物种在南海人工规模化养殖提供支撑。     

抑制性消减杂交技术在对虾基因克隆中的应用

抑制性消减杂交技术是一项筛选、分离未知差异表达基因的试验方法,该技术具有快速、简便、灵敏、特异、高效,所需起始样本量较少等优点。利用该技术构建对虾组织消减cDNA文库,鉴定差异表达相关基因及其表达特性。通过对对虾差异性表达的免疫相关基因、抗病基因及其他性状基因的了解,旨在为进一步研究对虾抗病机理奠定基础,为利用抗病基因进行抗病育种提供一个有效途径,为提高对虾的经济效益提供前景。     

赤桉人工种子制备过程中微芽繁殖体转株的研究

实现包裹后的微芽繁殖体的生根和萌发生长即转株是以微芽为繁殖体制备人工种子中较为重要的环节之一。本试验系统地研究了生长调节剂种类、浓度以及微芽发育状态与赤桉（Ｅｕｃａｌｙｐｔｕｓｃａｍａｌｄｕｌｅｎｓｉｓ）微芽转株的关系,研究了包裹基质中直接添加诱导生根的生长调节剂及微芽生根预诱导对包裹后微芽转株的影响。试验结果表明：ＮＡＡ较ＩＢＡ和ＩＡＡ有较好的诱导微芽生根的效果;选取幼嫩及活跃生长的微芽是获得较高生根率的重要环节;包裹基质中直接添加诱导生根的生长调节剂未能解决包裹后微芽转株的问题;微芽经生根预诱导再附带生根介质包裹对微芽转株有良好的促进作用。微芽包裹后二周生根率可达８１３％,三周后转株率可达８３３％。     

药用植物人工诱导多倍体育种的研究进展

多倍体是一种有效的育种途径,多倍体药用植物具有器官巨大,产量高,具有重要的经济价值和药用价值。回顾了近年来人工诱导多倍体的原理和方法,并总结了药用植物人工诱导多倍体的研究进展以及应该注意的几个关键问题。