论提高光能利用率的途径与种植改革

提高作物光能利用率的潜力很大,其途径不外乎三条,即:提高单位面积的光合效率,增加光合面积,加长光合时间。此外,作物的经济产量还要决定于光合产物在植物中的转移分配与贮藏能力(库);除了作物本身遗传特性外,这种转移分配与贮藏能力(库)的大小在很大程度上也受制于上述的光能利用率的三个要素及其环境条件。许多世纪以来,人们曾设想通过提高单位叶面积的光合速率来增加产量。事实证明,     

福建省太阳总辐射分布特征与提高水稻的光能利用率途径

太阳辐射能是地球上最主要的能量来源。和所有绿色植物一样,水稻的生物产量,主要决定于对太阳能利用率的高低。水稻是典型的喜温好湿的高产粮食作物,适应性广,世界各洲均有栽培,其中百分九十五分布在亚洲季风气候区域。福建紧靠北回归线,东临太平洋,气候温暖湿润,年平均气温为17—21℃,年雨量在1,200—2,000毫米之间,太阳辐射能量充足,光、温水同季,而且主要是分配在水稻生长季节里,更有利于发挥水稻高产优势。本文试从光、温两方面结合起来,探讨福建水稻生产问题。     

植被光能利用率研究进展

光能利用率是表征植物固定太阳能效率的指标,指植物通过光合作用将所截获/吸收的能量转化为有机干物质的效率,是植物光合作用的重要概念,也是区域尺度以遥感参数模型监测植被生产力的理论基础。传统的研究方法是通过生物量收获法分别确定植物生长和辐射量,求年或生长季比值;涡度相关技术作为目前直接测定植被冠层与大气间的CO2和水热交换量的唯一方法,使从冠层到景观水平的光能利用率估计成为可能。由于植被类型的差异和气候环境的综合影响使光能利用率表现出显著的空间异质性和时间动态性。在全球尺度上,利用耦合大气CO2观测、卫星遥感和大气辐射传输模型的反演模拟,发现净初级生产力的光能利用率存在明显的地理分异。影响光能利用率时空变异性的因子包括植物内在因素(如叶形、叶羧化酶含量)和外在环境因素。针对光能利用率的时空特征及其波动,建立在通量观测及模型分析基础上的跨尺度模拟,将成为今后该领域的研究重点。     

植物水分利用率及其提高途径

植物水分利用率有不同范围,不同层次,不同水的概念,其最基本的是光合作用／蒸腾作用的比值,影响这两个过程的因素均能影响ＷＵＥ,提高途径主要有：作物种和品种的选择和改良、作物施肥、补充灌溉,应用化学物质等。     

青海省植被光能利用率模拟研究

借鉴了MODIS-PSN、CASA、GLO-PEM、VPM等光能利用率NPP模型的优点,同时充分考虑了研究区域其植被光能利用率和环境因素的典型特点。根据研究区域相关文献资料和NPP实测数据,模拟出主要植被类型的最大光能利用率。同时,特别细化了草地和灌丛最大光能利用率的估算步骤。采用蒸散比算法和陆地生态模型(TEM),根据Liebig定律,计算了对最大光能利用率产生影响的环境综合胁迫因子。估算了青海省主要植被类型的光能利用率,并详细分析了其空间分布和季相变化特征。结果表明:2006年青海省植被平均光能利用率介于0.026-0.403gC/MJ之间,平均值为0.096gC/MJ。青海省植被光能利用率的分布具有明显的地带性,呈由西北向东南逐渐递增的趋势。其随季节的推移变化比较明显,2006年植被月平均光能利用率在0.057-0.157gC/MJ之间,峰值出现在7月份,主要的光能利用率累积发生在5-9月份。     

不同森林群落结构与光能利用率的关系

本文在人工落叶松纯林及人工落叶松与水典柳混交林的林冠观测数据的基础上建立了落叶松松和水曲柳的树冠锥体模型。通过对上述两种森林群落结构的太阳辐射的观测,利用电磁波的吸收,反射和透射理论分别对以上两种森林群落的光能利用率进行了计算。结果表明理论计算值与实测结果基本一致;双层次混交林的光能利用率高于单层纯林的光能利用率。     

任豆林的生物量和光能利用率

 本文研究了粤北石灰岩地区以任豆(Zenia insignis)为主的自然林(萌生34年)的生产能力,并与任豆人工林(6年生)作对照。结果表明,在1992年7月调查时,自然林和人工林的现存生物量分别是125.38和10.34t·hm-2;平均增长量为3.69和1.72t·hm-2·a-1;木材蓄积量为86.35和9.93m3·hm-2;其乔木层总生产力为84284和21510kJ·m-2·a-1;对光合有效辐射能的利用效率为5.43％和1.39％。反映了任豆自然林现存生物量和生产力比鼎湖山南亚热带常绿阔叶林(同龄萌生林,在1991年11月调查)现存生物量196t·hm-2低,而比热带和亚热带半干早区森林植物量分别107和98.7t·hm-2高。任豆人工林因盖度和叶面积指数比自然林低,故总生产力和光能利用率也比较低,说明任豆人工林尚有较高的生产潜力。     

植被光能利用率:模型及其不确定性

光能利用率（Light use efficiency： LUE）指植物截获的光能转化为化学能的效率,表示为生产力和吸收光能之比。基于LUE概念的模型对模拟预测全球变化下碳循环、植被生产力及其潜力具有重要意义。全球变化和人类活动影响给植被生产力和碳循环的评估带来了巨大挑战。系统梳理了LUE模型的不确定性并分析其原因,以期提高生产力模拟预测的准确度。分析发现LUE模型准确度仅为62%-70%且模型间差异较大（32%）,误差随着植被类型、时间尺度和空间区域的不同存在显著差别。目前计算LUE的误差是模型不确定性的关键,原因主要在于LUE与影响因素尤其是水分的关系并不清楚。一方面不能准确区分水分胁迫指标对LUE的影响机制,另一方面无法准确模拟水分等影响因素与LUE关系的时空演变特征。未来该领域研究的重要方向是发展集成样地和区域尺度的叶绿素荧光、光化学指数等研究方法,厘定LUE与影响因素特别是的水分关系,并分析其时空演变特征。     

光化学植被指数估算植物光能利用率的研究进展

 应用遥感技术可以建立光化学植被指数（Photochemical reflectance index, PRI）和光能利用效率（Light use efficiency, LUE）的关系,LUE可用来估算净初级生产力（Net primary productivity, NPP）。因而,用PRI估算植物的LUE,为估算NPP提供了新的方法,弥补了以往以经验模式通过温度和水分对最大LUE的胁迫来获取实际LUE的不足,进而可提高NPP的估算精度。研究表明：PRI和LUE在叶片、冠层和景观尺度上都有着很好的相关性,但是随着尺度的变化,很多因素会对这一关系产生干扰,如水分、氮元素含量、叶面积指数和太阳高度角等,从而削弱了PRI和LUE的关系。该文对建立PRI和LUE的关系过程中的影响因素进行了分析,并指出今后这一研究领域中可能改进的方面,主要包括526 nm 和545 nm 处的反射率对531 nm 处的反射率的作用机制、PRI随LUE的饱和现象、PRI和LUE关系的时间效应以及利用PRI估算LUE的尺度效应。     

充分利用光能发展立体种植

由于全球性的人口剧增和资源紧缺，农作物高产问题一直是世界性的重大课题。我国人多地少，资源相对不足的矛盾尤为突出，食物压力甚大，高产要求的迫切性更为强烈。因而，如何提高单位面积耕地上的作物产量日益受到人们的关注。众所周知，农作物高产的核心是提高光能利用率，即“向太阳光要粮”，“收获太阳能”。理论上，作物的光能利用率可达5％～6％，但实际光能利用率远远低于理论潜力值。目前，世界农田平均光能利用率只有0．2％，我国约为0．3％～0．4％。由此可见，提高光能利用率及作物单产水平的潜力也是非常巨大的。作物生长前期…     

On the Utilization of Energy Minimization to the Study of Ion Selectivity

The major pitfalls in studying ion selectivity in binding site models using energy minimization based methods are examined and discussed. It is shown that the properties derived from energy minimization are strongly configuration-dependent and that the results should be interpreted with caution. It is concluded that computational studies of ion selectivity must include thermal fluctuations and entropic effects.     

Relationship Between Energy Substrate Utilization and Specific Growth Rate in Aspergillus nidulans

The maintenance coefficient of glucose-limited Aspergillus nidulans chemostat cultures at 30 C was 0.018 g per g (dry weight) per hr for glucose and 0.55 mmoles per g (dry weight) per hr for oxygen. These values can only be approximate because melanin was produced by the mold at low growth rates and because it is unlikely that this polymer contributed to the maintenance energy requirement although it contributed to the dry weight. Biomass (defined here as dry weight minus melanin) was used to calculate a more meaningful maintenance coefficient for glucose (0.029 g of glucose per g of biomass per hr). At the highest growth rates examined, a nonlinear relationship between growth rate and glucose utilization rate was obtained, suggesting a qualitative change in the metabolic activities of the mold at high growth rates. The oxidative capacity of the mold was highest at the highest growth rates. This observation indicates that the increased substrate utilization rate observed at the higher growth rates is a reflection of enhanced enzyme synthesis. This hypothesis was verified by assaying the specific activities of several enzymes at different growth rates. However, in contrast to all the other enzymes assayed, the activities of reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate: (acceptor) oxido-reductases were highest at the lowest growth rates.     

Coupling of Solar Energy to Hydrogen Peroxide Production in the Cyanobacterium Anacystis nidulans

Hydrogen peroxide production by blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) under photoautotrophic conditions is of great interest as a model system for the bioconversion of solar energy. Our experimental system was based on the photosynthetic reduction of molecular oxygen with electrons from water by Anacystis nidulans 1402-1 as the biophotocatalyst and methyl viologen as a redox intermediate. It has been demonstrated that the metabolic conditions of the algae in their different growth stages strongly influence the capacity for hydrogen peroxide photoproduction, and so the initial formation rate and net peroxide yield became maximum in the mid-log phase of growth. The overall process can be optimized in the presence of certain metabolic inhibitors such as iodoacetamide and p-hydroxymercuribenzoate, as well as by permeabilization of the cellular membrane after drastic temperature changes and by immobilization of the cells in inert supports such as agar and alginate.     

Thirty Years of Luminescent Solar Concentrator Research: Solar Energy for the Built Environment

Research on the luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) over the past thirty‐odd years is reviewed. The LSC is a simple device at its heart, employing a polymeric or glass waveguide and luminescent molecules to generate electricity from sunlight when attached to a photovoltaic cell. The LSC has the potential to find extended use in an area traditionally difficult for effective use of regular photovoltaic panels: the built environment. The LSC is a device very flexible in its design, with a variety of possible shapes and colors. The primary challenge faced by the devices is increasing their photon‐to‐electron conversion efficiencies. A number of laboratories are working to improve the efficiency and lifetime of the LSC device, with the ultimate goal of commercializing the devices within a few years. The topics covered here relate to the efforts for reducing losses in these devices. These include studies of novel luminophores, including organic fluorescent dyes, inorganic phosphors, and quantum dots. Ways to limit the surface and internal losses are also discussed, including using organic and inorganic‐based selective mirrors which allow sunlight in but reflect luminophore‐emitted light, plasmonic structures to enhance emissions, novel photovoltaics, alignment of the luminophores to manipulate the path of the emitted light, and patterning of the dye layer to improve emission efficiency. Finally, some possible ‘glimpses of the future’ are offered, with additional research paths that could result in a device that makes solar energy a ubiquitous part of the urban setting, finding use as sound barriers, bus‐stop roofs, awnings, windows, paving, or siding tiles.     

Application of Nanoparticle Antioxidants to Enable Hyperstable Chloroplasts for Solar Energy Harvesting

The chloroplast contains densely stacked arrays of light‐harvesting proteins that harness solar energy with theoretical maximum glucose conversion efficiencies approaching 12%. Few studies have explored isolated chloroplasts as a renewable, abundant, and low cost source for solar energy harvesting. One impediment is that photoactive proteins within the chloroplast become photodamaged due to reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. In vivo, chloroplasts reduce photodegradation by applying a self‐repair cycle that dynamically replaces photodamaged components; outside the cell, ROS‐induced photodegradation contributes to limited chloroplast stability. The incorporation of chloroplasts into synthetic, light‐harvesting devices will require regenerative ROS scavenging mechanisms to prolong photoactivity. Herein, we study ROS generation within isolated chloroplasts extracted from Spinacia oleracea directly interfaced with nanoparticle antioxidants, including dextran‐wrapped nanoceria (dNC) previously demonstrated as a potent ROS scavenger. We quantitatively examine the effect of dNC, along with cerium ions, fullerenol, and DNA‐wrapped single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), on the ROS generation of isolated chloroplasts using the oxidative dyes, 2’,7’‐ dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (H₂DCF‐DA) and 2,3‐bis(2‐methoxy‐4‐nitro‐5‐sulfophenyl)‐2H‐tetrazolium‐5‐carboxanilide sodium salt (XTT). Electrochemical measurements confirm that chloroplasts processed from free solution can generate power under illumination. We find dNC to be the most effective of these agents for decreasing oxidizing species and superoxide concentrations whilst preserving chloroplast photoactivity at concentrations below 5 μM, offering a promising mechanism for maintaining regenerative chloroplast photoactivity for light‐harvesting applications.     

Relation of Mechanical Circulatory Support to Myocardial Function and Energy Utilization

Evaluation of the influence of mechanical circulatory support, with the goal of improving techniques, requires quantification of those variables which determine cardiac performance. Characterization of myocardial function in terms of preload, afterload, stroke work and stroke power, velocity of contraction and frequency of contraction can be accomplished with instrumentation available in the catheterization laboratory. Similarly, the influence of mechanical circulatory support on the metabolic activity of the heart can be quantitatively assessed. Utilization of these measurements to evaluate current techniques should facilitate the development of improved methods for assisting the circulation.     

GaSb‐Based Solar Cells for Full Solar Spectrum Energy Harvesting

In this work, a multijunction solar cell is developed on a GaSb substrate that can efficiently convert the long‐wavelength photons typically lost in a multijunction solar cell into electricity. A combination of modeling and experimental device development is used to optimize the performance of a dual junction GaSb/InGaAsSb concentrator solar cell. Using transfer printing, a commercially available GaAs‐based triple junction cell is stacked mechanically with the GaSb‐based materials to create a four‐terminal, five junction cell with a spectral response range covering the region containing >99% of the available direct‐beam power from the Sun reaching the surface of the Earth. The cell is assembled in a mini‐module with a geometric concentration ratio of 744 suns on a two‐axis tracking system and demonstrated a combined module efficiency of 41.2%, measured outdoors in Durham, NC. Taking into account the measured transmission of the optics gives an implied cell efficiency of 44.5%.