STUDIES IN THE PHYSIOLOGY OF FOREST TREES. IV. MOISTURE MOVEMENT IN DECAPITATED STEMS

Greenidge , K. N. H. (Dalhousie U., Halifax, Nova Scotia.) Studies in the physiology of forest trees. IV. Moisture movement in decapitated stems. Amer. Jour. Bot. 47(10) : 816–819. Illus. 1960.—The rates and patterns of moisture movement in large, decapitated ring-porous stems have been investigated with the aid of water-soluble dyes injected into the lower boles of standing trees. A few observations have been made also in diffuse-porous trees treated in the same manner. Movement has been found to continue to the very apices of the stubs of oak and elm stems in the complete absence of foliar surfaces. Similar results were obtained in untouched stubs, and in stubs, the sawn surfaces of which were shellacked following decapitation and prior to injection. In oak and elm thus treated, maximum rates of movement approached 1/2 the velocities characteristic of entire stems. In shellacked and unshellacked stubs injected 20–24 hr. after decapitation, rates of movement, although commensurable, were further decreased. The relative distance moved by the stain varied on occasion in ash, and rates of movement dropped markedly in this species following decapitation. Similarly, speeds of travel were much reduced in diffuse-porous species following detopping.     

我国部分热带果树染色体研究

本试验所用材料采自华南植物园,广东省农科院果树所和云南西双版纳热带植物所。凭证标本保存在南开大学生物系标本室。春季当幼芽萌发时采取幼芽或幼叶用去壁低渗法进行染色体标本制片。按第一届全国植物染色体学术讨论会的规定进行染色体分析。     

卫矛科16种藤本与乔木次生木质部比较解剖学研究

本文对卫矛科(Celastraceae)16种生长于不同生境的藤本和乔木次生木质部的结构,进行比较解剖学的观察,比较它们之间的异同。本科中南蛇藤属(Celastrus L.)独子藤属(Mo-nocelastrus Wang et Tang)和雷公藤属(Tripterygium Hoook.f.)为典型藤本结构,次生木质部特化水平较高;假卫矛属(Microstropis Wall.et Mcissn)、十齿花属(Dipentoden Dunn)和盾柱属(Pleurostylia Wight.et Arn.)为乔木,次生木质部结构特化水平较低;卫矛属(Eu-onymus L.)中既有藤本,又有乔木,其藤本结构与乔木相似,表现出一系列原始性和保守性。本研究初步探讨藤本与乔木的木质部结构、生活习性与生境之间的关系,为进一步研究卫矛科的系统演化提供一些解剖学的证据。     

树桃─点叶蝉的研究

树桃—点叶蝉Ｅｒｙｔｈｒｏｎｅｕｒａｓｕｄｒａ（Ｄｉｓｔａｎｔ）在福建古田一年发生六代,７—９月温度较高,发育较快,时虫口密度大,产卵量多,是主要的危害世代。本文对桃一点叶蝉的生活史与习性、繁殖特征（性比、产卵量）、１—４代的世代历期、发育起点与有效积温、种群空间分布型进行研究。同时进行了氢化乐果防治实验。     

三种正常与矮化植物的木材比较观察

本文比较观察了三种不同木材类型的正常与矮化树木的木材结构:针叶材的太白红杉(Larix chinensis Beissn.)、散孔材的辽东桤木(Alnus sibirica Fisch.)和环孔材的蒙古栎(Quercus mongolica Fisch.)。这些植物在个体发育过程中,各年的年轮宽度及管状分子长度、宽度等变化,存在各自的规律性。这些规律并不因生长环境的差异而变更。不过,逆境下生长的矮化植株的年轮宽度和管状分子的大小明显地比正常的要窄小,同时在木材结构的其它数量性状上,也有较大变化;然而,其各自的种属定性特征仍保持稳定。这些似乎可说明:生态环境的变化对木材结构的数量性状有较大影响,但是对木材种属的定性特征则无明显作用。     

BACTERIAL DISEASES OF STONE-FRUIT TREES IN BRITAIN

A bacterial shoot wilt, observed at the East Malling Research Station in 1923 and 1924, is described.
A bacterium isolated from infected shoots has been shown by inoculation experiments to be the cause of the disease.
The organism not only infects young green shoots, but experiments have shown that it can also cause leaf spots, and that it can induce gummosis and cankers on woody branches and on stems.
Cultural studies of the organism suggest that it has not previously been described, so the name Ps. prunicola is proposed for it.     

厦门地区芒果盐害的初步研究

“叶焦病”是闽南地区芒果（Ｍａｎｇｉｆｅｒａ ｉｎｄｉｃａ Ｌ．）的一种常见病。对不同地点受害植物的叶片及土壤理化指标的分析表明：①土壤酸度、总Ｎ、总Ｐ、Ｋ、Ｎａ等含量与芒果受害程度无关;②受害程度与叶片Ｃｌ、Ｋ含量、３０－４０ｃｍ土壤Ｃｌ含量及总盐含量呈显著正相关;③造成厦门地区芒果“叶焦病”的主要原因是盐害,其中起主要作用的是Ｃｌ;④芒果是一种对盐比较敏感的植物,土壤总盐含量达０．４８９‰时仍     

广西咖啡树两种虎天牛的研究

咖啡是我区解放以后栽植的热带经济作物,随着栽植时间的增长和咖啡园林的形成,各种害虫相继繁殖孳生为害。据多年调查,已发现我区咖啡树上害虫约有50种,其中钻蛀性的虎天牛发生普遍,具有毁灭性。幼虫钻蛀为害后,轻者叶黄枝枯,产量锐减;重则主干折断而至整株枯死,颗粒无收。因此,寻求经济有效的防治措施是急待解决的任务。1958年以来,我们即开始进行了调查试验,近又有所补充,今将结果报道如下。     

中国辽西地区油松针阔混交林生态效益的研究

辽西地区位于北纬40°20′—42°20′,东经119°—122°之间,处于大小凌河流域地区,包括建平、建昌、凌源、朝阳、北票、喀左、义县、锦西、阜新等市县,主要由努鲁儿虎和医巫闾等几条山脉构成西部山地,地势起伏,多为低山丘陵,海拔高度一般在400—1,200米之间。气候属大陆性,冬季漫长,夏季炎热,春秋温和而短促,年平均气温7.0°—9.1℃,绝对最高温42℃,绝对最低温-31.1℃,绝对年温度变化振幅剧烈,可达70℃以上,年平均降     

天童国家森林公园常见植物凋落叶分解的研究

 选择天童地区常绿阔叶林及其退化群落常见植物种为对象,着重探讨分解速率和基质营养含量以及比表面积(Specific Leaf Area, SLA)的关系,并试图通过单独分解试验和混合分解试验的比较,从物种、功能群角度探讨凋落叶多样性和分解这一生态系统过程的关系,为深入研究常绿阔叶林常见植物种的营养策略、群落养分循环等奠定基础,也为植被恢复、森林生态系统管理提供理论依据。结果表明：所有凋落叶随时间进程失重率增大,但失重率并不与时间呈线性相关;凋落叶分解后N、P均发生了变化,大多数凋落叶在分解初期N、P均发生了积累,营养元素的释放和富集与凋落叶初始营养状况无明显的相关性。凋落叶的年分解系数与凋落叶中的初始N含量有较高的相关性,而与初始P含量则无显著的相关性;凋落叶的分解速率与成熟叶的面积无相关性,而与其SLA有很强的相关性。通过模型分析,天童地区大多数常见树种凋落叶分解95%需1～4年,平均是2.54年;分解率最高的物种为山鸡椒(Litsea cubeba),其值为6.280,最低的为黄丹木姜子(Litsea elongata),其值为0.558。凋落物混合对分解有很大的影响,虽在初期对分解有阻碍作用,但长期是促进的。若不考虑功能群差异,则可得出多样性的增加有利于分解的结论。功能群数目的增加在凋落物分解前期对分解起促进作用,但这种作用随分解的进展逐渐减小。混合物种的特性往往是决定分解过程的最重要的因素。     

THE UTILIZATION OF GUM TREES BY BIRDS IN AFRICA

The changes brought about by the introduction of Eucalyptus into Africa on the ecology of birds are outlined, in so far as its contribution as a habitat, as a food-source, and for other uses is concerned. Species known to breed in gums are listed, together with notes on habitat preference, and its limitations in comparison with the indigenous resources are discussed.     

ACUTE DIE-BACK OF CLOVE TREES IN THE ZANZIBAR PROTECTORATE

The most widespread die-back of clove trees ( Eugenia aromatica) in the Zanzibar Protectorate is caused by Cryptosporella eugeniae sp.nov. The most noticeable symptom is the death of a branch or a portion of a branch, or, in young saplings, of the entire tree; in mature trees infection eventually leads to the semi-moribund trees now common in almost every clove plantation. The fungus invariably enters through a wound, most often one resulting from harvest damage. Pycnidia, and later perithecia, develop near the point of entry. Internally the infected wood is clearly distinguishable from the healthy by a dark red-brown stain.
Experimental infections that reproduce typical symptoms can rarely be caused in plants aged 18 to 36 months, and not at all in young seedlings. Experimental infection of older plants becomes more certain with increasing age, and with saplings of 7–10 years old failure is rare.
The prevalence of Cryptosporella die-back is almost entirely attributable to the destructive methods of harvesting now practised, combined with the presence of much infected material present in the plantations. Suggested control measures are based on the removal of old sources of infection and prevention of future damage, combined with remedial treatment where possible.