不同生育期持续干旱对玉米的影响及其与减产率的定量关系

为了探究不同生长阶段土壤水分含量持续下降过程对玉米生长发育和产量形成的影响,通过设置遮雨棚人工控水试验,分析不同生长阶段持续干旱条件下玉米株高、叶面积指数(LAI)、光合性能、地上生物量和产量等生理生态指标的动态变化.试验因素为控水时段和控水持续时间,从拔节普遍期开始分别控水20(T₁)和27 d(T₂),从抽雄普遍期开始控水20(T₃)和27 d(T₄),加上不控水对照(CK),共5个处理.结果表明: 持续干旱导致植株叶片卷曲、打绺,下部叶片衰老加快,对LAI影响较大,从而降低生物量的累积与籽粒产量.T₁～T₄处理结束时LAI分别为CK的74.9%、68.2%、60.5%和48.3%.玉米植株在经历持续控水后,叶片最大净光合速率(P_{n max})逐渐下降,T₁(T₃)和T₂(T₄)处理结束时P_{n max}分别降至CK的23%及不足10%,复水2周后,P_{n max}能恢复到CK的90%左右.T₁和T₂处理产量较CK分别下降18.5%和24.0%,T₃和T₄处理分别减产41.6%和45.8%.抽雄期持续干旱对玉米地上生物量及产量构成的影响大于拔节期干旱.干旱程度(D)能够定量表示土壤干旱状况,与玉米减产率存在线性定量关系,可通过计算D来预测玉米的减产情况.     

激光810大豆高产稳产性分析

笔者运用激光技术选育出了激光810大豆,亩产400kg以上,并分析了激光810高产稳产性的原因。     

Epistatic gene effects on the yield of the parents of F1, F2, BC1 and BC2 progeny

The genetic analysis of 5 tomato hybrids (Danubius F₁, Luna F₁, Lido F₁, Balkan F₁ and Mi-10 F₁) was made. We produced their F₁, F₂, BC₁ and BC₂ generations and analysed their yield (on the first three flower branches) as well as some of the yield components of tomato fruits (mean fruit weight, mean fruit weight on the first flower branch, fruit length, fruit width, and number of locules). In order to estimate the gene effects, we applied the additive-dominance mode with three and six parameters. Epistatic gene effects were estimated by applying the six-parameter mode (Mather and Jinks 1982). As for yield and yield components, there were significant differences between the mean values of parents and their progeny. On the basis of the investigated genetic parameters, the obtained results suggested that the additive and dominance gene effects prevailed in the yield and yield components (Danubius F₁, Luna F₁, Lido F₁, Mi-10 F₁), whereas epistatic gene effects were excluded. As for the hybrid Balkan F₁, we recorded significant gene effects, both the additive and the dominance ones in the yield inheritance: additive x additive and dominance x dominance (with the negative sign). The estimated values of the epistatic gene effects were the most prominent in inheriting the feature average fruit weight on the first flower branch — additive x dominance gene effects. They represented the most frequent type of the interallele interaction recorded in the investigated hybrids.     

Diversification practices reduce organic to conventional yield gap

Agriculture today places great strains on biodiversity, soils, water and the atmosphere, and these strains will be exacerbated if current trends in population growth, meat and energy consumption, and food waste continue. Thus, farming systems that are both highly productive and minimize environmental harms are critically needed. How organic agriculture may contribute to world food production has been subject to vigorous debate over the past decade. Here, we revisit this topic comparing organic and conventional yields with a new meta-dataset three times larger than previously used (115 studies containing more than 1000 observations) and a new hierarchical analytical framework that can better account for the heterogeneity and structure in the data. We find organic yields are only 19.2% (±3.7%) lower than conventional yields, a smaller yield gap than previous estimates. More importantly, we find entirely different effects of crop types and management practices on the yield gap compared with previous studies. For example, we found no significant differences in yields for leguminous versus non-leguminous crops, perennials versus annuals or developed versus developing countries. Instead, we found the novel result that two agricultural diversification practices, multi-cropping and crop rotations, substantially reduce the yield gap (to 9 ± 4% and 8 ± 5%, respectively) when the methods were applied in only organic systems. These promising results, based on robust analysis of a larger meta-dataset, suggest that appropriate investment in agroecological research to improve organic management systems could greatly reduce or eliminate the yield gap for some crops or regions.     

Lithium toxicity in seedlings of three cool season grasses

Summary Lithium toxicity in seedling of crested wheatgrass (Agropyron desertorum), Sherman bluegrass (Poa ampla), and Whitmar wheatgrass (Agropyron inerme) was investigated in 2 potted soil studies. Yields of roots and shoots were unaffected at 2.5 and 5 ppm but were significantly (P<0.05) depressed at 15 and 60 ppm. Li was much higher in the herbage than in the roots of grasses grown in Li treated soils. Species tolerancy to Li appeared to be: crested wheatgrass > Sherman bluegrass > Whitmar wheatgrass.The research is a cooperative investigation of the USDA, Science and Education Administration, Agricultural Research, and the Oregon State Agric. Exp. Sta., Squaw Butte Experiment Station, Burns, Technical Paper No. 4974 of the Oregon State Agric. Exp. Sta.     

冬小麦高产高效群体的年际间稳产性能

以冬小麦品种‘泰农18’为试验材料,设置传统农民管理习惯的农户模式(T₁)、不计肥水和人工等投入以获得高产的高产模式(T₂)和优化种植密度、播期、肥水管理运筹的高产高效模式(T₃)3种种植模式,于2012年10月—2016年7月连续4个小麦生育季,研究了不同种植模式小麦主茎与分蘖成穗特性、不同年份的光合有效辐射截获、利用、光合产物分配等光能利用特性和产量差异,结合年际间的光、温、水等生态因子分布差异,分析了高产高效群体的稳产性能.结果表明: 冬小麦不同生育时期内的光、温、降雨等生态因子的总量和各生育时期分布存在较大变异.T₁、T₂、T₃模式主茎穗的比例分别为38.9%、58.7%、66.9%,表明T₁、T₂、T₃模式在群体结构构建上分别是以分蘖穗为主、主茎穗和分蘖穗并重、主茎穗为主.T₂模式的生物量和产量最高,T₁最低,T₃模式自孕穗期之后,尤其是在开花14 d后仍能维持较高的叶面积指数、光能截获率和截获量、群体光合速率,并具有较高的干物质分配能力,使其在干物质积累相对偏低的情况下仍可获得高产.T₃模式花后的叶面积指数、光能截获率和截获量以及光合速率等的年际间极差、标准差、变异系数均小于T₁和T₂模式,由此也保证了T₃模式生物产量的稳定.相关分析表明,以主茎成穗为主的T₃种植模式能够有效应对年际间气候变化并实现稳产,关键是具有年际间稳定的生物产量.     

Photoinhibition of photosynthesis in Lemna gibba as induced by the interaction between light and temperature. I. Photosynthesis in vivo

The floating angiosperm Lemna gibba L. was exposed for 2 h to various combinations of photosynthetic photon flux densities and temperature. The extent of photoinhibition of photosynthesis was assayed by measuring the net CO₂ uptake before and after a photoinhibitory treatment, and the time course for photoinhibition was studied. It was found that the maximum quantum yield and the light-saturated rate of CO₂ uptake were affected by the interaction between light and temperature during the photoinhibitory treatment. At a constant photon flux density of 650 μmol m⁻² s⁻¹ the extent of photoinhibition increased with decreasing temperature showing that even a chilling-resistant plant like L. gibba is much more susceptible to photoinhibition at chilling temperatures. About 60% photoinhibition of the quantum yield for CO₂ uptake could be obtained either by a high photon flux density of 1 750 μmol m⁻² s⁻¹ and 25°C or by a moderate photon flux density of 650 μmol m⁻² s⁻¹ and 3°C. The time courses of recovery from 60% photoinhibition produced by either of these two treatments were similar, indicating that the nature of the photoinhibition was intrinsically similar. The extent of photoinhibition was related to the amount of light absorbed in excess to what could be handled by photosynthesis at that temperature. The vital importance of photosynthesis in alleviating photoinhibition is discussed.     

Effects of a short-term p-hydroxybenzoic acid application on grain yield and yield components in different tiller categories of spring barley

The aim of these experiments was to evaluate how thresholds for phytotoxic substances obtained in seedling bioassays relate to yield losses or changes in yield components of mature barley crops after a short-term exposure to p-hydroxybenzoic acid. Under laboratory conditions a treatment with 1.81 mM p-hydroxybenzoic acid significantly reduced the radicle length of barley, whereas coleoptile elongation was less sensitive. The inhibition of the radicle length and coleoptile elongation was greater if the pH of the test solution was not buffered at pH 5.5. In a glasshouse trial the effect of p-hydroxybenzoic acid on the radicle and coleoptile elongation of spring barley was compared with the yield response after a three day exposure either during germination or at the double ridge stage of apex development. Applications of 0.72 mM, 1.44 mM and 3.62 mM p-hydroxybenzoic acid averaged over the treatments during germination or at the double ridge stage of development caused a yield reduction in the single ear weight of 5%, 13% and 19% in comparison with the control, respectively. The higher tiller categories in general showed a greater sensitivity towards an application of p-hydroxybenzoic acid and, therefore, could not compensate for the yield decrease of the main stem tiller. A single application of p-hydroxybenzoic acid either at germination or at the double ridge stage may cause yield losses, as reported from no-till systems or cereal monocultures. The data have implications for the interpretation of seedlings bioassays in allelopathic research and their applicability in estimating yield losses caused by phytotoxic substances. ei]Section editor: R Merckx     

Biocalorimetric Studies of the Metabolic Activity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Aerobically Grown in a Glucose-Limited Complex Growth Medium

Biocalorimetric experiments were performed to investigate the aerobic growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, isolated from tannery saline wastewater. Growth factors (pH, Inoculum size, carbon source, temperature, aeration rate, and agitation rate) were optimized in shaker and calorimeter based on the growth of P. aeruginosa and heat generation rates. A limiting value of 0.2% glucose concentration was found to be optimum for the growth of P. aeruginosa in a complex growth medium, and the heat flux (q_r) profiles resulting from the metabolic activity of P. aeruginosa further confirmed this observation. The bacterial growth profile was found to correlate well with the metabolic heat generated. Heat-yield values were calculated for both glucose consumption and the growth of P. aeruginosa from the calorimetric results. Metabolic shifts in substrate uptake from glucose to peptone present in growth medium was observed by the variations in heat-flux profile. The calorimetric data presented in this study should be useful in understanding the behavior of the isolated bacterial strain in degrading complex and mixed substrates commonly observed in tannery saline waste stream, and further to extend the results for scale-up studies.     

The nature of fish communities: A factor influencing the fishery potential and yields of tropical lakes and reservoirs

The discrepancy between high primary production and poor fish yields in some tropical reservoirs, especially in Souht East Asia, is apparently due to the fact that not all available trophic levels are utilized. Data analysis has shown that this is due to the riverline origin of fish communities which are not well adapted to lacustrine habitats in such lakes and reservoirs. These fishes are able to inhabit only a relatively narrow belt of the shallow inshore area. It has been shown that fish are rare in the deep water and pelagial area of geologically young lakes and reservoirs. Although most riverine fish are also able to inhabit the lacustrine habitat, only a few are preadapted to take advantage of deep or open water environments. In the tropics, Cichlidae and freshwater Clupeidae thrive in lakes and reservoirs. It is apparent that within these families suitable species can be chosen as potential candidates for introduction into young lakes and reservoirs. However, any fish introductions must be scientifically evaluated for desirability. Data from other lakes in the world have indicated that the present theory can be expanded to other than tropical lakes.     

苹果绵蚜为害产量损失测定

苹果绵蚜为害苹果的树干、枝,新稍及根部,从中吸取大量营养,使寄主生长发育不良,产量降低。经测定苹果绵蚜发生群落数与造成的产量呈负相关,而与产量损失率成正相关,在苹果单株产量108．19～154．20kg,苹果绵蚜群落数±30～＞150个的情况下,小国光和青香蕉品种的产量损失率分别为4．10％～38．81％和7．5％～32．04％。     

Competition between oxygen and nitrate respirations in continuous culture of Pseudomonas aeruginosa performing aerobic denitrification

Continuous culture of P. aeruginosa was conducted with nitrate-containing media under the dilution rates (D) of 0.026, 0.06, and 0.13/h and the dissolved oxygen concentrations (DO) of 0-2.2 mg/L. The bacterium performed simultaneous O(2) and nitrate respiration in all of the systems studied. For each D, the (apparent) cell yield from glucose (Y(X/S)) was lower at zero DO, but did not change substantially with non-zero DO. In non-zero DO systems, Y(X/S) increased with increasing D, and when fit with a model considering cell death, gave the following parameters: maximum cell yield Y(X/S) (m) = 0.49, maintenance coefficient M(S) = 0.029 (/h), and cell decay constant k(d) = 0.014/h. The same model failed to describe the behaviors of zero-DO systems, where neither glucose nor nitrate was limiting and the limiting factor(s) remained unknown. The cell yield from accepted electron (Y(X/e)) was however relatively constant in all systems, and the energy yield per electron accepted via denitrification was estimated at approximately 69% of that via O(2) respiration. A closer examination revealed that increasing DO enhanced O(2) respiration only at extremely low DO ( <0.05 mg/L), beyond which the increasing DO only slightly increased its weak inhibition on denitrification. While O(2) was the preferred electron acceptor, the fraction of electrons accepted via denitrification increased with increasing D.     

Variability in yield and yield component responses to genistein pre-incubated Bradyrhizobium japonicum by soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr] cultivars

The sub-tropical legume, soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.], has lower grain yields at low temperatures, mainly due to reduced nitrogen fixation. The isoflavone genistein has been identified as one of the major compounds in soybean seed and root extracts responsible for inducing the expression of the B. japonicum nod genes. A 2-year field study was conducted in 1997 and 1998 with 11 soybean cultivars recommended for Québec, and representing a range of yield potentials and maturity groups. The objective of this study was to assess the variability among soybean cultivar maturity groups in terms of response to genistein application under Canadian short season and cool-spring conditions. The experiments were organized in a randomized complete block design with three replications. The two genistein treatments included B. japonicum inoculant pre-incubated with 20 m genistein and B. japonicum inoculant only. The inoculants were applied into the furrow at the time of planting. The results of this study showed that genistein pre-incubated B. japonicum increased soybean grain yield and protein content over two years. In 1998, pod number per plant^–1 and seed number plant^–1 were also clearly increased. When 20 m genistein was applied in 1998, cultivars in the late maturity group had 28 and 70% more shoot and total protein content, respectively, than the early maturity groups with or without genistein, or the late maturity without genistein, in 1998. There was no interaction between genistein application and soybean cultivar in this study, indicating that both early and late maturing cultivars responded similarly to genistein pretreated inocula. Pre-incubation of B. japonicum with genistein can increase N₂ fixation potential in short season areas. Key words: Soybean, cultivars, genistein, yield, and yield components     

云南不同类型一季稻产量形成及其与气象因子的关系

利用云南省14个不同海拔农业气象观测站1994-2010年水稻大田发育期和产量观测资料,研究水稻产量形成及气象因子对低产水稻产量构成因素的影响;根据14个站点水稻产量构成因素的系统聚类分析结果和水稻类型,将水稻分为低产粳型、低产籼型、高产粳型和高产籼型4个类型.对这4类水稻产量构成因素的分析结果表明,单位面积颖花量与产量呈极显著正相关,低产粳型水稻产量主要受结实率和颖花量影响,其他3类颖花量对产量影响较大.低产粳型水稻主要受低温的影响,孕穗期低温降低颖花量和有效穗数,孕穗期和抽穗开花期低温增加空壳率,以平均气温、平均最高气温和冷积温的影响较大;乳熟前期较低的平均气温增加秕谷率,同时降低千粒重.低产籼型水稻产量构成因素受多种气象因子的综合影响明显;分蘖期和拔节期一定程度的增温不利于增加低产籼型水稻有效穗数,而分蘖期较多的日照时数和较大的平均气温日较差有利于有效穗数的增加,分蘖期和拔节期气温和日照时数与每穗粒数的关系呈“抛物线型”;低产籼型水稻空壳率一定程度上受抽穗开花期低温的影响,而乳熟前期高温少雨不仅增加秕谷率,还导致千粒重明显下降.     

溧阳马尾松年轮与当地作物产量之间关系的初步研究

江苏溧阳的马尾松（ＰｉｎｕｓｍａｓｓｏｎｉａｎａＬａｍｂ）年轮年表与当地农作物产量间关系的分析表明,作物产量的波动系数可用马尾松年轮年表前一年年轮指数的非线性回归方程来描述,根据该回归方程计算的过去１１６年的作物产量系数与有关气象灾害文献的历史记载相吻合;同时发现该作物产量系数具一定的周期,因此采用滑动自回归（ＡＲＭ）模型对未来１０年（１９９１～２０００年）作物产量的波动情况进行了预测。     

Reaction of Field-grown Sericea Lespedeza to Selected Meloidogyne spp.

Five sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata [Dumont] G. Don) breeding lines resistant to Meloidogyne incognita, M. incognita acrita, and M. hapla as seedlings in greenhouse tests and two varieties were resistant to M. incognita acrita in field experiments. Root-knot galling and larvae numbers were less for resistant entries than for the susceptible check when grown in root-knot infested field soil for three growing seasons. Forage yields were as much as 57 times greater for resistant entries than for susceptible check. Lines resistant to M. incognita acrita generally appeared more tolerant to M. javanica than the susceptible check in the field. A population predominantly M. incognita acrita built up on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) and hairy vetch (Vicia villosa L.) shifted to M. javanica under sericea lespedeza.     

Effect of melatonin administration to lactating cashmere goats on milk production of dams and on hair follicle development in their offspring

Melatonin treatment in adult cashmere goats can increase cashmere yield and improve cashmere fibre quality by inducing cashmere growth during cashmere non-growth period, of which time cashmere goats are in the mid and late stages of lactation. However, whether melatonin treatment in adult cashmere goats affects their offspring’s growth performance remains unknown. Therefore, the objectives of the current study were to determine the effects of melatonin treatment in adult cashmere goats on cashmere and milk production performance in dams and on hair follicle development and subsequent cashmere production in their offspring. Twenty-four lactating Inner Mongolian Cashmere goat dams (50 ± 2 days in milk, mean ± SD) and their single-born female offspring (50 ± 2 days old, mean ± SD) were randomly assigned to one of two groups supplemented with melatonin implants (MEL; n = 12) or without (CON; n = 12). The melatonin implants were subcutaneously implanted behind the ear at a dose of 2 mg/kg live weight on two occasions – 30 April and 30 June 2016. The results demonstrated that melatonin treatment in adult cashmere goats increased cashmere production and improved cashmere fibre quality as indicated by greater cashmere yield, longer cashmere fibre staple length, finer cashmere fibre diameter and thicker cashmere fibre density. The milk fat content was higher in MEL compared with CON cashmere goats. The daily yields of milk production, milk protein and milk lactose were lower in MEL compared with CON cashmere goats. Serum melatonin concentrations were greater, serum prolactin concentrations were lower and milk melatonin concentrations and yields were greater in MEL compared with CON cashmere goats. With regard to offspring, there were no differences in cashmere yield, fibre staple length, fibre diameter and fibre density at yearling combing, and the primary and secondary hair follicles population and maturation between treatments. In conclusion, melatonin treatment in adult cashmere goats during cashmere non-growth period is a practical and an effective way in cashmere industry as indicated by not only increasing cashmere yield and improving cashmere fibre quality in adult cashmere goat dams but also having no impairment in hair follicle development and the subsequent cashmere production in their single-born offspring.     

Yield stress components of waxy corn starch–xanthan mixtures: Effect of xanthan concentration and different starches

Yield stress of 6% (w/w) waxy maize (WXM), cross-linked waxy maize (CLWM), and cold water swelling (CWS) starches in xanthan gum dispersions: 0%, 0.35%, 0.50%, 0.70%, and 1.0% was measured with the vane method at an apparent shear rate of 0.05 s⁻¹. The intrinsic viscosity of the xanthan gum was determined to be: 112.3 dL/g in distilled water at 25 °C. Values of the static (σ_0s) and dynamic (σ_0d) yield stress of each dispersion were measured before and after breaking down its structure under continuous shear, respectively. The WXM and CWS starches exhibited synergistic behavior, whereas the CLWM starch showed antagonistic effect with xanthan gum. The difference (σ_0s − σ_0d) was the stress required to break the inter-particle bonding (σ_b). The contributions of the viscous (σ_v) and network (σ_n) components were estimated from an energy balance model. In general, values of σ_b of the starch–xanthan gum dispersions decreased and those of σ_n increased with increase in xanthan gum concentration.