Morphological and Seed Set characteristics of Centipedegrass accessions collected in China

Greater than two-fold differences were observed between the lowest and highest means for stolon number and length characteristics. A 60% difference in total length was observed between the longest stolon of accessions. There was a 42% difference between the accessions with the fastest and slowest growing stolons. Accession with the longest and shortest internode differed by 28%. Small differences were observed for leaf length and width. Seed set under selfing was less than 7% indicating high self-incompatibility. Open-pollinated seed set ranged from 37% to 87%. Coefficients of variation for the various characteristics measured indicate that the Chinese accessions should provide more variation for genetic improvement in this species. Data showed that measuring total stolon length at five weeks after transplanting was adequate for evaluating all of the stolon length and number characteristics in this study. The Chinese accession appear to be a valuable source of new germplasm for this species.     

Seasonal productivity of a periphytic algal community for biofuel feedstock generation and nutrient treatment

Algal biomass is a promising feedstock for biofuel production. With a high lipid content and high rate of production, algae can produce more oil on less land than traditional bioenergy crops. Algal communities can also be used to remove nutrients from impacted waters. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the ability of an algal turf scrubber (ATS)™ to facilitate the growth of periphytic algal communities for the production of biomass feedstock and the removal of nutrients from a local stream. A pilot-scale ATS was implemented in Springdale, AR, and operated over the course of a nine-month sampling period. System productivity over the nine-month operating time averaged 26 g m⁻² d⁻¹. Total phosphorus and total nitrogen removal averaged 48% and 13%, respectively. The system showed potential for biomass generation and nutrient removal across three seasons.     

草坪植生带在上海地区的应用

植生带是一种新兴的草坪建植技术 ,它是在专用设备上按照特定的生产工艺 ,把草坪种子和其他成分 ,按照一定的密度和排列方式压植在可以降解的无纺布基带上形成的工业化产品。目前较常用于植生带生产的冷地型草种有∶草地早熟禾、高羊茅、多年生黑麦草、匍匐翦股颖等 ;暖地型草种有∶结缕草、狗牙根、白三叶等。草坪植生带具有许多特点 ,如体积小 ,重量轻 ,便于运输、贮藏和铺设 (如强制绿化 )。特别在坡地种植 ,能防止雨水冲刷 ,保持水土。虽然植生带有如此多的优点 ,但目前主要在我国北方地区应用较多 ,在上海地区尚未大面积推广此技术。本…     

施肥对高羊茅草坪越夏的影响

施用N、K、Ca和杀真菌剂对高羊茅（Festuca arundineces Schreb.cv.Pixie)越夏影响的研究结果表明,施氮肥可以打破高羊茅的夏季休眼,促进植株生长,促进植株对N、K的吸收,增加植株叶绿素含量,提高草坪质量,而不会明显降低草坪草的抗热性。但施氮肥后褐斑病等病害加重,通过喷洒杀真菌剂可控制病害的发生。     

草坪型结缕草冠层截留性能试验研究

草坪植物冠层对雨水或灌溉水的截留量大小对于草坪水分利用效率具有重要影响.针对草坪型结缕草,用吸水法分别试验研究了单株和群落草坪草的冠层截留特性.结果表明:结缕草的叶片数量、叶面积对单株结缕草截留量影响显著.随着叶片数量的增多,单株结缕草截留量增大,5叶枝条的结缕草截留量高达0.16g,占其植株浸水前自身重的81.22%,而3叶枝条的结缕草截留量仅为5叶枝条结缕草的1/2.单株结缕草截留量与叶面积呈线性正相关关系.对于结缕草草坪,修剪留茬高度越高,截留量就越多.建植3a的草坪在修剪高度14cm时冠层截留可达1.05mm,修剪6cm时截留量为0.48mm.在修剪留茬高度相同的情况下,不同生长年限间草坪草截留量、截留率差异极显著(P＜0.01),建植3a的草坪比建植1a的草坪能拦截更多的水分,在修剪高度6cm时,3a生草坪草截留量为0.48mm,而1年生草坪草截留量为0.38mm,并且随着修剪高度的增加,不同年限间截留量的差异越明显,差值最大可达0.44mm.     

Does colonization contribute to spatial patterns of common invertebrates in coralline algal turf?

Abstract The potential of colonization to contribute to the spatial patterns of six common invertebrates in coralline algal turf was investigated on a rocky shore near Sydney, Australia. The species, which included two amphipods (Elasmopus warra, Hyale spp.), a small bivalve (Lasaea australis), a fly larva (Limonia marina), and two microgastropods (Amphithalamus incidata and Eatoniella atropurpurea), had a range of dispersal modes (larval dispersal, crawling, swimming, rafting, and passive transport). Field sampling between May 1997 and November 1999 demonstrated that the amphipods were more abundant in low‐shore areas, the fly larvae and bivalves were more abundant in mid‐shore areas, and the abundances of gastropods did not vary with tidal height. Furthermore, abundances of all species varied among patches separated by tens of metres at one time or another. To test whether rates of colonization could contribute to established patterns of abundance, habitat mimics were deployed for 2‐week periods. The supply of new individuals matched long‐term patterns of abundance at different tidal heights for E. warra and L. marina. Colonization rates also differed among patches separated by tens of metres for three of the six species. Overall, there was little evidence to suggest that common species in coralline turf are limited by colonization on local scales, regardless of their major mode of dispersal. However, the potential for colonization to determine patterns of abundance varied from species to species.     

Meristem culture of Ophiopogon japonicus and production of embryo-like structures

Meristems of Ophiopogon japonicus (Liliaceae) were grown on a modified MS medium without auxins or cytokinins and plantlets and embryogenic callus were obtained at a low frequency. When meristems growing on modified basal medium were briefly soaked in 0.54 mM naphtaleneacetic acid (NAA) or temporarily grown on medium that contained NAA or NAA and benzyladenine, a larger proportion of meristems developed into plantlets or produced callus and additional plantlets following their return to basal medium. Calluses grown in liquid culture without auxins or cytokinins produced abundant single cells and cell aggregates. Larger cell aggregates formed embryo-like structures that produced roots, cotyledons, and then plantlets following transfer to soilid medium. Prolonged liquid culture produced embryo-like structures directly in liquid medium. These structures met many of the criteria for somatic embryos and developed into normal plantlets when placed on solid medium.     

广东省草皮种植场和城市草坪红火蚁发生为害程度调查

[背景]在防控红火蚁的工作中,有效控制该虫传播途径、降低传播风险是预防的关键。随草皮调运传播是红火蚁扩散的重要方式之一。[方法]采用活蚁巢密度、诱集比率、诱集工蚁数量、发生率等多个指标,调查评价了广东省主要草皮种植地区广州石基、广州增城、深圳南山、惠州博罗等草皮种植场和城市绿化草坪红火蚁发生程度。[结果]广东省草皮种植场红火蚁发生普遍,携带该虫扩散传播的风险极大。不同地区草皮种植场红火蚁发生程度存在明显差异。惠州博罗草场红火蚁发生程度最重,活蚁巢密度、诱集比率、诱集工蚁数量和发生率分别为0．0085个·m^-2、56．75％、16．80头·个^-1和83．60％;深圳南山发生程度最轻,各项指标分别为0．0011个·m^-2、9．62％、0．92头·个^-1和24．50％。城市绿化草坪红火蚁发生较为普遍。调查的3个城市中惠州发生程度最重,活蚁巢密度、诱集比率、诱集工蚁数量和发生率等均最高,分别为0．0149个·m2、10．46％、14．30头·个-1和62．86％。不同品种草坪草红火蚁发生程度不同,以假俭草最高,以上4个指标分别为0．0140个·100m^-2、6．85％、5．57头·个^-1和51．43％。城区类型不同红火蚁发生程度不同,老城区红火蚁发生较轻,新城区较重,发生点常在移植草坪、绿化苗木区域。[结论与意义[广东省主要草皮种植区和城市草坪红火蚁发生均较为普遍,运输携带该虫传播的风险极大,研究结果可为加强草皮检疫、防止携带红火蚁传播提供依据。     

珠三角地区四季草坪杂草群落组成及其生态位

利用倒置"W"九点取样法,对珠三角地区5个城市32个草坪样点进行了季节动态调查.结果表明:春季草坪杂草群落结构以水蜈蚣(KyUinga brevifolia)+三点金(Desmodium triflorum)+狗牙根(Cynodon dactylon)+积雪草(Asiatic pennywort)为主;夏季以水蜈蚣+三点金+香附子(Cypems rotundus)+伞房花耳草(Hedyotis corymbosa)为主;秋季以水蜈蚣+三点金+伞房花耳草+狗牙根为主;冬季以积雪草+水蜈蚣+天胡荽(Hydrocotyle sibthorpoioides)+三点金为主.运用改进的Levins生态位宽度指数和Pianka生态位重叠指数对四季优势杂草生态位进行分析,结果表明,大部分杂草生态位宽度在0.5以下,生态位宽度达到0.50的有水蜈蚣(四季均最高),三点金(秋季)、狗牙根(春季)、酢浆草(Oxalis pes-caprae)(春季).春季优势杂草的生态位重叠指数达到0.60的最多,冬季则最少.生态位重叠指数的最大值出现在夏季,分别是天胡荽和母草(Lindernia crustacea)、白花蛇舌草(Hedyotis diffusa)和瓶尔小草(Ophioglossum vulgatum)之间,可达0.85.     

沿淮中部地区草坪建设初探

通过运用样带法对沿淮中部地区草坪夏季杂草情况进行了调查 ,总结了夏季杂草分布特点 ,提供了初步防治办法 ,并对沿淮中部地区的绿化提出了初步建议     

草坪杂草生态位研究

调查研究草坪杂草的重要值、生态位宽度、以及不同种类杂草之间的生态位重叠值 ,能够揭示杂草种间生态相似关系 ,能够预测杂草之间相互影响的趋势。利用杂草种间的相互制约关系 ,可以指导合理地使用除草剂 ,从而达到降低草坪养护成本 ,保护环境的双重效果。以武汉市区多种不同种类草坪为研究对象 ,对该地区草坪主要杂草进行了系统调查 ,通过七级目测法 ,计算了草坪 2 0种主要杂草的重要值 ,并计测了它们的生态位宽度和生态位重叠值。结果表明 ,看麦娘 (Alopecurusaequalis) ,牛蘩缕(Stellaria media) ,野燕麦 (Avena fatua) ,猪殃殃 (Galium aparine) ,一年蓬 (Erigeron annuus) ,鼠麴草 (Gnaphalium multiceps) ,毛茛 (Ranunculus arevensis) ,通泉草 (Mazus japonicus)等杂草的实际生态位比较宽 ,它们是本地区草坪的主要杂草。而猪殃殃(Galium aparine) ,婆婆纳 (Veronica persica) ,野燕麦 (Avena fatua)等杂草间的生态位重叠值大。杂草生态位宽度大小反映了杂草利用资源的多样化水平或特化水平 ,通常生态位宽度大的杂草以牺牲对局域范围内资源的利用效率来换取对大范围内资源的利用能力     

草坪草离体再生培养的研究现状及发展前景

草坪业是近年来我国兴起的一个新产业.草坪草的品质直接关系到草坪的质量和寿命.为了适应当前草坪业的需要,科学工作者不断寻求各种途径选育新品种.离体再生培养无疑是其中十分有效的手段之一.主要阐述了草坪草离体再生培养的研究意义和现状,并展望了离体再生培养应用于草坪草新品种选育的美好前景.     

垃圾堆肥基质对不同草坪植物生态及质量特征的影响

通过田间实验,研究了城市生活垃圾堆肥基质对高羊茅和黑麦草不同品种草坪植物生态及质量特征的影响。结果表明:堆肥能明显促进草坪植物生长,提高地上和地下生物量。与一茬草相比,垃圾堆肥对二茬草的促进作用更为明显,说明了垃圾堆肥营养具有缓释效应。另外,垃圾堆肥能加快草坪植物返青,对越年草坪植物盖度、株高以及生物量具有明显促进作用。不同品种草坪植物对垃圾堆肥的生长响应存在明显差异,在生长速度和生物量指标上,3种高羊茅品种表现较好。采用美国国家草坪评比体系NTEP(9分法)作为评比标准,对各草坪综合质量进行评定。结果垃圾堆肥建植的草坪综合质量均明显好于对照;不同草坪植物之间比较,以爱神综合质量为最佳,尤其表现在密度、颜色和质地方面。     

ESTABLISHMENT,PERSISTENCE AND DOMINANCE OF CORALLINA (RHODOPHYTA) IN ALGAL TURF1

The dominance of Corallina thalli in an intertidal algal assemblage was examined by a series of algal removal experiments to test the hypothesis that other tam are competitively excluded from rock substrate. An alternate explanation, that environmental factors seasonally filter out taxa leaving Corallina as the only alga adapted for year to year survival, was considered. Development of vegetation on patches of naturally exposed bare rock was monitored and compared with manipulated surfaces. Thalli of several species were selectively removed from exposed surfaces and intact turf;. changes in tam occupying primary substrate were recorded over more than three years. No significant differences in mean percent cover for Corallina, Lithothrix, bare rock, or algal crusts were found among treatments. Except for initial growth of colonizing species, abundances of other species dad not increase in the absence of Corallina. Large amounts of rock remained bare or intermittently covered by transient populations of short-lived algae. Data from single quad-rats, where individual clumps of Lithothrix were followed from month to month, indicated that the continued presence of this co-occurring and often abundant species depended on turnover of short-lived thalli rather than persistence of the same clumps. No interactions were found among the several categories of species that appeared after rock substrate was cleared. Most species were the same ones that grew, epiphytically in intact turf at the same time. In control quadrats Corallina maintained 59-95% cover while slowly increasing on surfaces earlier exposed. I predict that Corallina species will regain their dominance in the absence of competitors for primary substrate if the slowly spreading basal crusts remain undisturbed. Morphological and life history characteristics are identified that adapt Corallina to its dominant role in this habitat.     

Dispersal and recruitment of a canopy-forming intertidal alga: the relative roles of propagule availability and post-settlement processes

The daily settlement of eggs and zygotes of the monoecious brown alga Pelvetia compressa (J. Agardh) De Toni was measured on artificial substrata in areas inside and outside patches of adults in the high intertidal zone of central California. Settlement was generally 1–2 orders of magnitude higher under the adult canopy. This pattern seems to be due to the synchronous release of gametes during the daytime low tide. The release of gametes also appears periodic over longer time scales (e.g., 3- and 14-day cycles). In spite of the high availability of propagules under the adult canopy, juveniles were most abundant outside patches, where propagule availability was lower. In both areas, juveniles were disproportionately associated with patches of a red algal turf [primarily Endocladia muricata (Postels & Ruprecht) J. Agardh and Masticarpus papillata (C. Agardh) Kützing]. The turf, which is less common under the P. compressa canopy, may offer protection from dislodgment, grazing, and/or desiccation and thus facilitate recruitment at this site. Overall, post-settlement processes appear more important in determining population structure than does the availability of propagules in areas in and around patches of adults. However, the apparent small range of dispersal of P. compressa may make propagule availability an important limitation to the establishment of new populations and may restrict gene flow between populations. Received: 31 October 1997 / Accepted: 31 August 1998     

In vitro and in vivo antagonism of pathogenic turfgrass fungi by Streptomyces hygroscopicus strains YCED9 and WYE53

Disease prevention is a current practice used to minimize fungal diseases of turfgrasses in lawns and golf greens. Prevention is accomplished through fungicide applications, and by periodic thatch removal. During the development of a microbial biodethatch product utilizing the lignocellulose-degrading Streptomyces hygroscopicus strains YCED9 and WYE53, we demonstrated using in vitro plate antagonism bioassays that both strains are antagonists of various turfgrass fungal pathogens. These activities were present when the cultures were growing on thatch, as demonstrated by antifungal antagonism bioassays with culture filtrates. Experiments conducted using a growth chamber demonstrated that a bio-dethatch formulation containing spores of strains YCED9 and WYE53 in a zeolite carrier, provided protection for Kentucky bluegrass seedlings against turfgrass pathogens, including Pythium ultimum, Fusarium oxysporum, Rhizoctonia solani, Sclerotinia homeocarpa, Gaeumannomyces graminis and Microdochium nivale. Results showed that by integrating the use of the S. hygroscopicus YCED9/WYE53 bio-dethatch formulation into routine turf management practices, it should be possible to both minimize thatch build-up while also controlling fungal turfgrass diseases by way of the antifungal biocontrol activity of these strains. This in turn would help control fungal pathogens in turfgrass while minimizing the need for routine chemical fungicide applications. Received 19 October 1998/ Accepted in revised form 19 March 1999     

草地早熟禾草坪土壤水分动态与根系生长分布

对草地早熟禾草坪土壤水分动态和根系生长发育状况进行研究,结果发现不同土壤层次水分变化有所不同,0～15cm变化最大,15～30cm次之,30cm以下土层水分变化不大;草地早熟禾的根系生长呈现双峰曲线模式,5月中旬和8月中下旬总根量处于峰值;其主体根系主要分布在0～30cm土层内,占总根量的85%以上;根重密度随土层深度呈指数衰减关系,0～30cm土层下降幅度较大,30cm以下土层根重密度相差不大;在0～30cm土层内不同层次根量占总根量的比例在不同时期亦有差异,春秋季节10～20cm和20～30cm土层内根量比例较大,说明此时期主体根系分布在较深的土层;综合分析认为草地早熟禾草坪主要利用土壤浅层水分,在降雨较少的春秋季节,根系较深,适宜深层灌溉,在降雨频繁的夏季,根系较浅,适宜浅层灌溉。     

三种暖季型草坪草对二氧化硫抗性的比较

二氧化硫(SO_2)是城市大气污染的重要污染物之一,这已经越来越成为国家迫在眉睫须彻底解决的环境问题,解决SO_2污染问题仍是一个重要的生态与环保课题。草坪植物现已成为城市绿化的主要造景材料,依据植物对大气污染的反应特性来选择城市草坪草种,使之在发挥景观效果的同时,发挥其更好的生态效果。采用人工模拟熏气法,以CK(自然状态)、S1(4.29mg/m~3)、S2(6.44mg/m~3)、S3(8.58mg/m~3)、S4(10.73mg/m~3)5个SO_2浓度水平,对城市常用的3种暖季型草坪草:结缕草(Zoysiajaponica)、百喜草(Paspalum notatum)、狗牙根(Cynodon dactylon)进行SO_2胁迫处理,并测定3种草坪草生理生化指标,最终比较3种草坪草对SO_2的抗性。结果表明:随SO_2浓度增加,3种草坪草的可溶性糖含量(SS)、脯氨酸含量(Pro)、丙二醛(MDA)含量呈增加趋势;结缕草可溶性蛋白(SP)呈先降后升趋势,百喜草则呈先升后降趋势,狗牙根各胁迫处理下其SP含量均低于CK;结缕草和狗牙根过氧化物酶(POD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)和超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性呈增加趋势,百喜草SOD和CAT活性呈先升后降趋势,同时其POD活性在各SO_2胁迫处理下均低于CK。将所有测定指标采用模糊数学隶属度公式进行综合相关分析,得出3种草坪草对SO_2的抗性由强到弱的排序为:结缕草狗牙根百喜草。结缕草在SO_2胁迫下与其它两种草坪草相比,表现出了更好的抗性能力,因此,在城市空气不断遭受污染的今天,结缕草可以作为热带和亚热带城市绿化草坪植物的优选草种之一。     

城市垃圾堆肥及其复合肥对黑麦草草坪质量的影响

为加速城市生活垃圾堆肥农业资源化利用研究,避免重金属等有害物质进入食物链,利用盆栽试验,研究了垃圾堆肥及以其为原料研制而成的3种复合肥的不同施肥水平对土壤肥力,黑麦草生长及草坪质量的影响,以选取最佳的适合黑麦草生长的垃圾肥料及其施用量。共设空白、堆肥、化肥、复合肥1、复合肥2、复合肥3等6个处理,每个处理又分为高、中、低3种施肥水平,测试草坪生物指标的质量状况和土壤肥力。结果表明:与化肥比较,垃圾复合肥可以显著提高土壤有机质、全氮、碱解氮、全磷的含量。垃圾复合肥明显促进了黑麦草的茎与根系的生长,提高了生物量,改善了叶片的色泽和整齐度,提高了草坪的密度和质量;促进了黑麦草对氮的吸收,尤其是生长后期,叶片中氮和叶绿素的含量明显高于化肥与空白处理,且差异显著。草坪质量综合评价以垃圾复合肥1的中量施肥处理为最好,黑麦草分蘖最高,地上生物量适度;除复合肥的高量施肥处理外,复合肥1的中量施肥处理茎叶中氮素和叶绿素含量最高,草坪品质最高。