种植制度对江苏省棉田杂草群落影响的研究

 经连续5年对江苏省主棉区水旱轮作及旱连作两种种植制度下的棉田杂草种群密度及草害优势度级数进行定田调查,通过时间和空间上的比较统计分析,研究了棉田杂草群落演替趋势及草害发生规律。研究结果表明,种植制度与江苏省棉田杂草群落的组成和草害发生程度紧密相关。在水旱轮作棉田中,随着棉花(Gossypium hirsutum)种植年数的增加,喜湿性杂草稗草(Echinochloa crusgalli)等优势度值逐渐减少,喜旱性杂草马唐(Digitaria sanguinalis)等优势度值逐渐提高,它们之间存在显著的线性关系。旱连作棉田以喜旱性杂草为主,发生量较大,草害较重,年际间杂草群落变化较小。另外,水旱轮作和旱连作棉田之间的杂草群落结构和种群数量差异显著。而地理区域差异的影响明显小于轮作制度差异导致的影响。     

Detection of SNPs in the Cathepsin D Gene and Their Association with Yolk Traits in Chickens

CTSD (Cathepsin D) is a key enzyme in yolk formation, and it primarily affects egg yolk weight and egg weight. However, recent research has mostly focused on the genomic structure of the CTSD gene and the enzyme’s role in pathology, and less is known about the enzyme’s functions in chickens. In this paper, the correlations between CTSD polymorphisms and egg quality traits were analyzed in local Shandong chicken breeds. CTSD polymorphisms were investigated by PCR-SSCP (polymerase chain reaction single strand conformation polymorphism) and sequencing analysis. Two variants were found to be associated with egg quality traits. One variant (2614T>C), located in exon 3, was novel. Another variant (5274G>T), located in intron 4, was previously referred to as rs16469410. Overall, our results indicated that CTSD would be a useful candidate gene in selection programs for improving yolk traits.     

Fitness comparison of Plutella xylostella on original and marginal hosts using age‐stage,two‐sex life tables

The diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella, is an important agricultural pest that severely damages cruciferous vegetables. Although previously considered a threat only to Brassica species, P. xylostella has been observed to feed on noncruciferous vegetables. Here, we established a population of P. xylostella on the pea Pisum sativum (PxP population). We compared this PxP population''s performance on the pea host plant to a population (PxR) reared on the original host plant radish (Raphanus sativus) for several generations using an age‐stage, two‐sex life table and analyzed the correlations between different fitness parameters. In the 1st generation of the PxP population, survival rate of immature stage was 17%, while the survival rate of PxR was 68%; the duration of the 4th larval instar (5.30 d) and mortality (25%) of this generation were significantly longer (2.8 d) and higher (1%) than that of PxR, respectively (both p < .001). Upon long‐term acclimation, the PxP fitness improved significantly, especially that the survival rate of immature stages increased to approximately 60% in the 15th, 30th, and 45th generations. However, PxP feeding on pea exhibited poorer fitness with longer larval developmental time, shorter total life span, lighter pupa, and lower fecundity in different generations compared with PxP feeding on radish. PxP feeding on pea also showed a significantly lower intrinsic rate of increase (r), net reproduction rate (R ₀), finite increase rate (λ), and longer mean generation time (T) than PxP feeding on radish in all generations tested. Significant positive correlations were observed between pupal weight and female fecundity in pea‐fed populations, and between female longevity and female fecundity in pea‐fed and radish‐fed populations. Our findings suggest that P. xylostella adaptation to pea does not improve overall fitness compared with the original host radish, making pea a marginal host for P. xylostella.     

Effects of cutinase on the enzymatic shrink-resist finishing of wool fabrics

A novel microbial cutinase from Thermobifida fusca WSH04 was applied in the pretreatment of wool fabrics followed by protease treatment, aiming at improving the wettability of the samples by hydrolyzing the outmost bound lipids in the wool surface. Cutinase pretreatment could increase the efficacy of the subsequent protease treatment by improving the wettability, dyeability, and shrink-resistance of the wool fabrics. The data obtained by the XPS method showed the changes of elemental concentration in the wool surface after cutinase pretreatment. Compared with the fabrics treated with hydrogen peroxide and protease, the combination of cutinase and protease treatments produced better results in terms of wettability and shrink-resistance with less strength loss. The anti-felting property of the fabrics treated with the enzymatic resist-shrink technique is very promising to meet the commercial standard.     

羊草和大针茅群落的暗呼吸强度与环境条件关系的初步探讨

草原群落的干物质产量,是由光合作用和呼吸作用所决定。呼吸作用对于干物质的生产是必不可少的一环,因为任何物质的形成都需要能量,而这种能量正是由呼吸作用所提供的。#br#草原群落的生长、呼吸和光合受到光照、温度、水分和土肥等环境因子的影响。在适宜的气候条件下,生长、呼吸和光合有着严格的偶联关系,并能使群落的生长效率保持比较高的水平,然而在异常的气候条件下,如高温、干旱、低湿等,会增加群落的无效呼吸,使光合产物过量的消耗,导致偶联关系的破坏,光合效率下降,终致造成植物的死亡。#br#本文就羊草和大针茅草原群落的暗呼吸强度与环境条件的关系进行探讨,视其对草原群落光合生产效率的影响,从而为人工促进天然草原生产力的提高,提供依据。     

Phenotypic and genetic dissection of cadmium accumulation in roots,nodes and grains of rice hybrids

Plant and Soil - Rice accumulates higher levels of cadmium (Cd) in grain than other cereals, and hybrid rice varieties cover around half of the total rice area in China. Therefore, understanding...     

P-Selectin-mediated acute inflammation can be blocked by chemically modified heparin, RO-heparin

Selectins are carbohydrate-binding cell adhesion molecules that play a major role in the initiation of inflammatory responses. Heparin can bind to P-selectin, and its anti-inflammatory property is mainly due to inhibition of P-selectin. However, the strong anticoagulant activity of heparin limits its clinical use. We prepared periodate-oxidized, borohydride-reduced heparin (RO-heparin) by chemical modification and tested its anticoagulant and anti-inflammatory activities. Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) assays showed that, compared with heparin, RO-heparin had greatly reduced anticoagulant activity. Intravenous administration of this compound led to reduction in the peritoneal infiltration of neutrophils in a mouse acute inflammation model. In vitro cell adhesion experiments demonstrated that the effect of RO-heparin on inflammatory responses was mainly due to inhibiting the interaction of P-selectin with its ligands. These results indicate that RO-heparin may be a safer treatment for inflammation than heparin, especially when selectin is targeted.