Preference and performance of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Plutella xylostella</Emphasis> (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) on canola cultivars     

Seyed Ali Asghar Fathi  Maryam Bozorg-Amirkalaee  Rana Muhammad Sarfaraz 《Journal of pest science》2011,84(1):41-47

The diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), is an important insect pest of canola, Brassica napus L., in Ardabil, Iran. Host plant resistance is an essential component of integrated management of P. xylostella. We investigated the preferences and performance of P. xylostella on nine commercial cultivars of canola, namely Zarfam, RGS003, Adder, Okapi, Opera, Hyola401, Ebonite Option500 and Elite under greenhouse conditions at 23 ± 1°C, 50 ± 5% RH and 14L:10D. In free-choice situation, oviposition was lowest on Opera (23.5) and highest on Zarfam (44.7). In the life table study, fecundity of new generation female moths was lowest on Opera (95.4) and highest on Adder (145.7). Survival from egg to adult was significantly lower on Opera, Option500 and Hyola401 than on other tested cultivars. The intrinsic rate of natural increase (r _m) and population growth rate (λ) were lowest on Opera and highest on Zarfam. The generation time (T) was shortest on Zarfam (17.2 days) and longest on Hyola401 (19.9 days) whereas doubling time (DT) was longest on Opera (3.9 days) and shortest on Zarfam (3.0 days). Our results clearly suggest that Opera was the most resistant host among the tested cultivars and has the potential to be used in the integrated management of P. xylostella.  相似文献   

Chronic renal failure and urolithiasis in a 2-years-old colt     

JA LAING  AL RAISIS  RJ RAWLINSON  AC SMALL 《Australian veterinary journal》1992,69(8):199-200

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Prickly paddy melon (Cucumis myriocarpus) poisoning of cattle     

RA McKENZIE  RD NEWMAN †  AC RAYNER †  PJ DUNSTER 《Australian veterinary journal》1988,65(6):167-170

Twenty-six Hereford heifers died after eating mostly ripe fruit of Cucumis myriocarpus growing in a fallowed cultivation paddock. Four affected cattle were dehydrated and apparently had abdominal pain. Necropsy of three revealed intense congestion with haemorrhage of the alimentary tract, numerous C. myriocarpus seeds in ruminal contents, pulmonary congestion and oedema and, in two, swollen livers. Midzonal swelling and vacuolation of hepatocytes occurred in these two. C. myriocarpus fruit (83% by weight ripe) were dosed to two calves at 60 g wet weight/kg live weight. Both collapsed with tachycardia and dyspnoea and died within 6 h. Their packed cell volumes just before death had increased to 0.7. They had hydropic degeneration and necrosis of the ruminal mucosa, intense congestion and oedema of the rumen, abomasum and intestines, swollen and vacuolated hepatocytes and foci of myocardial degeneration and necrosis. Two other calves were dosed daily with 20 g fruit/kg for three days, then 40 g/kg for three days. One calf received a further 40 g/kg next day. Both calves developed persistent diarrhoea and neutrophilia, and their plasma gamma glutamyltransferase and bilirubin concentrations increased. Necropsy revealed necrosis and oedema of the rumen and swollen degenerate hepatocytes.  相似文献   

Stomatal and tree growth characteristics of some crab apples     

Dharam P. Sharma  Yoginder D. Sharma  Harpal S. Rana 《Scientia Horticulturae》1982,17(4):327-331

Fifteen crab-apple species were classified on the basis of their stomatal apparatus (density, length and width) and tree growth (trunk cross-sectional area, height and spread) characteristics. None of the stomatal parameters were correlated with tree vigour.  相似文献   

A quantitative study of seminiferous tubular cells in the developing Murrah buffalo testis     

Rana BK  Bilaspuri GS 《Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997)》2004,167(1):95-103

We report here a systematic quantitative study of the seminiferous tubular cells of Murrah buffaloes. The most advanced germ cell types in the different age groups (months) were A(0) spermatogonia (SG) (1 and 3), early pachytene (6 and 9), late pachytene (12), secondary spermatocytes (15 and 18), elongating spermatids (21 and 24), elongated spermatids attached to Sertoli cells (30), elongated spermatids detached from Sertoli cells (36) and spermatozoa (42 and 48). Central primitive Sertoli cells (CPSC) and basal primitive Sertoli cells (BPSC) were present in the sex cord of one-month-old calves, while Sertoli cells (SC) were first seen in nine-month-old calves. The number of gonocytes were maximal at six months but they were not seen after this time. Prespermatogonia (PSG) and SG were at a maximum at nine months of age but PSG were not seen after 36 months. The number of SG decreased significantly after nine months up to 36 months of age.Although spermatocytes and spermatids appeared in earlier developmental stages, a rapid increase in their number was recorded after 36 months. The number of SC was maximal in 18-month-old animals. BPSC predominated in the sex cord of animals aged one to six months, SG at 9-12 months of age, primary spermatocytes from 15-30 months and spermatids from 36 to 72 months and in older animals. We concluded that a decrease in the number of SG in buffalo calves after nine months of age might be responsible for a delay in sexual maturity. Moreover, the small number of spermatocytes and spermatids present before 36 months of age may be associated with the low yield of different germ cell divisions and with the cellular degeneration. A rapid increase in the number of spermatocytes and spermatids after 36 months resulted in sexual maturity between 42 and 48 months.  相似文献   

Analysis of volatile compounds as spoilage indicators in fresh king salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) during storage using SPME-GC-MS     

Wierda RL  Fletcher G  Xu L  Dufour JP 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2006,54(22):8480-8490

A method was developed for the analysis of salmon volatiles using solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. This method was used to monitor the volatiles of fresh king salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) stored in ambient air or in a 40:60 (v/v) mixture of CO2:N2 over time. The levels of several of the volatile compounds were found to change during storage, with some showing a clear difference between storage in air and storage in CO2:N2. Of these, several alcohols (cyclopentanol, Z-2-penten-1-ol, 1-penten-3-ol, and 1-octen-3-ol) and aldehydes (hexanal, octanal, E-2-pentenal, and E-2-hexenal) were identified as potential markers for salmon freshness. Several other volatiles (acetoin, ethyl benzene, propyl benzene, styrene, 3-methyl butanoic acid, and acetic acid) were identified as potential markers for salmon spoilage. A comparison of salmon harvested with and without the "rested harvesting" technique showed that E- and Z-isoeugenol levels were increased by the use of the isoeugenol based anesthetic. The use of the anesthetic did not affect the levels of any of the other compounds identified.  相似文献   

Morphological, anatomical and molecular investigation into witches’ broom disease of mamejvo (Enicostemma axillare)     

K. Abirami  Anjali Sharma  Jatindra Nath Samanta  V. S. Rana  Kunal Mandal 《Phytoparasitica》2012,40(5):445-450

Mamejvo (Enicostemma axillare Raynal) is a perennial herb with diversified health benefits. It was found to be affected by a witches?? broom disease under the field conditions at Anand, Gujarat, India. Affected plants were 53.33% reduced in height due to shortened internodes, leading to typical witches?? broom symptoms. Flower size was reduced significantly in the affected plants compared with the healthy ones and their petal color gradually turned green (virescence). Affected plants produced 2.5 times more dry herbage than the normal plants but with less active ingredient (swertiamarin). Symptomatic plants died early while root suckers from such plants failed to establish after transplanting. DAPI stained transverse sections of affected shoot tips showed the presence of discrete greenish fluorescence in the phloem cells under UV light. Amplification of 1.2?kb phytoplasma specific rDNA fragment from diseased tissue confirmed the presence of the pathogen. Further characterization of the pathogen through virtual rDNA?CRFLP pattern and rDNA sequence based phylogeny suggested that the pathogen, Enicostemma witches?? broom phytoplasma, belonged to 16SrII?CC group of ??Ca Phytoplasma aurantifolia??.  相似文献   

Increase in growth,productivity and nutritional status of rice (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Oryza sativa</Emphasis> L. cv. Basmati) and enrichment in soil fertility applied with an organic matrix entrapped urea     

Manoj Kumar  Kuldeep Bauddh  Manish Sainger  Poonam Ahlawat Sainger  Jay Shankar Singh  Rana Pratap Singh 《Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology》2012,15(2):137-144

Field experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of eco-friendly organic matrix entrapped urea (OMEU) on growth, productivity, and yield of rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Basmati) and soil enrichment in the paddy field at Rohtak (Haryana) located near Delhi. The OMEU prepared in granular form contained cow dung, rice bran (grain cover of Oryza sativa), powder of neem leaves (Azadirachta indica), and clay soil (diameter of particles < 0.02 mm) in 1:1:1:1 ratios and saresh (plant gum of Acacia sp.) as binder along with half of the recommended dose of commercially available soluble urea (free urea; FU). Single basal application of OMEU showed an increase in plant growth in terms of fresh and dry weights, root length, root, leaf and tiller numbers, soluble protein, total N and ammonium in leaves, productivity in terms of grain and straw yield, and nutritional and microbial activities of field soil over free form of urea and no fertilizer application. Nutritional status of rice grains was also improved over the free urea and no fertilizer controls. Our data indicate that OMEU, which is low cost and based on bio-degradable, non-toxic, and locally available agro-waste, can be attempted to replace the conventional use of soluble urea in rice.  相似文献   

Vitrification with DAP 213 and Cryotop of Ex Situ and In Situ Feline Cumulus–Oocyte Complexes     

AC Kozel  GC Luvoni 《Reproduction in domestic animals》2012,47(6):1003-1008

This study was undertaken to compare cryotolerance, in terms of viability and resumption of meiosis after warming and culture (24 and 48 h), of ex situ (isolated) and in situ (enclosed in the ovarian tissue) feline cumulus–oocyte complexes (COCs) vitrified with DAP 213 (2 m DMSO, 1 m acetamide, 3 m propylene glycol) in cryotubes or Cryotop method. Ovaries were harvested from 49 pubertal queens. Of each pair of ovaries, one was dissected to release COCs randomly divided into three groups: fresh COCs (control), ex situ COCs vitrified with DAP 213 and Cryotop. The cortex of the other ovary was sectioned into small fragments (approximately 1.5 mm³) and randomly assigned to be vitrified by DAP 213 or Cryotop. After warming, ex situ and in situ (retrieved form vitrified ovarian tissue) COCs were matured in vitro. Viability of oocytes was highly preserved after warming and culture in all treatments. Proportions of oocytes surrounded by complete layers of viable cumulus cells were remarkably decreased (p < 0.00001) in both vitrification procedures compared to fresh oocytes. Resumption of meiosis occurred in all treatments. After 24 h of culture, results were similar in ex situ and in situ vitrified oocytes regardless of the vitrification protocol used (range 29–40%), albeit lower (p < 0.05) than those of fresh oocytes (65.8%). After 48 h of culture, ex situ oocytes vitrified with Cryotop achieved the rates of meiosis resumption similar to fresh oocytes (53.8% vs 67.5%; p > 0.05) and ex situ and in situ oocytes vitrified with DAP 213 showed similar rates of resumption of meiosis. These findings demonstrated that DAP 213 and Cryotop preserve the viability of ex situ and in situ oocytes, but cumulus cells are highly susceptible to vitrification. However, the capability to resume meiosis evidences that feline immature oocytes vitrified as isolated or enclosed in the ovarian cortex have comparable cryotolerance.  相似文献   

Rice landrace diversity in Nepal. Socio-economic and ecological factors determining rice landrace diversity in three agro-ecozones of Nepal based on farm surveys   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

J. Bajracharya  R. B. Rana  D. Gauchan  B. R. Sthapit  D. I. Jarvis  J. R. Witcombe 《Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution》2010,57(7):1013-1022

In Nepal, in traditional rice farming systems many diverse landraces are grown in all of the rice agro-ecosystems from low to high altitude. Three case study sites were selected to represent the major rice agro-ecozones: Bara (100–150 m) for the low-altitude terai (plain); Kaski (700–1,206 m) for the mid-hill zone; and Jumla (2,200–3,000 m) for the high-hill zone. The diversity in rice varieties was compared in these three sites and nine survey villages in a series of surveys conducted in 1998, 1999 and 2006. The level and distribution of diversity on farm varied with the physical and socio-economic settings of the farming communities. The mid-hill site (Kaski) had the highest rice landrace diversity. This was adapted to the diverse agro-ecosystems found there and there was equal diversity in Kule khet (irrigated lands by seasonal canals) and Sim khet (marshy wet land). The next most diverse system was Nicha khet (irrigated lowlands) in Bara, the low-altitude site. The high-hill site (Jumla) had the lowest rice diversity. Across all sites many of the landraces were rarely grown and then only in small areas, reflecting the specialized uses to which they were put. At all sites the most common single landrace occupied less than half of the rice area. Resource-rich farmers were the more important custodians of on-farm rice varietal diversity across the sites. There was more rice diversity in favourable environments than in less favourable ones. This was true whether diversity was measured across sites or across rice domains within sites.  相似文献