Flood control,drainage and irrigation projects in Bangladesh and their impact on soils: an empirical study     

M. J. Alexander  M. S. Rashid  S. D. Shamsuddin  M. S. Alam 《Land Degradation \u0026amp; Development》1998,9(3):233-246

The combination of a rising population and increased food demand has placed tremendous pressure on the land resources of Bangladesh. These pressures are exacerbated by the annual wet-season floods which frequently devastate much of the agricultural land. Successive governments have therefore sought international aid to assist in the development of flood control measures. Of particular importance are 14 major schemes which aim to provide protection from 20–25 year return floods by the construction of earth-embanked enclosures. There is no doubt that these schemes have been very successful in protecting valuable agricultural areas from floods and hence increasing agricultural production. There is, however, growing evidence from a range of sources for long-term deterioration in soil fertility within the project areas. The study reported here is the first to systematically examine the changes taking place in soil properties following the establishment of a flood control, drainage and irrigation project. Comparison of two soil series, sampled from within and without the project area, demonstrate that within six years of project establishment, significant adverse changes have occurred in several soil properties; these include increasing acidity and a decline in available nutrients. The changes are attributable to a combination of poor management strategies and the absence of the annual flood input of silt. As Bangladesh cannot afford any decline in agricultural output, it is vital to establish whether adverse changes recorded here are occurring in other projects. This can be achieved by the establishment of a nationwide programme of soil fertility monitoring. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Prevalence of white spot syndrome virus infection detected by one-step and nested PCR in selected tiger shrimp (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Penaeus monodon</Emphasis>) hatcheries     

Farhana Ayub  Md. Yusuf Sarker  Md. Samsul Alam 《Aquaculture International》2008,16(5):405-415

White spot syndrome (WSS) is considered as a great threat to commercial farming of the tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon). The causal agent of WSS is a DNA virus called white spot syndrome virus (WSSV). The prevalence of this dreadful virus infection has been studied in five randomly selected hatcheries located in the Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh. Both one-step and nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) involving two pairs of primers, namely, 146F1/146R1 and 146F2/146R2, amplifying the 1447 bp and 941 bp fragments, respectively, were conducted to detect the WSSV. Out of 60 randomly collected shrimps, 12 (20%) were found to be positive by one-step PCR, while 18 (30%) were found to be positive by nested PCR. The nested PCR was found to be much more sensitive than the one-step PCR. The shrimp specimens showing clinical signs of WSS were positive for WSSV by both one-step and nested PCR. Some of the apparently healthy samples were also found to be positive for WSSV by nested PCR. Among the two primer-pairs, the inner pair amplifying the 941 bp fragment was more sensitive than the outer primer pair amplifying the 1447 bp fragment when used in one-step PCR.  相似文献   

Phytochemical study of Salvia moorcroftiana.     

V U Ahmad  Z Ali  M Zahid  N Alam  N Saba  T Khan  M Qaisar  M Nisar 《Fitoterapia》2000,71(1):84-85

Four known flavonoids were isolated from the aerial parts of Salvia moorcroftiana.  相似文献   

Application de la chromatographie en phase gazeuse au dosage du squalène dans les végétaux     

J. Brossard  S. Q. Alam  G. Mackinney 《Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands)》1964,11(2-4):403-406

Résumé Découvert il y a plus de 50 ans, dans des huiles de foies de squaloides, le squalène C₃₀ H₅₀ a été ensuite identifié et dosé dans plusieurs huiles d'origine végétale.Les auteurs décrivent une nouvelle méthode de dosage, plus spécifique et plus sensible, par chromatographie en phase gazeuse et déshydrogenation de la fraction insaponifiable de végétaux.Les teneurs sont, en mg pour 100 g, d'environ 150 pour l'huile d'olive, 4 pour les feuilles d'olivier, 2 pour la luzerne, 0,1 pour les feuilles de sureau, acanthe, laitue et les feuilles et racines de carottes.

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Summary Discovered more than 50 years ago in liver oils of squaloids, squalene C₃₀ H₅₀ was later identified and determined in several oils of vegetable origin.The authors describe a new, more specific, and more sensitive, method of determination by gas chromatography and dehydrogenation of the unsaponiüable fraction of plants.The contents are, in mg per 100 g, about 150 for olive oil, 4 for olive-tree leaves, 2 for alfalfa, 0.1 for the leaves of elder, acanthus, lettuce, and leaves and roots of carrots.

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Zusammenfassung Vor mehr als 50 Jahren im Lebertran von Haifischen entdeckt, wurde das Squalen später in mehreren Ölen pflanzlichen Ursprungs identifiziert und bestimmt.Die Verfasser beschreiben eine neue mehr spezifische und empfindliche Bestimmungsmethode mittels Gaschromatographie und Dehydrogenierung der unverseifbaren Fraktion der Pflanzen.Die Gehalte sind, in mg/100 g, ungefähr 150 für Olivenöl, 4 für die Blätter des Ölbaumes, 2 für Klee, 0,1 für die Blätter des Hollunders, für Bärenklau, für Kopfsalat sowie für Blätter und Wurzeln der Möhren.

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Nucleotide sequencing, whitefly transmission, and screening tomato for resistance against two newly described begomoviruses in bangladesh     

Maruthi MN  Alam SN  Kader KA  Rekha AR  Cork A  Colvin J 《Phytopathology》2005,95(12):1472-1481

ABSTRACT The molecular diversity of Tomato leaf curl viruses (ToLCVs), from the two main tomato growing areas of Jessore and Joydebpur, Bangladesh, was investigated. The viral DNA was amplified from tomato plants exhibiting mild and severe symptoms by polymerase chain reaction, and the complete genomes of the ToLCVs were sequenced. An isolate of the bipartite Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus-Severe (ToLCNDV-Svr) was associated with the severe symptom phenotype from Jessore (ToLCNDV-Svr[Jes]). A previously undescribed monopartite virus, designated Tomato leaf curl Joydebpur virus-Mild (ToLCJV-Mld), was sequenced from plants showing mild symptoms. ToLCNDV-Svr[Jes] was most closely related to ToLCNDV-[Lucknow] at 95.7% nucleotide (nt) identity and Tomato leaf curl Gujarat virus-[Varanasi] at 90.6% nt identity, based on DNA-A and -B component sequences. ToLCJV-Mld was similar to Pepper leaf curl Bangladesh virus at 87.1% DNA-A nt identity. Identification of ToLCNDV-Svr[Jes] and ToLCJV-Mld was in addition to the previously described Tomato leaf curl Bangladesh virus, with which they shared 73.2 and 86.0% DNA-A nt identities, thus demonstrating the existence of at least three distinct viruses infecting tomato in Bangladesh. Nucleotide identities and placement in phylogenetic trees suggested that the three ToLCVs may have had different evolutionary pathways. The whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, transmitted the viruses of this study equally efficiently. Four tomato cultivars (TLB111, TLB130, TLB133, and TLB182) resistant/ tolerant to South Indian ToLCV were screened against the Bangladesh ToLCVs in 2003-04. Although challenged by diverse viruses and potentially mixed infections, disease incidence remained low (6 to 45%) in the resistant cultivars compared with local cultivars (68 to 100%).  相似文献   

Synteny and collinearity in plant genomes   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

Tang H  Bowers JE  Wang X  Ming R  Alam M  Paterson AH 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2008,320(5875):486-488

Correlated gene arrangements among taxa provide a valuable framework for inference of shared ancestry of genes and for the utilization of findings from model organisms to study less-well-understood systems. In angiosperms, comparisons of gene arrangements are complicated by recurring polyploidy and extensive genome rearrangement. New genome sequences and improved analytical approaches are clarifying angiosperm evolution and revealing patterns of differential gene loss after genome duplication and differential gene retention associated with evolution of some morphological complexity. Because of variability in DNA substitution rates among taxa and genes, deviation from collinearity might be a more reliable phylogenetic character.  相似文献   

Arsenic chemistry in a groundwater aquifer from the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia     

M. Sadiq  I. Alam 《Water, air, and soil pollution》1996,89(1-2):67-76

Groundwater samples were collected from shallow aquifers underneath an industrial complex in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Arsenic (As) concentrations in the groundwater samples varied between 10^?8.6 and 10^?6.8 M (0.18 and 11.14 µg L^?1), with an average of 10^?7.5 M (2.19 μ L^?1). The analysis of variance for the analytical data showed that sampling locations had significantly affected As concentrations in the groundwater samples. Analytical and thermodynamic calculations showed that H₂ASO₄ ^? was the most predominant As species in acidic groundwater samples, and HAsO₄ ^2? was the most abundant species in alkaline groundwater samples. Concentrations of H₃AsO₄° and AsO₄ ^3? were too low to be important in this study. Reduced As chemical forms were also expected to be very low. All the groundwater samples were undersaturated with respect to the thermodynamic solubility isotherms of Ca₃(AsO₄)₂(c), Fe₃(AsO₄)₂(c), and Mn₃(AsO₄)₂(c) minerals. Lack of reliable thermodynamic data for these arsenates could be responsible for differences between the theoretical and measured concentrations of As in the shallow groundwater samples. The general trend in the distribution of HAsO₄ ^2? activities in the groundwater samples was parallel to that of the Ca₃(AsO₄)₂ solubility isotherm but different from those of Fe₃(AsO₄)₂(c), and Mn₃(AsO₄)₂(c). These data suggest that As concentrations in the groundwater samples were probably controlled by the precipitation and dissolution of Ca₃(AsO₄)₂ type mineral. A three step hypothesis for As interactions in groundwater/soil system is proposed that combines both solid phase formation and adsorption of As onto the solid colloidal surfaces. This hypothesis is expected to better represent As behavior in groundwater/soil environment.  相似文献   

A Community Economic Forecasting and Simulation System: Description of a Satellite Model     

M. SHAHBAZ KHAN  GEORGE I. TREYZ 《Growth and change》1987,18(2):1-14

This paper deals with the problem of modelling sub-county areas that are so small that county level forecasts cannot be used for policy purposes. Starting from a simple specification that relates demand for local goods and services to local and non-local income, a system of equations is developed that can be used as a satellite to a county model to forecast impacts of economic events at the town level. Regression coefficients for the equations are estimated using data at the one-digit SIC code level for a pooled sample of towns in Massachusetts. Model validation tests are reported. An example of an application is provided by simulating impacts of 500 new manufacturing jobs in a town within a county. Our approach yields simulation and forecasting results for both the town and the county.  相似文献   

Length-weight relationship and relative condition of a Malaysian freshwater catfish, Mystus nemurus Cuvier & Valenciennes, in Chenderoh Reservoir     

M. S. KHAN  M. A. AMBAK  K. J. ANG  A. K. M. MOHSIN 《Aquaculture Research》1991,22(3):373-374

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Use of egg custard augmented with cod liver oil and Moina micrura on production of freshwater prawn postlarvae     

M. J. Alam  K. J. Ang  M. Begum 《Aquaculture International》1995,3(3):249-259

Use of egg custard augmented with cod liver oil (CLO) fed during the day, and of an overnight feed with Moina micrura, were evaluated in terms of its effects on production of freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) postlarvae (PL). Four levels of CLO (0, 1,3 and 5%) were tested. Significantly higher mean (sd) productions, ranging from 11.27 (1.16) to 13.02 (1.70) PL l^–1, were obtained for larvae fed egg custard enriched with CLO compared with that of 7.83 (1.58) PLl^–1 for larvae fed egg custard without CLO. The development and survival of larval stages were also higher for the CLO diets. The -3 highly unsaturated fatty acid (HUFA) in egg custard increased with increasing CLO level (0–5%). The fatty acid composition of postlarvae reflected the composition of the diet.  相似文献