Enhancing the performance of transplanted coarse rice by seed priming   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Muhammad Farooq  Shahzad M. A. Basra  N. Ahmad  G. Murtaza 《Paddy and Water Environment》2009,7(1):55-63

Raising the rice seedlings in the nursery and its transplantation into the flooded fields is principal method of rice cultivation in the world. Traditional nursery raising method in Pakistan is tedious and produces week seedlings, which reduces the final yield due to high mortality. The potential of seed priming to improve the nursery seedlings and thus the transplanted rice was evaluated in the present study. Seed priming tools employed during the investigation included traditional soaking (pre-germination), hydropriming for 48 h, osmohardening (KCl or CaCl₂) (ψs-1.25 MPa) for 24 h (1 cycle), ascorbate priming (with 10 ppm ascorbate) for 48 h or seed hardening for 24 h. Priming improved nursery seedling vigor and resulted in improved growth, yield and quality of transplanted rice. Osmohardening (KCl) consequently resulted in the best performance, followed by osmohardening (CaCl₂)_, hardening and ascorbate priming. Osmohardening (KCl) produced 4.28 t ha⁻¹ (vs. 3.51 t ha⁻¹ from untreated control) kernel yield, 10.27 t ha⁻¹ (vs. 9.34 t ha⁻¹ from untreated control) straw yield and 29.41% (vs. 27.31% from untreated control) harvest index. The improved yield was attributed to increase in number of fertile tillers.  相似文献   

Selectivity of Three Miticides to Spider Mite Predator, Phytoseius plumifer (Acari: Phytoseiidae) Under Laboratory Conditions     

Ahmad Nadimi  Karim Kamali  Masoud Arbabi  Fateme Abdoli 《中国农业科学(英文版)》2009,8(3)

The predatory mite, Phytoseius plumifer (Canestrini & Fanzago), is one of the most abundant natural enemies and efficient predator of phytophagous mites in Iran. The miticides hexythiazox (Nisorun, EC 10%), fenpyroximate (Ortus,SC 5%), and abamectin (Vertimec, EC 1.8%) were tested in the laboratory for their side effects on P. Plumifer. The miticides were applied at the highest field recommended concentration (N) to detached leaves using a Potter Tower to deposit 2 mg spray solution per cm2. Percent predator mortality was evaluated from the protonymph up to the adult stage including the first five days of the oviposition period. Analysis of data showed that the total effect values of hexythiazox were below the lower threshold, and thus it could be considered to be a harmless miticide to P. Plumifer. In contrast, the total effects of fenpyroximate and abamectin were found harmful to the predatory mite at the highest field recommended concentrations.  相似文献   

Histological and haematological disturbance caused by arsenic toxicity in mice model     

Ferzand R  Gadahi JA  Saleha S  Ali Q 《Pakistan journal of biological sciences: PJBS》2008,11(11):1405-1413

Histological and hematological disturbance caused by Arsenic containing water were studied in mice model. Animal were divided into four groups. Control group exposed to arsenic free distilled water and 3 treatmental group exposed to the arsenic containing water with 30, 150 and 300 ppb. Blood samples and organs were collected after 40 days. Histopathological results revealed mild to severe type of necrosis and degenerative changes in kidney and liver of arsenic feed animals. Kidney of the 300 ppb group showed severe type of necrosis and degenerative changes in distal and proximal tubules. The renocytes of proximal and distal tubules were showing hydropic and fatty degeneration. Due to degenerative changes cells were showing cytoplasmic vacoulation and cytoplasmic and nuclear blebbing. Glomeruli cells were contracted and increased the bowman's spaces. Varied degrees of changes were also observed in 30 and 150 ppb exposed group. Necrosis of hepatocytes and cytoplasmic blebbing were also observed. The sinusoidal spaces were expanded due to shrinkage and necrosis of hepatocytes. Spleenocytosis occurred in spleen and the parenchymal and mesenchymal cells were replaced by connective tissue. The lymphocytes were severely damaged by arsenic toxicity. White Blood Cells (WBCs), Red Blood Cells (RBCs) and hemoglobin level in control groups were in normal range where as level were significantly decreased with the increase dose of arsenic in the respective treatmental groups. The data was analyzed statistically and was found that significant was found among the group (p<0.05).  相似文献   

Full-thickness skin avulsion of right leg following car accident trauma     

Hosseinzadeh AZ 《Pakistan journal of biological sciences: PJBS》2008,11(10):1401-1404

The report presents a 24 year-old man who admitted at the orthopedic center with full-thickness skin avulsion of the right leg, due to his leg being caught under the wheel of a truck and subsequently traumatized. The day after injury, plastic and reconstructive surgery consult was done. After thoroughly irrigation, the 20 cm laceration was repaired above the knee. There was full-thickness skin necrosis below the knee down to the dorsal surface of the right leg (atypical form of skin avulsion). Debridment and graft was performed for the first stage. During the second stage, re-grafting was performed and the gasterocnemious flap was transposed to cover the Tibia bone. This study confirms early Plastic and reconstructive surgery consult from the trauma of lower extremities associated with skin lesion.  相似文献   

Plant regeneration from cell suspension culture of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)     

Torabi F  Majad A  Ehsanpour AA 《Pakistan journal of biological sciences: PJBS》2008,11(5):778-782

In the present study, for callus production leaf and stem segments of potato cultivar White Desiree were cultured on MS medium supplemented with 2,4-D, NAA and Kinetin (callus production medium). Calli then were transferred in the same liquid medium for cell suspension production. In the next step cell suspensions were transferred back to the callus production medium. Finally, calli derived from cell suspension were cultured on 6 different shoot initiation media (S1-S6). However, on S6 medium with combination of GA3 and BAP more than 80% of the calli produced shoot buds and shoots. Fully grown shoots then were rooted and produced whole plants. Chromosome and morphological analysis showed no somaclonal variation among regenerated plants.  相似文献   

Dietary patterns among pregnant women in the west-north of Iran     

Esmaillzadeh A  Samareh S  Azadbakht L 《Pakistan journal of biological sciences: PJBS》2008,11(5):793-796

This study was conducted to assess the food consumption pattern and nutrient intakes of pregnant women residing in Maku-the west north of Iran. In this cross-sectional study, 284 pregnant women (142 from urban area and 142 from rural areas) participated. Subjects were interviewed privately, face-to-face. Dietary intake data was collected using two 24 h recalls and a food frequency questionnaire for 3 months. Mean consumption of grains and dairies was higher in rural women compared to their counterparts in urban areas. Women in urban areas consumed 140 g fruits compared to 248 g consumed by rural women. There were no significant differences regarding consumption of vegetables, pulses, fat and oils between these two groups. All women consumed adequate amount of energy, protein, thiamin and niacin (> 75% RDA). Intake of vitamin B6, folate, vitamins A and D, iron, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium and zinc was not sufficient in these women. Inadequate intake of vitamin C and riboflavin was also reported in urban women. Percentage of energy from carbohydrate, fat and protein was 66, 23 and 11% for urban women, respectively and 68, 20 and 12% for rural women, respectively. Iron intake was lower in urban women compared to rural women. The findings indicated that rural women have better nutritional status than urban women. Future studies should determine factors associated with food consumption pattern in these women.  相似文献   

Kinetics of Chromium Ion Removal from Tannery Wastes Using Amberlite IRA-400 Cl− and its Hybrids     

Syed Mustafa  Tauqeer Ahmad  Abdul Naeem  Khizar Hussain Shah  Muhammad Waseem 《Water, air, and soil pollution》2010,210(1-4):43-50

A strong base anion exchange resin Amberlite IRA-400 Cl^? and its hybrids with Mn(OH)₂ and Cu(OH)₂ are used for the removal of chromium from the synthetic spent tannery bath. The recovery is examined by varying the experimental conditions, viz., resin dosage, stirring speed, and temperature. The rate of chromium removal by Amberlite IRA-400 Cl^? increased almost four times when the resin dosage was increased from 0.2 to 1.0 g. Furthermore, the rate of chromium sorption almost doubled when the stirring speed was increased from 100 to 1,000 rpm, suggesting that the sorption is a diffusionally controlled process. The chromium removal capacity also increased with the rise of temperature, showing the endothermic nature of the process. The results are explained with the help of film diffusion, particle diffusion, and Lagergren pseudo-first-order kinetic models. The kinetics results of the Amberlite IRA-400 Cl^? are compared with its hybrid anion exchange resins IRA-400 Mn(OH)₂ and IRA-400 Cu(OH)₂. It is found that the hybrid ion exchangers have greater removal ability and fast kinetics as compared to the parent exchanger.  相似文献   

Imposex in Thais gradata as a Biomarker for TBT Contamination on the Southern Coast of Peninsular Malaysia     

Ferdaus Mohamat-Yusuff  Syaizwan Zahmir Zulkifli  Ahmad Ismail  Hiroya Harino  Mohd Kamil Yusoff  Takaomi Arai 《Water, air, and soil pollution》2010,211(1-4):443-457

Thais gradata samples were collected from six locations along the southern shores of Peninsular Malaysia and analyzed for imposex incidence and organotin (butyltins (BTs), including tributyltin, dibutyltin, and monobutyltin, and phenyltins (PTs), including triphenyltin, diphenyltin, and monophenyltin concentrations), in tissue burden. On average, the BT levels were found to be higher than the levels reported a year before for other biota. In contrast, the PT compounds were found to be lower than in the previous report. The present study also classified the morphological expressions of the imposex scheme for this species into seven stages (stage 0 to stage 6) by observing the development of vas deference sequence (VDS) and penis bulk. This latest imposex scheme clearly indicates the mechanism of VDS growth, the structural changes from penis bulk to a penis with flagellum, and from a normal vaginal opening to a swollen vaginal opening. The degree of imposex was assessed using the vas deference sequence index and the percentage of females possessing the imposex characteristics. It was found that locations possessing high imposex levels also tended to show high BT levels in the snail tissue samples. However, correlation analysis did not show a significant relationship among the two parameters. A better result could be obtained if more samples and sampling locations were added in order to prove the hypothesis. The nonsignificant correlation between the shell height and any of the organotin compounds, along with no significant differences between BT levels in female and lower imposex stage samples, suggests that the BT concentration detected was a recent contamination.  相似文献   

Dietary fish oil replacement with palm or poultry oil increases fillet oxidative stability and decreases liver glutathione peroxidase activity in barramundi (Lates calcarifer)     

Wan A. R. Wan Ahmad  David A. J. Stone  Kathryn A. Schuller 《Fish physiology and biochemistry》2013,39(6):1631-1640

Complete dietary fish oil replacement with palm or poultry oil in barramundi (Lates calcarifer) had no detrimental effects on growth or hepatosomatic index of juvenile fish up to an average size of ~50 g. However, it significantly decreased the omega-3 (n-3) long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid content of the fish muscle (fillet) lipids. This was particularly true for eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) which are recognised for their health beneficial effects in the human diet. As a result of their decreased EPA and DHA content, the peroxidation index of the muscle lipids was also decreased. This was associated with increased simulated retail storage shelf life as indicated by decreased thiobarbituric acid reactive substances in muscle samples from fish fed the palm or poultry oil-based diets. Concomitantly, glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity, but not glutathione S-transferase (GST) activity or reduced glutathione concentration, was significantly reduced in the liver of barramundi fed the palm or poultry oil-based diets as compared with the fish fed the fish oil-based diet. Furthermore, GPx and GST activity were very low in muscle, much lower than in gastrointestinal tract, liver or swim bladder. Therefore, we propose that liver GPx activity may be a good predictor of fillet shelf life in barramundi and other fish species.  相似文献   

Use of Hydrolysates from Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) Head as Peptone for Vibrio anguillarum and Optimization Using Response Surface Method (RSM)     

Reza Safari  Reza Pourgholam  Abbas Ali Motalebi  Ahmad Ghoroghi 《Journal Of Aquatic Food Product Technology》2013,22(2):247-257

The objective of this study was to produce fish peptone (FP) from silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) heads by Alcalase® hydrolysis in order to use for growing Vibrio anguillarum instead of the standard peptones applied in the commercial media. An optimization of the FP to be used as culture media was also carried out using the response surface method (RSM). According to the results, the degree of hydrolysis and protein percentage after 24 h was 37.68 mg/mL and 20.74%, respectively. The adjustment of the quadratic model with the experimental data was satisfactory. The analysis of variance showed a high coefficient of determination value (0.930). The results of fish protein hydrolysates also showed that fish by-products modified by enzymatic procedures can be used as low cost nitrogen sources for bacterial growth.  相似文献