Science priorities. Inappropriate use and portrayal of chimpanzees     

Ross SR  Lukas KE  Lonsdorf EV  Stoinski TS  Hare B  Shumaker R  Goodall J 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2008,319(5869):1487

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Rates of cuticular penetration of chelated Fe(III): role of humidity, concentration, adjuvants, temperature, and type of chelate     

Schönherr J  Fernández V  Schreiber L 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2005,53(11):4484-4492

Time courses of cuticular penetration of FeCl3 and Fe(III) complexes of citric acid, EDTA, EDDHA (Sequestrene 138Fe), imidodisuccinic acid (IDHA), and ligninsulfonic acid (Natrel) were studied using astomatous cuticular membranes (CMs) isolated from Populus x canescens leaves. At 100% relative humidity, the Fe(III) chelates disappeared exponentially with time from the surface of the CMs; that is, penetration was a first-order process that can be described using rate constants or half-times of penetration (t(1/2)). Half-times ranged from 20 to 30 h. At 90% humidity, penetration rates were insignificant with the exception of Natrel, for which t(1/2) amounted to 58 h. Rate constants were independent of temperature (15, 25, and 35 degrees C). Permeability decreased with increasing Fe chelate concentration (IDHA and EDTA). At 100% humidity, half-times measured with FeIDHA were 11 h (2 mmol L(-1)), 17 h (10 mmol L(-1)) and 36 h (20 mmol L(-1)), respectively. In the presence of FeEDTA, penetration of CaCl2 was slowed greatly. Half-times for penetration of CaCl2, which were 1.9 h in the absence of FeEDTA, rose to 3.12 h in the presence of an equimolar concentration of EDTA and 13.3 h when the FeEDTA concentration was doubled. Hence, Fe chelates reduced permeability of CMs to CaCl2 and to the Fe chelates themselves. It is suggested that Fe chelates reduced the size of aqueous pores. This view is supported by the fact that rate constants for calcium salts were about 5 times higher than for Fe chelates with the same molecular weights. Adding Tween 20 (5 g L(-1)) as a humectant did not increase permeability to FeIDHA at 90% humidity and below, while addition of glycine betaine did. Penetration of FeCl3 applied at 5 g L(-1) (pH 1.5) was not a first order process as rate constants decreased rapidly with time. Only 2% of the dose penetrated during the first 2 h and less than that in the subsequent 8 h. Recovery was only 70%. This was attributed to the formation of insoluble Fe hydroxide precipitates on CMs. These results explain why in the past foliar application of Fe compounds had limited success. Inorganic Fe salts are instable and phytotoxic because of low pH, while Fe chelates penetrate slowly and 100% humidity is required for significant penetration rates. Concentrations as low as reasonably possible should be used. These physical facts are expected to apply to stomatous leaf surfaces as well, but absolute rates probably depend on leaf age and plant species. High humidity in stagnant air layers may favor penetration rates across stomatous leaf surfaces when humidity in bulk air is below 100%.  相似文献   

Leaf Waxes of Cassava (Manihot Esculenta Crantz) in Relation to Ecozone and Resistance to Xanthomonas Blight     

Valerien Zinsou  Kerstin Wydra  Bonaventure Ahohuendo  Lukas Schreiber 《Euphytica》2006,149(1-2):189-198

Summary To elucidate the role of leaf surface structures as first barriers to confer resistance to bacterial blight, leaf stomata and their occlusion with leaf waxes were studied in cassava genotypes. For the first time, cassava leaf waxes were quantitatively and qualitatively analysed. Comparing the susceptible and resistant standard genotypes BEN86052 and TMS30572, respectively, the total quantity of triterpenes was significantly higher in the resistant genotype, grown in three ecozones of Benin. In cuticular leaf waxes of seven cassava genotypes the triterpenes beta amyrins, epi-taraxerol, taraxerone and taraxerol were dominant constituents across genotypes, and alkanes (C₂₅-C₃₃) and acids (C₃₀ and C₃₂) occurred in minor concentrations. Comparing seven genotypes, no clear relation between resistance or ecozones and total quantities of the major wax constituents was observed. Only the highly resistant genotype TMS30572 showed high triterpene levels irrespective of ecozone. Scanning electron-microscopy revealed a regular distribution of waxes at the abaxial leaf surface, covering and occluding stomatal pores of susceptible and resistant genotypes, while on the adaxial leaf surface waxes were in form of crystalloids and did not occlude the stomata. The number of stomata on the abaxial surfaces was about 7–11 fold higher than on the adaxial surfaces, where stomata were located along the midrib and major veins. No significant differences in stomata number were observed between genotypes varying in resistance to bacterial blight. It is suggested, that stomata on the adaxial surface might be portals of entry for the bacteria.  相似文献   

Accelerators increase permeability of cuticles for the lipophilic solutes metribuzin and iprovalicarb but not for hydrophilic methyl glucose     

Shi T  Schönherr J  Schreiber L 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2005,53(7):2609-2615

Effects of diethylsuberate (DESU), tributyl phosphate (TBP), and monodisperse ethoxylated alcohols (EAs) on rate constants of penetration (k) of model solutes across astomatous cuticular membranes isolated from Madagascar ivy (Stephanotis floribunda) and pear (Pyrus communis) leaves were studied. Model solutes (selected on the basis of their octanol/water partition coefficients, K(ow)) were iprovalicarb (log K(ow) = 3.18), metribuzin (log K(ow) = 1.60), and methyl glucose (MG) (log K(ow) = -3.0). K(ow) varied by more than 6 orders of magnitude. Accelerators had wax/water partition coefficients (log K(ww)) ranging from 1.75 (DESU) to 4.32 (C(12)E(2)), and their equilibrium concentrations in Stephanotis wax varied from 0 to about 160 g kg(-)(1). Accelerators increase solute mobility in cuticles by increasing fluidity of cutin and waxes. This effect was quantified by plotting log k versus the accelerator concentration in wax. With the lipophilic solutes metribuzin and iprovalicarb, these plots were linear. Slopes of these plots characterize the intrinsic activities of the accelerators, and they decreased in the order DESU (0.029) > TBP (0.015) > EAs (0.01). Using these intrinsic activities, the effects of accelerators on rate constants of penetration can be calculated for any accelerator concentration in wax. For instance, at 50 g kg(-)(1), rate constants for lipophilic solutes increased by factors of 28 (DESU), 5.6 (TBP), and 3.2 (C(12)E(n)()), respectively. Permeability of cuticles for the hydrophilic MG was not increased by DESU, TBP, C(12)E(2), and C(12)E(4), while C(12)E(6) and C(12)E(8) increased it. Small hydrophilic solutes such as MG can access aqueous pores in cuticles, and this pathway is not affected by changes in fluidity of amorphous waxes. After rate constants of penetration of ionic CaCl(2) were compared with those for nonionic MG, it was concluded that 60% of the MG diffused across aqueous pores, while 40% used an alternative pathway. Because the solubility of MG in wax is extremely low, it is unlikely that MG diffused along the lipophilic pathway used by metribuzin and iprovalicarb. This agrees with the observation that DESU and TBP had no effect on rate constants for MG. An alternative pathway of unknown properties is suggested. It is speculated that C(12)E(6) and C(12)E(8) sorbed in cuticles might have generated a polar pathway for MG.  相似文献   

Manganese determinations in the blood of horses, cattle and swine     

M Weiser  E Lukas 《Wiener tier?rztliche Monatsschrift》1965,52(9):829-837

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Prevalence of the E321G MYH1 variant in Brazilian Quarter Horses     

Ana L. de Albuquerque  Diego J. Zanzarini Delfiol  Danilo G. A. Andrade  Lukas G. Albertino  Luciana Sonne  Alexandre S. Borges  Stephanie J. Valberg  Carrie J. Finno  Jose P. Oliveira-Filho 《Equine veterinary journal》2022,54(5):952-957

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Edaphic variables influence soil bacterial structure under successive fertilization of Paulownia plantation substituting native vegetation     

Liu  Sen  Li  Peng  Van Zwieten  Lukas  Tu  Jia  Gan  Weixiang  Lu  Sheng  Wang  Hailong  Wu  Lichao 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2021,21(8):2922-2937

Journal of Soils and Sediments - Paulownia is the fastest-growing timber species all over the world which depended on exogenous nutrient input and scattered in the subtropical region of China....  相似文献   

Plant growth responses to biochar addition: an Australian soils perspective   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Lynne M. Macdonald  Mark Farrell  Lukas Van Zwieten  Evelyn S. Krull 《Biology and Fertility of Soils》2014,50(7):1035-1045

The use of biochar as an agricultural amendment has attracted much attention owing to its potential to improve soil condition and plant growth; however, production outcomes are often uncertain. Although soil type is a major driver of plant productivity, there are relatively few biochar studies that directly compare plant growth responses across a range of soil types. We tested the wheat growth response to biochar derived from poultry litter and from wheat straw applied at 1, 5 and 10 t ha^?1 (approximately 0.13, 0.67 and 1.33 % w/w) in four soils representing major agricultural regions in Australia: an acidic arenosol (Western Australian cereal belt), an acidic rhodic ferralsol (Northern New South Wales), a neutral vertisol (Queensland cropping) and an alkaline haplic calcisol (Eyre Peninsula in South Australia). In the neutral vertisol, where plant growth was vigorous in the control treatments, biochar had little impact, whereas in the alkaline calcisol, there was a small significant increase in shoot biomass at high (10 t ha^?1) application rates. Plant growth responses in the acidic soils were most evident but demonstrated a strong contrast to one another. In the acidic arenosol, negative growth impact correlated with increasing electrical conductivity, while in the acidic ferralsol a small rate-dependent increase in pH correlated with relatively large gains in biomass, possibly due to improved phosphorus nutrition and alleviated Al toxicity. Moving towards effective integration of biochar as a management tool will not only require stratification based on soil types, but wider consideration of the main plant production constraints, such as pH, pertinent to a particular system.  相似文献   

The Size,Composition and Fissioning in Baboon Troops (Papio Ursinus Kerr, 1792)     

Lukas P. Stoltz 《African Zoology》2013,48(1):367-378

Several baboon troops were studied during a two year study period. Sub-troop formation in troops was regularly observed and such sub-troops are defined as temporary or semi-permanent. Sub-troops are either normally or abnormally composed as far as age and sex classes are concerned. A temporary sub-troop sleeps apart from the main sub-troop, and these sub-troops reunite the following morning. A semi-permanent sub-troop separates from the main sub-troop for several days. During this period the semi-permanent sub-troop only joins the main sub-troop at sleeping places. The behaviour of certain males is prominent when sub-troops are formed. This study revealed that the baboon troop is wrongly referred to as a stable unit.  相似文献   

Deoxynivalenol oligoglycosides: new "masked" fusarium toxins occurring in malt, beer, and breadstuff     

M Zachariasova  M Vaclavikova  O Lacina  L Vaclavik  J Hajslova 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2012,60(36):9280-9291

The co-occurrence of deoxynivalenol-3-glucoside with its parent toxin, deoxynivalenol, has been recently documented in many cereal-based foods, especially in those produced by enzyme-catalyzed processes. The presence of this masked mycotoxin in the human diet has become an issue of health concern, mainly because of its assumed bioavailability. A selective immunoaffinity-based preconcentration strategy, followed by ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography coupled with high-resolution orbitrap mass spectrometry, revealed that, in addition to the most common deoxynivalenol-3-glucoside, also oligoglycosylated deoxynivalenols with up to four bound hexose units were present in cereal-based products. The structure, origination, and fate of these deoxynivalenol conjugates during malt/beer production and bread baking have been thoroughly investigated. Special attention has been paid to the changes of deoxynivalenol conjugates enabled by industrial glycosidase-based enzymatic preparations. To the authors' best knowledge, this is the first study documenting the complexity of masked deoxynivalenol issue.  相似文献