Detection of genetic variation among seed and seedlings ofChamaecyparis obtusa using allozyme markers     

Ding-Qin Tang  Yuji Ide 《Journal of Forest Research》1998,3(1):35-38

The effects of nursery practices on genetic composition and structure were studied inChamaecyparis obtusa by analyzing seeds and one-, two-, and three-year-old seedlings. Enzyme polymorphisms of the6Pgd-2, G6pd, Got, Gk, Shd-2, Pod, Dia-1, andPgm loci were used. OnlyDia-1 indicated significantly different allelic frequencies between seeds and three-year-old seedlings. Most of the genetic diversity of the parental clones in this seed orchard could be transferred to the offsprings. Genetic diversity on the basis of an average expected heterozygosity did not differ between seeds and seedlings. A slight excess of homozygotes in seeds and a significant excess of heterozygotes in seedlings of different ages to the expected panmictic proportions were found. Most of the differences in genotypic distributions among the seed and seedling stages, probably resulted from viability selection favoring outcrosses, and selective removal of inbred offsprings including self-fertilized ones prior to their transplantation in the nursery. A part of this paper was orally presented at the 107th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Forestry Society (1996).  相似文献   

Liquid penetration of precompressed wood VI: Anatomical characterization of pit fractures   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

Ugai Watanabe  Yuji Imamura  Ikuho Iida 《Journal of Wood Science》1998,44(2):158-162

Pit fractures of refractory coniferous heartwoods caused by precompression in the radial direction were investigated and are discussed in terms of improved liquid penetration. Small cracks appeared at the boundary between the torus and margo, along the outer margin of the margo, and on the torus when specimens were compressed and deformation was fixed by drying. The remarkable cracks were generally observed for Cryptomeria japonica D. Don. Pseudotsuga menziesii Franco showed peculiar detachment of the torus from the pit border, and Larix leptolepis Gordon exhibited only small cracks on the torus. These fractures patterns were clearer when the precompressed specimens were recovered by water impregnation and then redried.This report was presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society, Kumamoto, April 1996  相似文献   

Value-per-recruit analysis of bighand thornyhead <Emphasis Type="Italic">Sebastolobus macrochir</Emphasis> caught off the Pacific coast of northern Honshu,Japan     

Pavarot Noranarttragoon  Yuji Ueda  Tsutomu Hattori  Takashi Matsuishi 《Fisheries Science》2011,77(4):497-502

The yield-per-recruit (YPR) analysis has been used to assess growth overfishing of exploited fish stocks. Since the ex-vessel price per weight widely depends on the size of the fish, the result of the YPR does not imply the revenue. The value-per-recruit (VPR) analysis, which is an economic expansion of the YPR analysis, was conducted for bighand thornyhead Sebastolobus macrochir caught off the Pacific coast of northern Honshu, Japan. The results showed that, for the current age at first capture (t _c = 3), the current fishing mortality (F = 0.12) was close to the optimum level. However, for the current F, optimum t _c in the VPR model was 8 years and would lead to a 47% increase compared to the current revenue. The maximum YPR was obtained at t _c = 6 years, but the revenue at t _c = 6 only gave a 20% increase in the maximum revenue. The difference was caused by the size dependency of the ex-vessel price per weight. The VPR model would generate fisheries management plans with both economical and biological consideration and would help in making general consensus of fisheries management strategies.  相似文献   

Interspecific differences in the post-settlement survival of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Acropora</Emphasis> corals under a common garden experiment     

Go Suzuki  Wataru Okada  Youko Yasutake  Sayaka Kai  Yuji Fujikura  Iwao Tanita  Hiroshi Yamashita  Takeshi Hayashibara  Wataru Ando  Koichi Nogami  Masayuki Fudo 《Fisheries Science》2018,84(5):849-856

Extremely low post-settlement survival is one of the largest barriers for artificial rehabilitation of Acropora corals. However, little data have been found for interspecific difference of the post-settlement survival probably because the observation of coral juvenile is difficult in the field. Here, we analyzed the survival of three dominant species of Acropora corals (A. digitifera, A. tenuis, A. yongei), with different colony morphologies and habitat preferences, for 2 years after settlement under the same environmental conditions. The post-settlement survival was significantly higher for A. tenuis than for A. digitifera 3 months after settlement. Two years later, the survival rate of A. tenuis was approximately 15 times higher than A. digitifera. In a separate analysis of three bottle-brush species (A. awi, A. echinata, A. subglabra) and A. tenuis, post-settlement survival was always higher for A. awi than for other two bottle-brush species, suggesting that the initial survival was different among morphologically sister species. Low survival was possibly associated with slow growth rates during the first 7 months. Thus, species selection is important for successful artificial coral rehabilitation, with A. tenuis being the most viable option. Alternatively, new techniques are required to improve post-settlement survival of slow growing coral species.  相似文献   

Leaf and spathe spot of calla lily caused by an undescribed species of Plectosphaerella     

Toshiyuki Usami  Chizumi Matsubara  Yuji Kashiwazaki  Toyohiro Shito  Yoshihiko Kanegae  Yoshiyuki Ebihara 《Journal of General Plant Pathology》2015,81(4):291-296

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Health-beneficial effects of probiotics: Its mode of action     

Yuji OHASHI  Kazunari USHIDA 《Animal Science Journal》2009,80(4):361-371

It is now widely recognized that probiotics have health-beneficial effects on humans and animals. Probiotics should survive in the intestinal tract to exert beneficial effects on the host's health. To keep a sufficient level of probiotic bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract, a shorter interval between doses may be required. Although adherence to the intestinal epithelial cell and mucus is not a universal property of probiotics, high ability to adhere to the intestinal surface might strongly interfere with infection of pathogenic bacteria and regulate the immune system. The administration of probiotic Lactobacillus stimulated indigenous Lactobacilli and the production of short-chain fatty acids. This alteration of the intestinal environment should contribute to maintain the host's health. The immunomodulatory effects of probiotics are related to important parts of their beneficial effects. Probiotics may modulate the intestinal immune response through the stimulation of certain cytokine and IgA secretion in intestinal mucosa. The health-beneficial effects, in particular the immunomodulation effect, of probiotics depend on the strain used. Differences in indigenous intestinal microflora significantly alter the magnitude of the effects of a probiotic. Specific probiotic strains suitable for each animal species and their life stage as well as each individual should be found.  相似文献   

Comparisons among MRI signs,apparent diffusion coefficient,and fractional anisotropy in dogs with a solitary intracranial meningioma or histiocytic sarcoma          下载免费PDF全文

Masae Wada  Daisuke Hasegawa  Yuji Hamamoto  Yoshihiko Yu  Aki Fujiwara‐Igarashi  Michio Fujita 《Veterinary radiology & ultrasound》2017,58(4):422-432

Although MRI has become widely used in small animal practice, little is known about the validity of advanced MRI techniques such as diffusion‐weighted imaging and diffusion tensor imaging. The aim of this retrospective analytical observational study was to investigate the characteristics of diffusion parameters, that is the apparent diffusion coefficient and fractional anisotropy, in dogs with a solitary intracranial meningioma or histiocytic sarcoma. Dogs were included based on the performance of diffusion MRI and histological confirmation. Statistical analyses were performed to compare apparent diffusion coefficient and fractional anisotropy for the two types of tumor in the intra‐ and peritumoral regions. Eleven cases with meningioma and six with histiocytic sarcoma satisfied the inclusion criteria. Significant differences in apparent diffusion coefficient value (× 10^?3 mm²/s) between meningioma vs. histiocytic sarcoma were recognized in intratumoral small (1.07 vs. 0.76) and large (1.04 vs. 0.77) regions of interest, in the peritumoral margin (0.93 vs. 1.08), and in the T2 high region (1.21 vs. 1.41). Significant differences in fractional anisotropy values were found in the peritumoral margin (0.29 vs. 0.24) and the T2 high region (0.24 vs. 0.17). The current study identified differences in measurements of apparent diffusion coefficient and fractional anisotropy for meningioma and histiocytic sarcoma in a small sample of dogs. In addition, we observed that all cases of intracranial histiocytic sarcoma showed leptomeningeal enhancement and/or mass formation invading into the sulci in the contrast study. Future studies are needed to determine the sensitivity of these imaging characteristics for differentiating between these tumor types.  相似文献   

东北坡耕地春季融雪侵蚀观测研究   总被引：5，自引：4，他引：1  

华文杏  范昊明  许秀泉  贾燕锋  刘雨佳  谭娟  张娜 《水土保持学报》2017,31(2):92-96

为研究东北地区坡耕地的春季融雪侵蚀特征及其影响因素,选取吉林省吉兴小流域内坡耕地进行原位观测,通过分析融雪过程中径流量和含沙量的变化,以及融雪径流、土壤解冻深度等指标对融雪侵蚀的影响,探讨坡耕地融雪侵蚀过程及变化规律。结果表明,在日平均温度0~3.8℃的气象条件下,春季融雪侵蚀较为集中,径流与含沙量变化均先增加后减少。融雪径流与表层土壤解冻深度是影响融雪侵蚀的重要因素,初期融雪产流,土壤未解冻,径流急剧增加,径流量占融雪期总径流量的59.15%;中期积雪融化趋于稳定,土壤表层开始解冻,径流减少含沙量增加,侵蚀量达到最大且占融雪期总侵蚀量的41.74%;末期融雪产流停止,土壤解冻深度增加,含沙量达到最大(8.00kg/m~3)。坡耕地融雪侵蚀受垄作区域与集水洼地地形变化的影响,产流产沙具有较强规律性,二者峰值出现频次一致时,径流—泥沙呈"8"字循环滞后关系,反之呈复式循环滞后关系。  相似文献   

配施硫基肥对夏玉米镉铅累积的阻控效应   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

孙洪欣  薛培英  赵全利  冯宇佳  耿丽平  陈苗苗  刘文菊 《农业工程学报》2017,33(1):182-189

该文以府河流域污灌区农田为研究对象,通过田间小区试验研究了5种施肥措施对土壤重金属镉(Cd)、铅(Pb)有效性以及夏玉米(Zea mays L.)对Cd、Pb富集和转运能力的影响。结果表明:与农民常规施肥(CK)相比,尿素、磷酸二铵和氯化钾配施(N-P-K)以及腐殖酸复合肥、尿素和磷酸二铵配施(HA-N-P)的表层土壤Cd、Pb有效性以及夏玉米对Cd、Pb的富集和迁移能力差异均不显著(P0.05)。然而,腐殖酸复合肥、硫酸铵和磷酸二铵配施(HA-S-P)以及硫酸铵、磷酸二铵和硫酸钾配施(S-P-K)2种施肥措施的表层土壤有效Cd含量分别比CK降低了10.60%和6.36%,表层土壤有效Pb含量分别比CK降低了11.49%和6.00%。此外,HA-S-P处理和S-P-K处理夏玉米Pb转运系数分别比CK降低了50.33%和77.10%,且夏玉米籽粒Pb含量分别比CK降低了59.75%和80.43%(P0.05),但各处理间夏玉米对Cd的转运和富集能力差异并不显著,这说明施用硫基肥可有效抑制夏玉米对Pb的富集和转运,但并未影响其对Cd的富集和转运。综上所述,该污灌区轻度Cd、Pb复合污染农田土壤种植夏玉米建议硫酸铵、磷酸二铵和硫酸钾配施,或者腐殖酸复合肥、硫酸铵和磷酸二铵配施。  相似文献   

Improving the antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus of composite sheets containing wasted tea leaves by roasting   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Tetsuya Takahashi  Yuji Aso  Wakako Kasai  Tetsuo Kondo 《Journal of Wood Science》2010,56(5):403-410

We used various kinds of wasted tea leaves to develop composite sheets with antibacterial properties. Antibacterial tests showed that the number of viable bacterial cells for the sheet containing wasted green tea leaves was around 10:⁶–10⁷ CFU/ml after 18 h culture compared to 108 CFU/ml for a tea-free sheet. This indicates that cell growth was signifi cantly inhibited. For sheets containing other types of tea leaves (oolong, black, hojicha, and pu-erh), living cells were not found, indicating that these sheets had superior antibacterial effects. Living cells were also not found in sheets containing wasted black tea leaves or roasted tea leaves at a concentration of 60% by weight after 6 h cultivation. Therefore, roasting treatment of wasted green tea leaves was examined to improve the antibacterial activity of the sheet. In particular, the focus was on structural conversion of catechins by heating.  相似文献