A conservation-tillage, cover-cropping strategy and economic analysis for creamer potato production     

Lidia M. Carrera  Ronald D. Morse  Beth L. Hima  Aref A. Abdul-Baki  Kathleen G. Haynes  John R. Teasdale 《American Journal of Potato Research》2005,82(6):471-479

A two-year experiment was conducted at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), MD, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Kentland Agricultural Research Farm (KARF), VA, to evaluate potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) production of 32- to 57-mm-size-range tubers (referred to hereafter as creamers) in a conservation-tillage, cover-cropping strategy. The experiments used a split-plot design in which the main-plots were cover crop treatments and the sub-plots were different potato selections. Main plot treatments included rye (Secale cereale L.), crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum L.), Austrian winter pea (Pisum sativum L.), rape (Brassica napus L.), oat (Avena sativa L.), rye/crimson clover mixture, rape/crimson clover mixture, bare soil/raised beds, and bare soil/flat beds (control). Potato selections tested were B1145-2, B1491-5, and B1492-12 in 2000 and B1145-2, B1102-3, and B0811-4 in 2001. Yields in the conservation-tillage treatments were equal to or better than those in the bare soil/flat bed control with few exceptions. Large-sized tubers (<57 mm) in almost all cases remained below 6% of total marketable yield even when the tubers were harvested late. Delayed harvest did not reduce creamer-sized yields nor did it increase yield of large-sized tubers. Economic analysis shows that net returns from some conservation-tillage treatments are equal to or higher than the conventional-tillage strategy and confirms the viability of the conservation-tillage, cover-cropping strategy. Furthermore, the conservation-tillage strategy in many cases allows timely planting using machinery in the wet soils of Maryland and Virginia during the narrow window of spring potato planting time, whereas the conventional tillage strategy does not offer this advantage.  相似文献   

Male fertility of derived tetraploids ofSolanum tuberosum from groups tubersosum x phureja-stenotomum     

Aref A. Abdul-Baki  Kathleen G. Haynes 《American Journal of Potato Research》1993,70(12):885-895

Four plants of each of 15 derived tetraploids from a cross of B0749-2F (2n=4×=48) and DM91-5 (2n=2×=24) were planted in the greenhouse at Beltsville, Maryland, in January 1992. The female tetraploid parent is a late blight resistant selection from theTuberosum germplasm base. The male diploid parent is a high dry matter selection from the GroupPhureja-Stenotomum germplasm base. For each derived tetraploid, the percent normal, abnormal, and total pollen germinationin vitro were determined on 2–4 flowers per derived tetraploid harvested 3–4 times during a three-week period in April. The percent normal, abnormal, and total pollen germination ranged from 0.6 to 27.5, 0.1 to 7.6, and 1.4 to 36.6, respectively. Pollen tube growth, measured 2 hours from initiation of germination, ranged from 22 to 130 nm. Four general types of abnormalities in the pollen were identified: a) stunted and curly pollen tubes; b) damaged membranes allowing leakage of cytoplasmic contents; c) pollen grains with two or more pollen tubes; and d) split pollen tubes. In hybridizations with Atlantic as the female parent, 11 out of 15 of these derived tetraploids produced viable seeds. All 15 derived tetraploids were female fertile. These results suggest that utilizing derived tetraploids from theTuberosum andPhureja-Stenotomum germplasm bases in future breeding efforts should not present any great difficulty. However, hybridizations involving these derived tetraploids were more successful when the derived tetraploids were the female parent.  相似文献   

The use of area under the disease progress curve to assess resistance to late blight in potato germplasm     

Kathleen G. Haynes  D. Peter Weingartner 《American Journal of Potato Research》2004,81(2):137-141

The multiple evaluation of potato cultivais and breeding selections (clones) for disease during the season can be costly and may not be necessary for accurate assessments of disease resistance or susceptiblity. For diseases whose progression can be described by sigmoid curves, an estimate of the area under the disease progress curve from two data points may provide as much information as from repeated assessments. Twentythree clones were planted in a randomized complete block design in Hastings, FL, in 1997 and evaluated for percent diseased foliage 14 times during a 31-day period after late blight was first noticed in the plots. The area under the disease progress curve (AUDPC) was calculated for all 14 assessments. The AUDPC was also calculated for nine sub-sets of the original data set. There was a high correlation between all the methods in the calculation of the AUDPC. The AUDPC calculated based on two dates (representing the beginning of the epidemic and the time until two of the clones were dead from late blight) was as informative as the AUDPC calculated on the entire data set. The AUDPC could be calculated based on any two dates from this time frame as long as one date was shortly after the epidemic started and the other date was as the epidemic was reaching its peak. Much information was lost if AUDPC was calculated based on dates involved only in the early part of the epidemic. A considerable savings in time and effort can be realized by only a few assessments.  相似文献   

A decision making scheme for potato quality     

Joseph M. Russo  Kathleen B. Evensen  Harriet L. Braun 《American Journal of Potato Research》1988,65(6):341-351

A decision making scheme is proposed for integrating and evaluating variables important for judging tuber quality in the potato industry. Within the scheme, variables affecting potato quality are grouped into categories according to their mutual association in a decision, and their values are rated according to a common linear scale. Expert opinions, as to which range of variable values ensure “commercially acceptable” and “ideal” potato quality, were superimposed as shaded areas over the numerical ratings. Observations of variables used in a decision can be compared to values delineated by experts to judge whether sampled potatoes would be acceptable for commercial use. The scheme is designed to be utilized at various points in the life cycle of a potato from field to market. It is demonstrated for one variety of sampled tubers that were being stored for chip processing.  相似文献   

Ciguatera Fish Poisoning: Treatment,Prevention and Management          下载免费PDF全文

Melissa A. Friedman  Lora E. Fleming  Mercedes Fernandez  Paul Bienfang  Kathleen Schrank  Robert Dickey  Marie-Yasmine Bottein  Lorraine Backer  Ram Ayyar  Richard Weisman  Sharon Watkins  Ray Granade  Andrew Reich 《Marine drugs》2008,6(3):456-479

Ciguatera Fish Poisoning (CFP) is the most frequently reported seafood-toxin illness in the world, and it causes substantial physical and functional impact. It produces a myriad of gastrointestinal, neurologic and/or cardiovascular symptoms which last days to weeks, or even months. Although there are reports of symptom amelioration with some interventions (e.g. IV mannitol), the appropriate treatment for CFP remains unclear to many physicians. We review the literature on the treatments for CFP, including randomized controlled studies and anecdotal reports. The article is intended to clarify treatment options, and provide information about management and prevention of CFP, for emergency room physicians, poison control information providers, other health care providers, and patients.  相似文献   

中国竹林可持续经营认证的必要性和可行性研究   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

楼一平  李艳霞 《竹子研究汇刊》2008,27(3)

通过文献研究、野外调查和专家研讨和咨询等研究方法,从中国竹林经营现状和世界森林可持续经营认证(简称森林认证)发展趋势入手,对中国开展竹林可持续经营认证的必要性和可行性进行了研究。结果表明,竹林快速生长和更新特性使竹林具有一定的可持续经营性,同时,中国现有的竹林经营技术实践在一定程度上满足了可持续经营的要求。但是,中国有较大面积的人工经营天然次生竹林,长期高强度集约经营对整个竹林生态系统的复杂性和完整性也造成了很大影响,由此引发了很多集约经营的生产性竹林水土流失、地力下降、生物多样性丧失、严重病虫害频发等生态问题,威胁着竹林可持续经营。根据我们的研究,按照目前森林认证发展趋势,竹林可持续经营认证作为促进竹林可持续经营的市场激励手段之一,是值得研究和尝试的。在中国开展绩效性的竹林可持续经营认证,不但有利于中国竹产品在国际贸易中克服绿色贸易壁垒,保持竞争优势,也有利于引导和促进中国竹林的可持续经营实践。总体上竹林认证是必要的。但在可行性方面面临一些问题和挑战。鉴于竹林本身的生物学和生态学特性、竹林经营的技术特点、竹林产品为非木质林产品的特殊性以及我国较为普遍的分户经营特点,可开展小范围试点研究,解决如何开展中小农户的联合认证问题和认证成本过高的问题,同时确保中小农户的利益和竹产品的公平贸易,为进一步的推广行动提供技术支持。在研究和推进竹林可持续经营认证的过程中,要充分考虑与中国现有竹林经营的行业标准和经营实践相衔接和适应。除了要充分利用国内外现有森林认证的理论、技术和经验,还必须充分与竹产业的生产、教学和研究人员进行磋商,充分利用现有竹业经营和开发的经验和技术。以期通过可持续经营认证,保护中国竹产品的国际贸易竞争力,同时积极引导和促进中国竹林可持续经营实践的发展和行业标准的制定。  相似文献   

Ultrasonographic imaging of the sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) intertarsal joint.     

Kathleen A Linn  Alison S Templer  Joanne R Paul-Murphy  Robert T O'Brien  Barry K Hartup  Julia A Langenberg 《Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine》2003,34(2):144-152

Tendon ossification in the crus and tarsometatarsal regions of cranes makes ultrasonography difficult everywhere except for joints, where ossification is absent. Normal ultrasonographic anatomy of the adult Florida sandhill crane (Grus canadensis pratensis) intertarsal joint is described on the basis of ultrasonography that was performed on the limbs of a cadaver, which were dissected and cross-sectioned subsequently, to correlate ultrasonographic images with anatomic structures. Intertarsal joints of five normal sandhill cranes and two cranes with known intertarsal abnormalities were then imaged bilaterally in transverse and sagittal planes. Ultrasonographic imaging can be used to evaluate the soft-tissue structures on the dorsal and plantar aspects of the intertarsal joint of cranes, and it is a useful adjunct to physical and radiographic examination for localizing injuries to this area.  相似文献   

Letters to the editor     

Kathleen M. Delate 《Agriculture and Human Values》1985,2(2):4-4

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HEMANGIOMA OF THE DISTAL PHALANX IN A COLT     

Kathleen J.  Gelatt  DVM  Lisa  Neuwirth  DVM  MS  Dan L.  Hawkins  DVM  MS  J. Carroll  Woodard  DVM 《Veterinary radiology & ultrasound》1996,37(4):275-280

A yearling Thoroughbred colt was admitted to the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine with severe, progressive lameness of the left forelimb. A centrally located expansile lytic lesion involving approximately 40% of the distal phalanx with a large associated vascular channel was identified by radiography. Increased vascular phase pooling, increased soft tissue phase uptake, and a photopenic area on bone phase images corresponding to the lytic lesion within the left distal phalanx were identified by vascular, soft tissue, and bone phases of a three phase bone scan, respectively. Contrast medium accumulation and disappearance in dilated vessels within the lesion was apparent angiographically. The colt was euthanized and the histologic diagnosis was hemangioma of the distal phalanx with a pathologic fracture.  相似文献   

5-Fluorouracil Toxicosis in the Dog     

David C. Dorman DVM  PhD    Kathleen A. Coddington MS  DVM  Ralph C. Richardson DVM 《Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine》1990,4(5):254-257

Twenty-six cases of accidental 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) ingestions by dogs were reviewed from phone calls to the Illinois Animal Poison Information Center. Cases were collected from January 1, 1987 to December 31, 1988. Of the 26 calls involving 5-FU exposures, 12 were classified as "toxicosis," 13 as "suspected toxicosis," and one as "exposure." Dogs were the only species involved in 5-FU cases received during this time. Accurate estimates of the amount of 5-FU ingested by dogs could be made in 17 cases. Ingestion of more than 20 mg/kg of 5-FU was associated with the development of toxicosis. None of the 12 dogs that ingested oral doses in excess of 43 mg/kg (estimated) survived. Clinical signs associated with 5-FU poisoning in the dog were death, seizures, vomiting (with and without blood), tremors, diarrhea (with and without blood), ataxia, and depression. Clinical signs generally developed within 45 to 60 minutes after exposure, and deaths occurred 6 to 16 hours after ingestion.  相似文献