The effects of climatic variation in Europe on the yield response of spring wheat cv. Minaret to elevated CO₂ and O₃: an analysis of open-top chamber experiments by means of two crop growth simulation models     

M. van Oijen  F. Ewert 《European Journal of Agronomy》1999,10(3-4):249-264

In the ESPACE-Wheat programme, 25 open-top chamber experiments were carried out in 1994, 1995 and 1996, on nine locations, divided over eight European countries. In most experiments, spring wheat cv. Minaret was subjected to two levels of atmospheric CO₂ and two levels of ozone. Grain yields in the control treatments (ambient levels of CO₂ and O₃) varied strongly between sites. Also, yield response to elevated CO₂ and O₃ showed great variation. The present study was conducted to determine whether climatic differences between sites could account for the observed variation.

Two simulation models were used for the analysis: AFRCWHEAT2-O3 and LINTULCC. AFRCWHEAT2-O3 simulates phenology, canopy development and photosynthesis in greater detail than LINTULCC. Both models account for the effects of radiation and temperature on crop growth. New algorithms were developed to simulate the effects of CO₂ and O₃. Weather data that were measured in the experiments were used as input, and simulated growth responses to CO₂ and O₃ were compared with measurements. No attempt was made to merge the two models. Thus two independent tools for analysis of data related to climate change were developed and applied.

The average measured grain yield in the control treatment, across all 25 experiments, was 5.9 tons per hectare (t ha⁻¹), with a standard deviation (SD) of 1.9 t  ha⁻¹. The models predicted similar average yields (5.5 and 5.8 t ha⁻¹ for AFRCWHEAT2-O3 and LINTULCC, respectively), but smaller variation (SD for both models: 1.2 t ha⁻¹). Average measured yield increase due to CO₂-doubling was 30% (SD 22%). AFRCWHEAT2-O3 expected a slightly lower value (24%, SD 9%), whereas LINTULCC overestimated the response (42%, SD 11%). The average measured yield decrease due to nearly-doubled O₃ levels was 9% (SD 11%). Both models showed similar results, albeit at lower variation (7% yield decrease at SDs of 6 and 4%). Simulations accounted well for the observation that, at elevated CO₂, the percentage yield loss due to O₃ was lower than at ambient CO₂.

The models predicted lower variation among sites and years than was measured. Yield response to CO₂ and O₃ was predicted to depend on the climate, with a predominant effect of temperature on the response to CO₂. In the measurements, these climatic effects were indeed observed, but a greater part of the variation was not related to light intensity, temperature, CO₂, or O₃. This unexplained variability in the measured dataset was probably caused by factors not accounted for in the models, possibly related to soil characteristics.

We therefore conclude that even perfect information on the climate variables examined in ESPACE-Wheat, i.e. light intensity and temperature, by itself would be insufficient for accurate prediction of the response of spring wheat to future elevated levels of CO₂ and O₃.  相似文献   

Including root architecture in a crop model improves predictions of spring wheat grain yield and above‐ground biomass under water limitations     

Cho Miltin Mboh  Amit Kumar Srivastava  Thomas Gaiser  Frank Ewert 《Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science》2019,205(2):109-128

Although the root length density (RLD) of crops depends on their root system architecture (RSA), the root growth modules of many 1D field crop models often ignored the RSA in the simulation of the RLD. In this study, two model set‐up scenarios were used to simulate the RLD, above‐ground biomass (AGB) and grain yield (GY) of water‐stressed spring wheat in Germany, aiming to investigate the impact of improved RLD on AGB and GY predictions. In scenario 1, SlimRoot, a root growth sub‐model that does not consider the RSA of the crop, was coupled to a Lintul5‐SlimNitrogen‐SoilCN‐Hillflow1D crop model combination. In scenario 2, SlimRoot was replaced with the Somma sub‐model which considered the RSA for simulating RLD. The simulated RLD, AGB and GY were compared with observations. Scenario 2 predicted the RLD, AGB and GY with an average root mean square error (RMSE) of 0.43 cm/cm³, 0.59 t/ha and 1.03 t/ha, respectively, against 1.03 cm/cm³, 1.20 t/ha and 2.64 t/ha for scenario 1. The lower RMSE under scenario 2 shows that, even under water‐stress conditions, predictions of GY and AGB can be improved by considering the RSA of the crop for simulating the RLD.  相似文献   

Serological survey of pre-weaned New Zealand fur seals (Arctocephalus forsteri) for brucellosis and leptospirosis     

GF Mackereth  KM Webb  JS O'Keefe  PJ Duignan  R Kittelberger 《New Zealand veterinary journal》2013,61(6):428-432

AIM: To conduct a longitudinal serological survey for evidence of Brucella spp and Leptospira spp infection of pre-weaned New Zealand fur seals in a colony on the Otago Peninsula.

METHODS: Seal pups were repeatedly captured on a monthly basis from February through to July 2001. Pups were tagged at first capture and a blood sample was taken at each capture event. A total of 163 sera were collected from 118 seal pups. Where sufficient volume was collected, the sera were tested for leptospirosis using the microscopic agglutination test (MAT), and for brucellosis using the competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for Brucella abortus.

RESULTS: None of 128 sera from 101 seals tested positive to the ELISA for B. abortus. All tests for Leptospira interrogans serovars Grippotyphosa, Copenhageni, Bratislava and Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar Ballum were negative at a cut-off of <1/100 dilution. Positive or suspicious titres were found to L. interrogans serovars Canicola and Pomona and L. borgpetersenii serovar Hardjo. The highest titres (12,800) were found to serovar Pomona. The titre to serovar Pomona in one seal rose from <1/50 in March to 12,800 in April and was <1/50 when re-sampled in July. The titre to serovar Pomona in another seal dropped from 12,800 in May to <1/50 in June. These seals also had titres to serovar Hardjo, which rose or fell in the same manner. All suspicious or positive titres occurred in late April and early May, when the pups were approximately 4–5 months old. In June and July, all seals tested were negative.

CONCLUSIONS: There was no serological evidence of Brucella infection in the pre-weaned fur seals at the colony. Positive titres to serovars Pomona, Hardjo, or Canicola suggest that a Leptospira species was present at the colony, however isolation or visualisation of the organism is required to confirm this. Care should be exercised when handling New Zealand fur seals to prevent human infection or inadvertent transfer of leptospirosis to another marine mammal species.  相似文献   

Crop models, CO2, and climate change     

Ewert F  Porter JR  Rounsevell MD 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2007,315(5811):459-60; author reply 459-60

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Rib osteomyelitis in three foals     

KM Neil  RE Charman  JR Vasey 《Australian veterinary journal》2010,88(3):96-100

Three foals aged between 21 and 44 days were presented for evaluation of pyrexia and lameness. Each had subcutaneous abscessation associated with osteomyelitis of a rib at the costochondral junction and pathological fracture of the affected rib; one foal had more than one rib affected. Other localised sites of infection included other sites of osteomyelitis, omphalophlebitis, uveitis, enterocolitis, and calcaneal bursitis. The subcutaneous abscessation and rib osteomyelitis was treated surgically in two foals. Salmonella typhimurium was isolated from the subcutaneous abscess in one foal and from the faeces of another. Two of the three foals were euthanased. Ultrasonography was a more useful modality than radiography for establishing the diagnosis of costal osteomyelitis.  相似文献   

Use of AFRCWHEAT2 to predict the development of main stem and tillers in winter triticale and winter wheat in North East Germany     

Frank Ewert  John Porter  Bernd Honermeier 《European Journal of Agronomy》1996,5(1-2)

Winter triticale (cv. Grado) and winter wheat (cv. Taras) were grown in Rostock, Germany (54.2°N) for 5 years (1985–91) each with up to four sowing dates. Shoot apex development of the main stem and the two most developed tillers was observed by sampling eight plants every 3–10 days. The developmental submodel of the AFRCWHEAT2 simulation model was tested to predict the developmental events: emergence, start of floral initiation, double ridge, start of floret initiation, end of spikelet initiation and anthesis.Anthesis of main shoots was observed 8 days earlier for triticale than for wheat which was explained by an earlier start of reproductive development in triticale than in wheat. Variation in the dates of phenological events was greater for floral initiation and double ridges than for floret initiation and anthesis in both cereals. Dates of the early stages of development varied more in triticale than in wheat and more for main shoots than for tillers. For both species, standard deviations of the differences between observed and model predicted dates of phenological events were larger among developmental stages than between cultivars. Prediction of the early stages of development (floral initiation and double ridge) was poor for both species. The beginning of floret initiation and anthesis were simulated more accurately. We suggest that progress in simulating the development of cereals is more limited by lack of knowledge about plant physiology, rather than by the process of modelling. Better quantification of the vernalization requirements of different species is identified as an important topic for future work. Developmental parameters calculated for main shoots could also be used to closely predict the development rates of tillers. Differences between the development rates of main shoots and tillers were explained by the weather conditions each tiller group experienced and not by differences in their physiological responses to climatic factors. More research is needed to describe differences in development and vernalization requirements of a tiller when compared with that of a main shoot.  相似文献   

Immobilization of Mercury Species under the Influence of Typical Organic Compounds in Waste Gases by the Circulating Fluidized Bed     

Ewert  G.  Paulsen  T.  Linscheid  M. 《Water, air, and soil pollution》2003,144(1-4):141-148

Hearth furnace coke (HOK), a special type of lignite (brown-coal)coke produced in a manufacturing process called `hearth furnace process', and portlandite (Ca(OH)₂) particles were placed ina circulating fluidized bed reactor. Defined model waste gases containing HCl/SO₂/Hg⁰/Hg²⁺ and organic compounds were injected into the reactor to investigate the adsorption of different mercury species. Elemental mercuryreacted immediately with HCl to form HgCl₂, but for Hg²⁺ further investigations had to be made, because todaygas cleaning plants still have problems in observing national limits for the mercury output. The temperature, the mercury content of the gas, and its content of acid compounds as majorinfluences in cleaning exhaust gases were varied without relevantpositive effects on the adsorption rate which decreased from nearly 100% in the first five minutes to unsatisfactory20% some minutes later. The mercury load on the HOK particles onlyshowed a value of 60 μg Hg g^-1 HOK. Then organic compounds (guide pollutants such as 1-chlorobutane, monochlorobenzene, toluene, and naphthalene, which are alwayspresent in incineration plant exhaust gases) were added to thegas stream and the results improved significantly. The mercuryload on the HOK particles varied depending on the chemical nature of the organic compound and amounted to 300 μg Hg g^-1 HOK maximum. The measured values of mercury in the clean gas stream fell below 10 μg m^-3. The characterization of the dynamic behavior of mercury in hot, acid waste gases and the analytical identification of mercurysticking to HOK under the influence of organic compounds leadto new methods for improving the effectiveness and performanceof gas cleaning plants.  相似文献   

Cadmium induced alterations in the intestinal absorption of glucose and fructose in a freshwater cat fish,Heteropneustes fossilis     

K. V. Sastry  KM. Subhadra 《Water, air, and soil pollution》1983,20(3):293-297

The effect of four concentrations (1.0, 0.1, 0.01, and 0.001 mM) of Cd on the rate of absorption of two sugars, glucose and fructose by the intestine of the fresh water cat fish, Heteropneustes fossilis has been studied after 1 h at 23 °C. Intestinal glucose and fructose transport was also assessed in fish exposed to a sublettral concentration (0.0023 mM) of Cd in the ambient water for 15 and 30 days. Control fish showed no marked difference in the rates of absorption of glucose and fructose. All four concentrations of Cd decreased the rate of transport of glucose and fructose significantly. Among the two sugars, decrease in the rate of transport of fructose was more marked than glucose. In fish exposed to Cd in the ambient water, reduction of glucose and fructose absorption was greater after 30 days of exposure than after 15 days.  相似文献   

Hyostrongylosis in Ontario.          下载免费PDF全文

P H Stockdale  G K Ashton  M A Howes    E Ewert 《The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue veterinaire canadienne》1973,14(11):265-268

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Overview and initial results of the very long baseline interferometry space observatory programme   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

H Hirabayashi  H Hirosawa  H Kobayashi  Y Murata  PG Edwards  EB Fomalont  K Fujisawa  T Ichikawa  T Kii  JEJ Lovell  GA Moellenbrock  R Okayasu  M Inoue  N Kawaguchi  S Kameno  KM Shibata  Y Asaki  T Bushimata  S Enome  S Horiuchi  T Miyaji  T Umemoto  V Migenes  K Wajima  J Nakajima  al et 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1998,281(5384):1825-1829

High angular resolution images of extragalactic radio sources are being made with the Highly Advanced Laboratory for Communications and Astronomy (HALCA) satellite and ground-based radio telescopes as part of the Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) Space Observatory Programme (VSOP). VSOP observations at 1.6 and 5 gigahertz of the milli-arc-second-scale structure of radio quasars enable the quasar core size and the corresponding brightness temperature to be determined, and they enable the motions of jet components that are close to the core to be studied. Here, VSOP images of the gamma-ray source 1156+295, the quasar 1548+056, the ultraluminous quasar 0014+813, and the superluminal quasar 0212+735 are presented and discussed.  相似文献