Productivity and rotational benefits of grass, medic pastures and faba beans in a rainfall limited environment     

I.A.M. Yunusa  M.A. Rashid 《Soil & Tillage Research》2007,97(2):150-161

This study was undertaken to ascertain whether pulses, instead of pasture legumes, were more beneficial to grain yields by the following cereals in ley rotation systems. We evaluated growth processes for pastures or pulses and growth and yields for the following sequential crops of wheat and barley in a 3-crop rotation. The pasture or pulse phase that formed the main treatments consisted of grass pastures (Grass), medics (Medic) or faba beans that was either green manured (Faba-gm) or harvested for grain (Faba-gr). The rotations were initiated in two phases with Phase 1 starting in 1994 and Phase 2 in 1995, and each phase ran over 2 rotation cycles lasting 6 years. Despite differences in dry matter (DM) produced in the shoots and roots by the pastures and faba beans in the first years, they had similar seasonal evapotranspiration (ET) so water stored in the 100 cm profile of the soil was always similar when wheat was planted. By contrast, inorganic N in soil at wheat planting was always higher in legume rotations than in Grass and these differences persisted to the barley crop. Cereals in rotations with faba beans (Faba-gr and Faba-gm) produced more DM and grains than in Grass. In only 2 out of 8 croppings of cereals did wheat or barley in Medic out-yield those in Grass. These yield differences were not associated with uptake of soil N or use of soil-water by the cereals, but possibly due to lower levels of Pratylenchus neglectus in the soil under rotations with faba beans compared with pasture. Increased N supply after legumes or from fertilizer, however, increased grain protein in the cereals. This study showed that rotations with faba beans produced higher yields for the following cereals than with grassy or legume pastures, also green manuring of faba beans produced no advantage in yield for the cereals.  相似文献   

Investigating the effect of Azospirillum brasilense and Rhizobium pisi on agronomic traits of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)     

Muhammad Saqlain Zaheer  Muhammad Farrukh Saleem  Imran Haider Khan  Salman Ahmad  Rashid Iqbal 《Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science》2013,59(11):1554-1564

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Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) play an important role in improving crop growth but have not been studied sufficiently. A wire house experiment was conducted in Pakistan to determine the combined effect of inoculating wheat seeds with PGPR on the subsequent growth and yield of the wheat. The experiment included four treatments: T_{0 –} no-inoculation (control), T₁ – Azospirillum brasilense inoculation, T₂ – Rhizobium pisi inoculation and T₃ – co-inoculation with A. brasilense and R. pisi. Development and growth attributes, as well as final yield of wheat, were studied. Co-inoculation of seeds with both strains increased significantly wheat grain yield, the number of grains per plant and 1000-grain weight by 36%, 11% and 17%, respectively, compared to non-inoculated control. While crop growth rate increased for, respectively, 5.5% and 33% at tillering and flag leaf stages, corresponding values for T₃ were about 9% and 14% higher than values for sole inoculations in T₁ and T₂. Co-inoculation also significantly increased leaf epicuticular wax and relative water content as compared to the control treatment. Thus, inoculation of wheat seeds with A. brasilense and R. pisi and their combination is a promising method to improve growth, yield and quality of wheat.  相似文献   

Selenium in amorphous iron (hydr)oxide-applied soil as affected by air-drying and pH     

Md. M. Rashid  Yumei Kang  Katsutoshi Sakurai 《Soil Science and Plant Nutrition》2013,59(2):243-250

Occurrence of D-amino acid has been reported in various higher plants (11, 13). However detailed aspects of the synthesis and degradation of D-amino acids in higher plants are poorly documented.  相似文献   

Nutrients transport through variably structured soils     

Muhammad Mahmood-Ul-Hassan  Muhammad Rashid  Ejaz Rafique 《Soil Science and Plant Nutrition》2013,59(2):331-340

Abstract

Contribution of sesbania green manure, rice straw, and FYM (farm yard manure) was studied along with that of urea and A/SO₄ (ammonium sulphate) for the cultivation of lowland rice and for the residual soil fertility. The results revealed that A/SO₄ application resulted in a larger number of productive tillers, higher straw production, and higher grain yield compared to urea. Among the organic manures, sesbania green manure and FYM exerted almost similar effects on the number of productive tillers and paddy yield while the yield increase compared to the incorporation of rice straw. A similar affect of these organic manures on nitrogen uptake by rice straw, grain, and straw + grain was observed. Additional uptake of N due to the application of sesbania green manure, FYM and rice straw amounted to 15, 13, and 2.85 kg ha^?1, respectively. Residual N fertility was the highest when of sesbania green manure was applied followed by FYM and rice straw. Residual P fertility was higher in the case of FYM than other treatments whereas the residual K fertility was the highest in the case of rice straw incorporation.  相似文献   

The anatomy of the auricular conchae of cattle,sheep and deer     

Zaineb Rashid  A.S. Davies  I.J. Steffert 《New Zealand veterinary journal》2013,61(9):144-149

The anatomy of the auricular conchae of ruminants has been studied by intravascular injection of radiopaque latex, by dissection and by histological sectioning. Drawings were made of the vascular network. The arrangement of nerves and blood vessels in association with the ridges on the rostral (concave) surface was observed. The spaces between the ridges are relatively free of larger blood vessels, nerves, hair and sebaceous glands. This distribution is discussed in relation to the insertion of ear tags.  相似文献   

类番茄茄抗番茄黄花曲叶病毒 QTL 的定位   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

宗园园  刘磊  李涛  周龙溪  孙玉燕  郑峥  郑启功  范淑英  李君明 《园艺学报》2012,39(5):915-922

 采用田间自然接种番茄黄花曲叶病毒（TYLCV）的鉴定方法,对来自番茄野生种类番茄茄Solanum. lycopersicoides LA2951的渐渗系（Introgression Line,IL）群体进行了筛选,发现类番茄茄LA2951对TYLCV的抗性受多个位点控制。通过分析不同IL的抗性,共鉴定出7个QTL,分别位于染色体1、3、4、5、6、7和12上,其中位于染色体1上的QTL有待于进一步确定。  相似文献   

Analysis of genetic diversity of soybean germplasm from five different origins using RAPD markers     

Muhammad Faisal Anwar Malik  Afsari S. Qureshi  Muhammad Rashid Khan  Muhammad Ashraf  Gul Naz 《Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B - Plant Soil Science》2017,67(2):148-154

The pattern of genetic diversity among 92 genotypes of soybean from 5 different origins/sources (Pakistan, the USA, Asian Vegetable Research Development Centre (AVRDC), Japan and North Korea) was analyzed using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA markers. Out of 20 random primers 6 tested, 10 were polymorphic among genotypes and they yielded 107 markers, with an average of 10.7 markers per primer. The proportion of polymorphic bands within genotypes ranged from 0.47 to 0.71 with an average of 0.59. Pakistani and US genotypes exhibited the highest number of polymorphic bands (95%), while North Korean genotypes revealed the lowest (60%). The mean band frequency of the primers among genotypes was 0.57 with a range of 0.08–0.99. The Shannon’s index and Nei’s genetic diversity index revealed that primer OPF-06 showed maximum genetic diversity among the genotypes. Dendrogram constructed using Unweighted Pair Group Mean Average (UPGMA) method divided the genotypes into 5 main groups consisting of 13 clusters. The results of cluster analysis indicated that the genetic diversity between Pakistani and US or AVRDC genotypes is much larger than that between Pakistani and North Korean or Japanese genotypes. The Pakistani genotypes had distinct bands from plant introductions. Therefore, the Pakistani genotypes may be useful to soybean breeders.  相似文献   

Bioadhesive Controlled Metronidazole Release Matrix Based on Chitosan and Xanthan Gum     

Ala’a F. Eftaiha  Nidal Qinna  Iyad S. Rashid  Mayyas M. Al Remawi  Munther R. Al Shami  Tawfiq A. Arafat  Adnan A. Badwan 《Marine drugs》2010,8(5):1716-1730

Metronidazole, a common antibacterial drug, was incorporated into a hydrophilic polymer matrix composed of chitosan xanthan gum mixture. Hydrogel formation of this binary chitosan-xanthan gum combination was tested for its ability to control the release of metronidazole as a drug model. This preparation (MZ-CR) was characterized by in vitro, ex vivo bioadhesion and in vivo bioavailability study. For comparison purposes a commercial extended release formulation of metronidazole (CMZ) was used as a reference. The in vitro drug-release profiles of metronidazole preparation and CMZ were similar in 0.1 M HCl and phosphate buffer pH 6.8. Moreover, metronidazole preparation and CMZ showed a similar detachment force to sheep stomach mucosa, while the bioadhesion of the metronidazole preparation was higher three times than CMZ to sheep duodenum. The results of in vivo study indicated that the absorption of metronidazole from the preparation was faster than that of CMZ. Also, MZ-CR leads to higher metronidazole C_max and AUC relative to that of the CMZ. This increase in bioavailability might be explained by the bioadhesion of the preparation at the upper part of the small intestine that could result in an increase in the overall intestinal transit time. As a conclusion, formulating chitosan-xanthan gum mixture as a hydrophilic polymer matrix resulted in a superior pharmacokinetic parameters translated by better rate and extent of absorption of metronidazole.  相似文献   

Induced resistance to Helicoverpa armigera through exogenous application of jasmonic acid and salicylic acid in groundnut,Arachis hypogaea          下载免费PDF全文

Abdul Rashid War  Michael Gabriel Paulraj  Savarimuthu Ignacimuthu  Hari Chand Sharma 《Pest management science》2015,71(1):72-82

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The effect of mineral fractions on physical and phosphorus-related chemical properties of peat-based substrates for pot plants     

Azizollah Khandan-Mirkohi  Rashid Pirgazi 《Journal of plant nutrition》2019,42(13):1496-1504

Physicochemical traits of peat-based pot substrates prepared from mixing of 20 or 40?vol.% of some different mineral fractions (sub. 1 to 7, subjected to decreasing amount of clay content of 66.1, 61.2, 49.7, 38.5, 26.0, 23.7 and 19.4%, respectively) with black peat were evaluated and then phosphorus uptake of poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherima) simulated mechanistically as a case study pot plant. For preparation of substrate number 8, pure peat was mixed with 40?vol.% of the same mineral component as substrate number 6 (with 23.7% clay). Result revealed that adding different mineral fractions up to 40?vol.% to pure peat, water-holding capacity and total pore volume were reduced only by 11 and 15?vol.%, respectively. It was found that keeping the moisture content of peat-based substrates with 20?vol.% of mineral soils around 60%–70%, the optimum ventilation and enough free space of about 15%–25% will be provided around the root system. In addition, simulated P uptake did not change significantly with addition of 20?vol.% of different mineral components in peat-based substrates. As a result, P uptake mainly was dependent on the amount of plant available P level than different mineral fractions.  相似文献