Over-mature beech trees (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) and close-to-nature forestry in northern Iran     

Mostafa Moradi  Mohammad R. Marvie Mohadjer  Kiomars Sefidi  Mahmoud Zobiri  Ali Omidi 《林业研究》2012,23(2):289-294

Oriental Beech is the most important commercial tree species in northern Iran. In recent years wood production companies interested in felling large beech trees for profit have challenged advocates of close-to-nature silviculture who favor conservation. Our study objective was to assess the economic value of over-mature beech trees by relating tree diameter (DBH) to amount of decay. Based on the location of onset of decay, we categorized three types of decay as stump, stem, and crown decay. Trees of greater diameter (age) typically showed greater decay in the stem. Percent of decayed volume, diameter of decayed tissue, and length of decay in tree stems varied between 0.5%?64.3%, 15 cm?75 cm, and 2.0?19.5 m, respectively. With increasing trunk diameter, the proportion of truck decay increased. Red heart and dark red heart constituted 25% and 14.3% of sampled trees, respectively. However, we found no correlation between intensity of stem decay and morphological characteristics of trees. Seedlings were not abundant around the bases of over-mature trees, suggesting that the trees did not contribute to regeneration of the stand. Beech trees of diameter >1 m do not provide valuable round wood for industries and cause to raise wood production costs. We recommend that these trees >1 m DBH should be retained in forest stands because of their low commercial value but high ecological and conservational values such as maintaining biodiversity in forest ecosys-tems.  相似文献   

Long-term effect of fire on herbaceous species diversity in oriental beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) forests in northern Iran     

Mohammad Naghi ADEL  Hassan POURBABAEI  Ali OMIDI  David POTHIER 《中国林学(英文版)》2012,14(4):260-267

We studied the long-term impacts of natural burning on herbaceous species diversity 37 years after a fire occurred in the Roudbar forests of Guilan Province, northern Iran. Numerous studies have examined short-term changes in understory vegetation following wildfire; however, very few long-term studies are available or changes inferred from retrospective studies based on chronosequences. For this study, 170 ha of forest (85 ha, burned areas; 85 ha, unburned areas) were surveyed. Because the 1000 m 2 plots were too large for detailed measurements of herbaceous species, we determined a sub-sample size according to the Whittaker’s nested plot sampling protocol and minimal areas method. Hence, sub-plots of 32 m 2 were used for herbaceous species measurements, which consisted of percent cover of each species based on the Domin criterion. We measured plant diversity (Shannon-Wiener index), species richness (Margalef’s index), and evenness (Smith-Wilson index). Mean percent cover, together with diversity, richness and evenness, increased markedly in burned areas compared to unburned controls. This suggests that the biodiversity of these forests could be restored within 37 years after fire. However, the abundance of invasive species such as Rubus fruticosus and Bromus benekenii increased significantly in burned areas, but these could be controlled by relevant silvicultural operations.  相似文献   

Direct dye removal by using UV/hydrogen peroxide/multiwalled carbon nanotubes     

Mohammad Khajeh Mehrizi  Shamisa Azadi 《Fibers and Polymers》2017,18(10):1962-1968

In this study, decoloration of Direct Blue 71 (DB71) and Direct Red 23 (DR23) has been discussed by using Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs) and Hydrogen peroxide under UV radiation. The purpose of this study is removal of organic compounds by using carbon nanotubes that are effective adsorbents for different types of pollutants, due to their porous nature and large surface area. It also causes catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide. Adsorption rate was investigated under various parameters (initial dye concentration, salt, temperature and pH). The main objective of this study is to appraise the synergic effect between H₂O₂ and MWCNTs under UV radiation. The dye adsorption results of spectrophotometer, showed that by decreasing the dye concentration from 0.2 g/l to 0.05 g/l with the optimal value of MWCNTs 0.2 g/l and hydrogen peroxide 2 g/l at pH=4 and 6 cm distance from the UV lamp, the dye removal increased.  相似文献   

Optimization of melt-spinning parameters of poly(ethylene terephthalate) partially oriented multi-filament yarn in an industrial scale: Central composite design approach     

Seyed Majid Ghoreishian  Mohammad Norouzi  Ali Fereydooni  Saeed Nasser  Toktam Asadolahi  Neda Beigpour  Maryamsadat Ghoreishian 《Fibers and Polymers》2017,18(7):1280-1287

In this study, central composite design (CCD) based on response surface methodology (RSM) was employed to optimize parameters of melt-spinning process of poly(ethylene terephthalate) partially oriented multifilament yarn (POMFY). On the basis of a four-variable CCD, RSM was used to determine the effects of spinning temperature, spinning pressure, take-up velocity and quenching air velocity on the levels of the elongation of POMFY as the response. The POMFY samples were also characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis. By applying a quadratic regression analysis, an equation indicating the effect of each variables on the response was developed. The predicted values of the parameters showed excellent agreement with the experimental values (R ²=0.9565, Adjusted-R ²=0.916). Moreover, the results confirmed that the CCD mathematical model was a suitable method to optimize the melt-spinning parameters of POMFY in an industrial scale.  相似文献   

Evaluation of four different crops’ sensitivity to sulfosulfuron and tribenuron methyl soil residues     

Mohammad Mehdizadeh  Mahmoud Roushani  Jens Carl Streibig 《Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B - Plant Soil Science》2016,66(8):706-713

ABSTRACT

On the basis of greenhouse bioassays, the sensitivities of root and shoot biomass of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), corn (Zea mays L.), oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) and sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) to soil-incorporated sulfosulfuron and tribenuron methyl were assessed. Shoot and root biomass production was measured 30 days after emergence. Plant responses, including roots and shoots dry weight per pot, were described by a three parameter log-logistic regression model as a function of sulfosulfuron or tribenuron methyl doses and the relative sensitivities were calculated at the various ED-levels with their associated 95% confidence intervals. The most precise ED-levels were that at ED₅₀ and sensitivity rank was oilseed rape, sugar beet, corn and barley, whatever the chosen response level and herbicide. We calculated relative sensitivities at ED₁₀, ED₅₀ and ED₉₀ for the species of barley, the most tolerant crop, as reference. Comparison of relative sensitivity of crops to both herbicides showed that the sensitivity of these crops was much larger for tribenuron methyl than for sulfosulfuron. Oilseed rape was the most sensitive species (ED₅₀?=?0.202 and 0.179?µg?kg^?1 soil for root dry weight (RDW) response to sulfosulfuron and tribenuron methyl, respectively) while barley was the most tolerant one (ED₅₀?=?1.008 and 3.68?µg?kg^?1soil for RDW response to sulfosulfuron and tribenuron methyl, respectively). Sugar beet and corn had intermediate sensitivity. Also, we demonstrated how important it is to show the confidence intervals of relative sensitivities. In several instances the relative sensitivities, even numerically large, were not significantly different from 1.00. We demonstrate that classifying biotypes as resistant to a herbicide requires the threshold of resistance/susceptible (R/S) of 4.00 only be accepted if confidence intervals do not cover 1.00.  相似文献   

Coumarin variation in Iranian biennial <Emphasis Type="Italic">Melilotus</Emphasis> genetic resources and its relationship with agro-morphophenological traits     

Mohammad Reza Abbasi  Siavash Hosseini  Latifeh Pourakbar 《Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology》2017,20(2):89-98

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Assessment of mungbean genotypes for durable resistance to Yellow Mosaic Disease: Genotype × Environment interactions          下载免费PDF全文

Ashok K. Parihar  Ashwani K. Basandrai  Asmita Sirari  Dakshinamurthy Dinakaran  Deepak Singh  Kamala Kannan  Kailash P. S. Kushawaha  Maddineni Adinarayan  Mohammad Akram  Tnpalayam Krshnaswamy S. Latha  Vaikuntavasan Paranidharan  Sanjeev Gupta 《Plant Breeding》2017,136(1):94-100

Yellow mosaic disease (YMD) is the major constraint of mungbean for realizing high productivity worldwide. Moreover, management of disease using YMD‐resistant genotypes is the simplest approach. Therefore, based on a preliminary screening of 220 genotypes during the year 2010 and 2011 at 17 locations, a set of 25 genotypes was further selected to evaluate at six locations over 2 years for identification of more stable resistant genotypes. The genotype and genotype × environment (GGE) analysis indicated that the genotypes and environment effects were significant (P < 0.001) for YMD incidence. Interestingly, the GGE biplot analysis successfully accounted for 74.71 per cent of the total variation with three genotypes (ML 818, ML 1349 and IPM 02‐14) showing high degree of resistance and stability over the locations. Notably, a strong positive association was observed between disease reaction and temperature, relative humidity and rainfall. As crop is grown in diverse growing environments, aforementioned genotypes can be used as stable/durable sources for future breeding programme to develop YMD‐resistant cultivars.  相似文献   

Energy Use Efficiency of Conventional versus Conservation Management Practices for Irrigated Potato Production in Southern Alberta     

Mohammad Khakbazan  Francis J. Larney  Jianzhong Huang  Ramona Mohr  Drusilla C. Pearson  Robert E. Blackshaw 《American Journal of Potato Research》2017,94(2):105-119

A 12-yr. (2000–2011) study was conducted in Alberta, Canada to compare the energy use efficiency (EUE) of conventional (CONV) and conservation (CONS) potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) management practices. Potato was grown in 3- to 6-yr. rotations which included dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.), soft wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), oat (Avena sativa L.), and timothy (Phleum pratense L.). CONS included compost application, reduced tillage, cover crops, and solid-seeded bean. Findings suggested that potato in 5-yr. CONS produced the highest EUE compared to the other CONS or CONV rotations. CONS can be used as a means of reducing the reliance on non-renewable energy inputs and improving overall EUE of potato production when less than 21% of the N content of compost applied was counted toward energy input use of potato production. At more than 21%, potato in the 4-yr. CONV became more favorable compared to potato in other rotations.  相似文献   

<Emphasis Type="Italic">Epichloë</Emphasis> endophyte and plant genotype determine seed production through self-pollination in tall fescue     

M. Zarean  Mohammad R. Sabzalian  A. Mirlohi  M. Davoudi  E. Ataii 《Euphytica》2017,213(11):250

Fitness in tall fescue could be determined as the relative seed production by overcoming self-incompatibility barriers. This study was an attempt to investigate the effects of plant genotype and symbiotic fungal endophyte on seed production and associated traits in tall fescue. Fifteen clones of tall fescue free from endophyte and two clones with both endophyte-infected (E+) and non-infected (E?) counterparts were evaluated under two pollination systems of natural open-pollination and obligate self-pollination. Although seed yield was depressed by self-pollination in all E? genotypes, some genotypes exhibited reasonable selfing ratio. However, endophyte infection was much more effective to increase selfing ratio and seed yield through self-pollination particularly in the genotype 75B. Endophyte infection almost removed self-incompatibilty in the host plants and on average resulted in 3.0 times more number of seeds per self-pollinated seedheads than the non-counterpart E? tall fescue genotypes. Although it may need more elaborated studies, incorporating Epichloë fungal endophyte in plant genotypes not only may make the inbreeding in tall fescue possible but also may improve forage yield and seed production, simultaneously.  相似文献   

Productivity,persistence and traits related to drought tolerance in smooth bromegrass          下载免费PDF全文

Fatemeh Saeidnia  Mohammad Mahdi Majidi  Aghafakhr Mirlohi  Marziye Manafi 《Plant Breeding》2017,136(2):270-278

This study was conducted to evaluate drought tolerance and persistence in a germplasm of smooth bromegrass and association of forage productivity with different traits. Thirty‐six genotypes of smooth bromegrass were clonally propagated and evaluated under two soil moisture environments for three years (2013–2015). High genotypic variation was observed among genotypes for all the measured traits. Drought stress decreased mean values for traits related to productivity. Also, the long‐term stress for three years reduced the persistence of plants. Results indicated that indirect selection based on components of forage yield, which had high heritability and high correlation with yield, would be more effective to improve drought tolerance in this germplasm. The results of principal component analysis showed that there was a negative relationship between phenological traits with the persistence‐related traits and yield production. This suggests that selection for earliness may indirectly promote persistent genotypes. The results showed that some Hungarian genotypes are valuable gene sources for persistence. The most persistent genotypes from both groups (Iranian and foreign) were identified using the biplot method. These genotypes may be useful for the development of populations for future studies.  相似文献