Histological studies of retroperitoneal lymphatic vessels in Cebus apella     

V de Freitas  V Dall Pai  E Gagete  M C Madeira  J E Moreira  G Seullner 《Anatomia, histologia, embryologia》1984,13(4):360-364

A histologic study of the retroperitoneal lymph vessels was carried out in the tufted capuchin (Cebus apella). The organization of the intima, media and surrounding adventitia is compared with that of other animals and man.  相似文献   

Root system of Quercus suber L. seedlings in response to herbaceous competition and different watering and fertilisation regimes     

Elena Cubera  Gerardo Moreno  Alejandro Solla  Manuel Madeira 《Agroforestry Systems》2012,85(2):205-214

Different management practices are commonly applied to increase pasture yield of Mediterranean open woodlands, but the consequences of increasing competition for soil resources with these practices on tree recruitment are still unknown. In a greenhouse study, belowground competition of Quercus suber L. seedlings growing together with natural (Oak_NP) or improved pasture (Oak_IP) was evaluated, and their root systems compared with those of seedlings growing in bare soil (Oak_BS). Two watering levels and two regimes of P₂O₅ fertilisation were also tested. Because of competition, the Oak_IP seedlings had their fine root mass density, coarse root length, and shoot mass reduced by up to 40, 36, and 39%, respectively, when compared to Oak_NP seedlings. Oak_NP and Oak_BS seedlings showed similar average root density parameters and shoot mass values, indicating that Q. suber seedlings growing with natural pasture is a low competitive system. High availability of water and phosphorus did not mitigate the strength of competition between herbaceous plants and oak seedlings, and favoured the pasture to the detriment of the trees. Our findings suggest that P₂O₅ fertilisation and irrigation practices performed to improve herbaceous productivity will negatively influence recruitment of Q. suber seedlings.  相似文献   

Productivity,nutrient immobilization and soil chemical properties in an Eucalyptus globulus plantation under different irrigation and fertilization regimes     

M. Madeira  J. S. Pereira 《Water, air, and soil pollution》1990,54(1):621-634

To evaluate the influence of irrigation and fertilization on the productivity of E. globulus a field experiment was started in 1986 in Central Portugal. The nutrients accumulated in the biomass and their allocation to the various biomass components as well as the changes in soil chemical characteristics were also followed. Irrigation and fertilization resulted in a significant increase of biomass production during the first 2 yr. A similar trend occurred with the net primary production and leaf litterfall. The differences between treatments in the amounts of accumulated nutrients in the aboveground biomass were similar to those of biomass accumulation. However, there was a small but consistent effect related to the average concentration of nutrients in the plant tissues. This effect occurred essentially in the leaves and branches. The concentration of N and P in the leaf litterfall was higher in the fertilized treatments than in the others. Fertilization alone induced a slight increase in the soil pH values, C content, exchangeable Ca and available P levels. Such increase was more pronounced in the fertilized with dripping irrigation treatment. This was due to the accumulation of nutrients in the wetted soil volume.  相似文献   

Management of chestnut plantations for a multifunctional land use under Mediterranean conditions: effects on productivity and sustainability     

A. Martins  G. Marques  O. Borges  E. Portela  J. Lousada  F. Raimundo  M. Madeira 《Agroforestry Systems》2011,81(2):175-189

Chestnut plantations for fruit production in Northern Portugal have been subjected to intensive management system, including soil tillage, mineral fertilization and pruning. Some of these practices have no positive effect on productivity and soil–plant–water relations. Other systems (e.g., no tillage with maintenance of grass cover) have been adopted, aiming a multifunctional land use, exploiting nuts, pasture and edible mushrooms. Thus, an experimental trial was installed to assess the effects of such systems on productivity, sustainability and annual net income, as compared with the conventional system, over a six-year period. The treatments were: conventional soil tillage (CT); no tillage with permanent spontaneous herbaceous vegetation cover (NV); no tillage with permanent rainfed seeded pasture cover (NP); and as NP but with irrigation (NIP). Production of nuts, forage and edible mushrooms were measured and sustainability was assessed by production and diversity of fungal sporocarps. Annual net income was estimated by the difference between the annual gross outputs (market values for nuts, forage and edible commercial mushrooms) and the annual input costs. The greatest nut and edible mushroom production and sporocarp biodiversity were achieved in the NIP and NV and the smallest in the CT treatment. The highest annual gross output was estimated for the NV and NIP treatments, whereas the highest annual net income was obtained for the NV. No tillage with maintenance of spontaneous grass cover showed to be the most favourable management system, as it has increased productivity and biodiversity.  相似文献   

Land use alters the abundance of herbivore and predatory insects on crops: the case of alfalfa     

Madeira  Filipe  Clemente-Orta  Gemma  Alomar  Oscar  Batuecas  Ivan  Sossai  Samuel  Albajes  Ramon 《Journal of pest science》2022,95(1):473-491

We assess the effects of changing land use and crop management on alfalfa insect abundance by comparing it in 50 alfalfa fields when they were inserted in landscapes with different proportions of arable crops and orchards. Land use in a buffer of 500 m was assessed, and alfalfa insect abundance was estimated with sticky yellow traps. The number of catches of several herbivores and predators was related to the proportion of landscape components and several field variables. Results indicated that the proportion of orchards in the buffer negatively affected the abundance of predators on alfalfa, likely because orchards treated with pesticides are a sink for predators moving in the landscape, among other possible causes. Other landscape variables such as noncrop habitats, winter cereals, and landscape diversity analysed by the Shannon index had a minor influence. Among field variables, field size influenced positively the abundance of insects on alfalfa, whereas alfalfa growth stage and age affected positively or negatively the different herbivores and predators. Of course, abundance of predators and prey was affected by the abundance of prey and predators, respectively. These findings suggest that a high proportion of intensively managed crops (orchards) in the landscape interferes with the role of alfalfa as a reservoir of predatory insects for adjacent crops and that the responses to local and landscape structures are temporal and species-specific as previously concluded for maize. Consequently, landscape and field management strategies to improve pest control must consider both types of variables as well as their changing influence when we modify them.

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微观蜡晶特征在流变曲线上的宏观体现     

聂向荣  杨胜来  丁景辰 《油气储运》2014,(3):255-258

为了研究证明含蜡原油流变曲线和微观蜡晶两者之间存在一定的关联,测试了广范围剪切速率下的含蜡原油流变曲线,确立了微观蜡晶和流变曲线之间的定性关系,并且取得以下认识：广范围剪切速率下的含蜡原油流变曲线能够一定程度地体现微观蜡晶特征,其中低剪切速率下的流变曲线能够体现蜡晶形态,高剪切速率下的流变曲线能够体现蜡晶结构;并非温度越低,剪切速率对粘度的影响程度越大,在高剪切速率下,有可能存在相反的情况;在低温条件下,剪切速率存在一个临界值,只有当剪切速率大于该值时,粘度才会出现较为明显的下降;温度越低,形成的蜡晶网格结构越稳定,需要较大的剪切应力,蜡晶网格结构才能破坏。该研究成果深化了对含蜡原油流变性的认识,具有一定的理论意义。（图6,表1,参15）  相似文献   

A Preliminary Study of the Biological Control of Strongyles Affecting Equids in a Zoological Park     

Mariasol Arias  Cristiana Cazapal-Monteiro  Esther Valderrábano  Silvia Miguélez  José Luis Rois  María Eugenia López-Arellano  Luis Madeira de Carvalho  Pedro Mendoza de Gives  Rita Sánchez-Andrade  Adolfo Paz-Silva 《Journal of Equine Veterinary Science》2013

The main goal in this research was to determine the beneficial effect of incorporating biological procedures in parasite control programs for equids in zoological parks. Two trials were developed for Equus quagga, E asinus , and E africanus asinus. The first trial (September 2010 to August 2011) consisted of chemotherapy only (ivermectin plus praziquantel), and the second trial (September 2011 to September 2012) consisted of administration of chemotherapy and chlamydospores of the nematophagous fungus Arthrobotrys (Duddingtonia) flagrans. The effect of these measures was evaluated by the estimation of the reduction in the fecal egg counts (FECR). In the first trial, 100% FECR values were achieved 15 days after treatment in all the animals. The egg reappearance period (ERP) was 2-3 months for the equids, and all of them were passing strongyle eggs in the feces at 2-4 months after their deworming. In the second experiment, the FECR values were 100% in the three species. ERPs of 3 months in the European donkeys, 4 months in the Africans, and 6 months in the zebras were recorded. All the equids had positive results for the coprological flotation test 4-8 months after anthelmintic administration. This preliminary study demonstrates the incorporation of chlamydospores of nematophagous fungus, as A flagrans appears highly promising for reduction of the infective stages of the strongyles affecting captive animals, but the experimental design precludes true determination of whether the treatment is fully efficacious.  相似文献   

2.11 Test method for examination of the sensitivity of Uncinula necator to pyrifenox     

R. KÜNG 《EPPO Bulletin》1991,21(2):317-319

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Kinetics of endotoxin, complement and platelet-activating factor (PAF) induced vascular permeability in Greyhounds     

P. C. MILLS  J. C. NG  A. A. SEA WRIGHT  D. E. AUER 《Journal of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics》1994,17(6):470-472

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Interactions of insecticides with erythrocyte membranes     

M.C. Antunes-Madeira  A.P. Carvalho  Vitor M.C. Madeira 《Pesticide biochemistry and physiology》1981,15(1):79-89

Insecticides exert antilytic effects on pig erythrocytes by preventing osmotic disruption of membranes in critical hypotonic saline media. The order of effectiveness is the following: lindane > aldrin ≈ azinphos > parathion ≈ DDT > malathion; empirical protective indexes estimated for K⁺ leakage, at 0.09 M NaCl, were 5.6, 3.9, 2.9, 2.8, and 2.0, respectively. Erythrocytes swell and hemolyze in solutions containing glycerol below 0.6 M. At higher concentrations and temperatures below 20°C, the extent of cell lysis is very limited and virtually nil in 1 M glycerol. In hypertonic glycerol solutions, cells swell until the initial equilibrium volume is reached and, then, the swelling process ceases. Swelling in 1 M glycerol is related to its permeation through hydrophobic membrane domains. The activation energies of permeation are similar to the dehydration energies of glycerol molecules. As the temperature is increased above 20°C, erythrocytes undergo lysis. The organophosphorus insecticides, parathion and azinphos (10^?4M), significantly increase the swelling rates and the extent of cell lysis. Malathion and chlorinated insecticides do not exert apparent effects. However, these compounds are effective in liposomes reconstituted with lipids extracted from erythrocyte membranes.  相似文献