Soybean Genotypic Variation for Nitrogen Fixation     

G. B. Reddy  Alexandra  Faza 《Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science》1990,164(4):249-253

Eighteen soybean ( Glycine max [L.] Merr) cultivars from maturity groups V and VI were screened with two Bradyrhizobium japonicum strains (USDA 110 and TAL 378) in the greenhouse to determine N₂ fixation (C₂H_2: reduction) rates. Antibiotic resistant markers were used for observing nodule occupancy. Cultivars L.-76-0132, PI 159319, Hoberland, Lee, PI 22173 and Centennial showed high nitrogenase activity of 6.25, 5.54, 17.43, 4.73, 6.94, and 4.81 μM C₂H₄/Pl/hr, respectively. Cultivars PI417419, PI 230978, Ogden , and FC 31665 showed low nitrogenase activity of 1.51, 0.80, 0.62 and 0.94 μM C₂H₄/Pl/hr, respectively. The data from this screening experiment suggest that the N₂ fixation varied among genotypes and all the nodules were occupied by the inoculated strains only. Rhizobial strain effect was observed among soybean cultivars (MGVI).  相似文献   

Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae) HP88 for biological control of Rhipicephalus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae): the effect of different exposure times of engorged females to the nematodes     

Monteiro CM  Prata MC  Faza A  Batista ES  Dolinski C  Furlong J 《Veterinary parasitology》2012,185(2-4):364-367

The aim of this study was to assess the influence of different exposure times of engorged female the Rhipicephalus microplus to infective juveniles of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora isolate HP88. The engorged females were divided into seven groups (six treatments and one control) of 20 ticks each with statistically similar average weights (p>0.05) and exposed to concentrations of 300 nematodes/tick for periods of 3, 6, 12, 24, 48 and 72 h. The following biological parameters were monitored: pre-oviposition period; egg mass weight; hatching percentage; and efficacy of treatment. There was no influence of the exposure time on the pre-oviposition period (p>0.05), while there were significant differences (p<0.05) between the groups exposed for 24, 48 and 72 h and the control group with respect to the egg mass weight, and 24h for hatching percentage. Treatment efficacy reached 100% after exposure for 48 and 72 h. These results demonstrate that infective juveniles of H. bacteriophora HP88, under laboratory conditions, interfere in the majority of the biological parameters of the non-parasitic phase of engorged R. microplus females when the exposure time is greater than or equal to 24h.  相似文献