The wettability of leaf surface,commonly represented by contact angle(CA),affects various physiological and physical processes.The present study aims to better understand the wettability of tea leaves and elucidate it...The wettability of leaf surface,commonly represented by contact angle(CA),affects various physiological and physical processes.The present study aims to better understand the wettability of tea leaves and elucidate its influence on the energy barrier of the droplet condensation process.The CA values of different leaf ages(young,mature and old)of five famous tea cultivars(Maolu,longjing 43,Huangjinya,Zhongcha 108 and Anji Baicha)were measured via the sessile drop method,and the micro-morphology of two cultivars leaves(Maolu,Zhongcha 108)was investigated by a 3D super depth-of-field digital microscope.Specifically,two radically distinctive types of CA trends were observed,one was the decreased firstly and then increased slightly with the increase of leaf age,while the other stayed constant.The valley depth or maximum height(RZ)of Maolu leaf surface increased with the leaf age while the RZ of Zhongcha 108 leaf remained unchanged by comparing the microscopic features.The Maolu mature leaf CA decline attributed to the young leaf was hydrophilic(θ<90°),and it was considered that surface structures like folds and pits on old leaf played a crucial role in making CA increased.Small deviation in CA can lead to significant error in calculation of the contact angle function of energy barrier in phase change.It will have great significant for simulating and better understanding the formation of frost on tea leaves.展开更多
Ammonia （NH3） emission and redeposition play a major role in terrestrial nitrogen （N） cycles and can also cause environmental problems, such as changes in biodiversity, soil acidity, and eutrophication. Previous f...Ammonia （NH3） emission and redeposition play a major role in terrestrial nitrogen （N） cycles and can also cause environmental problems, such as changes in biodiversity, soil acidity, and eutrophication. Previous field grazing experiments showed inconsistent （positive, neutral, and negative） NH3 volatilization from soils in response to varying grazing intensities. However, it remains unclear whether, or to what extent, NH3 emissions from soil are affected by increasing grazing intensities in Inner Mongolian grasslands. Using a 5-year grazing experiment, we investigated the relationship between NH3 volatilization from soil and grazing pressure （0.0, 3.0, 6.0, and 9.0 sheep/hm2） from June to September of 2009 and 2010 via the vented-chamber method. The results show that soil NH3 volatilization was not significantly different at different grazing intensities in 2009, although it was higher at the highest stocking rate during 2010. There was no significant linear relationship between soil NH3 volatilization rates and soil NH4^-N, but soil NH3 volatilization rates were significantly related to soil water content and air temperature. Grazing intensities had no significant influence on soil NH3 volatilization. Soil NH3 emissions from June to Sep- tember （grazing period）, averaged over all grazing intensities, were 9.6±0.2 and 19.0±0.2 kg N/hm2 in 2009 and 2010, respectively. Moreover, linear equations describing monthly air temperature and precipitation showed a good fit to changes in soil NH3 emissions （r=0.506, P=0.014）. Overall, grazing intensities had less influence than that of climatic factors on soil NH3 emissions. Our findings provide new insights into the effects of grazing on NH3 volatili- zation from soil in Inner Mongolian grasslands, and have important implications for understanding N cycles in grassland ecosystems and for estimating soil NH3 emissions on a regional scale.展开更多
基金funded by the Key Research and Development Program of Jiangsu Province(BE2021340)the Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China(21KJB210019)+3 种基金the Jiangsu Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2021K614C)the Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology,Jiangsu University(MAET202119)the Project of Postgraduate Innovation of Jiangsu Province(KYCX22_3683)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD-2018-87).
文摘The wettability of leaf surface,commonly represented by contact angle(CA),affects various physiological and physical processes.The present study aims to better understand the wettability of tea leaves and elucidate its influence on the energy barrier of the droplet condensation process.The CA values of different leaf ages(young,mature and old)of five famous tea cultivars(Maolu,longjing 43,Huangjinya,Zhongcha 108 and Anji Baicha)were measured via the sessile drop method,and the micro-morphology of two cultivars leaves(Maolu,Zhongcha 108)was investigated by a 3D super depth-of-field digital microscope.Specifically,two radically distinctive types of CA trends were observed,one was the decreased firstly and then increased slightly with the increase of leaf age,while the other stayed constant.The valley depth or maximum height(RZ)of Maolu leaf surface increased with the leaf age while the RZ of Zhongcha 108 leaf remained unchanged by comparing the microscopic features.The Maolu mature leaf CA decline attributed to the young leaf was hydrophilic(θ<90°),and it was considered that surface structures like folds and pits on old leaf played a crucial role in making CA increased.Small deviation in CA can lead to significant error in calculation of the contact angle function of energy barrier in phase change.It will have great significant for simulating and better understanding the formation of frost on tea leaves.
基金Funding for this work came from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30830026)the National Basic Research Program of China (2009CB825103)the Innovative Research Group Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30821062)
文摘Ammonia （NH3） emission and redeposition play a major role in terrestrial nitrogen （N） cycles and can also cause environmental problems, such as changes in biodiversity, soil acidity, and eutrophication. Previous field grazing experiments showed inconsistent （positive, neutral, and negative） NH3 volatilization from soils in response to varying grazing intensities. However, it remains unclear whether, or to what extent, NH3 emissions from soil are affected by increasing grazing intensities in Inner Mongolian grasslands. Using a 5-year grazing experiment, we investigated the relationship between NH3 volatilization from soil and grazing pressure （0.0, 3.0, 6.0, and 9.0 sheep/hm2） from June to September of 2009 and 2010 via the vented-chamber method. The results show that soil NH3 volatilization was not significantly different at different grazing intensities in 2009, although it was higher at the highest stocking rate during 2010. There was no significant linear relationship between soil NH3 volatilization rates and soil NH4^-N, but soil NH3 volatilization rates were significantly related to soil water content and air temperature. Grazing intensities had no significant influence on soil NH3 volatilization. Soil NH3 emissions from June to Sep- tember （grazing period）, averaged over all grazing intensities, were 9.6±0.2 and 19.0±0.2 kg N/hm2 in 2009 and 2010, respectively. Moreover, linear equations describing monthly air temperature and precipitation showed a good fit to changes in soil NH3 emissions （r=0.506, P=0.014）. Overall, grazing intensities had less influence than that of climatic factors on soil NH3 emissions. Our findings provide new insights into the effects of grazing on NH3 volatili- zation from soil in Inner Mongolian grasslands, and have important implications for understanding N cycles in grassland ecosystems and for estimating soil NH3 emissions on a regional scale.
