Analysis of Outdoor Cultivation of Pepino(Solanum muricatum)in Qinghai Province

[Objectives]This study was conducted to explore the feasibility of planting pepino(Solanum muricatum Ait.)in Qinghai Province,and to understand the cultivation quality and yield in various areas of Qinghai.[Methods]With small fruit type of pepino as the material,four areas in eastern Qinghai were selected to determine the agronomic traits,yield and quality indexes of pepino.[Results]Under the same cultivation conditions,there were some differences in the cultivation status of pepino,but overall,pepino fruit had higher quality.Various physiological indexes were correlated with quality and yield.[Conclusions]This study clarified the specific cultivation situation of pepino in Qinghai Province,and evaluated the quality and yield of pepino,providing strong data support for the promotion and planting of pepino in various regions in the future.

The Genetic Mechanism of Inertinite in the Middle Jurassic Inertinite- Rich Coal Seams of the Southern Ordos Basin

also an important geological information carrier of coal forming environments.In the southern section of the Ordos Basin,the No.4 inertinite-rich coal seam of the Middle Jurassic Yan’an Formation in the Binchang Coal field was selected as an example to study the genetic mechanism of the inertinite.In this study,the results obtained from experimental tests of coal rock,including principal and trace elements,stable carbon isotopes,scanning electron microscopy,inertinite reflectance,sporopollen and free radical retorting methods,were analyzed.Then,the findings were combined with the previous understanding of the oxygen content in the atmosphere and ground fire characteristics,in order to discuss the genesis mechanism of inertinite in the No.4 coal seam.The obtained research results were as follows:(1)During the coal forming period of the No.4 coal seam,the overall climate had been relatively dry.There were four relatively dry-wet climate cycles in the No.4 coal seam,which were controlled by the eccentricity astronomical period.The inertinite content were relatively high during the dry periods;(2)The temperature range suitable for microorganism activities during the oxidation processes was between 0 and 80℃.The simulation results of the free radical concentrations showed that the maximum temperature of fusain in the No.4 coal seam during the process of coalification had not exceeded 300℃,which was significantly higher than the temperature range of microorganism activities.Therefore,these were not conducive to the activities of microorganism and formation of inertinite during the coal-forming period;(3)The genesis temperature of the inertinite in the No.4 coal seam was calculated according to the reflectance of the inertinite,which was lower than 400℃.This result supported the cause of wildfire of the inertinite and reflected that the type of wildfire was mainly ground fire,along with partially surface fire.Moreover,the paleogeographic location,climatic conditions,atmospheric oxygen concentration,etc.of the study area showed that the conditions for wildfire events were in fact available;(4)There were dense and scattered fusinite observed in the No.4 coal seam,and the thickness of cell walls were found to differ.It was speculated that this was related to the type of wildfire,combustion temperatures,combustion timeframes,and different initial conditions of the burned objects during the coal forming periods.